The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams!
  • The Business Startup Checklist
  • Extremely Useful
  • An ideal guidebook for anyone wanting to start a business
  • useless
The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams!
Stephanie Chandler
Manufacturer: Aventine Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1593303009

Book Description

Recent studies reveal that job satisfaction rates in America are at an all time low and a whopping 58% of Americans have considered starting their own businesses. In a time when job satisfaction has become an oxymoron, it is no surprise that workers are bidding farewell to stuffy cubicles in favor of launching their own small businesses.

While there are scores of business books in the marketplace that provide high-level advice, this is the first business book to address the fear involved in launching a small business.

Readers of "The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide" will:

- Learn how to overcome the fear of business ownership. - Get ideas for deciding what kind of business to start. - Discover over 200 useful resources and website links. - Locate sources for funding. - Uncover ways to launch a business regardless of your financial situation. - Find out how to locate trade associations, vendors, and business license requirements for all fifty states. - Read stories of successful entrepreneurs from a variety of industries. - Get real world advice and unique ideas you won't find anywhere else. - Utilize the ultimate business startup checklist to help you plan every step of the process. - Obtain the tools to transform your dream of business ownership into a reality.

Each chapter concludes with a profile of a successful entrepreneur. The entrepreneurs profiled in the book represent the following industries: - Retail - Specialty Foods - Online/Internet - Franchise - Real Estate - Pet Services - Child Care - Virtual Assistance - Fitness - Personal Coaching - Freelance Writing

Each of these entrepreneurs shares their own experiences, the ups and downs of the business start-up process, and their advice for success. These are real people who left their careers behind to achieve their dreams of business ownership.

Whether you want to launch a home-based business or set up shop in a commercial office, retail or warehouse location, this book provides you with the tools to transform your dreams of business ownership into reality.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams!.......2007-07-16

No commute. Going to work in your pyjamas. No boss to yell at you. Having your own business and being your own boss may sound like a fantasy. Nonetheless, actually making steps to start your own business can be frightening and overwhelming.

The Business Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams! aims to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur a little easier. This book takes the reader through all stages of this process from deciding if you'd make a good entrepreneur and finding the right business for you through determining whether you should keep your day job and the legalities of business to purchasing equipment and creating marketing plans. This step by step advice includes checklists and quick tips as well as featured profiles and advice from successful entrepreneurs from a wide variety of businesses.

The Business Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams! is a great resource for anyone thinking about starting their own business. The advice given in this book is practical, detailed, and well organized making this book useful as a step by step guide. Moreover, the entrepreneur profiles illustrate the wide range of business opportunities available to new entrepreneurs while also providing inspiration for anyone wanting if starting their own business.

5 out of 5 stars The Business Startup Checklist.......2007-02-11

this book is very informative & helpful as is her website

5 out of 5 stars Extremely Useful.......2006-03-31

My father recommended this book to me as he has been a small business owner for over 20 years. I set a pack of flags next to me when I first started reading this book to mark any information that I could actually apply, as I went through the process of opening my own law office. There are so many flags sticking out of this book, that it looks like a beautiful bird's tail! I learned things about small business loans, free resources such as how to sign up for trade publications, and much more. The entrepreneur profiles were inspiring, and helped me to stay grounded and enthusiastic through both the exciting times and the struggles of opening my own business.

5 out of 5 stars An ideal guidebook for anyone wanting to start a business.......2006-03-09

The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams by successful entrepreneur Stephanie Chandler is an ideal guidebook for anyone wanting to start a business, and is inclusive of every step necessary on the way to bringing that business venture to success. Readers will learn how to reduce personal anxiety associates with starting up their own company, discover invaluable resources for starting up their own business, learn how to gain advice and assistance from experienced business owners, and ultimately realizing their personal aspirations of having and operating their own business. Highly recommended and informative reading, especially for the non-specialist general reader with entrepreneurial ambitions.

1 out of 5 stars useless.......2006-02-26

I really don't understand why there are so many positive ratings on this book. It is useless to me. Full of high level superficial suggestions, lack of knowledgeable insights. I don't think I need someone to tell me that it is important to research the market, and to know your competitors. A lot of places in the book says "talk to your account for this and that...", or "go to www.somewebsite.com...". If I have to refer to somebody else or go somewhere else for any in-depth topic, what do I buy this book for???
Start Your Own Medical Claims Billing Service (Entrepreneurs Magazine Startup)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Just What I Needed
  • Surprisingly easy!
  • Not what you need to start a business
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ASIN: 1891984802

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The entrepreneur armed with this book learns how to research the market, find the right location, analyze start-up and operating costs, find clients, get referrals, understand medical jargon, and deal with insurance carriers.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just What I Needed.......2007-10-06

This book is awesome for anyone starting a Medical Billing Business. I gives you everything you need to know to get started. I'm following it to the letter.

Thanks

5 out of 5 stars Surprisingly easy!.......2007-10-03

I found this book to be an excellent reference for starting your own medical billing service. It's much easier than I anticipated, and cheaper too. This book tells you step-by-step how to do things, it couldn't be any easier to follow.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to start their own business.

2 out of 5 stars Not what you need to start a business.......2005-05-22

This book served as a general overview of the billing from home business, but does not give details on getting started. Not a good book to rely on if your looking to start your own business.

3 out of 5 stars Start your research .......2005-02-06

This was a very comprehensive book however the authors have never started their own business; they tend to rely on interviews from several business owners across the country. The book is very organized but several sections assumes that reader will instantly understand all technical terms. I would suggest that the authors include actual forms as opposed to just referring to them, include 2-3 other formats of suggested letters and lengthen the appendix to more than 3 pages.
This is a good book for anyone looking to review the industry, not for those truly interested in starting their own company.
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J. Gregory Dees , Jed Emerson , and Peter Economy
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ASIN: 0471397350

Book Description

A hands-on resource that shows nonprofits how to adopt entrepreneurial behaviors and techniques

The rising spirit of social entrepreneurship has created all kinds of new opportunities for nonprofit organizations. But at the same time, many are discovering more than their share of challenges as well. This essential book will help anyone in the field gain the necessary skills to meet these challenges. Written by the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field, Enterprising Nonprofits offers concise and engaging explanations of the most successful business tools being used by nonprofits today. The authors clearly describe all the concepts so you'll be able to embrace the methods of social enterprise for your organization. With this book, you'll learn how to use practical business techniques to dramatically improve the performance of your nonprofit.

Praise for Enterprising Nonprofits

"I can't imagine a better team to bring powerful insights and practical guidance to social entrepreneurs. Readers will be inspired by the examples, and then they will roll up their sleeves to apply the many useful management tools in this engaging book."-Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, Author of Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow

"In one book, Enterprising Nonprofits does for social entrepreneurs what countless volumes have done for entrepreneurs in the business sector. A wonderful mixture of analysis, practical advice, and inspiration."-Paul Brest, President, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

All of the royalties from this book will be used by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support continuing work on social entrepreneurship.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars An academic but useful view of social entreprenuers.......2007-09-23

Its a good and useful book. For me it affirmed what I am already doing is on track so I guess it didn't teach me more, but knowing the direction and style I use is in fact entrepreneurial was very helpful. The chapter on accounting was a great potted view of accounting for the real world uncomplicated by jargon, not to deep into detail, very useful indeed.

5 out of 5 stars Social Enterprise for Nonprofits.......2007-04-23

Wonderful source of information on the role of social enterprise or partnership donation alternatives as a way of funding non profits in 2007.

5 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and Quite Useful.......2007-02-07

I found this book to be extraordinarily helpful in outlining how nonprofits can adopt better practices towards creating more sustainable social entrepreneurial models. While my background is in the profit world, it helped me to recognize how my existing knoweldge could be adapted to social entreprenuership. I highly recommend this book. It is well-written, comprehensive in its topics and it contains very useful tips and "how to" material.

5 out of 5 stars A Must Read for those in the Non-Profit Sector.......2001-06-29

As a businessperson with an MBA, I readily identified with and agreed with the advice and strategies presented in this book. For people with a passion to help improve things in a not-so-perfect world, this book is a gift. It provides real life examples and turns theories into step-by-step directions. Each chapter makes good use of subheads and bullet points and ends with a concise summary. The authors have real-life experience working as social entreprenuers and it shows. I highly recommend this book.

5 out of 5 stars Phenomenal resource.......2001-05-26

This book is destined to become a classic. It is full of such useful information. Not only is the content fantastic but the format is an outstanding feature of the book. I predict many will read it and all of those will value it and refer to it often. Thanks for providing us with such a comprehensive and easy to use resource.
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Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Free money and Help for Women Enrepreneurs
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Free Money and Help for Women Entrepreneurs
Matthew Lesko , and Mary Ann Martello
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Free money and Help for Women Enrepreneurs.......2007-01-11

It is a wealth information and guide where to find the agencies, the services that they provide, INCLUDING PHONE NUMBERS AND WHERE TO LOCATE THIS OFFICES IN THE COUNTIES in the State in question. I have recommended this book to other people,specially single moms with children who are trying to start small busines, in order to give their children education beyong HS!

1 out of 5 stars good if you know nothing.......2006-12-17

this book could serve a purpose to those who know nothing about how to find federal/state money, it is a waste of money to anyone who is even slightly familar with finding government funds and free programs.

1 out of 5 stars Not Worth It........2005-12-03

Don't waste your money on this. Book is just an outline of possible available avenues for securing capital - but absolutely nothing applied to my situation. It's been sitting on my bookshelf collecting dust.

1 out of 5 stars Very misleading.......2005-05-30

I have a hard time understanding how one of the other reviewers believes this book hits the "bullseye". As a former employee of one of the agencies listed within this book I had numerous clients come into my office looking for "free money". They grew very angry and upset once I explained that the "free money" detailed in the book was to fund our agency. The money was not available directly to individuals. I have written business plans and grant proposals and done research on various industries. Rarely is there "free money". The only exception I have seen is in agriculture and rural development.. and it's not just handed out. The grant process can be long and very time consuming... but well worth it depending on the project.

1 out of 5 stars Same Story Updated Version.......2005-04-25

I was tempted to be stupid and buy an updated version of one of his books. The older bigger one I had ordered from a Home Shopping network about 6years ago. From the reviews I see it's the same story. The phone numbers are out of service or have new people answering them for different places. You know you always want to believe help is possible. Unfortunately it isn't though from him as he's only helping himself to your money.
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Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Lots of Inspiration
  • Backward approach
  • A Great Book for Every College Entrepreneur
College Entrepreneur Handbook: Ideas for a College Based Business (PSI Successful Business Library)
Jonathan Reed Aspatore
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Regardless of whether you plan to open a small campus coffee cart or take on the world with an internet startup, the College Entrepreneur Handbook is a real world guide that can help you reach your dreams. It's loaded with information on how to manage your time and develop creative solutions around the barriers that might otherwise discourage you from fulfilling your dreams.

This easy-to-absorb guide focuses on the essential aspects of developing a sound business venture:

* Using the resources around you
* Understanding your tax and legal requirements
* Creating an organizational structure
* Managing your time
* Finding mentors to help you in your business
* Understanding your responsibilities

Don't take a part-time job to help pay for school - own your own business! With the right idea and the know-how outlined in this guide, you could be on your way to becoming the next Federal Express, Dell Computers, Nantucket Nectars, or one of the many others founded by college students.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Lots of Inspiration.......2000-07-01

While it did't give all the answers (no book can), it certainly provided lots of ideas and inspiration - and a Go Get 'Em attitude about making extra cash at school.

1 out of 5 stars Backward approach.......2000-05-18

This book would be helpful if a real entrepreneur, like one of the interview subjects, wrote it. Instead, the reader gets a bunch of interviews taped together with non-intuitive commentary from a hack who wants desperately to be one of the people he is interviewing.

5 out of 5 stars A Great Book for Every College Entrepreneur.......2000-01-19

These were some of the best ideas for college based businesses I had ever heard. In addition, the interviews with the founders of theglobe.com and Hotmail were fantastic.
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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • 401 Questions every entrepreneur should ask review
  • Must Have Book For Prospective Entrepreneurs
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There is little job security left in Corporate America. International competition is ravaging our mainline companies, Wall Street is rewarding companies that "streamline" (read: cut staff), and we are now "outsourcing" even white-collar jobs to India and China. Those seeking a way out of this dilemma must risk more than ever in these turbulent economic times. Which is why both beginning and seasoned entrepreneurs need 401 Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask, an invaluable, comprehensive reference resource. Jim Silvester brings 27 years of professional and educational experience to this work. 401 Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask reviews 25 functional areas of operation of the typical entrepreneurial firm. It then poses the hundreds of questions any entrepreneur should ask, the answers to which will essentially create an "operational X-ray" of your business operation. After posing a question, Silvester explains its importance to the overall health of your company, discusses the business consequences of a negative answer, then instructs you on how to correct or avoid the unwanted consequences. You'll learn the need to ask questions such as:

Do you have a written statement of your company's mission or purpose?

How do you predict future developments in your industry?

Have you planned for technological changes that may affect your business?

How do you stay on top of cash flow?

How involved are your managers in planning, operations, and finances?

Do you have someone ready to take your place in case of an emergency?

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 401 Questions every entrepreneur should ask review.......2006-11-06

This is a great read! It covers many areas that other entrepreneur-type books miss. For example; the international trade section was particularly helpful. The Q and A approach is especially helpful and is perfect if you would like to use it as a reference guide and have only a few minutes or have all afternoon to read. Don't start your business without this useful tool in hand!

5 out of 5 stars Must Have Book For Prospective Entrepreneurs.......2006-11-02

While I haven't read Silvester's other books, this one seems to be the perfect starting point for forming your own business. With indepth analysis of all the important factors like funding, taxes, marketing, even whether you are even the right type of person to own your own business. This book could scare some people away from taking the jump into their own business, but those who follow Silvester's advice will most definately be ahead of the curve

5 out of 5 stars 401 Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask.......2006-11-02

Bought this book in a bookstore last week and buying here for a friend. If this book is good enough for the Governor of Virginia to write the foreword its good enough for me. I've read it and its the best book on entrepreneurship on the market today. Silvester lays it out nicely and his questions are thought provoking and informative. Both simple and complex issues are approached, dissected, and resolved. Bought Silvester's first book over 20 years ago and I bought and sold 3 businesses with his advice and made some nice money. This book may be his finest work yet and I hope he keeps writing. The man's got the talent, skills, education, and business experience to help out a new or existing entrepreneur. Take his advice and now go make some money.
Earning Money Without a Job: Revised for the 90s
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Still works
  • Ignore the other comments. This book could change your life!
  • Chaotic, destructive, useless
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Jay Conrad Levinson
Manufacturer: Holt Paperbacks
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ASIN: 0805014586

Book Description

The author of the best-selling Guerilla Marketing series presents a comprehensive, practical guide-book loaded with ideas for a seemingly infinite number of entrepreneurial ventures.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Still works.......2005-02-27

I read the earlier edition years ago. It's a positive, upbeat book about creating multiple "profit centers" (or income streams, if you prefer to think of it that way) and planning for those "spaghetti days" when nothing is coming in. I wasn't as prepared then as now to put those principles in place, so I'm happy to have the revised edition.

What I like best is that he provides a broad enough spectrum of ideas in his books so that none of them are industry-specific. (By contrast, a lot of consulting books focus on only management consulting and many freelance books focus on journalism or advertising when you might be in IT, interior design, or tutoring.)

The Guru of Guerilla Marketing knows his stuff. So far, I never met a Levinson book I didn't like.

5 out of 5 stars Ignore the other comments. This book could change your life!.......1999-03-12

Mel Ziegler started "The Banana Republic" after reading this book. I started my company soon thereafter.

If you have what it takes to question the prevailing paradigm and are determined to be happy at work, you'll find this book a refreshing, important alternative. If they don't get it in Estonia, shame on them, but I know it was the best $10 I ever spent.

2 out of 5 stars Chaotic, destructive, useless.......1999-02-05

There's one thing you won't learn from this book. It's how to earn money without a job.

For your better orientation, I'd like to divide the book in two parts, calling the pages 1 to 100 Part 1 and pages 101-end Part 2.

Reading Part 1, one gets the feeling that Mr. Levinson has never heard the word "system". Page after page after page he talks about everything and nothing, changing subjects as he pleases and turning back to same things every once in a while. Part 1's as chaotic as a book can possibly be. If you would tear out the pages, throw'em in the air and collect in a random order, it wouldn't make any noticeable difference.

Thus, it's not an easy task to tell you about the contents of Part 1, but I'll try. Mr. Levinson begins by saying that you can earn as much money as you wish by working as little time as you wish. (I'll have a million dollars a day by working 15 minutes a day, thank you very much.) Then, Mr. Levinson starts counting skills and qualities that you just have to have in order to earn money without a job. Some of them can be learned, some can't. If you don't have them - well, sorry pal, maybe that nine-to-five job of yours isn't that bad after all. You must have really strong nerves to read it. No one has ever demonstrated me so convincingly and persistently that I'm no good at anything. I got really depressed for quite some time.

Part 1 doesn't even deserve 1 star. In fact, people should be paid for reading it.

Now, on the page 101, Mr. Levinson starts actually delivering some information. You'd never believe it but in Part 2, there are chapters with clearly defined subjects, in logical order, each chapter dealing with a different subject and with only one subject at a time! You shouldn't hope too much, of course - it's still Levinson. However, because of the Part 2, he deserves 2 stars.

Still, the information provided in Part 2, useful as it may be, is nothing extraordinary and is very far from justifying the book's title.

Summary: The book contains some useful information, but definitely not worth the money. If you read the book anyway, you'd better start on page 101, skipping the first part for good. However, my advice is - don't waste your money on Levinson.
Venture Management Handbook: An Entrepreneur's Practical Guide to Stock, Finance and Contracts
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Precise information, exactly what an entrepreneur needs
  • Finally a venture book for the rest of us
  • Most relevant and referenced book on my shelf
  • Without a doubt, the best book on software startups
  • Clearly written & nicely organized
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Cliff Conneighton
Manufacturer: Venturebooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0972167102

Book Description

The brand new, highly-acclaimed Venture Management Handbook tells an entrepreneur or the management team of any company how to raise money, avoid trouble and manage to profitability -- even in the post-crash, post-Enron economy. And at the end of the day, make sure there is something left for themselves.

Sample topics include:
• Valuations
• VC terms and preferences
• VC structure - exactly how they make money
• Business plans for you and for VCs
• Accounting 101 for a manager (not an accountant)
• Accurate sales forecasting
• What executives need to know about accounting
• Cash flow forecasting, management and reporting
• Deciding what to measure
• How to work with investment banks
• Protect your precious cash from crafty creditors
• Good vendor contract terms
• Convertible notes and bridge loans
• Borrowing on assets or receivables
• What to do when things start going bad
• Controlled bankruptcy and reorganization
• How to structure sales agreements to ensure you get paid
• How to choose the right lawyer - and get the most from them while paying the least
• Dividing the spoils in a merger or acquisition
• How to avoid employee lawsuits
• When can investors demand their money back?
• Options, warrants, ISOs, your personal income tax
• Revenue recognition - what Enron, Xerox and WorldCom did wrong -- how to stay out of trouble
• Avoid personal responsibility for the debts of your corporation -- if you're not careful, you may NOT have a corporate shield
• and much, much more

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Precise information, exactly what an entrepreneur needs.......2003-09-12

I have read a few books on how to do startups, but no other book came close to explaining the concepts in as precise a manner as this book does. While other books talk about concepts like equity sharing and common and preferred shares in a general sense, this book gives exact definitions and examples.

The best book for an entrepreneur who dreams of raising money and taking his enterprise to places!

5 out of 5 stars Finally a venture book for the rest of us.......2003-02-05

The rest of us not being financiers, accountants or lawyers!

I opened the book expecting another of the usual business help books. The ones that spend half the book telling you why you should read it and the second half trying to sell the next in the series.

This book is different. Venture Management Handbook gets right to the point on every subject and is entirely written for the totally uninformed yet driven entrepreneur. I'm only a quarter through, and with skipping to subjects I need now, I may not ever actually finish. But, who ever finishes a reference book, and Venture Management Handbook will surely find its way to the reference shelf of your local library.

5 out of 5 stars Most relevant and referenced book on my shelf.......2003-01-21

This book is fantastic. Compared to numerous other business school and do-it-yourself books I own, this book is hands-down the most relevant and referenced on my shelf.

5 out of 5 stars Without a doubt, the best book on software startups.......2002-12-04

Thanks for taking the time to compile such a great resource. You've done a great job and I appreciate the honest, real world, advice. You cover all the things that I didn't learn in business school...and in a thoughtful, approachable style.

Without a doubt, the best book on software startups that I have ever encountered. Each chapter is immediately useful, practical, and concise.

Thanks for all of the help and for sharing your experience and thoughts. Super!

Peyton

5 out of 5 stars Clearly written & nicely organized.......2002-11-10

Venture Management Handbook: An Entrepreneur's Practical Guide To Stock, Finance And Contracts by entrepreneur Cliff Conneighton's is a clearly written, nicely organized, experienced based, informative instructional guide to the often complex and confusing subject of financing business ventures. Conneighton's Venture Management Handbook is a very highly recommended, complete-in-one-volume, "user friendly" reference.
Successful Business Planning in 30 Days: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writing a Business Plan and Starting Your Own Business (The Entrepreneur's Guidebook Series)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Good overall book, but not enough examples.
Successful Business Planning in 30 Days: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writing a Business Plan and Starting Your Own Business (The Entrepreneur's Guidebook Series)
Peter J. Patsula
Manufacturer: Patsula Media
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0967840201

Book Description

"Successful Business Planning in 30 Days" offers 224 pages of easy-to-use fill-in-the-blank worksheets, checklists, and forms, with business planning tips, strategies, fact-filled quotes, step-by-step instructions, and much more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Work of Art.......2003-12-11

I enjoy reading books based upon Business like themes, and I must say that this is one that has completely stood out from the rest that I have read. I recently started my own business after 20 years of experience, and I must say that this book covers not only all the basic methods to start a business, but also to make it shine amongst the rest. It is practical and brilliant at the same time, and very easy to follow for anyone who has the motivation to start their own business. Pave your way to success and climb to the top, using this book as an essential tool.

5 out of 5 stars One day at a time ..........2003-11-28

A friend recommended this book to me. I was skeptical at first skimming through it, because there's so much information, but with a little patience, I began to see the big picture. It's well organized. Once I worked through a couple of days of worksheets (the worksheets are nicely organized day by day at the end of each section), I began thinking more and more like a business woman. I'm now going through my day thinking about logos and mission statements, target markets etc., and it doesn't come easy, because good ideas never do, but it's exciting. I'm starting to see my business ... my own ideas. There's a good range of examples to help you get your wordings right. Generally, I don't like books that tell readers how easy it is to start a business, providing inspiration without substance, because businesses just aren't that simple. Otherwise, we would all quit our jobs tomorrow. And I don't like textbooks. This book has a nice balance. Some problems though are that it has a lot more information than I can digest in one sitting. So I'm working through it one day at a time, as much as I can. I'm on Day 23. Another complaint I have, I guess, not about the book though, is that starting a business involves a lot more planning than I thought it would. I wish it had more sample business plans, though it has a fairly good one about an online health business, and some of the forms could also have a little more space for writing ideas, some more thinking room. I also came across some typos. But these are minor complaints. Overall, well organized and well worth the money.

1 out of 5 stars useless.......2003-11-10

If you are proficient with coorporate double-speak this book should be fantastic. I just found it irritating. The workbook format is a good idea, but the author doesn't give good definitions of what he is asking for. After reading the first seven pages I'm completely confused about the differences of a "Mission Statement", a "Business Vision" and "Company Goals". The definitions sound almost identical but the author insists that they are not the same.
I can write complex computer programs, but using this book, I cannot write a business plan!

4 out of 5 stars Good Book for those just starting out.......2003-04-10

I bought this book for my son, he found the book very informative and helpful good for anyone who is just starting out

4 out of 5 stars Good overall book, but not enough examples........2002-07-26

This book has helped me a great deal in thinking about my business, but I wish it included more examples of current BPs. That would have been very helpful.
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    Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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