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16 Weeks to Your Dream Business: A Weekly Planner for Entrepreneurial Women Spiral-bound – August 26, 2008

by Nada Jones (Author), Michelle Briody (Author)

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Plan the Business You've Always Wanted--One Week at a Time

Whether it's selling products you love, or creating a service you know people need, business startup experts Nada Jones and Michelle Briody will take you step-by-step through the process of making your business aspirations a reality. From carefully planning out a bullet-proof business model, to marketing your business and finding a customer base, this planner helps you track your progress and nail down all the details that will make your business thrive.

Sixteen Weeks to Your Dream Business gives you

Tips on researching your industry, competition, and potential customers
Money management advice—from finding financing to bookkeeping and accounting
Networking techniques to target new contacts and customers
Forms, worksheets, and folders for ultimate organization and overall planning
Valuable Web site links for resources, references, and more

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272 pages
Language

English
Publisher

McGraw-Hill
Publication date

August 26, 2008
Dimensions

6.8 x 0.91 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0071588361
ISBN-13

978-0071588362
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Nada Jones and Michelle Briody are the cofounders of nedandshell.com, a business-focused editorial site that provides content and community to creative, entrepreneurial women.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (August 26, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Spiral-bound ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071588361
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071588362
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.8 x 0.91 x 9 inches

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BakingMaven

Awesome!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2010

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I want to start my own business, but I needed some guidance as to how to get my ducks in a row, so to speak. This book has really, really helped me along in doing that. I'm finding more of a structred path these days than before.

The only thing I would like to note that I didn't find helpful was that the pages in the book are not big enough for all of the research and the exercises you need to complete. You just need to get a separate notebook or keep pages in the pockets provided in the book. I liked the separate notebook angle, personally.

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MamaNitaj

wonderful. full of great information

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2013

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I read it through fully first and then did as scheduled through the 16 weeks. Wonderful! Some weeks were tougher than than others, but all were necessary and things that I may have missed had I not had this handy guide. Well worth it! A handbook for any new entrepreneur!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2018

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I haven't order this book. But Amazon charged me.

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Jeff Lippincott

Been wondering for some time when somebody was going to write this wonderful book for PEOPLE to help them start their startup!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2008

Wow! I love it. This is the book every woman (or man) who wants to take the leap into entrepreneurship should get. It lays out a sound process spanning a 16 week period that is very doable for just about anyone serious about starting their own business. AND, it stresses the importance of preparing a written business plan! The book has the following 16 chapters:

1. You and your big idea!
>>Getting your dream in writing
2. Welcome to your world.
>>Get to know your industry, and your competition
3. Bull's eye.
>>Identifying your target market
4. Strategy to reality.
>>Everything you need to create an action plan for success
5. Make some noise.
>>How to communicate with your target market
6. Get some attention.
>>Public relations 101
7. To be or not to be online, that is the question.
>>What you need to know before building a Web site
8. Rules of engagement.
>>The importance of networking, moving, and shaking
9. Start your engines.
>>Budgeting for success from the beginning
10. A girl's gotta live.
>>Taking a closer look at your personal finances before you leap
11. Lawyers and bookkeeping and accountants, Oh my!
>>Setting up your business right from the start
12. Gotta plan?
>>Get your business out of your head and onto paper
13. Make it, track it, keep it.
>>Everything you need to know about keeping track of the green stuff
14. Raising dough.
>>How to come up with the cash you need to launch your dreams
15. Manager makeover.
>>Managing yourself and those around you
16. Making a difference makes the difference.
>>Giving and serving for a better business and a better you

This book took some time to put together. And it is full of sound advice and logic. It is well written and well organized. I cannot praise it enough. I recommend the reader also consider getting the following four books as companions to the instant one being reviewed:

>>Real You Incorporated (ISBN: 9780470176580)
>>Seven Step Business Plan (ISBN: 9781589804715)
>>Successful Business Research (ISBN: 9780974080130)
>>Self Employment: From Dream to Reality (ISBN: 9781563709227)

And if you have any questions along the way, then don't forget to use the free face-to-face and email coaching provided by SCORE (Senior Corps of Retired Executives), an arm of the US Small Business Administration. 6 stars!

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Samuel Clemens

A "must-have" for entrepreneurs wanting to launch their new business!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 30, 2008

I was so inspired by this book! To be honest, launching a new business has never been a personal dream of mine, but I found this book to be inspiring and encouraging much in the same way I find Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way, to be helpful. Its spiral-bound "planner-format" is very user-friendly and walks you through several brain-storming exercises that are unlike any other books I have seen in this genre. There are also lots of helpful tips regarding creating an online presence that would apply to all sorts of creative endeavors. I highly recommend this book and will be giving it to several women as holiday gifts this year!

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CEL

Inspirational and Practical

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 21, 2008

This book takes the reader from business idea to business-in-motion. So many of the "how to start a business books" are long on inspiration, but short on practicality. Not this one. 16 weeks gives you real-life examples of women who have made it in business and shows you how you can join their ranks in just four short months. Covering a broad range of topics from how to create a profit and loss statement, to how to network, Briody and Jones give you the tools to make your business dream a reality. I only wish I had this book when I was setting up shop.

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M. Kruse

Worth every penny!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2009

This book is chock full of well thought out advice on starting a business. With an aggressive 16 weeks, the authors have thought of everything you need. After over thirty years of consulting with cottage business owners and start up wanna-be's, this book is worth every penny and more! However, the pink worksheets did bother me. There are very useful inserts just for Mom's who want to start a business. Highly recommended.

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