How to Start Your Own Business...and Succeed - Tapa dura

This book provides advice and guidance on almost every topic related to starting a small business. From finance to marketing it provides practical, down-to-earth advice that can help any budding entrepreneur succeed. This second edition contains sections on customer relations, retail operations, and managing computers. Readers will find 14 worksheets covering every aspect of operating a small business - managing personnel, managing productivity and growth, controlling manufacturing, raising money, analyzing the market and consumer behaviour. Also included is a complete outline for developing the all-important business plan. This edition also offers an IBM-compatible computer disk that can be used to create a balance sheet, develop an income statement, analyze cash flow, and use financial ratios to determine the current status of any business.