The Small Business Handbook


Book Description

With more than 65,000 copies sold, this classic guide to starting and running a small business is the essential resource for every small business owner and remains the most complete introduction to business administration available. Includes diagrams, tables, tax forms, and index.




The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship


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The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship offers state-of-the-art chapters on all aspects of this rapidly-evolving discipline. Original contributions from the best international scholars map the development of Entrepreneurship as an academic field, explore its key current debates and research methods, and also consider its future directions. Part One: The People and the Entrepreneurial Processes Part Two: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management and Organization Part Three: Entrepreneurial Milieu Part Four: Researching Small Business Entrepreneurship This handbook will be the leading reference book for Entrepreneurship academics and researchers, as well as those from other associated disciplines including business and management, psychology, marketing, sociology and anthropology.




Handbook on the Law of Small Business


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Argyle Publishing's Handbook on the Law of Small Business is a guide for small firm attorneys, general practitioners, and attorneys providing legal representation for small businesses. It can also be used by businessmen and entrepreneurs seeking more in-depth coverage on legal and tax issues. The Handbook on Small Business contains thorough practice guides on issues commonly faced by small business law practitioners, as well as templates, forms, checklists, and other resources for providing excellent legal representation to small businesses and their owners. All purchasers receive access to bonus content online, including all forms in the book, bonus operating agreements and other forms. This Handbook on Small Business shows you how to: Select the most advantageous business entity for the client's purpose Choose between and LLC, S Corporation, C Corporation, and other structures. Draft effective partnership, shareholder, and member agreements. Organize a small business corporation Effectively operate a small business corporation and LLC to avoid potential liability. Terminating, converting, and liquidating corporations and LLCs. Includes a state-by-state summary of business organization laws. Bonus content available at www.argylepub.com, including: Searchable, electronic version of the Handbook. Forms from the Handbook in editable format. Bonus forms not included in the Handbook. Operating Agreements. Bylaws. Director and Member Resolutions, Proxies, and More. This expanded and updated 2014 edition includes 400 pages of practical advice for small business attorneys.




The Small Business Online Marketing Handbook


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The small business marketing experts at Demandforce help owners kick off their online strategy Small business owners are exceptional at delivering on their product or service. Many, however, don't know where to start when it comes to online marketing. The Small Business Online Marketing Handbook will show you how to effectively leverage email, social, online, and network marketing to get new customers and keep existing customers coming back. Author Annie Tsai shows you how to refocus just a small percentage of an offline marketing budget and create exponential return for your business. Author Annie Tsai is a popular blogger and Chief Customer Officer for Demandforce, an automated Internet marketing and communication company specializing in small- to medium-sized businesses, recently acquired by Intuit Features spot interviews and "do this now" advice from resident experts at Demandforce, including the founders With the proliferation of social media and the consumer voice on the web, small business owners need to take a deliberate approach to leveraging this new marketing channel to effectively convert online conversations into offline sales. The Small Business Online Marketing Handbook shows you how.




Sustainable Tourism


Book Description

Ecotourism is an effective way for businesses in a tourism destination to have a positive impact on their host community. Whether the business in question is an experience provider, a lodging facility, a product-based company, or anything in between, this handbook provides the proper guidelines for sustainable and responsible business practices that promote the preservation of natural resources and wildlife and contribute to the socio-cultural and economic growth of the local community. This handbook is intended to be used by small and medium businesses, including those under development, entrepreneurs, and organizations in the tourism industry as a resource and a guide to adopt specific actions to become more sustainable and successful.




Small Business Formation Handbook


Book Description

A Complete Guide to Formations for the New Business Owner This comprehensive handbook describes the different types of business formations (sole proprietorships, partnerships, C corporations, S corporations, and limited liability companies), including the advantages and drawbacks of each, to help new small business owners make well-informed decisions. The first part of the book covers all the various legal business formations, with specific headings designed to help you eliminate the types of formations you cannot or should not use. Each type of formation includes examples of tax consequences as well as liability scenarios. The second part is dedicated to the forms you will need and the procedures you should follow to make your business run smoothly, in addition to the steps you should take to protect yourself from incurring penalties from various government agencies—state, local, and federal (most notably the IRS). You’ll find samples of all the necessary business and legal forms, including articles of incorporation, stockholder agreements, relevant IRS forms, and other government forms. Whether you’re just setting up a business or you’re already up and running and need to pinpoint the details you may have missed, the Small Business Formation Handbook puts all the answers you need right at your fingertips.




HR for Small Business


Book Description

Protect yourself and your small business! The book explains in simple, clear language what business owners and managers need to know about their relationship with their employees in order to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business from being sued. The new edition of this book includes everything from recruiting and hiring to discipline and termination and everything in between. Updated legal information has been added on the new minimum wage law that employers must be aware of, the right to privacy for employees, especially in terms of their email, Internet usage, and phone calls, and what employers need to do to comply with disability laws and FMLA. The appendices in this book include required postings in the workplace, legal holidays, online resources for employers and human resource professionals, a sample employee handbook outline, an employer tax calendar, and a complete glossary of terms.




Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook for Small and Midsize Companies


Book Description

In this book - the only mergers and acquisitions guide that focuses on small and midsize companies - experts from every profession and specialty related to the sale or acquisition of a business lead buyers and sellers step by step through each phase of the M & A process. Their aim is to help both parties avoid hazards and mistakes and arrive at a fair and mutually profitable arrangement. With 36 self-contained chapters that can be read in sequence or consulted independently, Mergers and Acquisitions for Small and Midsize Companies is both a comprehensive M & A tutorial for newcomers to the process and an indispensable reference for professionals involved in any aspect of the buying and selling of small and midsize companies.




Business Plans Handbook


Book Description

Presents a collection of business plans used by small companies thorughout North America.




How to Start a Business in Colorado


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SmartStart Your Business Today! How to Start a Business in Colorado is your road map to avoiding operational, legal and financial pitfalls and breaking through the bureaucratic red tape that often entangles new entrepreneurs. This all-in-one resource goes a step beyond other business how-to books to give you a jump-start on planning for your business. It provides you with: Valuable state-specific sample forms and letters on CD-ROM Mailing addresses, telephone numbers and websites for the federal, state, local and private agencies that will help get your business up and running State population statistics, income and consumption rates, major industry trends and overall business incentives to give you a better picture of doing business in Colorado Checklists, sample forms and a complete sample business plan to assist you with numerous startup details State-specific information on issues like choosing a legal form, selecting a business name, obtaining licenses and permits, registering to pay taxes and knowing your employer responsibilities Federal and state options for financing your new venture Resources, cost information, statistics and regulations have all been updated. That, plus a new easier-to-use layout putting all the state-specific information in one block of chapters, make this your must-have guide to getting your business off the ground.