Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

So you want to start a business : eight steps to startup success / John B. Vinturella, PhD.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Entrepreneurship and small business management collectionPublisher: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, [(c)2024.]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvii, 178 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781637425862
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleLOC classification:
  • HD62.5
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Step 1. Think like an entrepreneur. Chapter objectives. a. What is entrepreneurship? ; born Small business opportunities ; c. The entrepreneurial process ; d. The nature of small business ; Summary ; Case study 1-1 Used-book store ; Study questions -- Step 2. Consider the Internet. Chapter objectives. a. Why the Internet? ; born Search engine optimization ; c. Pay-per-click ; d. Social media ; e. Selling on Amazon and eBay ; Study questions -- Step 3. Research the market. Chapter objectives. a. Market research fundamentals ; Study questions 1 ; Study questions 2 ; born The marketing plan ; Summary ; Study questions 3 -- Step 4. Check feasibility ; Chapter objectives ; Break-even analysis ; Study questions -- Step 5. Consider alternatives. Chapter objectives. a. Remote work ; born Home-based businesses ; c. Franchising ; Case study 5-1 SpeeDee Oil Change of St. Charles Ave. d. Busying an existing business ; Study questions e. Business valuation ; Case study 5-2 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (A) ; Study questions ; f. Negotiating the sale ; Case study 5-3 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (B) ; Study questions -- Step 6. Write a business plan. Chapter objectives. a. Busines planning overview ; born The strategic plan ; Case study 6-1 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (C) ; Study questions ; c. Elements of style ; Summary ; Case study 6-2 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (D) ; Study questions --- Step 7. Fund the venture. Chapter objectives. a. The financial plan -- Step 8. Grow the business. Chapter objectives. a. More about angel financing ; born The ethical individual ; c. The ethical company ; d. The survival stage: cash flow and performance measurement ; e. Success: going for the growth ; f. Disengagement ; Summary ; Case study 8-1 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (E) ; Study questions -- Appendix.
Abstract: you've been thinking about starting your own business, you NEED to READ THIS BOOK! This book helps future entrepreneurs have a much better chance to succeed in what is a very scary venture, starting your own business. People go to school to get an education to help them find a career. No one goes to a school to learn how to start a business because there are no schools or specific courses you can take to learn exactly what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. This book IS THAT course to help you learn the basic skills you'll need to run a successful business.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number URL Status Date due Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE HD62.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available BEP9781637425862

Step 1. Think like an entrepreneur. Chapter objectives. a. What is entrepreneurship? ; born Small business opportunities ; c. The entrepreneurial process ; d. The nature of small business ; Summary ; Case study 1-1 Used-book store ; Study questions -- Step 2. Consider the Internet. Chapter objectives. a. Why the Internet? ; born Search engine optimization ; c. Pay-per-click ; d. Social media ; e. Selling on Amazon and eBay ; Study questions -- Step 3. Research the market. Chapter objectives. a. Market research fundamentals ; Study questions 1 ; Study questions 2 ; born The marketing plan ; Summary ; Study questions 3 -- Step 4. Check feasibility ; Chapter objectives ; Break-even analysis ; Study questions -- Step 5. Consider alternatives. Chapter objectives. a. Remote work ; born Home-based businesses ; c. Franchising ; Case study 5-1 SpeeDee Oil Change of St. Charles Ave. d. Busying an existing business ; Study questions e. Business valuation ; Case study 5-2 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (A) ; Study questions ; f. Negotiating the sale ; Case study 5-3 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (B) ; Study questions -- Step 6. Write a business plan. Chapter objectives. a. Busines planning overview ; born The strategic plan ; Case study 6-1 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (C) ; Study questions ; c. Elements of style ; Summary ; Case study 6-2 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (D) ; Study questions --- Step 7. Fund the venture. Chapter objectives. a. The financial plan -- Step 8. Grow the business. Chapter objectives. a. More about angel financing ; born The ethical individual ; c. The ethical company ; d. The survival stage: cash flow and performance measurement ; e. Success: going for the growth ; f. Disengagement ; Summary ; Case study 8-1 Tammany Supply, Incorporated (E) ; Study questions -- Appendix.

Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.

you've been thinking about starting your own business, you NEED to READ THIS BOOK! This book helps future entrepreneurs have a much better chance to succeed in what is a very scary venture, starting your own business. People go to school to get an education to help them find a career. No one goes to a school to learn how to start a business because there are no schools or specific courses you can take to learn exactly what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. This book IS THAT course to help you learn the basic skills you'll need to run a successful business.

COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:

https://lib.ciu.edu/copyright-request-form

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

Description based on PDF viewed 07/16/2024.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.