Unofficial Guides
2 primary works
Book 83
The inside scoop ...for when you want more than the official line. Want to be your own boss but aren't quite sure how to make it happen? This savvy guide will show you the way. Now revised and updated to cover the latest regulations, techniques, and trends, it walks you step by step through the entire start-up process, from coming up with a business plan and lining up financing to setting up shop, marketing to your customer base, and dealing with accounting, taxes, insurance, and licenses.Packed with real-world tips and tricks that you won't find anywhere else, it delivers: all the know-how you need to declare independence from the 9-to-5 world, launch your business - and watch the profits grow; vital Information on real-world entrepreneurship that other sources don't reveal; insider secrets on how to secure financing and choose a winning location; money-saving techniques, including low-cost ways to market your business; time-saving tips for creating a business plan and handling legal and accounting basics; the latest trends, including how to launch a profitable home- or Web-based business; and, handy checklists and charts to help you plan your start-up and succeed in the marketplace.
Book 172
The Unofficial Guide to Marketing Your Small Business
by Marcia Layton Turner
Published 1 January 2006
From the author of the successful The Unofficial Guide to Marketing Your Small Business, this handy guide provides detailed information on low-budget, high-impact marketing techniques that produce near-immediate results. Small businesses need a quick return on their marketing investments, and this book shows the best ways to achieve it. Small business expert Marcia Layton Turner puts her wealth of business knowledge to work for business owners who need results now. The Unofficial Guide to Marketing Your Small Business provides comprehensive, straightforward coverage of everything small and large businesses need to know about the vital basics of effective marketing. Marcia Layton Turner (Rochester, NY) is the founder of her own marketing consulting firm and a small business expert who has been profiled or quoted in such publications as Money, Entrepreneur, and USA Weekend. She is also the author of The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Small Business (0-7645-7285-7), from Wiley.