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Start your own business, the only startup book you'll ever need, by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Start your own business

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by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc

the only startup book you'll ever need

Tapping into more than 33 years of small business expertise, the staff at Entrepreneur Media takes today's entrepreneurs beyond opening their doors and through the first three years of ownership. This revised edition features amended chapters on choosing a business, adding partners, getting funded, and managing the business structure and employees, and also includes help understanding the latest tax and healthcare reform information and legalities

Think. Introduction ; Taking the plunge: get ready to be an entrepreneur ; Good idea!: how to get an idea for your business ; Good timing: should you launch your business part or full time? ; Build it or buy it?: starting a business vs. buying one -- Plan. Choose your target: defining your market ; If you build it, will they come?: conducting market research ; The name game: naming your business ; Make it legal: choosing a business structure ; Plan of attack: creating a winning business plan ; Call in the pros: hiring a lawyer and an accountant -- Fund. All in the fmaily: financing starts with yourself and friends and relatives ; Nothing ventured, nothing gained: how to find and attract investors ; Looking for loans: th eins and outs of debt financing ; Fed funds: how to get government loans -- Prepare. What's your deal?: negotiating successfully by Cliff Ennico ; Site seeking: choosing a location for your business ; Looking good: creating a professional image ; Stock answers: the lowdown on inventory ; It's in the mail: setting up mailing systems ; Charging ahead: offering your customers credit ; Cover your assets: getting business insurance ; Staff smarts: hiring employees ; Perk up: setting employee policies and benefits -- Buy. Buyer's guide: business equipment basics ; Business 24/7: using technology to boost your productivity ; Net works: building your company website ; Keep in touch: using technology to stay connected -- Go. Brand aid: building a brand ; Marketing genius: advertising and marketing your business ; Talking points: how to promote your business ; Sell it!: effective selling techniques ; Now serving: offering superior customer service -- Engage. Net sales: online advertising and marketing ; Social studies: social media marketing ; Can you relate?: social media networking -- Profit. Keeping score: the basics of bookkeeping by J. Tol Broome Jr. ; Making a statement: how to create financial statements by J. Tol Broome Jr. ; On the money: effectively managing your finances by J. Tol Broome Jr. ; Pay day: how to pay yourself ; Tax talk: what you need to know about your taxes by Joan Szabo -- Appendix: business and government resources

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