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1) Paperback Book So, You Want to Start a Business?: 8 Steps to Take Before Making the Leap by FT Press. If you are thinking about starting your first business, you are already counting the money you will make. Do yourself a favor and read this book before you make the leap. It will save you a lot of heartburn and after you have started.
Being a large business owner and the owner of a new startup company, I can tell you from personal first-hand experience every word in this book should be taken to heart. Be brave and go for it, but know the pitfalls that most people fall into after they have started their business.
One example from the book is that people who are ready to start their own business are counting the money they are already going to make. I have been there and done that. It was nice to see a book that will ground you so you don´t make the mistake of succumbing to the negatives that outlook can have.
Read the book! Be successful! Make lots of money and do it wisely!¤ 2) Paperback Book So, You Want to Start a Business?: 8 Steps to Take Before Making the Leap by FT Press. An adequately researched and cleverly articulated book to help anyone devise a sustainable business plan. A must read for every startup wannabes. Having a vague venture idea, I am using the book as a yardstick of reality to write my B-plan.
I am also looking forward to learn from Hess in person , if admitted to Darden´s program.¤ 3) Paperback Book So, You Want to Start a Business?: 8 Steps to Take Before Making the Leap by FT Press.
What a book. Just wonderful. I´ve been reading books on business plans and books related to business plans on and off over the past couple of years. I have found a number of adequate books on business plans, but this book (and "The Business Rules" ISBN: 1599180618) both do a pretty good job explaining what you need to know in order to write a great business plan.
Neither book tells you how to write a business plan. However, they are great books to help you polish up the business plan you have already written. If you are interested in preparing a great business plan, or in need of some strategic planning regarding a business plan you have already written, then I highly recommend you get a copy of either or both books and study them.
Included in this book is great content related to what the author claims to be 124 Business Lessons spread over 10 chapters as follows:
0. Introduction
1. Can you be a successful entrepreneur? (15 lessons)
2. Basic rules of business success (8 lessons)
3. What is a good business opportunity? (10 lessons)
4. How do you choose the right business customers? (9 lessons)
5. How do you design your product or service? (14 lessons)
6. What is the right price for your product or service? (9 lessons)
7. How can you overcome customer inertia? (9 lessons)
8. How to manage your business (22 lessons)
9. How do you find and keep good employees? (15 lessons)
10. How do you manage growth? (13 lessons)
11. Conclusion
As you read this book with your business plan in mind I guarantee you will think of many things you have left out of your business plan that should have been included. I also guarantee that you will think of things that you have included in your business plan that should be changed. This book is a goldmine of information you need in order to tweek your business plan so your business will be as successful as possible. And if your business cannot be successful, then this book will have helped you figure that out, too.
The conclusion to the book is basically just a summary of the 124 lessons learned. And it also summarizes "55 Business Rules" the author plants throughout the book that provide great wisdom.
I would have liked the book better if it had included a chapter, some lessons, and business rules regarding marketing. The book is totally lacking when it comes to that subject. But what the book does cover it covers well. 5 stars!¤ 4) Paperback Book So, You Want to Start a Business?: 8 Steps to Take Before Making the Leap by FT Press. "Hess and Goetz present a roadmap for how to avoid the things that can cause you to stumble and how to build a business the right way." --JEFF ZEIGLER, CEO, TechTurn.com, Austin, TX "When I started my graphic design business, I knew I had enough talent to impress and keep my clients, but I struggled with the day to day running of the business. So, You Want To Start A Business? is the blueprint I needed to get organized and put all the right things in place." --KORY BAILEY, Owner, Creative Counterpart Build the Successful Company You´ve Always Wanted to Own! *Avoid the 8 disastrous operational mistakes that kill new businesses *Walk step-by-step through the entire process of building a winning business *Master 55 amazingly simple rules of business success *For every entrepreneur and potential entrepreneur...no previous business experience necessary! *Launch the winning business you´ve always wanted!or make more money in the business you´ve already started! More than 5,000,000 new businesses are started each year!but 70% of them will fail.Now, two renowned experts on entrepreneurship identify the 8 "killer mistakes" that cause most business failures--and give you the knowledge, tools, and hands-on advice to avoid them, so you can build a business that thrives. Unlike other books on entrepreneurship, this book focuses on the crucial operational issues associated with consistent profitability. You´ll learn how to identify the right opportunities and customers; design winning products and services; set the right prices; overcome customer inertia; avoid common day-to-day management mistakes; find and keep good employees; and finally, smoothly manage growth. Throughout, the authors draw on real life entrepreneurial experiences, case studies, and leading-edge research. There´s nothing theoretical here: This is fast-paced, 100% practical advice you can use to make your business dreams and goals come true--starting right now. What really makes a successful entrepreneur? What they do, how they act...and how to find your best path to business success Get the 3 "Ws" right from the start What will you sell, who will buy it--and why will they buy it?55 simple, indispensable rules for success What you must know about customers, competitors, and your employees The art and science of managing people, operations, and growth Create processes, set priorities, maximize quality, measure people--and improve every day¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 22-Nov-2008, 01371266709780137126675, 690-770-680-700-540-100-700-560-871-8 
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