Book II
Planning for Your Business
When you think you have your business plan all done and ready, head over to www.dummies.com/extras/startingabusinessaio for a list of last-minute questions you need to ask yourself.
Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Writing a Business Plan
Selling Yourself on the Importance of Planning
The Anatomy of a Business Plan
Understanding Your Starting Position
Setting Out Your Planning Objectives
Identifying Target Audiences and Key Messages
Establishing Your Plan's Time Frame
Preparing for the Real World
Chapter 2: Finding the Funding
Starting with a Plan
Tapping Friends, Family, and Lovers
Finding an Angel
Daring to Use Venture Capital
Selling Stock to the Public: An IPO
Finding Other Ways to Finance Growth
Guarding Your Interests
Chapter 3: Setting Your Franchise's Wheels in Motion
Surveying Your Options for Locale
Setting Up Shop: Finding Your Franchise's Habitat
Avoiding Encroachment
Securing Your Space After Finding Your Piece of Heaven
Getting the Goods: Merchandise and Supplies
Receiving Merchandise
Maintaining Inventory
Getting Good Training Before and After You Open Your Franchise
Chapter 4: Starting a Home-Based Business
Looking at the Basics of Home-Based Business
Examining the Good News and the Bad
Taking the Home-Based Business Quiz
Starting ...
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