Introduction

Welcome to Starting a Business All-in-One For Dummies!

It's a good bet that you share the popular dream of starting your own business and being your own boss. Increasingly, this dream is becoming more relevant to the challenges of the economy that's emerging today. It's not just a pie-in-the-sky dream anymore; starting a business is a reality that has created opportunity and satisfaction for many people who decided to take the plunge — just as it can for you.

This book presents and explains a very wide variety of information, all aimed at enlightening you on what you need to know and ensuring your success. Whether you need know-how and advice on turning your idea into reality, creating a business plan and business model, finding funding, picking a legal structure, setting up your books, or marketing and promoting, you'll find the help you need here. Most of this book is applicable to you whether your business is a local business, startup corporation, franchise, or based out of your home.

The aim of this book is to provide you with the very best ideas, concepts, and tools for starting and successfully operating your business. Using the info here, you should be able to create exactly the kind of business you've always dreamed of and find exactly the level of success you've always wanted.

About This Book

This book is a generous conglomeration of material from a number of Dummies business books, carefully selected with an eye toward getting the new business owner/entrepreneur ...

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