Small Business For Dummies® [Paperback]

This comprehensive and practical guide addresses how to find your business niche and time a start-up, figure out approximate costs, identify legal and tax issues, market products or services, and learn bookkeeping basics. Also recommended: Steven D. Peterson and others' Business Plans Kit for Dummies (3d ed. Wiley, May 2010.) (Library Journal, May 1, 2010)

Get down to business with this enterprising guide by financial and business wizards Eric Tyson and Jim Schell. Small Business For Dummies means business when it comes to helping you draft a new business plan, manage costs and budgets, and maintain that crucial competitive edge. You'll profit from the hands-on advice and real-world examples that cover every aspect of starting, running, and building your own successful business, all packed in common-sense order between the covers of Small Business For Dummies. Whether you're just making the leap from employee to entrepreneur or you're looking to expand your established small business, you'll find this great guide to be one of your most valuable company resources. Authors Tyson and Schell have, between the two of them, more than four decades of experience in starting and running successful small businesses. Throughout the book, they share the lessons they've learned -- sometimes the hard way -- to save you plenty of time and trouble when it comes to surviving your own small business ventures (and adventures).

"No one should try to start a business without this book." Hattie Bryant, creator of the PBS series Small Business 2000 Praise for Eric Tyson's bestselling Personal Finance For Dummies^® "Among my favorite financial guides." —Jonathan Clements, The Wall Street Journal "A standout personal finance primer…. Provides detailed, action-oriented advice." —Kristin Davis, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine "By far, the best book I have read on financial planning." —Althea Thompson, producer, PBS Nightly Business Report

Tried-and-true strategies for developing a winning business

Your ultimate business partner! Packed with savvy tips and advice

"Eric Tyson continues his never-ending quest to help people gain economic self-sufficiency and freedom." James C. Collins, coauthor of Built to Last Make the leap from employee to entrepreneur with this enterprising guide. From drafting your business plan to managing costs to maintaining the competitive edge, you'll profit from the authors' expert hands-on advice and real-world examples covering every aspect of starting, running, and building your own successful business.

Discover how to: Identify opportunities that match your skills Get the financing you need Find and retain great employees Keep your customers happy Grow your business with savvy marketing

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Eric Tyson, MBA, is the author of For Dummies^® bestsellers on personal finance, investing and taxes. Jim Schell has started four successful small businesses.

An intimate guide to small business goes beyond the economic issues to address the lifestyle and personality factors that can make small business owners ecstatic or miserable. The authors describe the pros and cons of many types of small business and understand the personal experience of managing these types of enterprises. Their thinking will force prospective entrepreneurs to look closely at their preferences and tolerances. These are experienced writers who know what theyre talking about. The razor-sharp abridgment of this second edition has no gratuitous thoughts or undeveloped ideas. Brett Barrys angular, no-nonsense tone is always enjoyable. Here he sounds riveted to the authors intentions and ideas. T.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.