Product Description

Recent studies reveal that job satisfaction rates in America are at an all time low and a whopping 58% of Americans have considered starting their own businesses. In a time when job satisfaction has become an oxymoron, it is no surprise that workers are bidding farewell to stuffy cubicles in favor of launching their own small businesses.

While there are scores of business books in the marketplace that provide high-level advice, this is the first business book to address the fear involved in launching a small business.

Readers of "The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide" will:

- Learn how to overcome the fear of business ownership. - Get ideas for deciding what kind of business to start. - Discover over 200 useful resources and website links. - Locate sources for funding. - Uncover ways to launch a business regardless of your financial situation. - Find out how to locate trade associations, vendors, and business license requirements for all fifty states. - Read stories of successful entrepreneurs from a variety of industries. - Get real world advice and unique ideas you won’t find anywhere else. - Utilize the ultimate business startup checklist to help you plan every step of the process. - Obtain the tools to transform your dream of business ownership into a reality.

Each chapter concludes with a profile of a successful entrepreneur. The entrepreneurs profiled in the book represent the following industries: - Retail - Specialty Foods - Online/Internet - Franchise - Real Estate - Pet Services - Child Care - Virtual Assistance - Fitness - Personal Coaching - Freelance Writing

Each of these entrepreneurs shares their own experiences, the ups and downs of the business start-up process, and their advice for success. These are real people who left their careers behind to achieve their dreams of business ownership.

Whether you want to launch a home-based business or set up shop in a commercial office, retail or warehouse location, this book provides you with the tools to transform your dreams of business ownership into reality.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #353135 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

About the Author
Stephanie Chandler fled a career in the Silicon Valley to pursue her entrepreneurial goals and has never looked back. She is the founder of BusinessInfoGuide.com, a directory of resources for entrepreneurs, and the owner of Book Lovers Bookstore in Sacramento, CA. Chandler also serves as a small business advisor for AllExperts.com, and has published hundreds of business-related articles in a variety of publications.

Customer Reviews

The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams!
No commute. Going to work in your pyjamas. No boss to yell at you. Having your own business and being your own boss may sound like a fantasy. Nonetheless, actually making steps to start your own business can be frightening and overwhelming.

The Business Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams! aims to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur a little easier. This book takes the reader through all stages of this process from deciding if you'd make a good entrepreneur and finding the right business for you through determining whether you should keep your day job and the legalities of business to purchasing equipment and creating marketing plans. This step by step advice includes checklists and quick tips as well as featured profiles and advice from successful entrepreneurs from a wide variety of businesses.

The Business Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams! is a great resource for anyone thinking about starting their own business. The advice given in this book is practical, detailed, and well organized making this book useful as a step by step guide. Moreover, the entrepreneur profiles illustrate the wide range of business opportunities available to new entrepreneurs while also providing inspiration for anyone wanting if starting their own business.

The Business Startup Checklist
this book is very informative & helpful as is her website

Extremely Useful
My father recommended this book to me as he has been a small business owner for over 20 years. I set a pack of flags next to me when I first started reading this book to mark any information that I could actually apply, as I went through the process of opening my own law office. There are so many flags sticking out of this book, that it looks like a beautiful bird's tail! I learned things about small business loans, free resources such as how to sign up for trade publications, and much more. The entrepreneur profiles were inspiring, and helped me to stay grounded and enthusiastic through both the exciting times and the struggles of opening my own business.