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Author
Publisher
Potter Craft
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
An all-encompassing guide to starting and running a successful craft business draws on the expertise of the well-known nonprofit trade organization and provides authoritative coverage of everything from developing successful product lives and preparing taxes to forming LLCs.
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Intelligent strategies for starting and growing a small business with minimal personal financial riskA comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs from one of the most successful business creators in recent years, The Reluctant Entrepreneur: Turning Dreams into Profits addresses the fears and misconceptions that many people have about starting their own businesses, walking prospective owners through the necessary decisions they need to make before even...
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A veteran journalist follows an inspiring ensemble cast of small business owners fighting to keep their businesses alive through Covid-19, while exploring the sweeping trends and government policies that had brought small businesses to the breaking point long before the coronavirus hit. There is a tendency to fetishize small business even as it shrinks before our eyes. Americans extol the virtues of small, local, often family-run shops, yet buy...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This must-have guide to the leading small business accounting software goes over the key features of QuickBooks and shows you, step-by-step, how to plan your perfect budget, simplify tax returns, manage inventory and many other financial tasks.
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
What entrepreneur or founder doesnt aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or Airbnb? Yet those who actually manage to do so are exceedingly rare. So what separates the startups that get disrupted and disappear from the ones who grow to become global giants? The secret is blitzscaling: a set of techniques for scaling up at a dizzying pace that blows competitors out of the water. The objective of Blitzscaling is not to go from zero to one, but...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson draw on firsthand experience starting and scaling multiple companies over nearly two decades to crystallize their advice in Level Up, a how-to guide for small business owners. They share stories of building their own businesses, as well as actionable principles for founders looking to propel their ventures forward. They cover such topics as hiring, identifying a revenue strategy, recognizing when growth is a trap, and...
28) The entrepreneur equation: evaluating the realities, risks, and rewards of owning your own business
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
By understanding what it takes to build a valuable business as well as how to assess the risks and rewards of business ownership based on your personal circumstances, you can learn how to stack the odds of success in your favor.
Author
Publisher
J. Wiley and Sons
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"How individuals and communities can profit from local investing. In the wake of the financial crisis, investors are faced with a stark choice: entrust their hard-earned dollars to the Wall Street casino, or settle for anemic interest rates on savings, bonds, and CDs. Meanwhile, small businesses are being starved for the credit and capital they need to grow. There's got to be a better way.. In Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Starting a Business All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition is a treasure trove of useful information for new and would-be business owners. With content compiled from over ten best-selling For Dummies books, this guide will help with every part of starting your own business--from legal considerations to business plans, bookkeeping, and beyond. Whether you want to open a franchise, turn your crafting hobby into a money-maker, or kick off the next megahit...
34) The war on small business: how the government used the pandemic to crush the backbone of America
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In The War on Small Business, entrepreneur Carol Roth unveils the many abuses of power inflicted on small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Small business owners were thrown in jail for trying to make a living. Individual rights were discarded. Big government did what it does best-intentionally protect the rich and powerful. And if Americans don't wake up and stop it, politicians will continue to produce policies that intensify their war on...
35) Worth every penny: build a business that thrills your customers and still charge what you're worth
Author
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERA revelation for photographers: creating a profitable business is possible without getting into a slash-and-burn price war with your competitors. Many photographers and small business owners feel pressure to discount their products and services, especially when times are tough. After all, how else will they keep up with the low prices offered by their discounting competitors? What they don't...
36) War dogs
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Two friends in their early twenties living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio Hardcover
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Offers a concrete road map to rapidly grow your existing business while also gaining more freedom. You'll learn the three core elements to create a stable base from which to scale, how to pick the best strategy to get smart growth, and how to remove the predictable obstacles to scaling pillar by pillar inside your business. Plus you'll also get advice on how to execute in the face of conflicting demands and multiple responsibilities.
Author
Publisher
Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
“Leonard DuBoff has the unique talent to expose the simplicity in what might seem complicated and intimidating. I can give no higher praise.” Kelvin Scribner, CEO, Sagetech Corporation
Author
Publisher
AMACOM
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ready to finance your venture the Kickstarter way? With equity crowdfunding rules finalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the landmark 2012 JOBS Act has finally gone live, freeing small businesses to raise up to $1 million without a lengthy, expensive IPO process. Legal and small business expert Cliff Ennico has followed the equity crowdfunding story since its inception. Here, he explains the federal legislation and translates the 685-page...
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