Growing your Business

Growing Your Business helps owner/managers develop growth strategies for their businesses by providing frameworks, ideas, inspiration and hands-on assignments. Its contents are a distillation of the authors’ knowledge and experience, which has successfully helped hundreds of owner/managers to grow and develop their businesses and themselves over the last twenty years. Filled with case studies and examples of businesses involved with the world-renowned Business Growth and Development Programme (BGP) at the Cranfield School of Management, this book covers all industry sectors and includes high profile names such as Karan Bilimoria of Cobra Beer, Angus Thirlwell of Hotel Chocolat and Lara Morgan of Pacific Direct. As well as being an ideal text for courses and modules in small business development and business growth at undergraduate and MBA levels, this book also stands on its own as an invaluable 'workbook' that enables any owner manager to develop their own growth strategy and take their business to the next level.

Growing your Business: A Handbook for Ambitious Owner-Managers

Business & Money

Barrow, Paul

Clarke, Liz

Burke, Gerard

Molian, David

Management & Leadership

Routledge

The easiest way to master the art of bookkeeping.    Accurate bookkeeping is crucial to every business - but few people relish the task. This straight-talking guide simplifies every aspect of financial record keeping, walking you through all the basic skills you need. From tracking transactions and keeping ledgers to producing balance sheets and year-end reports, this book makes bookkeeping your best friend in business.

Bookkeeping For Dummies

Epstein, Lita

Kelly, Jane

Accounting

For Dummies

Published in association with The Sunday Times

Raising Finance: A Practical Guide for Starting, Expanding & Selling Your Business (Sunday Times Business Enterprise Guide)

Kogan Page Business Books

* Hands-on guide to preparing a winning business plan

The Business Plan Workbook (Sunday Times Business Enterprise Guide)

Brown, Robert

Barrow, Colin

Without a business plan, no bank, venture capital house, or corporate parent will consider finance for a start up, expansion or venture funding.  Written for entrepreneurs, executives, and students, The Business Plan Workbook is a guide to all aspects of business planning.  Based on methodology developed at the Cranfield School of Management and using successful real-life business plans, The Business Plan Workbook brings together the process and procedures required to produce that persuasive plan. The case examples in this edition have been updated and include a cross-section of businesses at various stages in their development.

The Business Plan Workbook: The Definitive Guide to Researching, Writing Up and Presenting a Winning Plan

Kogan Page.

Without a business plan, no bank, venture capital house, or corporate parent will consider finance for start-up, expansion or venture funding. The Business Plan Workbook is an essential guide to all aspects of business planning for entrepreneurs, senior executives and students alike. Using successful real life business plans, this book brings together the process and procedures required to produce that persuasive business plan. The step-by-step approach covers the key topics, including: -validating a business idea -practical ways to research a market -developing a marketing strategy -branding a business -raising finances -forecasting and decision-making techniques -structuring, writing up and presenting a business plan This seventh edition has updated information on competitive strategy, the Five Forces Theory of Industry Structure and other strategic options, such as cost leadership, focus and differentiation. New, high profile case studies include companies such as IKEA, Starbucks and LinkedIn and cover businesses at various stages in their development, making the book a great value for business professionals from any background.

The Business Plan Workbook

Equally suitable for academic and professional courses and for those developing small businesses, this book provides 29 assignments that cover all aspects of business planning, from creating a competitive business strategy through to forecasting sales volume and value. The new edition includes new material on how to come up with a winning business idea, strategies for planning growth, and reviewing product or service propositions. It also features new and updated case studies and online resources.

The Business Plan Workbook: A Practical Guide to New Venture Creation and Development

Finance

One of the most important steps in launching or expanding a venture is the creation of a business plan. The absence of a written business plan can lead to failure for new businesses, and inhibit growth and development. Based on methodology developed at Cranfield School of Management, The Business Plan Workbook takes a practical approach to the topic of business planning. Perfect for those growing businesses, as well as a range of academic and professional courses, this title takes the reader step-by-step through each phase of the development of a business plan, from creating a competitive business strategy to its writing and presentation. With 29 corresponding assignments that each includes case studies such as Hotmail, Cobra Beer, IKEA and Amazon, actively engaging questions and worksheets, it will enable you to validate your business idea, brand your business, research your market, and raise finance.
This new edition includes an additional assignment covering online content, key words, SEO, Social Media, traffic tracking, affiliate marketing and online advertising. With a range of fresh case studies including BrewDog, Chilango and Honest Burgers, this fully updated ninth edition of The Business Plan Workbook is an invaluable and comprehensive guide to all aspects of business planning. Online supporting resources for this book include lecture slides, test questions and answers, and a new guide to online courses, lectures and case studies.

The Business Plan Workbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating and Developing a Successful Business

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Growing your Business: A Handbook for Ambitious Owner-Managers

Growing your Business

Bookkeeping For Dummies

Raising Finance: A Practical Guide for Starting, Expanding & Selling Your Business (Sunday Times Business Enterprise Guide)

The Business Plan Workbook (Sunday Times Business Enterprise Guide)

The Business Plan Workbook: The Definitive Guide to Researching, Writing Up and Presenting a Winning Plan

The Business Plan Workbook

The Business Plan Workbook: A Practical Guide to New Venture Creation and Development

The Business Plan Workbook: A Practical Guide to New Venture Creation and Development

The Business Plan Workbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating and Developing a Successful Business