Starting on a Shoestring

Live your entrepreneurial dream with no-or little-money down Where there's a will, there's a way. Even if you don't have start-up money in the bank, you can get your new business on its feet with ingenuity and knowledge. Starting on a Shoestring is the key to your success. Now in its Fourth Edition, this perennial bestseller has helped thousands of people live out their dreams; it provides the knowledge and the confidence you need to get your business off the ground and up and running. Authoritative, step-by-step guidance will answer your questions, help you plan your strategy, and get you started. In the new Fourth Edition, an all-new chapter covers everything you need to know about the Internet, from creating an online presence for your business to understanding all the tech jargon. And there's more: * Make sure your business idea is right for you-before you take the risk * Find sources of capital and approach them confidently * Six common myths: avoid the traps and misconceptions of starting up * Should you take on a partner? * Setting up: bargains on equipment, dealing with suppliers, the advantages of leasing, value of consignments * Marketing and advertising on a shoestring: free publicity, word-of-mouth, creating a prestige image cheaply * Examples of businesses like yours that maximized their success on the Internet Now better than ever, Starting on a Shoestring gives you a wealth of vital information you'll find in no other book-it's your first step to entrepreneurial success.

Live your entrepreneurial dream with no-or little-money downWhere there's a will, there's a way. Even if you don't havestart-up money in the bank, you can get your new business on itsfeet with ingenuity and knowledge. Starting on a Shoestring is thekey to your success. Now in its Fourth Edition, this perennialbestseller has helped thousands of people live out their dreams; itprovides the knowledge and the confidence you need to get yourbusiness off the ground and up and running. Authoritativestep-by-step guidance will answer your questions, help you planyour strategy, and get you started. In the new Fourth Edition, anall-new chapter covers everything you need to know about theInternet, from creating an online presence for your business tounderstanding all the tech jargon.And there's more:* Make sure your business idea is right for you-before you take therisk* Find sources of capital and approach them confidently* Six common myths: avoid the traps and misconceptions of startingup* Should you take on a partner?* Setting up: bargains on equipment, dealing with suppliers, theadvantages of leasing, value of consignments* Marketing and advertising on a shoestring: free publicityword-of-mouth, creating a prestige image cheaply* Examples of businesses like yours that maximized their success onthe InternetNow better than ever, Starting on a Shoestring gives you a wealthof vital information you'll find in no other book-it's your firststep to entrepreneurial success.