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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Infinite Ideas Limited (14 Dec 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 190490226X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904902263
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 16.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 475,186 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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"Part of the 52 Brilliant Ideas series I was so keen on in my last review. This title underlines everything that's so right about it"


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"Starting a business is possibly one of the most exciting, exhilarating and rewarding experiences available to mankind (except possibly winning GBP15 million on the Lottery!). But it is not easy-it comes with a huge risk to your finances, your friendships and possibly even your health. More and more start-ups are not surviving beyond the first twelve months of operations and for some, the failure of the business leads to bankruptcy. So, with all of the odds apparently stacked against you should your idea remain just that- an idea? No! New businesses can be incredibly successful. Like anything, you have to use the tricks of the trade and ensure your idea stands the greatest chance of success. "Smarter Business Start-ups" will show you how to plan effectively to create the business you want, help kick your competition into touch and fund the right sources of finance. But just as important as this, it will show you how to sustain your passion for the business and have fun! Enjoy!" - Jon Smith. Here are 52 proven brilliant ideas to make sure your business gets off to the right start and stays on track. Jon will show you how to: raise the right finance; budget and forecast; assess and understand your competitors' strengths (and weaknesses!); take the right advice; market your business creatively; manage cash; cope with setbacks; and much much more!

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5.0 out of 5 stars 52 tips from someone who's been there, 22 Feb 2008
By Mr. P. Stewkesbury "www.use-ip.co.uk" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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The book is very well written, and is an easy read. It contains "52 brilliant ideas", each idea being presented in a 4-page chapter, the final page of each chapter being the presentation of questions that might arise about that idea.

It covers everything that you'll need to consider in starting your own business, with each topic getting a chapter of its own; naming the company, premises, staff, accountants, solicitors, the business plan, funding, banks, legal status, computers, software, branding, sales, marketing, stationery, websites, the launch party, customer care, the exit strategy, and so on to a total of 52 ideas.

Lots of useful information.

Although the book was actually first published in 2005 the only chapter where I noticed this was in the IT detail (for megabytes now read gigabytes!), this is inevitable and in no way detracts from the usefulness of the book.

The style of writing is quite humorous throughout and helps to make it an enjoyable read. The text is punctuated with plenty of photos, thoughts, quotations, and useful nuggets of information which give it a very contemporary, high quality look & feel. It's worth a final flick-through just to admire the excellent use of photos to support the themes.

Plenty of useful information, lots of turned corners, and definitely a book I'll be referring back to in the future. All in all, very well put together.
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