Pakroo, Peri
Summary: "This book is a guide for women interested in starting a small business. It includes information on how to: draft a business plan; raise start-up money, including through crowdfunding; choose a legal structure; hire employees; manage finances and taxes; qualify for special certification programs and contracts for women-owned businesses; and market and brand a business online and off. Also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1 PAKFishman, Stephen
Summary: This book is for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as managers and other critical small business employees, who want practical and comprehensive guidance on business laws--without paying a lot in legal fees. The book helps owners and managers successfully begin and run a small business, covering topics like raising start-up money, protecting personal assets, negotiating leases and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 346.0652 FISSteingold, Fred S.
Summary: The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business has helped more than a quarter million entrepreneurs and business owners master the basics, including how to: raise start-up money, decide between an LLC or other business structure, save on business taxes, get licenses and permits, choose the right insurance, negotiate contracts and leases, avoid problems if you're buying a franchise,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.0652 STEWeltman, Barbara
Summary: "The tax facts and strategies that every small business owner needs to know for their 2024 tax return and year-round planning Owning a small business is a huge responsibility. And while all small business owners try to improve their bottom lines, few are aware of all the ways that the constantly changing tax laws can help them save money. In J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2025,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 343.05 WELMcKeever, Mike P.
Summary: You need a sound business plan to start a business or raise money to expand an existing one. For over 30 years, How to Write a Business Plan has helped fledgling entrepreneurs--from small service businesses and retailers to large manufacturing firms--write winning plans and get needed financing. This bestselling book contains clear step-by-step instructions and forms to put together a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.15 MCKMcKeever, Mike P.
Summary: "You need a sound business plan to start a business or raise money to expand an existing one. For over 30 years, how to Write a Business Plan has helped fledging entrepreneurs -- from small service businesses and retailers to large manufacturing firms -- write winning plans and get needed financing. This bestselling book contains clear step-by-step instructions and forms to put together a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.6 MCKHarnish, Verne
Summary: In this guide, Harnish and his co-authors share practical tools and techniques to help entrepreneurs grow an industry -- dominating business without it killing them -- and actually have fun. Many growth company leaders reach a point where they actually dread adding another customer, employee, or location. It feels like they are just adding more weight to an ever-heavier anchor they are dragging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gazelles Inc. 2014
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Summary: "Your one-stop guide to starting a small business... Want to start a business? Don't know where to begin? The Small Business Start-Up Kit shows you how to set up a small business in your state and deal with state and local forms, fees, and regulations. The 13th edition is updated with the latest legal and tax rules affecting small businesses, plus social media and e-commerce trends"--Provided...
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.06 PAKWeinzweig, Ari
Summary: Part 3 continues to share the "secrets" that have helped take Zingerman's from a 25-seat, 4-person start up to a nationally known, $49,000,000-organization employing over 600 people. It includes Secrets #30-39 and explores our belief that some of the most important work we do to build great organizations and lead rewarding lives is the work we need to do within ourselves. The book includes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zingerman's Press 2013
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 WEIWeinzweig, Ari
Summary: This second book in the Zingerman's a Lapsed Anarchist's Approach" series looks at the leadership style that has helped make Zingerman's such a special place to work and to eat. The book includes essays on the energy crisis in the American workplace, servant leadership, stewardship, why everyone's a leader, Zingerman's entrepreneurial approach to management, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zingerman's Press 2012
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Atkinson, Robert
Summary: In public discourse in the United States, small businesses are lauded as drivers of the economy and keys to economic growth, while "big business" is often vilified. Even in the face of evidence that larger firms are proven to be more likely to stimulate economic growth, American public policy favors small businesses through measures such as lowering taxes or regulatory requirements for firms...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.6 ATKWeinzweig, Ari
Summary: The first in a series of books by Zingerman's co-founding partner Ari Weinzweig examines the basic building blocks of the culture and structure we know now as Zingerman's. These approaches are applicable whether you're running a law office, a library, a restaurant, a record label, a software firm, or an organic farm. They are the behind-the-scenes "secret" stuff that goes into making a very...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zingerman's Press 2010
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Summary: "There are over 2.9 million Airbnb hosts in the United States. This book gives them the tax knowledge they need now more than ever. The new edition has full coverage all the tax changes brought about by the Coronavirus relief legislation passed by Congress, including new sick leave and family leave tax credits for self-employed hosts, employee retention credit, and tax-free treatment of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo
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Publisher / Publication Date: Self-Counsel Press 2005
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Summary: "Deduct It! shows you how to maximize your business deductions--quickly, easily, and legally. Whether your business is just starting or well established, this book is indispensable to your financial success."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo Law for All
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 343.05 FISStrauss, Steven D.
Summary: "Learn how to thrive in even the most volatile economic climate with smart strategies from USA TODAY's top small-business columnist Owning a small business can be challenging enough even in the best of times. And when times get tough-whether the challenges are brought about by pandemics, recessions or any other volatility, you need every tool sharpened and ready to go. You'll find them all in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw Hill 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.02 STRBernstein, Daryl
Summary: Offers simple and creative ideas for how children can start a business with little or no start-up costs, attract and retain customers, and develop negotiating skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2012
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Summary: "Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying graphic design business from your home. From estimating start-up costs and finding customers to setting prices and taking your business online, this comprehensive guide provides down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based graphic design business."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6 SmithBeach, Jim (James)
Summary: You want to start your own business, but "risk" isn't your middle name. You're not alone. Many successful entrepreneurs are averse to risk?but they have learned the tricks to working around it. And now you can too, with School for Startups. This practical guide shows you how to build a business the smart way?without risking major assets such as your house, savings account, or health insurance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2011
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Summary: Build a foundation for your business, online and off. Create and implement business and marketing plans. Comply with tax rules, including those affecting home businesses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2020
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Summary: A humorous adventure comic featuring three friends who run their own slime shop and the slimes that come alive to help them. Includes slime recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify 2023
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Summary: "After fleeing her hometown three years earlier, Alyssa Harrison never planned to return. Then the Silicon Valley start-up she worked for collapsed and turned her world upside down. She is broke, under FBI investigation, and without a place to go. Having exhausted every option, she comes home to Winsome, Illinois, to regroup then move on as quickly as possible. Yet, as friends and family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC REANelson, Stephen L.
Summary: "Organize your business finances; created invoices, pay bills, and record receipts; track inventory and monitor your business"--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017