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The Complete Book of Business Plans: Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Joseph A. Covello , and Brian J. Hazelgren Manufacturer: Sourcebooks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0942061411 |
Book Description
Your company must have a business plan if you expect to succeed in today's tough business world. To help make that first step a giant step, this inspired guide will show you how to write a winning business plan, eliminate the frustration of starting a new business, expand your current enterprise--or even get cash out of your existing business!Joseph A.Covello and Brian J. Hazelgren, authors of the highly successful Your First Business Plan, reveal the secrets of creating a powerful, winning business plan based on their more than two decades of combined experience writing business plans. Follow their proven methods--help your business succeed now!
Discover How To:
--Take total control of your business
--Dramatically improve your profits
--Provide the critical elements required by investors, lenders and buyers
--Develop your unique selling advantage
--Raise capital in any economy
--Operate a profitable enterprise with one powerful management tool
--Stay ahead of your competition--always
--Make your business plan the heart and soul of your operation
You'll Be Able to Create Powerful--
--Market Analyses
--Selling Concepts
--Marketing Strategies
--Financial Presentations
--Management Systems
--Product Advantages
Customer Reviews:
EXCELLENT - a must have at this price.......2002-12-13
Not great.......2001-07-11
I originally bought the book for a Business Plan Writing Class. It was a new book for the instructor and he abandon using it after the second week. It does not provide details in any area of business planning, and though it asks you questions to get you thinking in the correct way, does not provide guidance on how to answer the questions or what areas are important for different types of plans. Furthermore, the questions are not structured in a way that actually helps you formulate a useable business plan. The “101 questions” remind me to a employment application or high school written exam.
One of the reasons the instructor selected the book was for the examples. Upon closer examination however, they are really bad business plans that do not provide the depth required in the "real world." The plans are very simplistic. They might pass for someone getting an SBA loan or for internal management use, but a VC or other sophisticated financier would immediately throw any of these plans away. Even the formatting of the plans are bad; they look like they were written on a typewriter twenty years ago!
The book offers little to no advice on how to write your plan for different target audiences, what elements are important for different types of businesses, and because its examples are so incomplete, they give someone without prior exposure to business plans a false idea of what your financier is really looking for. ...
Interesting Book.......2000-02-12
The best "how to" manual on business planning.......1999-06-15
Excellent book for any size of company.......1999-03-22
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Small Business Sourcebook: The Entrepreneur's Resource 2 volume set (Small Business Sourcebook)
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787688533 |
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Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) is a Gale Group publication.......2001-04-03
The arrangement of this reference source is divided into four sections in two concise volumes: Small Business Profiles, Topics in Small Business, State Listings, and Federal Government Assistance.
Generally, if topics aren't specifically related to small business, they are not included. This is a handy source of information for business owners, managers, operators, and entrepreneurs, and one that provides one-stop-shopping. There are over 330 small business profiles that act as a kind of industry insider guide.
For example, you own a bookstore and have an idea or business plan to open a gourmet coffee/tea house or to add a computer store within that establishment. Suppose you have an idea to open a small business in the swimming pool/hotub industry. Information can be found in SBS regarding licensing for a new business, fees, contacts, and state listings that will also include the chamber of commerces of each location.
If you want to find a consultant, a seminar, a convention, or trade show related to your business' interests, it will be in SBS. Where can you find government funding for a minority owned business? What about women owned businesses? This source is the best starting point because it also lists special libraries and resource centers specific to each subject in the area of small business.
Entrepreneurs use SBS to find the criteria they must meet to receive federal government assistance programs. Entries are arranged numerically and are easy to use. Sometimes licensing issues and fees vary from state to state and often ask for different prerequisites. The Small Business Sourcebook is a reference tool that all small business owners ought to familiarize themselves with.
This source can be rated as a highly reliable source of information that has been carefully compiled, gathered and disseminated. The Gale Group has produced a source that is highly recommendable. Small Business Sourcebook is a standard reference book in most public libraries as well as a standard in such special libraries related to business, can be found in business resource centers, and in top business school libraries.
Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) is a Gale Group publication.......2001-04-03
The arrangement of this reference source is divided into four sections in two concise volumes: Small Business Profiles, Topics in Small Business, State Listings, and Federal Government Assistance.
Generally, if topics aren't specifically related to small business, they are not included. This is a handy source of information for business owners, managers, operators, and entrepreneurs, and one that provides one-stop-shopping. There are over 330 small business profiles that act as a kind of industry insider guide.
For example, you own a bookstore and have an idea or business plan to open a gourmet coffee/tea house or a plan to add a computer store within that establishment. Suppose you have an idea to open a small business int he swimming pool/hotupb industry. Information can be found in SBS regarding licensing for a new business, fees, contacts, and state listings that will also include the chamber of commerces of each location.
If you want to find a consultant, a seminar, a convention, or trade show related to your business' interests, it will be in SBS. Where can you find government funding for a minority owned business? What about women owned businesses? This source is the best starting point because it also lists special libraries and resource centers specific to each subject in the area of small business.
Entrepreneurs use SBS to find the criteria they must meet to receive federal government assistance programs. Entries are arranged numerically and are easy to use. Sometimes licensing issues and fees vary from state to state and often ask for different prerequisites. The Small Business Sourcebook is a reference tool that all small business owners ought to familiarize themselves with.
This source can be rated as a highly reliable source of information that has been carefully compiled, gathered and disseminated. The Gale Group has produced a source that is highly recommendable. Small Business Sourcebook is a standard reference book in most public libraries as well as a standard in such special libraries related to business, can be found in business resource centers, and in top business school libraries.
Small Business Sourcebook.......2001-04-03
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Great Idea! Now What? (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Howard Bronson , and Peter Lange Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 1570710392 |
Book Description
THE BRAND NEW MILANOVA EDITION to be released in October, 2000. It all started with a simple little book fourteen years ago called 'Good Idea! Now What?' and a premise that anyone with a dream could transform that transform that dream into a viable living. But times have changed for the better and resources have multiplied. And now, technology has had a baby called the world wide web. But that baby has gone a long way to level the playing field for even more entrepreneurs and dream-chasers. Combined with conventional marketing systems, Bronson & Visiting co-author Frank Armbruster, have uncovered a host of amazing new ways to create your very own money-making success, from your dreams and desires and no one elses'. The result is a highly-evolved 220-page work of sheer genius in its sheer clarity.If you're trying to make ANY dream come to life, this is a book that you must have, dog-eared and heavily-referenced on your desk, kitchen table, garage or whereever you're building your empire.
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Not a bad start, but sketchy at times..........1999-09-13
This book is worth much more than its price........1997-11-22
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How to Get a Loan or Line of Credit for Your Business (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Bryan E. Milling Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0942061462 |
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101 Best Businesses to Start: The Essential Sourcebook of Success Stories, Practical Advice, and the Hottest Ideas (101 Best Businesses to Start)
The Philip Lief Group , and Russell Roberts Manufacturer: Broadway ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0767906594 Release Date: 2000-08-15 |
Book Description
To succeed in starting your own business you need real, innovative solutions. If you've ever thought of running your own business as an alternative to the corporate workplace or working for someone else, 101 Best Businesses to Start provides a wealth of practical advice, as well as the inspiration, to make your dreams a reality.Customer Reviews:
Great book for ideas, good insight to businesses.......2007-04-10
New edition fully updated.......2000-10-20
Published in 1992, this book is outdated........1998-12-18
good contents.......1998-11-03
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The Small Business Survival Guide: How to Manage Your Cash, Profits and Taxes (The Small Business Sourcebooks)
Robert E. Fleury Manufacturer: Sourcebooks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1570710457 |
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I Would Have Faired Better Using the Knowledge I Already Had.......2007-01-09
difference between "owning a job" and "owning a business".......2006-01-17
The single most important business book I have read.......2004-06-13
Think you can delegate all this to your accountant? Not so. Standard reports don't forecast actual cash requirements, so you see only half the picture. Example: paying down debt doesn't show on a Profit and Loss statement; the statement may show a healthy profit, but the profit may have all gone toward paying off a bank note, so you can't assume that the money is available to spend.
Though the system is great, the writing is in places terribly obscure. The book also appears to be victim to a major, half-finished revision. One symptom is that the reader is asked to do a cash analysis for a case study in chapter 10, but cash analysis is not introduced until chapter 13. Revision errors abound, such as several discrepancies between dollar amounts shown in the case study's cancelled checks and those shown in the finished reports and the text explanation. It's extra work for the reader to figure out what the author meant, versus what he said. Ironically, though, arguing with the author can increase the depth of your understanding of the material, so it's not all bad. Nevertheless, let's hope that a future edition will correct these faults.
In spite of the writing, the system is so powerful that I'll only deduct one star. Yes, it's that good.
(I reviewed the third edition.)
Scared me silly. . but probably saved my business.......2000-11-30
Clear, concise and eye-opening information........1999-05-22
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The Complete Book of Business & Legal Forms (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Lynne Ann Frasier Manufacturer: Sourcebooks, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1570711127 Release Date: 1996-05-01 |
Book Description
Designed to save you time, money, frustration and, most importantly, reduce your risk of litigation and penalties, The Complete Book of Business and Legal Forms is the ultimate resource of practical business information and ready-to-use forms for your business. This single, comprehensive volume contains complete legal agreements, useful action letters and the most sought-after government forms in business today. It also includes tips to help you "think like a lawyer" and adapt the forms and agreements to your business.
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Working Solo(r) Sourcebook: Essential Resources for Independent Entrepreneurs, 2nd Edition
Terri Lonier Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0471247146 |
Book Description
A compendium of valuable resources for solo entrepreneurs. One of the hardest things about going out on your own, is that you loose the ability to pop down to legal to get a question answered or ring purchasing to get the best prices on everything from toner for the printer to office furniture. This comprehensive sourcebook is the next best thing. It provides a compendium of more than 1,200 essential business resources, including books and tapes, professional organizations, government agencies, conferences, suppliers, and more. In addition to valuable resource listings, this vital reference now includes sidebar tips on how entrepreneurs can manage and market their business better. Includes a new expanded section on educational opportunities for entrepreneurs. * Features new Internet resources, including Web addresses where small businesses can access valuable information. * Lists valuable email newsletters and publications for entrepreneurs. TERRI LONIER (New Paltz, New York) is a well-known marketing consultant who has strategic alliances with such Fortune 500 companies as Apple, Seagram's and Bank of America. Her Working Solo brand name now includes a Web site and a newsletter.Customer Reviews:
A Good Sourcebook.......2000-06-21
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The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success (American Collection S.)
Susan C. Awe Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1591582423 |
Book Description
Every year hundreds of thousands of new small businesses open. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Statistics and Research Center, small businesses in the United States, represent more than 99% of all employer firms and employ 51% of all private workers. According to the Small Business Administration, nearly 2/3 of college students say they intend to be entrepreneurs at some point in their careers. Nevertheless, business schools and textbooks offer little in the way of guidance for future entrepreneurs. Beyond contacting the SBA, most people are at a loss to find the current and accurate information they need to start and manage a small business. This guide offers invaluable assistance to those who wish to start or have already embarked upon a small business enterprise. With a step-by-step approach, it takes users through a process of planning, establishing, growing, maintaining, and even exiting a small business. By identifying and describing hundreds of the best information sources in print and on the Web for each step of the business building process, it puts information vital to business success at your fingertips, enabling you to locate and use data from a wide range of resources. Chapters cover: Are You an Entrepreneur? Gathering Information and Statistics; Start Up; Your Business Plan; The Ups and Downs of Franchising; Raising Capital; Marketing and Advertising; Management; Personnel/Human Resources; Legal/Taxes; Working with the Government; Competitive Analysis; Growing Your Business and Moving On. In addition, there is a glossary of small business terms; and a detailed index concludes the guide. A first (and last) stop for any small business owner or would-be entrepreneur, this is a handy ready reference for librarians, and an essential collection development tool.
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The Small Business Start-Up Guide (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Hal Root , and Steve Koenig Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0942061705 |
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Excellent book!.......2004-02-05
Don't buy this book.......2002-04-06
Was interesting,not enough details.......1999-01-29
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