Lists and evaluates funding sources and special services for small-business owners and would-be entrepreneurs

The Encyclopedia of Small Business Resources (Harper Colophon Books)

Business & Money

Timmons, Jeffry A.

Gumpert, David E.

Management & Leadership

Harpercollins

Lists and evaluates funding sources and special services--including management courses, venture capital firms, consultants, private financing sources, franchising opportunities, and overseas business possibilities--for small-business owners and would-be entrepreneurs

The Insider's Guide to Small Business Resources

DOUBLEDAY

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan

Inc. Publishing

HOW TO REALLY START YOUR OWN BUSINESS Starting your own business represents the biggest risk and the greatest opportunity of your life. In How To Really Start Your Own Business you'll use unique exercises and the experiences of nine successful entrepreneurs to learn: • Where the best new-business ideas really come from. • Two essential techniques for determining if customers like your idea. • When your business idea is most vulnerable to being ripped off...and what you can do to protect it. • The most reliable method for calculating how much money you'll need to get started. • The most underrated-and most easily available - sources of start-up money.

How to Really Start Your Own Business

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

David Gumpert's popular book from the publishers of Inc. Magazine in a binder form serves as an excellent hands-on guide.

Job Hunting & Careers

Inc Pub

Better Than Money: Build Your Fortune Using Stock Options and Other Equity Incentives--In Up and Down Markets

Lauson Publishing

Thanks to stock options, an individual's decision to take one job over another can mean the difference between hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars in just a few years. Better Than Money cuts through the technical lingo to put employees in the driver's seat to spot winning situations and negotiate the best stock option package. Readers learn the four best times in a company's life to obtain stock options, how to counter the five "tricks" employers use to reduce option grants, the ten most important questions to ask before accepting any option package, and seven steps to negotiate the best option deal. Also included is a sample stock option offer letter, a glossary of terms, and a list of Web sites to help in evaluating a job offer that includes stock options.

Better Than Money: Build Your Fortune Using Stock Options and Other Equity Incentives--in Up and Down Markets

Investing

Lauson Pub

Finally, a serious and candid conversation about raw milk, unlike any that has ever occurred in the many years since raw milk became a subject of contentious debate. The Raw Milk Answer Book raises the most difficult questions surrounding our most controversial food--about the risk of getting seriously ill, whether it should be fed to children, the credibility of European research indicating raw milk has important healing powers --and answers them in calm, non-ideological terms, understandable to beginners and experienced drinkers alike. It is an engaging conversation, unblinking in its focus on real-world data, unafraid to take issue with wild claims on either side of the raw milk controversy. So controversial is raw milk that obtaining believable information about it has become nearly impossible. On one side, proponents often portray raw milk as a miracle food. In their view, it strengthens the immune system so as to reduce our incidence of health problems small and large--from colds and flu to cancer, diabetes, asthma and allergies--and being extremely safe to boot. On the other side, opponents portray raw milk as having no more health or nutritional value than the pasteurized variety that can be bought in any supermarket. They also view it as one of the most dangerous foods known to mankind--so inherently dangerous it can kill you. Obviously, both sides can’t be correct. What is the real story? The Raw Milk Answer Book provides the real story by answering more than 200 of the most common questions that come up about raw milk. It is objective and fair. I took the question-and-answer approach because, whenever I tell people that I write and report about raw milk, I am nearly always asked a long list of questions. For example: -Is it safe? -Is it really healthier than pasteurized milk? -Can I get the same nutritional benefits by drinking pasteurized organic milk? -Is raw milk legal to sell in my state? -How do I locate a source to buy it from? -What is a herd share or cow share arrangement? -How do I determine if a particular dairy is producing safe raw milk? -Should I serve raw milk to my children to improve their health? -If there is even a single child getting sick from raw milk, shouldn't it be banned? -What if my spouse and I adamantly disagree about serving raw milk to our family? One question stands out, though: Why is a book necessary to help decide whether to consume a particular food? We don’t have books (beyond recipe books) to help people decide whether they want to eat hamburgers or peanut butter or cantaloupe or raw spinach or even pasteurized milk, even though each of these foods has made many people, including children, very sick, and actually killed some. So polarized has the debate become, and so intractable are the positions, that individuals trying to make an informed decision about whether to commit to raw milk aren’t sure what to do or whom to believe. Prominent readers of my book are enthusiastic that I have helped bridge this wide gap. Here are some of their comments: From Virginia farmer and author Joel Salatin: "Gumpert churns out every answer to every conceivable question in the raw milk controversy. A delightful must-read." From Joseph Heckman, Ph.D. Professor Soil Science, Rutgers University, Past Chair of the Organic Management Systems Community in the American Society Agronomy. "David Gumpert explains in clear and lucid prose why more people are making raw drinking milk their personal choice. And beyond that, he provides valuable guidance on food safety, a review of the evidence for health benefits, and sound advice on sourcing this special food." From Mark Kastel, co-founder and Senior Farm Policy Analyst, Cornucopia Institute: "Thanks to journalist David Gumpert for writing such an easily digestible primer on such a complex subject."

The Raw Milk Answer Book: What You REALLY Need to Know About Our Most Controversial Food

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diets & Weight Loss

Lauson Publishing, Incorporated

Breaking ranks with conventional wisdom, this book argues that writing a business plan unnecessarily wastes time and, in fact, could be counterproductive. This careful study examines start-up experiences and the minimal role of business plans in the practices of such entrepreneurs as Bill Gates and Michael Dell. Small business owners are urged instead to focus on key hands-on tasks that are more likely to impress professional investors-tasks such as preparing an effective oral presentation, writing a clear and compelling synopsis, developing a web site that captures a business model, and assembling hard-hitting financial projections. Provided are a sample synopsis that helped attract $4 million of investment capital, examples of effective financial projections, 10 ways to demonstrate demand for a product or service, and a detailed case study of an entrepreneur who raised more than $50 million of investment funds-without the use of a written business plan. Entrepreneurs learn inside tips for how to value company stock, how to network most effectively to attract the interest of investors, and how to negotiate from strength with prospective investors.

Burn Your Business Plan!: What Investors Really Want from Entrepreneurs

This guide leads budding entrepreneurs through the process of creating effective and successful business plans. With detailed outlines and examples from thriving companies, new business owners are counseled to identify the strategic purpose for their plan, to determine the kind of plan they want to write, and to put their best ideas on paper. Step-by-step exercises at the end of each section enable entrepreneurs to develop the plan that is tailored to their needs. A financial roadmap breaks down the process for making accurate financial projections, and a follow-up section advises the new business owner on effective plan revision. Included are excerpts from plans of famous business moguls Frank Carney, founder of Pizza Hut, Mo Siegel, founder of Celestial Seasonings, and Ben Cohen, founder of Ben &amp; Jerry's.

How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan: A Step-By-Step Guide

Economics

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The Encyclopedia of Small Business Resources (Harper Colophon Books)

The Insider's Guide to Small Business Resources

How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan

How to Really Start Your Own Business

How to Really Start Your Own Business

Better Than Money: Build Your Fortune Using Stock Options and Other Equity Incentives--In Up and Down Markets

Better Than Money: Build Your Fortune Using Stock Options and Other Equity Incentives--in Up and Down Markets

The Raw Milk Answer Book: What You REALLY Need to Know About Our Most Controversial Food

Burn Your Business Plan!: What Investors Really Want from Entrepreneurs

How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan: A Step-By-Step Guide