Smart Guide to Starting a Small Business

An all-you-need-to-know introduction to building, maintaining, andprofiting from your own business * Smart Strategies for choosing a business to match yourpersonality and skills, and avoiding the common pitfalls ofentrepreneurial start-ups * Smart Advice on all the behind-the-scenes tasks--dealing withtaxes and legal concerns, keeping the books, hiring employees,working with suppliers, and more * Smart Tips on today's vast range of high-tech tools--what youreally need and how to get it without breaking the bank * Smart Definitions and insights on proprietorships, partnerships,and corporations--and which structure best suits your goals andcircumstances * Quick reading and easy referencing with a comprehensive index andloads of sidebars and tables

Why You and Why Your Own Business? Choosing Your Business. The Best-Laid Plans. Tools of the Trade. Money, Money, Money. Technologically Speaking. Marketing Your Business. Putting It All Together. Index.