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  What No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business: Real-Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs (What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business)

  by Jan Norman

  Starting a business involves inevitable ups and downs, for first-time as well as experienced entrepreneurs. This updated, expanded edition by Jan Norman, one of the nation’s foremost small business authorities, guides readers through every stage of business start-up, from planning to marketing. What No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business is designed for people who are launching a business,... (more)
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  Kick Start Your Business: 100 Days To a Leaner, Fitter Organization (Virgin Business Guides)

  by Robert Craven, Richard Branson

  Too much to do, too little time? Feel your business could do with a tune-up, but are too busy running it to sort out the problems? With the fast, proven techniques in this book, you can transform your workplace into a powerhouse. You won't find textbook abstractions or irrelevant management school theories here - just dozens of practical ways to turbocharge any business. Including case studies, worksheets and... (more)
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  New Business Road Test

  by John Mullins

  Starting your own business is a daunting task. No matter how talented you are, no matter how much capital you have, no matter how good your business plan is, if you're pursuing a fundamentally flawed opportunity you're heading for failure. So before spending time and money on a new enterprise it's vital to know if your idea is actually going to work in practice. The New Business Road Test shows you how to avoid... (more)
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  The Four Steps to the Epiphany

  by Steven Gary Blank

  The essential "how to" book for anyone bringing a product to market, writing a business plan, marketing plan or sales plan. Step-by-step strategy of how to successfully organize sales, marketing and business development for a new product or company. The book offers insight into what makes some startups successful and leaves others selling off their furniture. Packed with concrete examples, the book will leave you... (more)
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  The Accidental Entrepreneur: Practical Wisdom for People Who Never Expected to Work for Themselves

  by Susan Urquhart-Brown

  Like many business owners, Susan-Urquhart Brown never expected to end up as an entrepreneur. Launching her own business spoke to her passions, but she soon realized there was much more to being a successful owner than she ever expected. In The Accidental Entrepreneur, she takes all the mystery out of going solo. For those who are just beginning to consider starting a venture as well as those who want to take their... (more)
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  The entrepreneur equation : evaluating the realities, risks, and rewards of owning your own business

  by Carol Roth

  There's never been a better time to start a business—or so the conventional wisdom would have you believe. But with up to 90 percent of businesses failing within the first five years, it's time to take off the rose-colored glasses and think twice before you invest your precious time, money and energy. The Entrepreneur Equation helps you do the math before you set down the entrepreneurial path so that you can... (more)