Starting a Home Business For Dummies (eBook)

Rachel Bridge (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2013 | 1. Auflage
328 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-73754-5 (ISBN)

Infos

How would you like to work for yourself in your own home?
Sounds good right? The commute would be a breeze.

Starting a small business from home can mean minimum fuss and
minimum start-up costs - so it's no wonder that around 60% of
new businesses are started from home. Whether you're looking
to go freelance, start a home-business full-time or a new venture
on the side of your existing job, you need Starting a Home
Business For Dummies. It includes tons of ideas for home
businesses and gives you all the straight-talking advice you need
to get up and running.

Inside you'll find:

* Ideas for businesses that you can start easily from
home

* Step-by-step guidance for getting your business off
the ground

* The low-down on managing your money and taxes

* Tips for making technology and the web work for
you

* Advice on how to attract and keep
customers/clients

Autor

Rachel Bridge writes a column on small business issues for The Sunday Telegraph. She also runs workshops and educational events for entrepreneurs and small business owners across the UK. Paul and Sarah Edwards are award-winning authors of 17 books with over 2 million books in print. They have also hosted radio and TV shows. Peter Economy is a home-based publishing consultant and is the bestselling co-author of more than 50 books, including Consulting For Dummies.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Your Home Business 5

Chapter 1: Where the Heart Is: Welcome to the World of
Home-Based Businesses 7

Chapter 2: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, What's the Best
Business of All? 23

Chapter 3: The ABC of Starting Your Own Business 45

Chapter 4: Attracting Customers 67

Chapter 5: Creating a Sustainable Income in Challenging Times
95

Part II: Managing Your Money 113

Chapter 6: Keeping Track of Your Money 115

Chapter 7: The Price is Right: Deciding How Much to Charge
139

Chapter 8: Considering Taxes, Deductions and Benefits 159

Part III: Avoiding Problems 173

Chapter 9: Knowing Your Legal Do's and Don'ts
175

Chapter 10: Using Outside Resources and Experts 191

Part IV: Making It Work: Moving Ahead 207

Chapter 11: Making the Internet Work for You 209

Chapter 12: Balancing Your Business and Your Life 229

Chapter 13: On a Roll: Growing Your Business . . . or Selling Up
251

Part V: The Part of Tens 265

Chapter 14: Ten Tips for How to Succeed in Your Home-Based
Business 267

Chapter 15: Ten Enduring Home Business Opportunities 275

Chapter 16: Ten Things to Do When Times Are Tough 283

Index 291

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.11.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Klein- u. mittelständische Unternehmen u. Existenzgründung • Klein- u. mittelständische Unternehmen u. Existenzgründung • Klein- und Mittelbetrieb • Small Business & Entrepreneurship • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-73754-7 / 1118737547
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-73754-5 / 9781118737545