Start Your Own Business, Sixth Edition

Start Your Own Business, Sixth Edition
Author: The Staff of Entrepreneur Media
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2015-01-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1613083009

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.

Start Your Own Business

Start Your Own Business
Author: The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2018-08-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1613083882

In 2017 34% of the workforce was considered part of the gig economy. This growing workforce of freelancers and side-giggers is also estimated to grow to 43% by 2020. That’s 4 million freelancers, soon to be 7 million by 2020. Whether it’s people looking to earn extra money, those tired of their 9-to-5, to entrepreneurs looking to grow their side hustle, Entrepreneur is uniquely qualified to guide a new generation of bold individuals looking to live their best lives and make it happen on their own terms. Whatever industry or jobs this new workforce takes, Start Your Own Business will guide them through the first three years of business. They’ll gain the know-how of more than 30 years of collective advice from those who’ve come before them to: How to avoid analysis paralysis when launching a business Tips for testing ideas in the real-world before going to market with insights from Gary Vaynerchuk Decide between building, buying, or becoming a distributor What to consider when looking for funding from venture capitalists, loans, cash advances, etc. Whether or not a co-working space is a right move Tips on running successful Facebook and Google ads as part of a marketing campaign Use micro-influencers to successfully promote your brand on social media

How to Start Your Own Business

How to Start Your Own Business
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0744042976

This is your foolproof guide on how to make your start-up stand out from the crowd! Get professional business advice in the palm of your hands. This uniquely visual guide equips you with everything you need to know about setting up and running your own business. Are you looking to start a business? You’ll need advice on how to identify your customer, what pitfalls to anticipate, and how best to spend your time and money to turn your idea into a profitable venture. This insightful business book takes you through everything from balancing the books to building a brand. It inspires you to take that giant leap towards making your entrepreneurial dreams come true. The Simplest, Most Visual Guide to Becoming an Entrepreneur - Ever! This comprehensive guide to starting your own business acts as an invaluable blueprint for your path to business success. It’s the ultimate gift for entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to learn more about the world of business management. This informative reference book is packed with: - Practical, authoritative information on the skills required to run a small business. - Easy-to-understand graphics. - No-nonsense advice and jargon-free language. - Insightful and inspiring quotes from the most successful minds in business. This entrepreneur book gives you all the tools you need to understand how a modern start-up works and then start your own. Whether you're a CEO or an aspiring tech entrepreneur, the information and advice in How To Start Your Own Business can be applied to anyone. Complete the Series: This guide to setting up a small business is part of the How It Works Series from DK Books. Expand your knowledge about business and management even further with How Business Works and How Management Works.

Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months

Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months
Author: Melinda Emerson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2014-12-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440584362

"Become Your Own Boss is a must-read if you're thinking of launching a business of your own." --Jean Chatzky, bestselling author of Money 911 and Financial Editor, NBC Today Create a successful business this year! Written by America's #1 Small Business Expert, this essential handbook shows you how to launch your own business in just twelve months. Using her years of experience in business development, Melinda Emerson guides you through the process with step-by-step instructions for developing an effective marketing plan, setting a budget, and maintaining your business once it's up and running. She also offers brand-new strategies for obtaining financing through means like crowdsourcing as well as social media techniques that help build your business--all of which has been updated for today's market. With Emerson's expert business advice, you will finally follow your dreams and become your own boss!

The Everything Start Your Own Business Book

The Everything Start Your Own Business Book
Author: Judith B Harrington
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2006-08-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1605503150

The Everything Start Your Own Business Book, 2nd Edition has everything you need to start your own business-and keep it running in the black. Completely updated and expertly revised by successful businesswoman Judith B. Harrington, this one-stop resource contains new information on: Online business strategy Critical professional associations and organizations Regulatory pitfalls Competitive concepts such as leased employees Being your own boss, head cook, and bottle washer isn't easy-one in three new businesses fail the first year. With this straightforward, no-nonsense reference book, you can make sure your business succeeds. Whether you need help formulating a business plan, finding financing, or running the business once it's off the ground, you'll find it all in The Everything Start Your Own Business Book, 2nd Edition.

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business
Author: Richard S. Ruback
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1633692515

An all-in-one guide to helping you buy and own your own business. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success. But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business, Harvard Business School professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff help you: Determine if this path is right for you Raise capital for your acquisition Find and evaluate the right prospects Avoid the pitfalls that could derail your search Understand why a "dull" business might be the best investment Negotiate a potential deal with the seller Avoid deals that fall through at the last minute Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

Mind Your Own Business

Mind Your Own Business
Author: Sidney Harman
Publisher: Crown Currency
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2003-10-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0385511582

“The maverick’s way of conducting business forswears the leader as commanding general; it rejects the practice of top-down, authoritative command. Rather, it proposes the leader as catalyst, conscience, and inspirer . . . The true leader sees his job as setting an environment in which new ideas can emerge that neither he nor any other individual anticipated. That leap of imagination, that moment of genuine creativity, can only be inspired by a leader who encourages exploration and shows a willingness to consider a totally new approach.” --from Mind Your Own Business The corporate misdeeds of self-serving executives during the high-octane economy of the 1990s have forced many people to rethink the qualities that make a strong leader. For sixty years, Sidney Harman, the chairman and CEO of the world’s premier manufacturer of high-end audio equipment, has stood apart from the crowd, building his business the old-fashioned way, by satisfying customers and, in doing so, making a healthy profit. His refreshingly employee-centric, bottoms-up approach to business is the secret of Harman International’s continuing success. In Mind Your Own Business, Harman shares his visionary ideas about leadership, providing a welcome contrast to the bad behavior of business leaders recently dominating the news. Harman focuses on creating a culture of personal responsibility throughout his company. He likens his top management team to a jazz quartet that listens to and improvises with one another to create harmony. He stresses the need to do more for workers at every level because employees are the company’s most valuable asset. At Harman International, he has established in-house classrooms to teach English, basic math, health, and music, and encourages his employees to pursue their potential. Now a hale and healthy eighty-five, Harman thinks that “an idea a day” is more important than the proverbial apple and that the key to a long life is a restless curiosity. In the bestselling tradition of Max DePree’s Leadership Is an Art, Mind Your Own Business is a frank, no-nonsense guide for those who want to bring strength, vitality, and values to their businesses—and to their lives.

Mind Your Own Business

Mind Your Own Business
Author: Lutishia Lovely
Publisher: Kensington Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-11-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 075829414X

The author of All Up in My Businessdishes up a sexy, scandalous tale of a family-run soul food dynasty. “A great new taste in the literary world.”—Carl Weber, New York Times bestselling author Life is sweet for the Livingstons. Their booming restaurant business, Taste of Soul, is launching a West Coast division, and Bianca Livingston and her brother, Jefferson, are vying to head it up. And while their cuisine may be spicy, their personal lives are even hotter . . . Bianca recently completed a culinary course in Paris—along with a steamy love affair. So her parents’ insistence that she marry a man of their choosing only fuels her hunger for freedom and her thirst for success. Meanwhile, Jefferson wants to spend more time with his secret L.A. love—a relationship his family would never approve. Extended members of this close-knit clan are trying to get all up in the siblings’ romantic business. But Jefferson, Bianca, and others wish everyone would mind their own business . . . Praise for Lutishia Lovely and the Business series “Worth every moment.”—Donna Hill, Essence® bestselling author “Drama, laughter, and a little bit of naughtiness . . . You’ll be wanting more.”—Urban Reviews “A great story. This should make for a fascinating new series.”—APOOO BookClub “More secrets are exposed and old enemies learn to forgive as this family faces, together, what life throws their way.”—RT Book Reviews

The Girl's Guide to Starting Your Own Business (Revised Edition)

The Girl's Guide to Starting Your Own Business (Revised Edition)
Author: Caitlin Friedman
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2010-12-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0062063294

Geared toward the unique challenges faced by self-employed businesswomen—and updated for the social media-driven, post-financial crisis world—The Girl's Guide to Starting Your Own Business offers solutions and advice for handling a range of issues, including how to write a business plan, how to secure funding, and how to hire (and fire) employees. Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio share practical information drawn from their own extensive experience in the public relations, marketing, and consulting fields. Their concise and engaging advice is explained through entertaining tips, lists, and quizzes that speak directly to women who are dreaming of starting, or have already started, their own businesses.

So You Want to Start a Business

So You Want to Start a Business
Author: Ingrid Thompson
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1683507444

Get it right—from the start! “Entrepreneurship is like a roller coaster ride, exhilarating yet terrifying . . . Allow Ingrid to guide you” (Adam Franklin, bestselling author of Web Marketing That Works). Often, people leap into starting a business to pursue their passion without fully realizing what they’ve gotten themselves into. They may love what they do—but the financial and administrative side of the business ends up being more than they bargained for. So You Want to Start a Business takes you through the seven essential elements required to create a thriving business. With examples, exercises, and invaluable guidance, Ingrid Thompson provides a practical guide to unleashing one’s inner entrepreneur. With over twenty years’ experience helping people create successful businesses, Ingrid knows exactly how to help people decide what kind of business to start—and start out on the right foot.