How to Start a Home-Based Business

From the series that has sold
more than half a million copies!

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Available in October 2009

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Everything you need to set up a home-based business,
create a demand for services, and make money

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based business? Of being your own boss? Have you been hesitant to put your business plans into action? With How to Start a Home-Based Business, you have what it takes to do so like a pro, step by step, even in tough economic times. Here are all the necessary tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow a business, whatever your specialty. The authors share their experience on how to:

*Define your specialty

*Develop a business plan

*Estimate start-up costs

*Create a fee structure

*Build a client base

*Find trusted subcontractors and specialists

*Stay profitable

*Become a sought-after expert

*Bid competitively

*Establish a daily schedule

*Organize your business

*Get paid

*And more!

Introduction: 1,500 words

Chapter 1: So You Want to Start a Consulting Business.

Chapter 2: Envisioning the business: possibilities, scope, size.

Chapter 3: What you need in your home office.

Chapter 4: Writing a business plan.

Chapter 5: Getting started.

Chapter 6: Financial planning

Chapter 7: Financial management

Chapter 8: Taxes and record keeping

Chapter 9: Legal and ethical issues

Chapter 10: Marketing your business

Chapter 11: The internet and e-commerce

Chapter 12: Business endgame: stay small, grow, or sell

Chapter 13: Training and certification

Appendix:

• Web Resources
• Organizations
• Trade Shows
• Educational Resources
• Other Useful Information