Product Description

This innovative, hands-on guide demystifies the start-up process and puts small-business power in your hands. Author Romanus Wolter, a contagiously enthusiastic leader in the small-business community, offers cutting-edge strategies and proven formulas for taking a business idea from inception to launch to profitability. With Wolter in your corner, you’ll:

U GET MOTIVATED! Develop the drive you need to make your dream come true;
U MINIMIZE RISK! Explore your business idea and determine its viability in the marketplace;
U GET FUNDED! Learn creative hints for obtaining financing and publicizing your business to the right audiences; and
U BECOME A MARKETER! Stand out from the competition by creating marketing campaigns within your budget.

Filled with inspirational stories from real entrepreneurs, time-tested tools, and out-of-the-box techniques, KICK START YOUR DREAM BUSINESS will offer you the encouragement—and equip you with the know-how— to transform your dream business into a reality.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71186 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From the Inside Flap
No more excuses! It's okay if you don't have an MBA or $50,000—or if you've never done it before. To get your business off the ground and into the marketplace, all you need is passion, support, and some small-business know-how. Fortunately, with Kick Start Your Dream Business in hand, you've already got all three.

In this equally informational and inspiring start-up guide, Romanus Wolter, a contagiously enthusiastic leader in small-business development, walks you each step of the way to both business and personal success. Wisely, your first stop is an assessment of your motivation and its compatibility with your business idea. Then, from brainstorming to bookkeeping, prototyping to patenting, Wolter thoroughly and energetically guides you the rest of the way to getting your business started . . . and keeping it and you going. Filled with empowering stories from real entrepreneurs and ready-to-implement techniques, Kick Start Your Dream Business gives you the encouragement and the knowledge to transform your dream business into a reality.

"Loaded with practical advice, helpful worksheets, and inspiring stories—this book is a must for the would-be entrepreneur."—Laurence Boldt, author of Zen and the Art of Making a Living

"Every day a thousand people invent the next big thing in the morning shower, and 999 of them forget all about it before they go out the door to work for somebody else. If you want to be that one in a thousand who makes a dream into reality, you can't afford not to use this book!"—Donald Asher, Career Guru, author of The Overnight Resume

About the Author
ROMANUS WOLTER holds an M.A. in international marketing. As the director of the San Francisco Small Business Development Center, Romanus provided the proven tools and real-life information people need to be successful in a variety of industries. He currently leads "Kick Start" workshops to inspire people to bring their ideas into reality, to help business owners boost their sales, and to energize teams to achieve business goals. He is also a consultant to numerous economic development organizations. Romanus lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.