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With this newly updated edition, the experts show you how to make your dreams of starting a business come true!
This guide from the publishers of is designed to help potential business owners through the start up phase, whether starting a new business, purchasing an existing one, or buying into a franchise. It includes information on government loans, the basics of bookkeeping, defining a product's target market, obtaining licenses and permits, business insurance, and taxes. The second edition includes new sections on home-based businesses and e-commerce. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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nationally recognized expert on small business, provides guidance, inspiration, and advice to millions of entrepreneurs each month as senior vice president/editorial director of Entrepreneur magazine.
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June 15, 2004: Good book that covers a very wide rage of topics that every new business owner should become familliar with. I read it twice, once while preparing and planning my business then again after our release date. Both times I got exactly the info I needed to guide my decisions.
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June 23, 2003: If you want to start your own business, whether you know what you want to do or not, this is the book to use. This will tell everything you need to know about starting your own business, from the basics to the in depth.