Start Your Business Week by Week


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In 26 weekly steps, this unique and cleverly structured book will walk any budding entrepreneur through everything you need to know and do, in the exact order you need to do it, to get your new business up and running. Each step contains a to-do list, an explanation of what needs to be done, useful hints and shortcuts and the contact information you need. Written by an experienced entrepreneur and updated for a new global economy, this book contains the most up to date, fresh thinking and ideas, so you can overcome the challenges of a new business start-up and turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality.




Six-week Start-up


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You have an idea for a business -- but now comes the tough part: making it happen. From licenses to bookeeping to marketing to setting up shop, Six-Week Start-Up guides you through every step of getting your business up and running successfully -- and fast! Book jacket.




The 8-Week Startup


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The 8-Week Startup is a series of 40 workshops designed to help you uncover your best ideas and turn them into a profitable business in just 8 short weeks. It's a field guide for every future entrepreneur who's itching to start a business. It will walk you through everything from building your website, to setting up bank accounts and even firing your boss. If you're tired of riding the cubicle wave, pick up this book and get started now. See what other entrepreneurs are saying: "What an incredible book. I've owned my own business for some time, and after listening to The 8-Week Startup, I'm genuinely surprised that I made it this far without it". -Aaron Fisher "This book is no gimmick. It's direct and to the point. It guides you on an 8-week program to fulfill your dreams. How do I know? I'm using it right now to start my photography business. Trust me... It works." -Yohoswah "This is fantastic! The knowledge and insight that Eddy has in starting a business is amazing. He really understands the small business owner. He knows the ins and outs of pretty much every aspect of running a company". -Jed Ivie Want Even More? ($325 Dollar Gift!) Get 3 months of premium membership for FREE at the8weekstartup.com just for purchasing this book! You'll also get 1 free hour of coaching with Eddy Hood, MBA and Author of The 8-Week Startup! What's Inside Workshop 1: What is an 8-Week Startup? Workshop 2: Finding the right business idea Workshop 3: Testing the idea for stupidity Workshop 4: The SDB formula and why it works Workshop 5: Service or a product? Workshop 6: Building your business strategy Workshop 7: The 3 most important resources Workshop 8: Calculating your gross margin Workshop 9: Calculating your break-even point Workshop 10: How to make your business scalable Workshop 11: The golden nuggets of competition Workshop 12: Building your exit before you begin Workshop 13: Forecasting the first 12 months of cash Workshop 14: To partner or not to partner Workshop 15: The art of recurring revenues Workshop 16: How to get killer distribution Workshop 17: The 1-page business plan Workshop 18: Get a great name for your business Workshop 19: How to get paid the right way Workshop 20: Build a brand that rocks Workshop 21: Setting up command central Workshop 22: How to build a $10,000 website for under $500 - Part 1 Workshop 23: How to build a $10,000 website for under $500 - Part 2 Workshop 24: How to build a $10,000 website for under $500 - Part 3 Workshop 25: How to build a $10,000 website for under $500 - Part 4 Workshop 26: How to get customers by the truckloads - part 1 Workshop 27: How to get customers by the truckloads - part 2 Workshop 28: How to get customers by the truckloads - part 3 Workshop 29: How to eliminate accounts receivable Workshop 30: Automate operations - part 1 Workshop 31: Automate operations - part 2 Workshop 32: How to not lose your pants when drop shipping Workshop 33: The secret sauce of website traffic Workshop 34: Setting up your scoreboard Workshop 35: Building a business with a sharper axe Workshop 36: Setting up safety nets Workshop 37: How to fire your boss Workshop 38: Getting the most from your grand opening Workshop 39: What to expect your first year Workshop 40: The entrepreneur's club




Start Your Business in 7 Days


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Work for yourself in just one week with Britain's most dynamic entrepreneur 'Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur. Every single day of my life I am bombarded by people with pitches. But 90% of new businesses fail, because their founders failed to ask themselves the simplest of questions. I can save you years of wasted time and thousands of pounds of wasted money by giving you the ammunition to ask the right questions, and helping you make the decision that is right for you. I will show you how to spend a maximum of seven days deciding if your idea is workable and bankable. How to say 'I'm in', but equally importantly, to have the courage to say 'I'm out'. How to become your own Dragon. Each piece of advice in this book is based on my thirty years of starting businesses. You will find all the fundamental ingredients for any new company, whatever sector you want to be in, whatever size of business you have in mind, along with the tools to make it work. Answer all the tough questions I am going to get you to ask yourself and you will have a business that genuinely has a chance of success. You can be one of the 10% of businesses that do make it.' - James Caan. James Caan is one of the UK's most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs, having built and sold businesses since 1985. After dropping out of school at sixteen and starting his first business in a Pall Mall broom cupboard - armed with little more than charm and his father's advice - Caan went on to make his fortune in the recruitment industry, founding the Alexander Mann Group, a company with a turnover of £130m. A 2003 graduate of Harvard Business School, Caan's most recent endeavour has been to set up private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw. Caan hit our screens when he joined the panel of the BBC's Dragons' Den in 2007. He is a regular in the national and business press, advises on various Government programmes, and initiates numerous philanthropic projects via the James Caan Foundation.




How to Start Your Own Business


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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.




Start Your Own Business, Sixth Edition


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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


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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




Start Your Own Business In A Week


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Sunday: Get started with realistic goals and a detailed business plan, and do your market research Monday: Learn strategies for building a network of contacts and how to handle meetings Tuesday: Learn how to get the product or service right and increase your margin Wednesday: Choose the most effective ways to communicate with customers and prepare useful marketing materials Thursday: Market yourself and your business and learn how to cut the jargon and describe what you do in 30 seconds Friday: Motivate yourself to work hard and ignore distractions and make a good impression as the face of your business Saturday: Avoid difficulties and problems through using personal planning and business planning tripwires




What Business Should I Start?


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America's foremost small-business advice guru offers readers seven steps to identify the right business for them--from determining one's entrepreneurial type to exploring the wide range of business options with 25 in-depth analyses and over 200 at-a-glance evaluations.




So, You Want to Start a Business?


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“Hess and Goetz present a roadmap for how to avoid the things that can cause you to stumble and how to build a business the right way.” –JEFF ZEIGLER, CEO, TechTurn.com, Austin, TX “When I started my graphic design business, I knew I had enough talent to impress and keep my clients, but I struggled with the day to day running of the business. So, You Want To Start A Business? is the blueprint I needed to get organized and put all the right things in place.” –KORY BAILEY, Owner, Creative Counterpart Build the Successful Company You’ve Always Wanted to Own! Avoid the 8 disastrous operational mistakes that kill new businesses Walk step-by-step through the entire process of building a winning business Master 55 amazingly simple rules of business success For every entrepreneur and potential entrepreneur...no previous business experience necessary! Launch the winning business you’ve always wanted...or make more money in the business you’ve already started! More than 5,000,000 new businesses are started each year...but 70% of them will fail. Now, two renowned experts on entrepreneurship identify the 8 “killer mistakes” that cause most business failures–and give you the knowledge, tools, and hands-on advice to avoid them, so you can build a business that thrives. Unlike other books on entrepreneurship, this book focuses on the crucial operational issues associated with consistent profitability. You’ll learn how to identify the right opportunities and customers; design winning products and services; set the right prices; overcome customer inertia; avoid common day-to-day management mistakes; find and keep good employees; and finally, smoothly manage growth. Throughout, the authors draw on real life entrepreneurial experiences, case studies, and leading-edge research. There’s nothing theoretical here: This is fast-paced, 100% practical advice you can use to make your business dreams and goals come true–starting right now. What really makes a successful entrepreneur? What they do, how they act...and how to find your best path to business success Get the 3 “Ws” right from the start What will you sell, who will buy it–and why will they buy it? 55 simple, indispensable rules for success What you must know about customers, competitors, and your employees The art and science of managing people, operations, and growth Create processes, set priorities, maximize quality, measure people–and improve every day