Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 Book I: From Idea to Reality 5 Chapter 1: Your Business in Context 7 Chapter 2: Refining and Defining Your Business Idea 27 Chapter 3: Creating a Business Model 45 Chapter 4: Finding Your Target Market 63 Chapter 5: Considering a Franchise 79 Book II: Planning for Your Business 97 Chapter 1: Writing a Business Plan 99 Chapter 2: Finding the Funding 115 Chapter 3: Setting Your Franchise's Wheels in Motion 135 Chapter 4: Starting a Home?]Based Business 163 Chapter 5: Creating a Website for Your Business 191 Chapter 6: Starting with the Right Legal Structure 221 Book III: Managing Your Finances 235 Chapter 1: Setting Up the Books 237 Chapter 2: Understanding Your P&L 263 Chapter 3: Working with Cash Flow and Staying Solvent 287 Chapter 4: Controlling Costs and Budgeting 321 Chapter 5: Satisfying the Tax Man 357 Book IV: Managing Your Business 363 Chapter 1: Tackling the Hiring Process 365 Chapter 2: Setting Goals 383 Chapter 3: Embracing Corporate Social Responsibility 395 Chapter 4: Managing with Technology 405 Chapter 5: Developing Employees Through Coaching and Mentoring 415 Chapter 6: Delegating to Get Things Done 431 Book V: Marketing and Promotion 443 Chapter 1: Optimizing Your Marketing Program 445 Chapter 2: Strengthening Your Marketing Strategy 461 Chapter 3: Taking Stock of Your Business Image 477 Chapter 4: Forging Your Brand 491 Chapter 5: Creating Marketing Communications That Work 507 Chapter 6: Social Marketing: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Blogs 525 Index 537
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