A hands-on tool for conducting the successful, profitable sale of a business As business owners gray, trends have shown that they start thinking of cashing out. Selling Your Business For Dummies gives readers expert tips on every aspect of selling a business, from establishing a realistic value to putting their business on the market to closing the deal. It helps them create sound exit plans, find and qualify, find and qualify a buyer, conduct a sale negotiation, and successfully transition the business to a new owner. The accompanying CD is packed with useful questionnaires, worksheets, and forms for prospective sellers, as well as a blueprint for customizing and assembling information into business sale presentation materials sale presentation materials --including snapshots of revenue and profit history, financial condition, market conditions, brand value, competitive arena, growth potential, confidentiality agreements, and other information that supports the sale price. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. Please refer to the book's Introduction section for instructions on how to download the companion files from the publisher's website.

Selling Your Business For Dummies

Business & Money

DAVIES, JOHN

Schenck, Barbara Findlay

Management & Leadership

For Dummies

Discover the ins and outs of constructing a great business plan 
When you’re establishing, expanding, or re-energizing a business, the best place to start is writing your business plan. Not only does writing out your idea force you to think more clearly about what you want to do, it will also give the people you work with a defined road map as well. Business Plans Kit For Dummies, 3rd Edition has been updated to give you the very latest information on the changing economy and its impact on business plans; dealing with venture capitalists; getting start-up money in any economy; incorporating social and ecological responsibility issues; and developing a plan conducive to marketplace changes and advancements. <ul>
<li>Refreshed examples and data sources for planning</li> <li>Updated “ten top plans” section</li> <li>CD includes new forms, worksheets, and resources</li> </ul>
If you’re a small business owner looking for expert guidance and friendly tips on developing and implementing a strategic plan to help your business succeed in an uncertain economy, Business Plans Kit For Dummies has you covered! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Business Plans Kit For Dummies

Peterson, Steven D.

Jaret, Peter E.

Whether you’re a business beginner with big ideas or an established company looking to review you plans in a changing business environment this practical, user friendly guide gives you everything you need to get started. Complete with an interactive CD packed with planning templates including; planning documents, forms, financial worksheets, checklists, operation surveys and customer profiles in both Word and PDF formats you’ll be armed with all you need to kick start the planning process and create a winning business plan that suits you and your long-term business vision. 
Business Plans Kit For Dummies includes UK specific information on: <ul>
<li>UK business practice</li> <li>Currency</li> <li>UK business and financial institutions and advisory services</li> <li>UK taxation and VAT</li> <li>Partnerships and Limited company information</li> <li>UK legal practice, contractual considerations and insurance matters</li> <li>UK specific forms</li> <li>UK specific case studies</li> <li>New content covering online business opportunities and resources, alternative ways in to business including franchising, network marketing and buy outs, research methods and choosing suppliers and outsourcing will all be added to the UK edition.</li> </ul>
Table of Contents: Part I: Laying the Foundation for Your Plan <ul>
<li>Chapter 1: Starting Your Planning Engine</li> <li>Chapter 2: Generating a Great Business Idea</li> <li>Chapter 3: Defining Your Business Purpose</li> </ul>
Part II: Developing Your Plan’s Components <ul>
<li>Chapter 4: Understanding Your Business Environment</li> <li>Chapter 5: Charting Your Strategic Direction</li> <li>Chapter 6: Describing Your Business and Its Capabilities</li> <li>Chapter 7: Crafting Your Marketing Plan</li> <li>Chapter 8: Deciphering and Presenting</li> </ul>
Part III: Tailoring a Business Plan to Fit Your Needs <ul>
<li>Chapter 9: Planning for a One-Person Business</li> <li>Chapter 10: Planning for a Small Business</li> <li>Chapter 11: Planning for an Established Business</li> <li>Chapter 12: Planning for a Not for profit Nonprofit Organization</li> <li>Chapter 13: Planning for an E-Business</li> </ul>
Part IV: Making the Most of Your Plan <ul>
<li>Chapter 14: Putting Your Plan Together</li> <li>Chapter 15: Putting Your Plan to Work</li> </ul>
Part V: The Part of Tens <ul>
<li>Chapter 16: Ten Signs That Your Plan Might Need an Overhaul</li> <li>Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Evaluate a New Business Idea</li> <li>Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Fund Your Business Plan</li> <li>Chapter 19: Ten Sources of Vital Information to underpin your Business Plan</li> <li>Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Use Your Business Plan</li> </ul> Note: CD files are available to download when buying the eBook version

Barrow, Colin

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Having your own business isn’t the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today’s competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential. 
Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition is updated from the original version that won rave reviews and inspired thousands of small businesses on their way to becoming big businesses. Updates include more information on online marketing, a whole new section on getting and keeping customers, new cost-effective, fast-acting ideas for instant impact, and more. The book covers: <ul>
<li>Marketing basics that prepare you to rev up your business and jumpstart your marketing program</li> <li>Information to help you define your business position and brand</li> <li>Advice on bringing in professionals</li> <li>A quick-reference guide to mass media and a glossary of advertising jargon</li> <li>How-tos for creating print and broadcast ads that work</li> <li>Ideas for getting the word out without advertising, including information on direct mail, brochures, publicity, promotions, and more</li> <li>Ten steps to follow to build your own easy-to-assemble marketing plan</li> </ul>
With pages of ideas for low-cost, high-impact marketing from author Barbara Findlay Schenck, a marketing consultant with more than 20 years experience with clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, Small Business Marketing For Dummies, Second Edition helps you reach and keep new customers. Whether you’re running a home office, a small firm, a family business, a nonprofit organization, or a retail operation, you’ll discover how to: <ul>
<li>Custom design your own marketing program</li> <li>Create effective marketing messages</li> <li>Produce marketing communications that work</li> </ul>
No matter what field you’re in, Small Business Marketing For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help you make your dreams come true. If you buy it, read it, and implement some of the marketing strategies discussed, customers will come.

Small Business Marketing For Dummies

Economics

When you’re establishing, expanding, or re-energizing a business, the best place to start is writing your business plan. Not only does writing out your idea force you to think more clearly about what you want to do, it will also give the people you work with a defined road map as well. 
Business Plan Kit For Dummies, Second Edition is the perfect guide to lead you through the ins and outs of constructing a great business plan. This one-stop resource offers a painless, fun-and-easy way to create a winning plan that will help you lead your business to success. This updated guide has all the tools you’ll need to: <ul>
<li>Generate a great business idea</li> <li>Understand what your business will be up against</li> <li>Map out your strategic direction</li> <li>Craft a stellar marketing plan</li> <li>Tailor your plan to fit your business’s needs</li> <li>Put your plan and hard work into action</li> <li>Start an one-person business, small business, or nonprofit</li> <li>Create a plan for an already established business</li> <li>Cash in on the Internet with planning an e-business</li> </ul>
Featured in this hands-on guide is valuable advice for evaluating a new business idea, funding your business plan, and ways to determine if your plan may need to be reworked. You also get a bonus CD that includes income and overhead worksheets, operation surveys, customer profiles, business plan components, and more. Don’t delay your business’s prosperity. Business Plan Kit For Dummies, Second Edition will allow you to create a blueprint for success! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Harness the power of marketing and watch your business grow Having your own business isn't the same as having customers, and one is useless without the other. Whether your business is a resale store or a high-tech consulting firm, a law office or a home cleaning service, in today's competitive environment, strategic marketing is essential. If you want your small business to grow, you need a marketing strategy that works. But how do you get people to notice your business without spending a fortune? Packed with savvy tips for low-cost, high-impact campaigns, this friendly guide is your road map to launching a great marketing campaign and taking advantage of the newest technologies and avenues for outreach. <ul> <li>Using social media as a marketing tool</li> <li>Communicating with customers</li> <li>Financing a marketing campaign</li> <li>The companion CD includes tools and templates to give you a jump-start on putting your new skills to work</li> </ul> If you're looking to give your small business' marketing plan an edge over the competition, Small Business Marketing Kit For Dummies has you covered. CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.

Small Business Marketing Kit for Dummies

Discover how brands are created, managed, differentiated, leveraged, and licensed Whether your business is large or small, global or local, this new edition of Branding For Dummies gives you the nuts and bolts to create, improve, and maintain a successful brand. It'll help you define your company's mission, the benefits and features of your products or services, what your customers and prospects already think of your brand, what qualities you want them to associate with your company, and so much more. Packed with plain-English advice and step-by-step instructions, Branding For Dummies covers assembling a top-notch branding team, positioning your brand, handling advertising and promotions, avoiding blunders, and keeping your brand viable, visible, and healthy. Whether you're looking to develop a logo and tagline, manage and protect your brand, launch a brand marketing plan, fix a broken brand, make customers loyal brand champions―or anything in between―Branding For Dummies makes it fast and easy. <ul>
<li>Includes tips and cautionary advice on social media and its impact on personal and business branding programs</li> <li>Covers balancing personal and business brand development</li> <li>References some of the major brand crises―and how to avoid making the same mistakes</li> <li>Shows brand marketers how to create brands that match their employers' objectives while launching their own careers</li> </ul>
If you're a business leader looking to set your brand up for the ultimate success, Branding For Dummies has you covered.

Branding For Dummies

Chiaravalle, Bill

Marketing & Sales

The fast and easy way to construct a winning business plan If you're looking to establish, expand, or re-energize a business, the best place to start is with a sound business plan―and this new edition of Business Plans Kit For Dummies is here to help you get you started. From getting your hands on start-up money from investors to successfully growing or reimaging your venture, it offers everything you need to craft a well-defined business plan that will set you on a course to get your business moving in the right direction. 
Are you unsure how to draft objectives for managers or deal with displacement? Are you new to hiring employees and need help grasping the ins and outs of creating a new business? No worries! Business Plans Kit For Dummies is brimming with all the tools and expert guidance you need to bring a successful business plan to life and keep your company afloat in any economic environment. Including the latest tips and resources, and packed with lots of helpful examples and sample forms, it offers everything you need to craft a winning business plan and increase the likelihood your business will not only survive, but thrive! 
<ul>
<li>Create a sound business plan and clear mission statement</li> <li>Establish and assess your goals and objectives</li> <li>Get start-up money in any economy</li> <li>Increase your business' chances of financial success</li> </ul>
If you're a small business owner, investor, or entrepreneur looking for expert guidance on developing and implementing a strategic plan to help your business succeed, Business Plans Kit For Dummies has you covered!

BizBuySell's Guide to Selling Your Business: A Roadmap to Valuing and Planning a Successful Sale - 10th Anniversary Edition

Finance

CoStar Realty Information, Inc

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