One Person Business : How To Start A Small Business /: How To Start A Small Business. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Clive Morton.
• Authors: Morton, Clive
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Starting a service-based business; Understanding the common ground in all one person businesses; Professional services; Management services; Personal services; Product-based services; 2 The advantages of self-employment; Using your skills to provide a personal service; Planning your business to mitigate risk; Charging for your services; Considering other benefits of self-employment; 3 Understanding yourself and your aspirations; Dealing with the public; Selling your service or product; Setting realistic goals; Believing in yourself. Thinking about numbers4 Defining your market; Services to the public; Think hard about where the business is coming from before you commit; Specialist businesses and internet; The nature of the buying decision; 5 Studying competition; Services to the public; Pricing; Time and how you use it; Keeping an eye on competitors; Services to industry; Study how the product or service is sold; 6 Specifying your product or service; Analysis of the factors; Setting objectives; Skilled trades; Personal services; Professional services; Services to commercial undertakings. Agency, general trading, internet and mail order7 A different approach for creative ideas; Bringing creative ideas to market; 8 Marketing; Skilled trades; Personal services; Professional services; Services to industry; Sales agents; General trading, internet and mail order; Creative people; Inventors; 9 Pricing your product or service; Skilled trades; Personal services; Professional services; Management services; General trading, internet and mail order; Agents; Creative people; 10 Calculating risk and breakeven; What to do if you do not get an order for six months. Trade services to the publicPersonal services; Professional services; Management services to industry; Internet trading, mail order, etc.; Agents; Creative occupations; 11 Using other services and professionals; Tradesmen; Personal services; Professional services; Management services; Selling via the internet, mail order, etc.; Sales agents; Creative people; Dealing with banks; 12 A basic understanding of commercial law; Contract law; Sale of goods; 13 Tax implications and structuring; Record keeping; Operating through a limited company; Value added tax (VAT); 14 Employing staff. Your own role in the businessThe job description; Job advertisement; The job interview; Contract of employment; Affirmation of the contract; 15 Acquiring or renting property; A lease; Sub-tenancies; Licences; Other; 16 Expansion problems; Know yourself; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : How To Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Subjects: 658.022; One-person corporations -- Great Britain; Small business -- Management; New business enterprises -- Great Britain -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; New business enterprises -- Management; One-person corporations; Small business -- Management; Great Britain; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845285326; 1845285328
• ISSNs: 6480-4801
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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