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Starting a Business For Dummies 3e
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Colin Barrow was, until recently, Head of the Enterprise Group at Cranfield School of Management, where he taught entrepreneurship on the MBA and other programmes. He is also a visiting professor at business schools in the US, Asia, France, and Austria. His books on entrepreneurship and small business have been translated into twenty languages including Russian and Chinese. He worked with Microsoft to incorporate the business planning model used in his teaching programmes into the software program, Microsoft Business Planner. He is a regular contributor to newspapers, periodicals and academic journals such as the Financial Times, The Guardian, Management Today, and the International Small Business Journal.
Thousands of students have passed through Colin’s start-up and business growth programmes, going on to run successful and thriving enterprises, and raising millions in new capital. He is on the board of several small businesses, is a University Academic Governor, and has served on the boards of public companies, venture capital funds, and on Government Task Forces.
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Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started 7

Chapter 1: Preparing for Business 9

Chapter 2: Doing the Groundwork 25

Chapter 3: Can You Do the Business? 45

Chapter 4: Testing Feasibility 65

Part II: Making and Funding Your Plan 83

Chapter 5: Structuring Your Business 85

Chapter 6: Preparing the Business Plan 109

Chapter 7: Getting Help 123

Chapter 8: Finding the Money 137

Chapter 9: Considering Your Mission 161

Chapter 10: Marketing Your Wares 167

Part III: Staying in Business 189

Chapter 11: Employing People 191

Chapter 12: Operating Effectively 213

Chapter 13: Keeping Track of Finances 233

Chapter 14: Managing Your Tax Position 259

Part IV: Making the Business Grow 273

Chapter 15: Doing Business Online 275

Chapter 16: Improving Performance 297

Chapter 17: Exploring Strategies for Growth 315

Chapter 18: Becoming a Great Manager 331

Part V: The Part of Tens 347

Chapter 19: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid 349

Chapter 20: Ten People to Talk to Before You Start 355

Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Cut Costs 361

Chapter 22: Ten Steps to Prepare to Move On 371

Index 381

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