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Whether youre a novice entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, The Small Business Bible is a comprehensive, easy-to-read, A-to-Z library of everything you might need to know. Not only does it teach new entrepreneurs what works and what doesnt—giving them scores of tips, hints, insider information, and secrets of success—its also a reliable, valuable, and insightful resource for established business owners who want to help their businesses continue to grow and succeed. The book covers all aspects of small business operations and strategies, and includes straightforward information on almost every topic. Plus, youll find secrets of great entrepreneurs, a wealth of online resources, real-life success stories, and cutting-edge strategies that work.


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Live Your Entrepreneurial Dream!

Whether you're a novice entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, The Small Business Bible is a comprehensive, easy-to-read, A-to-Z library of everything you might need to know. Not only does it teach new entrepreneurs what works and what doesn't—with scores of tips, hints, insider information, and secrets of success—but it's also a reliable, valuable, and insightful resource for established business owners who want to help their businesses continue to grow and succeed.

Covering all aspects of small business operations and strategies, The Small Business Bible offers plenty of easy-to-understand information on almost every topic, including:

  • Developing your business idea
  • Buying an existing business or franchise
  • Writing a winning business plan
  • Hiring, rewarding, and firing employees
  • Branding your business
  • Bookkeeping and credit made easy
  • Insurance and legalese
  • Marketing and publicity
  • Home-based businesses
  • Operating and growing on a shoestring budget
  • Common mistakes to avoid

Inside, you'll also find secrets of great entrepreneurs, a wealth of online resources, real-life success stories, and cutting-edge strategies that work. Starting and running a successful business might just be a dream, but The Small Business Bible will help you turn it into a profitable, fun, and exciting reality.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 15, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471684317
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471684312
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #110,532 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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motivating your staff, shoestring marketing, shoestring entrepreneur, successful franchisees, understanding your market, multiple profit centers, payroll burden, entrepreneurial journey, small business technology, market your business, elevator pitch, small businessperson, many small business owners, small businesspeople, business broker
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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Value..., June 9, 2005
EXCELLENT book! This book is very reader friendly, and is loaded with easy to understand information, examples, plans-of-action, and descriptions of the different types of situations that a business owner might encounter. I especially liked the fact that the book, being as comprehensive as it is, still continuously holds the reader's attention as he/she is working their way through it. The author has gone to great pains to make the book (and the examples he uses) relevant, timely, and appropriate to today's small business marketplace.

I give the book my highest recommendation. I plan on giving it as as a gift to several friends that are small business owners.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Great Book!, May 19, 2006
My husband and I are planning to start our own business. We've had some vague notions of what's involved in the process, but a lot of the details were fuzzy. This book helped tremendously! It's a great overview, with lots of helpful tips, advice, resources, and information. You may need to buy additional books later that have more in-depth information on specific topics, but this book will allow you to figure out just what it is you need to know more about, and is an excellent place to start. If you are thinking about, or planning to start your own business... GET THIS BOOK.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't have a clue, June 9, 2006
This book is for the people who don't have a clue about running a small business.(like me)It was so helpful that I had to buy one for a friend.When I receive the book I was hesitant at first to give it to him because I was thinking it was to basic for him.When I did he enjoyed it more then me.Sometime we get so deep we neglect to remember the basic is the foundation.So if you don't have a clue this book for you.(and me too)
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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding addition to my start-up research
This book has become the thread that holds together the contents of all the other material I have obtained in my endeavor to start my own business. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Don Quijote

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for Small Businesses
I am a one-woman small consulting business in Seattle. I have used Steve's book on many occasions to gain some perspective as a sole proprietor. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Susan Garber-Yonts

1.0 out of 5 stars Defective product
The Audio CD's were defective. About half the chapters not play at all. Just dead air! very disappointing because I want to review the information while driving.
Published 5 months ago by Marty Smith

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Info
This book is full of good information, but it is not for a mom & pop start-up.
Published on August 31, 2007 by chillsister

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value
A very thorough overview of what you need to know to start and run a small business. I see other posters suggest that the program is overly general. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful and a must-have for business owners
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5.0 out of 5 stars Liked it a lot
Very helpful and comprehensive. Lots of info. Some for beginners and plenty for old hats like me. I use it often.
Published on July 30, 2006 by Jay

2.0 out of 5 stars Should be Called Small Business for DUMMIES
This might make a good book for your teenage kid trying to learn about small business but other than that I dont think it would be helpful. Read more
Published on July 6, 2006 by ralph

3.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtfully written book
I somehow expected this author to give me more insight as to how to find those small business opportunities but he did not. Read more
Published on June 28, 2006 by Matt living in New York

3.0 out of 5 stars Only if you are clueless about running a business
I checked this book out at the bookstore just because I was curious to see if it would contain what I expected, and it did. Read more
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