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Business Startup Bundle For Dummies
Starting a Business For Dummies
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Preparing for Business
Chapter 2: Doing the Groundwork
Chapter 3: Can You Do the Business?
Chapter 4: Testing Feasibility
Chapter 5: Structuring Your Business
Chapter 6: Preparing the Business Plan
Chapter 7: Getting Help
Chapter 8: Finding the Money
Chapter 9: Considering Your Mission
Chapter 10: Marketing Your Wares
Chapter 11: Employing People
Chapter 12: Operating Effectively
Chapter 13: Keeping Track of Finances
Chapter 14: Managing Your Tax Position
Chapter 15: Doing Business Online
Chapter 16: Improving Performance
Chapter 17: Exploring Strategies for Growth
Chapter 18: Becoming a Great Manager
Chapter 19: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid
Chapter 20: Ten People to Talk to Before You Start
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Cut Costs
Chapter 22: Ten Steps to Prepare to Move On
Business Plans For Dummies
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Starting Your Business Plan
Chapter 2: Charting the Proper Course
Chapter 3: Setting Off in the Right Direction
Chapter 4: Checking Out the Business Environment
Chapter 5: Taking a Closer Look at Customers
Chapter 6: Dividing Customers into Groups
Chapter 7: Scoping Out Your Competition
Chapter 8: Establishing Your Starting Position
Chapter 9: Focusing On What You Do Best
Chapter 10: Figuring Out Financials
Chapter 11: Forecasting and Budgeting
Chapter 12: Preparing for Change
Chapter 13: Thinking Strategically
Chapter 14: Managing More than One Product
Chapter 15: Planning in Turbulent Economic Times
Chapter 16: Making Your Business Plan Work
Chapter 17: Learning from Others: A Sample Business Plan
Chapter 18: Ten Questions to Ask About Your Plan
Chapter 19: Top Ten Business-Planning Never-Evers
Understanding Business Accounting For Dummies
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introducing Accounting to Non-Accountants
Chapter 2: Bookkeeping 101: From Shoe Boxes to
Computers
Chapter 3: Taxes, Taxes and More Taxes
Chapter 4: Accounting and Your Personal Finances
Chapter 5: Profit Mechanics
Chapter 6: The Balance Sheet from the Profit and Loss
Account Viewpoint
Chapter 7: Cash Flows and the Cash Flow Statement
Chapter 8: Getting a Financial Report Ready for Prime Time
Chapter 9: Managing Profit Performance
Chapter 10: Business Budgeting
Chapter 11: Choosing the Right Ownership Structure
Chapter 12: Cost Conundrums
Chapter 13: Choosing Accounting Methods
Chapter 14: How Investors Read a Financial Report
Chapter 15: Professional Auditors and Advisers
Chapter 16: Ten Ways Savvy Business Managers Use
Accounting
Chapter 17: Ten Places a Business Gets Money From
Chapter 18: Ten (Plus One) Questions Investors Should Ask
When Reading a Financial Report
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Get a Better Handle on the
Financial Future
Appendix A: Glossary: Slashing through the Accounting
Jargon Jungle
Appendix B: Accounting Software and Other Ways to Get
the Books in Good Order
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