Business for Beginners, Canadian Edition: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide to Starting a Small Business, third edition, revised and expanded

Over 100,000 new entrepreneurs in both the United States and Canada have successfully started their first business using Business for Beginners. After six years in print, the best-selling Business for Beginners is used across North America in college, university, self-employment and entrepreneurship programs and courses, and as a business resource for the first-time entrepreneur with little or no business knowledge.

Easy to digest yet comprehensive content has made it a popular choice, even for people whose first language is not English.

This new edition is completely rewritten with many extras. Some exciting changes include a larger 7" x 9" format with more pages, more checklists, questionnaires and examples, in-text Web references, instant $UCCE$$ $TRATEGIE$ on most pages, up-to-date and new case studies, a small business Web site guide, and a detailed index.

Entrepreneurs take a step-by-step walk down the entrepreneurial path and learn how to:

* Evaluate and hone entrepreneurial skills
* Make the right business start-up or purchase decision
* Understand financial terms and statements
* Thoroughly research the market
* Target market and market on a budget
* Understand basic accounting and set up their books
* Organize their time and paperwork
* Understand legal and tax requirements
* Survive a home office... and more.

Share six success stories of newly-minted entrepreneurs, from teenagers operating a lawn and garden service to a retired couple with an art gallery in a remote area.

Whether you are sixteen or sixty-six, you will find Business for Beginners easily digestible and an excellent guide to point you onto the pathway to success.