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Start a Successful Business (Inc.) (Inc.) (Inc.) (Inc.) (Inc.) (Inc.) (Inc.) (Inc.): Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire
by Colleen DeBaiseLet Inc. help launch your dreams.Makers, doers, and dreamers — for decades they have turned to Inc. for help in getting their businesses off the ground. The publication’s keen advice clarifies the process, while startup stories fuel aspirations and spark action.Warby Parker shook up the eyewear sector with its innovative, socially-conscious business model. Skullcandy tapped into the surfing, skateboarding, and hip-hop scenes — and built a standout audio brand. All along, Inc. was there, capturing triumphs, setbacks, and lessons learned.Now, Start a Successful Business gathers these important lessons into a single path-charting guide. From brainstorming to crowdfunding to building partnerships, the book walks new and aspiring founders through seven crucial stages:Come up with a brilliant business ideaSelect the best structure and strategy for your startupFigure out fundingGet the word out — and get customersDig deep to discover their wants and needsBecome an exceptional leaderPrepare to go globalThroughout, celebrated entrepreneurs share ideas that worked for them, including where Sarah Blakely got the inspiration for Spanx, how Elon Musk stays insanely productive, why Rent the Runway ditched the business plan, and how a hashtag accelerated Airbnb’s success.With a fleet of trusted experts by your side, starting a business will be faster, less confusing — and a whole lot more fun.
Start a Successful Small Business: Teach Yourself
by Vera Hughes David Weller'Hits the bull's-eye with every chapter... Very highly recommended.' - The IndependentThis is a fully updated new edition of the bestselling guide for anyone who is thinking of starting their own business. It covers both the strategic and practical issues in the ideal level of detail for budding entrepreneurs, and is full of insider tips which will help give your business the edge in a tough marketplace.
Start a Successful Small Business: The complete guide to starting a business
by Vera Hughes David Weller'Hits the bull's-eye with every chapter... Very highly recommended.' - The IndependentThis is a fully updated new edition of the bestselling guide for anyone who is thinking of starting their own business. It covers both the strategic and practical issues in the ideal level of detail for budding entrepreneurs, and is full of insider tips which will help give your business the edge in a tough marketplace.
Start an Online Business in Easy Steps
by Jon SmithStart an Online Business in Easy Steps is an invaluable business guide as well as a practical guide to creating a successful online business.It starts by asking the reader to clearly think through why he/she wants to start a business; whether an online business is the right approach for the business and who the business is aimed at. It even suggests ways of raising finance for starting the business.Then, the guide covers the practical aspects: setting up the website, getting a domain name, e-commerce, and accounting and running the online business. It explains how to manage website as well as the supply chain for both types of businesses, where the reader is supplying physical products or where he/she is selling downloadable digitized products and subscriptions.Finally, the author uses his invaluable experience to guide the reader through marketing the business and online customer relations. He uses his insight to enlighten the reader to consider different revenue streams such as partnering with other websites as well as earning advertising revenue.A practical guide to inspire entrepreneurs!
Start and Run A Successful Cleaning Business: The essential guide to building a profitable company
by Robert GordonThe cleaning industry is worth billions each year. There is plenty of money to be made, and you don't require any specific qualifications to get started. What you do need is a range of key skills, and a personal determination to succeed.This book will give you insider knowledge of the world of office and domestic cleaning. It will provide you with all the practical tools you need to succeed in a competitive but rewarding industry.- The basics required to set up your business and the services you can offer.- How to develop sales, and how to find - and keep - satisfied clients.- How to find good staff, train them, and deal with problems.- How to maintain the quality of your service provision as you grow.- Managing the legal, health & safety, and insurance requirements.- How to develop your brand and grow your company.- Book keeping, debt control and finance- How to develop further lucrative services to offer your client base.
Start and Run A Successful Cleaning Business: The essential guide to building a profitable company
by Robert GordonThe cleaning industry is worth billions each year. There is plenty of money to be made, and you don't require any specific qualifications to get started. What you do need is a range of key skills, and a personal determination to succeed.This book will give you insider knowledge of the world of office and domestic cleaning. It will provide you with all the practical tools you need to succeed in a competitive but rewarding industry.- The basics required to set up your business and the services you can offer.- How to develop sales, and how to find - and keep - satisfied clients.- How to find good staff, train them, and deal with problems.- How to maintain the quality of your service provision as you grow.- Managing the legal, health & safety, and insurance requirements.- How to develop your brand and grow your company.- Book keeping, debt control and finance- How to develop further lucrative services to offer your client base.
Start and Run a Gardening Business, 4th Edition: Practical advice and information on how to manage a profitable business
by Paul PowerWhether your aspirations are simply to sell a selection of home grown plants from the boot of your car or to establish a succesful all-year-round gardening business, this book will show you how. It covers: preparing your business plan; getting kitted out; how to find work - and keep it; what services to offer; book-keeping for gardeners; planning the gardening year; how to get commercial contracts; providing estimates; the top ten most profitable gardening jobs.
Start and Run a Gardening Business, 4th Edition: Practical advice and information on how to manage a profitable business
by Paul PowerWhether your aspirations are simply to sell a selection of home grown plants from the boot of your car or to establish a succesful all-year-round gardening business, this book will show you how. It covers: preparing your business plan; getting kitted out; how to find work - and keep it; what services to offer; book-keeping for gardeners; planning the gardening year; how to get commercial contracts; providing estimates; the top ten most profitable gardening jobs.
Start and Run a Gift Shop: What you need to do to turn your idea into reality
by Val ClarkSetting up a shop, retail unit or market stall is one of the most accessible small business start-up options - it needs no specific training, no compulsory qualifications and no large capital outlay. Give your business a head start by following the advice in this book to make sure your business is built on solid foundations. It will tell you: how to research your business idea to ensure it will be a success; what you need to do to turn your idea into reality; and, how to manage yourself, your stock and your money to power ahead through good times and bad. No other book divulges this sort of insider knowledge of the retail trade. Author Val Clarke has over ten years' experience of starting up shops, running and selling them as well as importing and wholesaling. She has traded in a wide variety of goods, from clothing to furniture. Her latest venture, a mainstream gift and jewellery shop, opened in September 2007. This business is thriving, proving that her methods are successful and that times of economic downturn are also times of opportunity for the shrewd shopkeeper. 'When I opened my first shop I wished there was a book to help me. I learnt by trial and error, from my own mistakes and those of others. With this book you'll speed up the learning process and start to make a profit from day one'!
Start and Run a Residential Letting Agency
by Steve MartinThe letting industry is booming. With most properties too expensive for people to get on the housing ladder, a dearth of lending instruments, the need for a flexible and transient workforce, high divorce rates, and an increase in immigrants coming to the UK, more and more people are looking for rental accommodation. The requirement for professional letting and managing agents is high. Providing you have some business acumen and determination, you can run a successful lettings business without any specific prior knowledge. This book will provide much of the information you will need, and shows you how and where to get additional information, training and resources. The book provides a complete guide to starting and running your own residential letting agency even if you have no previous knowledge of the industry. It will also provide valuable information for anyone buying into a lettings franchise, or for people already working in the industry.Contents: Acknowlegements; Preface; 1. Background to the property letting and Management Business; 2. Where do I start?; 3. Setting up the Business; 4. Marketing; 5. Business Finance; 6. Staffing your Business; 7. Customer service and Exceeding Customer's Expectations; 8. Business Legal Requirements; 9. Complying with the Latest Letting Regulations and Legislation; 10. The Letting Process; 11. The Property Management Process; 12. Client Accounting Procedures; 13. Additional Income Sources; 14. The Next Step - Expanding and Diversifying; Index
Start and Run a Residential Letting Agency
by Steve MartinThe letting industry is booming. With most properties too expensive for people to get on the housing ladder, a dearth of lending instruments, the need for a flexible and transient workforce, high divorce rates, and an increase in immigrants coming to the UK, more and more people are looking for rental accommodation. The requirement for professional letting and managing agents is high. Providing you have some business acumen and determination, you can run a successful lettings business without any specific prior knowledge. This book will provide much of the information you will need, and shows you how and where to get additional information, training and resources. The book provides a complete guide to starting and running your own residential letting agency even if you have no previous knowledge of the industry. It will also provide valuable information for anyone buying into a lettings franchise, or for people already working in the industry.Contents: Acknowlegements; Preface; 1. Background to the property letting and Management Business; 2. Where do I start?; 3. Setting up the Business; 4. Marketing; 5. Business Finance; 6. Staffing your Business; 7. Customer service and Exceeding Customer's Expectations; 8. Business Legal Requirements; 9. Complying with the Latest Letting Regulations and Legislation; 10. The Letting Process; 11. The Property Management Process; 12. Client Accounting Procedures; 13. Additional Income Sources; 14. The Next Step - Expanding and Diversifying; Index
Start and Run a Sandwich and Coffee Shop
by Jill SutherlandIn this comprehensive guide, Jill Sutherland offers practical and realistic advice, designed to take would be sandwich bar owners from idea, to opening. Packed with top tips, real-life examples, checklists and anecdotes, it provides a stage-by-stage guide to your first year, from the planning of your business, to it's opening and becoming established. You'll learn how to: - Develop and research your sandwich bar 'idea' - Write a professional business plan - Find the right shop unit, and fit it out - Decide on suppliers - Manage food hygiene and health and safety - Create your menu and source produce - Budget, forecast and manage cash flow - Launch and generate interest - Employ and manage staff.
Start and Run a Sandwich and Coffee Shop (Small Business Start-ups Ser.)
by Jill SutherlandIn this comprehensive guide, Jill Sutherland offers practical and realistic advice, designed to take would be sandwich bar owners from idea, to opening. Packed with top tips, real-life examples, checklists and anecdotes, it provides a stage-by-stage guide to your first year, from the planning of your business, to it's opening and becoming established. You'll learn how to: - Develop and research your sandwich bar 'idea' - Write a professional business plan - Find the right shop unit, and fit it out - Decide on suppliers - Manage food hygiene and health and safety - Create your menu and source produce - Budget, forecast and manage cash flow - Launch and generate interest - Employ and manage staff.
Start and Run a Shop: How To Open A Successful Retail Business
by Deborah PenrithThere is nothing more satisfying than owning a shop of your own. Whether it's a designer clothing store, an exciting florist, or something for practically everything, this book will guide you through all you need to know about opening your own retail business. It is aimed at anyone who has a dream or a practical idea. It includes case histories of hands-on shop owners, their advice and top tips. You will be able to browse through such topics as: - Choosing the best location - Finding finance in a dwindling market - Developing a business plan - Exploring the costs of setting up - Selecting the products you want to carry - Decoration, displays and shelving - Meeting the challenges of a new business - Getting your business noticed in an internet age - Turning your passion into a profitable business
Start and Run a Shop: How to Open a Successful Retail Business
by Deborah PenrithThere is nothing more satisfying than owning a shop of your own. Whether it's a designer clothing store, an exciting florist, or something for practically everything, this book will guide you through all you need to know about opening your own retail business. It is aimed at anyone who has a dream or a practical idea. It includes case histories of hands-on shop owners, their advice and top tips. You will be able to browse through such topics as: - Choosing the best location - Finding finance in a dwindling market - Developing a business plan - Exploring the costs of setting up - Selecting the products you want to carry - Decoration, displays and shelving - Meeting the challenges of a new business - Getting your business noticed in an internet age - Turning your passion into a profitable business
Start and Run a Successful Beauty Salon: A Comprehensive Guide To Managing Or Acquiring Your Own Salon
by Bijan Yousef-Zadeh Sally MedcalfThis book is a step-by-step guide to starting and running a successful beauty salon. It is aimed at the budding entrepreneur; a qualified beautician working for someone else who now wants to go it alone; or someone who is looking to change direction in their career. It draws on the experience of two people who have spent the last 25 years on the high street and in the field of beauty therapy. The beauty industry is growing rapidly. The face and skincare industry is already a multi billion pound industry. The desire to look good and younger has never been stronger. Men are increasingly joining in, with actors and footballers now promoting skincare ranges. In this book you will find everything you need to know, from starting up to managing your own profitable salon. It includes: - Training and gaining experience - Deciding what type of salon you want to run, and finding the right location - Planning the layout and decor - Buying equipment & products - What treatments to offer and what clientele to target - Managing staff and understanding employment legislation - Dealing with finance and accounts - Marketing and advertising your salonContents: Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Starting out in the beauty industry; 2. The Salon; 3. Salon management; 4. Qualificaitons, training and skills; 5. Staff and employment; 6. Clients and treatments; 7. Selecting products, equipment and furniture; 8. Business management; 9. Finance, money and accounts; 10. Marketing, advertising and promotion; 11. Formula for success; Index.
Start and Run a Successful Beauty Salon: A comprehensive guide to managing or acquiring your own salon
by Bijan Yousef-Zadeh Sally MedcalfThis book is a step-by-step guide to starting and running a successful beauty salon. It is aimed at the budding entrepreneur; a qualified beautician working for someone else who now wants to go it alone; or someone who is looking to change direction in their career. It draws on the experience of two people who have spent the last 25 years on the high street and in the field of beauty therapy. The beauty industry is growing rapidly. The face and skincare industry is already a multi billion pound industry. The desire to look good and younger has never been stronger. Men are increasingly joining in, with actors and footballers now promoting skincare ranges. In this book you will find everything you need to know, from starting up to managing your own profitable salon. It includes: - Training and gaining experience - Deciding what type of salon you want to run, and finding the right location - Planning the layout and decor - Buying equipment & products - What treatments to offer and what clientele to target - Managing staff and understanding employment legislation - Dealing with finance and accounts - Marketing and advertising your salonContents: Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Starting out in the beauty industry; 2. The Salon; 3. Salon management; 4. Qualificaitons, training and skills; 5. Staff and employment; 6. Clients and treatments; 7. Selecting products, equipment and furniture; 8. Business management; 9. Finance, money and accounts; 10. Marketing, advertising and promotion; 11. Formula for success; Index.
Start and Run a Successful Complementary Therapy Business
by Jackie JonesBeing a great therapist and being a good business person require different skills. This book will help you as a therapist - new, or experienced - to concentrate on the things you need to do to make your business a success and avoid making costly mistakes along the way. It will help you understand the business you are entering into, decide what products and therapies you will offer, and how to differentiate yourself from the competition so that new clients will choose you. You will also discover how to: * identify your potential clients and market your business to them * choose the best business model for you to use, work out your costs and set your prices* produce a business plan which you can use continually to review how your business has progressed * keep efficient records of payments and outgoings * use the internet to effectively market your services and make full use of free marketing * prioritise the tasks you need to complete in setting up your business. / This comprehensive and accessible book includes case studies and examples, plus exercises to help you follow the steps needed to start and run your business. With it you will build your business on solid foundations and go on to develop a thriving therapy practice.
Start and Run a Successful Complementary Therapy Business
by Jackie JonesBeing a great therapist and being a good business person require different skills. This book will help you as a therapist - new, or experienced - to concentrate on the things you need to do to make your business a success and avoid making costly mistakes along the way. It will help you understand the business you are entering into, decide what products and therapies you will offer, and how to differentiate yourself from the competition so that new clients will choose you. You will also discover how to: * identify your potential clients and market your business to them * choose the best business model for you to use, work out your costs and set your prices* produce a business plan which you can use continually to review how your business has progressed * keep efficient records of payments and outgoings * use the internet to effectively market your services and make full use of free marketing * prioritise the tasks you need to complete in setting up your business. / This comprehensive and accessible book includes case studies and examples, plus exercises to help you follow the steps needed to start and run your business. With it you will build your business on solid foundations and go on to develop a thriving therapy practice.
Start at the End: How Companies Can Grow Bigger and Faster by Reversing Their Business Plan
by David LavinskyRe-focus your business plan and achieve the success your business deserves Business owners, and their teams, often lose their way in the midst of the day-to-day stress of generating sales and profits. Whether your goal is selling millions of your product, expanding operations to a new location, or generating more profits, Start at the End offers a unique approach and action steps for business owners and entrepreneurs to redevelop your business plan and achieve ultimate success. You'll learn how to re-create your long-term vision and then make continuous progress in achieving that vision while continuing to hit your short-term goals. Start at the End offers inspiring stories of other entrepreneurs who have achieved significant success in this area, as well as easy-to-follow exercises and next steps. Shows how to develop a realistic business and financial model based on market data Explains how to identify and pursue new opportunities, raise capital, and build growth strategies Start at the End gives business owners a chance to take a step back, re-evaluate your business, and redesign your business plan to achieve the success you dreamed of when you first launched your company.
Start at the End: How to Build Products That Create Change
by Matt WallaertNudge meets Hooked in a practical approach to designing products and services that change behavior, from what we buy to how we work.Deciding what to create at modern companies often looks like an episode of Mad Men: people throw ideas around until one sounds sexy enough to execute and then they scale it to everyone. The result? Companies overspend on marketing to drive engagement with products and services that people don't want and won't help them be happier and healthier.Start at the End offers a new framework for design, grounded in behavioral science. Technology executive and behavioral scientist Matt Wallaert argues that the purpose of everything is behavior change. By starting with outcomes instead of processes, the most effective companies understand what people want to do and why they aren't already doing it, then build products and services to bridge the gap.Wallaert is a behavioral psychologist who has led product design at organizations ranging from startups like Clover Health to industry leaders such as Microsoft. Whether dissecting the success behind Uber's ridesharing service or Flamin' Hot Cheetos, he underscores with clarity and humor how this approach can improve the way we work and live. This is an essential roadmap for building products that matter--and changing behavior for the better.
Start to Draw: Visual Communication in the Workplace
by Axelle VanquaillieWhether you want to convince your co-workers of your ideas in important meetings, or would do anything to have your presentations remembered forever, or want to stand out as a coach and have your ideas last forever in a company, you need to be able to visualize your ideas. Start to Draw is a hands-on guide discussing the positive aspects of drawing and visualizing your ideas in your work environment. It is an accessible, richly illustrated and bite-size book providing insight into why drawing works, how you can have a great impact on your own (and others') professional work, and how you can end up with a more creative approach to your job.
Start up and Run Your Own Coffee Shop and Lunch Bar, 2nd Edition: Expert Advice From An Author Who Has Been There, Done It, And Is Still Doing It
by Heather Lyon2nd edition of this accessible guide - expert advice, first hand experience, and practical information on how to launch and run your new business. Added value - includes popular recipes from the author's own coffee shop.
Start up and Run Your Own Coffee Shop and Lunch Bar, 2nd Edition: Expert Advice From An Author Who Has Been There, Done It, And Is Still Doing It
by Heather Lyon2nd edition of this accessible guide - expert advice, first hand experience, and practical information on how to launch and run your new business. Added value - includes popular recipes from the author's own coffee shop.
Start with Hello: How to Convert Today's Stranger into Tomorrow's Client
by Linda ColesHow and why the ability to connect with strangers is vital to business success Good communication with colleagues and clients is an important aspect of doing business successfully. But if you're only talking to your associates, you're missing out on half the story and leaving money on the table. Start with "Hello" reveals how the most successful businesspeople and leaders share an overlooked and underappreciated talent—the ability to engage and communicate with strangers in productive, creative ways. Put simply, people like to do business with people they know, like, and trust. So get to know more people! Even if you don't think of yourself as the most outgoing person, you can learn to be more open and engaging to strangers. The book explains simple, key aspects of communication that make it easy to connect with new people, including behavioral styles, body language, and eye contact. Add together simple tips for starting conversations and following-up on them, and you'll be well on your way to making the business connections that count. Features straightforward guidance for anyone who needs help building new connections with new people Written by a high-profile expert and thought leader in the art of relationship building Includes real stories that reveal how often chance meetings and conversations develop into profitable business relationships In a small, hyper-connected world, today's stranger might be tomorrow's client. If you want to boost your business prospects in simple, practical ways, Start with "Hello" is the resource for you.