Act on your dreams of starting a business with this lighthearted, user-friendly guide that provides expert advice on business planning, financing, legal concerns, and marketing issues--all the information one needs to become his or her own boss. Line drawings.
Offers advice on starting a home-based business, with chapters on creating a business concept, buying a franchise, turnkey businesses, business plans, insurance, and taxes.
An inclusive guide that walks a reader through the wonderful world of Web publishing as it teaches the fundamental steps in coding HTML for great Web page results. The author is a well known for his expert and entertaining explanation of computer technology.
A down-to-earth resource for a more-for-me life. Through practical information from an author who works about three days a week, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Working Less, Earning More will help readers get more time and more money by learning how to: • Think about the modern-day work ethic in a new way. • Set income-focused goals—and achieve them. • Build—and maintain—powerful relationships and networks. • Round out skill sets to be more marketable. • Maximize technology to minimize time spent on minutia. • Avoid time-wasters and efficiency traps.
The Clairol model and VH1 star offers herself as a role model for young women who are interested in her profession, discussing such pertinent topics as style, make-up, hair, wardrobe, portfolios, and exercise. Original.
You’re no idiot, of course. You’ve had the pleasure of staying at a few bed and breakfasts, and you’d love to open a charming inn of your own. But when you think about what it takes to get a business up and running, you want to hang the Do Not Disturb sign. This is your wake-up call! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Running a Bed and Breakfast will show you it can be easy and fun—and a great way to meet new people and make money. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Useful insights into the booming B&B industry. • A simple test to help you decide if you have what it takes to succeed in the B & B business. • Idiot-proof guidelines for converting a house into a B&B. • Expert advice on accounting and business issues. • An insider's look at the new trends in guest services.
The nuts-and-bolts for building your own online business and making it succeed Is there a fortune in your future? Start your own online business and see what happens. Whether you're adding an online component to your current bricks-and-mortar or hoping to strike it rich with your own online startup, the sixth edition of this popular and practical guide can help. Find out how to identify a market need, handle promotion, choose Web hosting services, set up strong security, pop up prominently in search engine rankings, and more. The book explores the hottest business phenomenon today—social media marketing—with full coverage of Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and other technologies that are now firmly part of the online business landscape. Dives into all aspects of starting and establishing an online business, including the very latest big trends Highlights business issues that are of particular concern to online businesses Reveals how to identify a market need, handle promotion, choose Web hosting services, set up strong security, pop up prominently in search engine rankings, and more Covers the hottest social media marketing opportunities, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogs Shows you specific types and examples of successful online businesses Provides the latest on B2B Web site suppliers, such as AliBaba.com Build a better online business from the ground up, starting with Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 6th Edition!
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Starting Your Own Business, Sixth Edition will contain completely refreshed content and as well as new components that feature the basics of creating a web strategy, even for businesses that aren't focused on web commerce. In addition, this new edition will feature a chapter on leveraging social media as a tool for selling products and marketing businesses. All of the CD-ROM content from the previous edition, plus a full sample business plan, will be available to readers on the Complete Idiot's Guide® website, idiotsguides.com. Web content (formerly CD-ROM content) As with the previous edition, readers will have access to over 120 forms and documents that can be used for a multitude of business purposes. The web content will also contain new bonus chapters in addition to the updated chapters that were previously featured on the CD-ROM. Topics included in the book: ·Writing a business plan ·Obtaining critical financing and capital ·Tips on buying an existing business ·What to know when considering a franchise ·Helpful marketing tips ·Tips for social media marketing ·Ideas for increasing sales volume ·Managing employees, both good and bad ·Managing payroll taxes ·Developing an accounting strategy ·Handling credit card sales ·Developing rapport with your banker ·Doing business with China ·Managing cash flow ·Developing a sound web strategy ·What to consider when incorporating