The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Plans


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The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Business Plansoffers both the tactical and economic considerations to start and sustain your company-- and keep ahead of the competition. The book explores the crucial elements of a business plan-- with examples, information about credit and hot is perceived by investors, expert marketing suggestions, and effective strategies for putting together operational and sales plans.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Strategic Planning


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Get ahead of the competition with some expert planning. As any business manager knows, success doesn't just happen. It takes hard work and planning to get the desired results. Strategic planning is the discipline that helps businesses build on their present success by analyzing all the factors that can impact the future and take measures to anticipate them.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Strategic Planning offers clear and concrete discussions about: ? Defining business goals in mission statements ? Proven methods to gather the information necessary to formulate a strategy ? Anticipating the competition ? Executing a strategic plan




Idiot's Guide: Starting a Food Truck Business


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- Everything readers need to know to start up and operate a wildly popular mobile food business - Includes crucial marketing expertise from a successful food truck entrepreneur




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Best Practices for Small Business


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• Illustrates how to make money and keep it with time-honored strategies • Insightful real-life anecdotes to illustrate key concepts




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Winery


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Making the dream a reality… For many people, owning and running a winery is a dream job. According to Wine Business Monthly, the number of wineries in the U.S. has jumped 26% in less than three years. To carry out this dream, one must understand that wine making involves both science and art. Starting a winery is just like starting any other business and requires planning and a deep understanding of the industry. In The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Starting and Running a Winery, readers will learn: •How to put together a business plan •Different varieties of grapes and wines •How to lay out a floor plan and what equipment is needed •How to promote wines




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business


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Offers advice on starting a home-based business, with chapters on creating a business concept, buying a franchise, turnkey businesses, business plans, insurance, and taxes.







The Complete Idiot's Guide to Value Investing


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Value investing concentrates on business tangibles and common sense. This guide explains these strategies in clear, jargon-free terms, and gives advice on- the importance of knowing the four major parts of a company's annual report and how to read them, how to listen for insights into the company plans and performance during the CEO's discussion with analysts, and major strategic investment policies that drive value investing and how to select the one right for your goals. From an expert financial writer Red-hot investment strategy in this troubled financial climate Billionaire gurus like Warren Buffet advocate value investing




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business


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Act on your dreams of starting a business with this lighthearted, user-friendly guide that provides expert advice on business planning, financing, legal concerns, and marketing issues--all the information one needs to become his or her own boss. Line drawings.