| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 249 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright 169; 2005 by Que Publishing -- TOC36;Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Tell Us What You Think33; -- Introduction Welcome to a Better Way of Living and Working33; -- Who Should Read This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- Part I Getting Ready -- CH36;Chapter 1 Exposing Myths of Self45;Employment -- Calculating the Costs and Risks of a Nine45;to45;Five Job -- Calculating the Costs and Risks of Self45;Employment -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 2 Assessing Your Home45;Business Readiness -- Understanding the Basics58; True or False -- Ten Questions to Assess Your Home Business Potential -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 3 Creating Your Business Plan44; Part 158; What44; Where44; When44; and How -- Eliminating the Biggest Obstacles -- Creating the Framework of Your Business Plan -- Business Plan Form -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 4 Creating Your Business Plan44; Part 258; The Money Pages -- Creating Your Budget Spreadsheet -- Planning for Budget Items As Outlined in the Business Plan Form -- Accounting for Expenses As Listed in Schedule C -- Reviewing a Sample Business Budget Form -- Planning Your Incoming Funds58; Where Will the Money Come From63; -- Pursuing Other Sources of Funding -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Records and Preparing to Open for Business -- Setting Up Basic Records -- Setting Up Your Office Space -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 6 Getting Technology You Really Need 40;and Only What You Need41; -- Meeting the Technology Needs of Your Business -- Designing and Maintaining a Business Website -- Summary -- Part II Putting Your Plan to Work -- CH36;Chapter 7 Marketing for the Real World -- Understanding Real Marketing -- Marketing You and Your Business -- Using Professionals to Help You Market Your Business -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 8 Avoiding Expensive Mistakes -- Making Financial Forecasting Work for Your Home Business -- Avoiding Risky Business -- Four Areas That Will Make or Break Your Success -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 9 Conserving Your Resources58; Time44; Money44; and Health -- Managing Your Time -- Maintaining Your Health -- Conserving and Managing Your Money -- Summary -- CH36;Chapter 10 What I Did8221;58; Five Home45; Based Entrepreneurs Talk About Their Most Important Decisions and Dilemmas -- The Two45;Business Couple8212;an Engineer and an Educational Consultant -- The Printer47;Graphic Designer -- The Coach -- The QuickBooks Consultant -- Summary -- Part III Appendix -- Appendix A References and Resources -- Forms and Templates -- Helpful Resources -- Further Reading -- IDX36;Index -- Tool 1 When Your Business Is Well8212;But You Arent -- Minimizing the Impact of Illness45;related Absence -- What to Do When You Are Ill -- Summary -- Tool 2 Houston44; We Have a Problem58; Preventing Disaster During Equipment Failures -- Dealing with It Now -- Minimizing the Impact in the Future8212;Adding to Your Emergency Plan -- Summary -- Tool 3 Managing Angry Clients -- Dealing with It Now8212;Strategies Based on the Situation -- Revising Your Business Plan and Policies to Avoid Repeating Mistakes -- Revising Your Attitude or Practices -- Calculating the Cost of a Lost Client -- Summary -- Tool 4 Surviving Lean Times58; No Work44; No Money -- T$1 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Home-based businesses -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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New business enterprises -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Self-employed -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- New Business Enterprises.
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Home-based businesses
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New business enterprises
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Self-employed
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004107641 |
| ISBN |
0768663768 |
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9780768663761 |
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9780789732248 |
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0789732246 |
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