Books, Business & Investing, Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Business Plans

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Eric Tyson
Small Business for Dummies, 2nd Edition
by audible.com (Audio Download)

Take control of your future and make the leap from employee to entrepreneur with this enterprising guide. From drafting a business plan to managing costs, you'll profit from expert advice and real-world examples that cover every aspect of building your own business. Read by Brett Barry

Rhonda Abrams
The Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies (Successful Business Plan Secrets and Strategies, 3rd ed)
by Running "R" Media (Paperback)

This completely updated third edition of Rhonda Abrams' best-seller is a complete, step-by-step guide to researching and writing a knock-out business plan. Required reading at America's top business schools, it's been called "the entrepreneur's bible," having helped thousands of successful business people get the funding they need to launch their businesses. With a foreword by renowned venture capitalist Eugene Kleiner, THE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PLAN is packed with insider tips on writing and formatting a business plan that will stand out from the crowd. Book features: -- 99 worksheets help you get started quickly, taking you through every critical section of a successful business plan -- A fully-written sample business plan offers guidance on length, style, formatting and language -- Special chapters address issues of concern for service, manufacturing, retail, and Internet companies -- The Abrams Method of Flow-Through Financials helps make easy work of number ...

Steven K. Gold
Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture
by Learning Ventures Press (Paperback)

Entrepreneur's Notebook propels you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process. It is an invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs that includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing. This excellent book provides an incredible amount of practical information that will help you make smarter decisions and avoid costly mistakes. The author, Steven K. Gold, is an accomplished entrepreneur who has co-founded and led five early-stage ventures. As an investor and mentor, he also advises many entrepreneurs and young companies. He earned his B.S.E. in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.D. from Brown University Medical School.

Steven D. Peterson, Peter E. Jaret
Business Plans Kit for Dummies (With CD-ROM)
by For Dummies (Paperback)

While Business Plans For Dummies covers the strategy of putting a business plan together, Business Plans Kit For Dummies covers how to put a business plan to work! This kit covers business plans for every stage (and every type) of business: e-business, sole proprietorships, small businesses, service companies, high-tech companies, non-profits -- even business plans for middle managers and restructuring a company. It emphasizes methods for obtaining funding and sources to tap for capital, and explains how to formulate business plans according to the planned business model -- bricks-and-mortar vs. e-business. It also includes updated terminology and jargon from the business planning and venture capital industries, and shows you how to gear specific plans for businesses in different phases of development (i.e., startup, expansion, etc.).

James T., Jr. Horan
The One Page Business Plan: Start With a Vision, Build a Company!
by One Page Business Plan Company (Paperback)

This book will show you how to write your own One Page Business Plan for start-ups, small to mid-sized companies, corporate divisions, and non- profits. It doesn't have to take agonizing meetings, pounds of documents, or endless spreadsheets to produce a meaningful business plan. A single page can contain all of the essential elements you need to successfully present your ideas to management, banks, the SBA, venture capitalists, and boards of directors.

Jay Conrad Levinson, Jeannie Levinson
Startup Guide to Guerrilla Marketing: A Simple Battle Plan for First-Time Marketers
by Entrepreneur Press (Paperback)

How to Get Started with Guerrilla Marketing "Jay is a genius. Now you can be one too. Just do what he and Jeannie say, don't tell anyone where you got the ideas and you're in. On the other hand, that would be selfish. Time to tell everyone you know what an amazing resource you're getting..." -Seth Godin, author of Meatball Sundae “The Guerrilla Marketing series has gained the well deserved trust of millions of followers worldwide who have benefited greatly from its wisdom. Now comes the Startup Guide to Guerrilla Marketing that will enable readers everywhere to adopt the mindset of a guerrilla marketer in order to achieve better business results, at less cost, faster. This is a wonderful book from equally wonderful people.” -Stephen M.R. Covey, author of The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything "If you are starting a business on a tight budget, this book is for you! The Father of Guerrilla Marketing reveals dozens of high impact, low-cost ...

Leon C. Megginson, Mary Jane Byrd, William L. Megginson
Small Business Management: An Entrepreneur's Guidebook with CD Business Plan Templates
by McGraw-Hill/Irwin (Paperback)

Small Business Management: An Entrepreneur's Guidebook, 4e, takes a practical, down-to-earth approach to planning, organizing, and managing a small business. While based on current research, theory, and practice, the material is presented from a “how-to” perspective, with many practical examples and applications from the business world. This text also explores arguments both for and against owning a small business. All three authors, Megginson, Byrd and Megginson, have had meaningful experience in the “real world” as an owner, manager or employee of one or more small businesses.inesses.

Rick Segel
Retail Business Kit For Dummies
by For Dummies (Paperback)

Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned retail entrepreneur, Retail Business Kit For Dummies shows you how to start and run your business in today’s retail marketplace—from your original dream and the day-to-day operation to establishing a connection with customers and increasing your sales, both on the Web and at a brick-and-mortar shop. In this practical, how-to guide, retail expert Rick Segel shares his expertise and reveals what it takes to be successful. You’ll get a handle of the basics of launching and growing your business, from writing a business plan and finding a great location to hiring and keeping great staff. Find out how to meet and exceed customer expectations, create a positive shopping experience, provide top-notch customer service, and earn customer loyalty. And, the Bonus CD includes forms, templates, and samples that help simplify every business task, from managing inventory to creating sales and more! Discover how to: Launch a ...

Arthur R. DeThomas Ph.D., Lin Grensing-Pophal
Writing a Convincing Business Plan
by Barron's Educational Series (Paperback)

Creating a financing proposal, describing the business's operations and goals, forecasting markets and sales, creating marketing and operating plans, obtaining financing from primary and secondary sources, and much more. This new edition also features a list of names and addresses of business and library resources, as well as web site addresses that are especially useful to small business owners. Titles in Barron's Business Library series are currently being revised and updated, and re-set in an attractive new paperback format. They are written especially for men and women starting a company or managing a small-to-medium-size business. Emphasis is on practical problem solving, and examples cited in these books are based on realistic business situations.

Sharon Fullen, Dianna Podmoroff
How to Write a Great Business Plan for Your Small Business in 60 Minutes or Less - With Companion CD-ROM
by Atlantic Publishing Company (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-01-01)

A business plan precisely defines your business, identifies your goals and serves as your firm's resumé. The importance of a comprehensive, thoughtful business plan cannot be over- emphasized. Much hinges on it: outside funding, credit from suppliers, management of your operation and finances, promotion and marketing of your business, achievement of your goals and objectives. Yet many small businesses never take the time to prepare one. Now it's easy—and you can do it in less than an hour. This new book and companion CD-ROM will demonstrate how to construct a current and pro- forma balance sheet, an income statement and a cash flow analysis. You will learn to allocate resources properly, handle unforeseen complications and make good business decisions. The CD-ROM, written in Microsoft Word, allows you to simply plug in your own information while providing specific and organized information about your company.

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