Small Business Development

You’ve got the idea. You crave freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment. But then reality hits - legal forms, business plans, taxes, operations. Where do you even start? Most businesses don’t fail because the idea is bad, but because the execution is flawed. Entrepreneurs get stuck in confusion, skip key steps, or burn out trying to do everything alone.

Small Business for Dummies has been a leading resource for starting and running a small business. Calling upon their more than six decades of combined experience running small businesses, Eric Tyson and Jim Schell once again provide time-tested advice and the latest information on starting and growing a small business.

Tailored for small-business owners and entrepreneurs like yourself who are looking for long-term financial planning and wealth management, The Business Owner's Guide to Financial Freedom reveals the secrets behind successfully investing in your business while bypassing Wall Street-influenced financial planners.

By cutting out the noise and providing a clear and proven plan, this road map helps even brand-new entrepreneurs make decisions quickly, get their product up for sale, and launch it to a crowd that is ready and waiting to buy. This one-year plan will guide you through the three stages to your first $1 million: the Grind (months 0-4), the Growth (months 5-8), and the Gold (months 9-12). If your goal is to be a full-time entrepreneur, get ready for one chaotic, stressful, and rewarding year. If you have the guts to complete it, you will be the proud owner of a million-dollar business.

In Starting a Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Profitable Business, veteran entrepreneur Arthur Bell takes you through every essential step of launching and growing a successful business. With over 25 years of experience, he breaks it down into clear, actionable strategies anyone can follow—no business degree required.

Strategic Business Influencers may not be as famous as mainstream celebrities, but they are converting the intangible benefits of influence into significant impact on their revenue and profits. In an increasingly skeptical environment, these leaders build trust and credibility previously reserved for big-name CEOs and target precisely the right audience to build strong, scalable relationships with their customers, investors, employees, and partners.

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 Your Small Business Boom, with the latest in entrepreneurial thinking from USA Today small-business columnist Steve Strauss. Packed with strategies, ideas, savvy tips, and noteworthy trends, it's an indispensable guide to rebuilding in a post-pandemic world - and thriving when the next crisis hits.

Small business specialist Elaine Pofeldt offers her blueprint for getting a running start with your microbusiness—that is, a business with no more than four employees, including yourself. Following her previous book, The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, Pofeldt shows listeners the steps toward their next entrepreneurial venture, including testing an idea’s market viability while limiting risk, finding cash without giving up control, protecting your personal time and avoiding burn out, and knowing when it is time to start micro-scaling.

In this compact disc edition of the totally revised underground bestseller -- The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a...

Do you lack confidence or self-belief? Join the club. Millions of otherwise smart people lack the confidence to achieve their full potential - at work, in their careers and even in their personal pursuits. Yet confidence isn't something that can be conjured from motivational exercises or via quick-fix techniques. Confidence is something you must build for yourself. It takes planning and action, deciding where you want to gain confidence and how it must be won. It will require courage, optimism, and resilience.

Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success.

Get Found is a straightforward, no-fluff guide that empowers entrepreneurs to flip the script: instead of chasing, start attracting. Learn how to use search engine optimization (SEO) not just as a technical tool, but as a trust-building strategy that makes you the obvious choice in your market. The result? A business that works for you 24/7, even when you close your laptop.

Feeling stuck in a sea of startup advice, but still unsure how to begin? You're not alone—and you're not broken. The ALL-IN-ONE Dummies Guide to Starting A Business was written for people just like you: ambitious, overwhelmed, and ready for a clear path forward. Built by a real entrepreneur who’s bought and scaled small businesses, this audiobook cuts through the noise with bite-sized, actionable chapters.

Especially relevant in today's world of corporate scandals and new accounting laws, the numbers in a financial report contain vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is going. Packed with new and updated information, Reading Financial Reports for Dummies, 3rd Edition gives you a quick but clear introduction to financial reports - and how to decipher the information in them.

The world of online business is changing fast — and in 2025, ChatGPT and AI tools are leveling the playing field for everyday entrepreneurs. Whether you’re launching your first digital product, automating client work, or scaling your side hustle, this step-by-step guide gives you everything you need to turn ideas into income using the latest AI technologies.

Written for first-time entrepreneurs, freelancers, creators, and side-hustlers, The All in One Beginner’s Guide to Starting a LLC walks you step-by-step through everything you need to know to launch legally, stay compliant, and feel confident doing it. No fluff. No legal jargon. Just the exact process to help you make your business official—without the fear or overwhelm.

Most small business owners never achieve their goals because they do not know what to do or do not understand why they need to do it and/or cannot figure out how to do it. Running Your Small Business like a Pro is a commonsense guide for learning how to run your business as a professional enterprise. It provides you with a fundamental understanding of the challenges small businesses face with real-world solutions that drive results.

Learn how today’s artists survive, exhibit, and earn money, without selling out! This book explains how to be a professional artist and new methods to define and realize what success means. Whether you’re a beginner, a student, or a career artist looking to be in the best museum shows, this book provides ways of advancing your plans on any level. Making It in the Art World is an invaluable resource for artists at every stage, offering readers a plethora of strategies and helpful tips to plan and execute a successful artistic career.

Amazon Book Description Are you tired of customers who shop around endlessly, negotiate every price, then hire your cheapest competitor? The problem isn't your skills, your experience, or even your pricing. Most local business owners who struggle to attract quality customers are actually excellent at what they do. They just don't know how to present their services in ways that customers immediately understand and value. Winning Offers for Local Business gives you the complete step-by-step system for packaging your services so customers stop shopping around and start trying to figure out how...

You have the dream, the vision, and the drive. Now you need a roadmap. Starting your own business can feel overwhelming. Legal paperwork, taxes, branding, marketing, operations—where do you begin? LLC Startup Blueprint is your straightforward guide for launching and growing a Limited Liability Company. Whether you want a side hustle or a full-time business, this audiobook walks you through every essential step.