101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000

101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000
Publisher: W i l e y | 2005 | PDF | ISBN: 0471692875 | 336 pages | 11.8 Mb

101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5,000 offers practical, real-world advice for turning ideas and skills into a successful small business. The book presents great ideas for simple small businesses that readers can undertake either full-time or in their spare time and covers all the issues readers need to know -startup costs, legal issues, accounting, taxes, and everything else. Once readers decide what business is right for them, the authors provide sensible business plans for making it happen. They show wannabe entrepreneurs how to get started, find funding, and build a sales and marketing program. Legal, zoning, and insurance requirements are provided for each business idea, as well as advice on expanding the business-and the profits. Future business owners who don't know where to start will find everything they need here.

From the Back Cover

Becoming your own boss is easier (and cheaper) than you think!
It's time to grab yourself a piece of the American Dream. In 101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000, you'll find realistic guidance for turning your ideas and skills into a profitable business that you can run full-time, part-time, or even as an absentee owner. This completely practical handbook provides step-by-step instructions on dealing with legal, financial, and tax issues involved in starting a business, and it puts you in touch with suppliers, associations, and clubs that can help you get up and running in a jiffy.

Some businesses are as easy to set up and run as a child's lemonade stand, and this moneymaking manual shows you how to keep things simple, profitable, and legal. For more ambitious undertakings, you'll find real-world answers for serious business questions as you learn how to:

Write a sensible business plan to give your idea direction
Secure start-up funding from banks, government agencies, and elsewhere
Design publicity, marketing, and sales programs
Master bookkeeping, accounting, and taxes
Grow from a one-person start-up into a mini-empire
Whether you want to provide home or professional services, organize entertainment and special events, start a Web-based company, go into light manufacturing, or profit from any talent or interest you have, 101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000 puts you on the road to success-starting right now!