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The experts at <i>Entrepreneur</i> provide a two-part guide to success. First, learn how to turn your desire for change into a successful—and satisfying—nonprofit organization. Then, master the fundamentals of business startup including defining your business structure, funding, staffing and more.<BR><b>This kit includes:</b><ul><li>Essential industry-specific startup essentials including industry trends, best practices, important resources, possible pitfalls, marketing musts, and more</li><li>Entrepreneur Editors’ Start Your Own Business, a guide to starting any business and surviving the first three years</li><li>Interviews and advice from successful entrepreneurs in the industry</li><li>Worksheets, brainstorming sections, and checklists</li><li>Entrepreneur’s Startup Resource Kit (downloadable)</li></ul><b>More about Entrepreneur’s Startup Resource Kit</b><BR>Every small business is unique. Therefore, it’s essential to have tools that are customizable depending on your business’s needs. That’s why with Entrepreneur is also offering you access to our Startup Resource Kit. Get instant access to thousands of business letters, sales letters, sample documents and more – all at your fingertips!<BR>You’ll find the following:<BR><strong>The Small Business Legal Toolkit</strong><BR>When your business dreams go from idea to reality, you’re suddenly faced with laws and regulations governing nearly every move you make. Learn how to stay in compliance and protect your business from legal action. In this essential toolkit, you’ll get answers to the “how do I get started?” questions every business owner faces along with a thorough understanding of the legal and tax requirements of your business.<BR><strong>Sample Business Letters</strong><BR>1000+ customizable business letters covering each type of written business communication you’re likely to encounter as you communicate with customers, suppliers, employees, and others. Plus a complete guide to business communication that covers every question you may have about developing your own business communication style.<BR><strong>Sample Sales Letters</strong><BR>The experts at Entrepreneur have compiled more than 1000 of the most effective sales letters covering introductions, prospecting, setting up appointments, cover letters, proposal letters, the all-important follow-up letter and letters covering all aspects of sales operations to help you make the sale, generate new customers and huge profits.
The new world economy is tough on job security. Hordes of skilled, experienced, motivated workers are flooding the market, looking for work. And lots of merged and downsized companies now outsource the work that used to be done by permanent employees. The bright side? It’s prime time for the staffing profession.Detailing the hottest specialties in the staffing service industry—facilities staffing, industrial staffing, office/clerical staffing, temp staffing and temp-to-perm staffing—the experts at Entrepreneur provide everything eager entrepreneurs need to know to start their own staffing service.Covers:-Industry trends and opportunities-Identifying a specialty-How to establish the business—from securing licenses and financing to buying equipment and recruiting employees-Building a client base-Promoting and marketing the business-Managing day-to-day operations-Staying on top of financesEntrepreneurs also gain priceless insight from practicing entrepreneurs who reveal little-known tricks of the trade and common hazards to avoid. Aspiring business owners are given sample documents, worksheets, and other example materials to reference as they move their business forward. Specialties covered include:•Facilities staffing—placing employees in long-term or indefinite-length assignments•Industrial staffing—specializing in manual laborers, food handlers, cleaners, assemblers, drivers, tradespeople, machine operators, etc.•Office/clerical staffing—focusing on secretaries, receptionists, administrative assistants, word processing and data-entry operators, etc.•Temporary staffing—supplying client companies with workers on a short-term basis•Temp-to-perm staffing—offering clients a convenient way to try out temporary workers for permanent positionsAll Entrepreneur Step-By-Step Startup Guides Include:•Essential industry-specific startup steps with worksheets, calculators, checklists and more•Bestselling title,Start Your Own Business by Entrepreneur Media Inc., a guide to starting any business and surviving the first three years•Downloadable, customizable business letters, sales letters, and other sample documents•Entrepreneur’s Small Business Legal Toolkit
A record 21.6 million students attended American colleges and universities in the fall of 2012. Of those students, the U.S. Census Bureau says, more than 4.4 million were in the 15-19 age bracket, the market primed and ready for the advice dispensed by college consultants. The experts at Entrepreneur zero in on this growing marketing and show education enthusiasts how to turn their passion into profits with a college planning and consultant business.
A billion-dollar industry, fashion accessories offer a world of business possibilities for stylish entrepreneurs like you! From jewelry and handbags to scarves and hats, Entrepreneur covers the hottest accessories businesses within the flourishing fashion industry. Learn how to create and sell your own accessories, buy wholesale accessories for resale, or establish your own online or traditional store! Providing insider advice, tips, and tricks along the way, our expert fashionistas take you step by step and show you how to discover your specialty, establish your business, set up your home workshop and office, manage your finances, and much more!• Choose from popular fashion accessory niches— handcrafted jewelry, handbags, belts, scarves, and hats• Discover the right sales avenue for your products• Outfit your home workshop and office with the right tools and supplies• Partner with retailers and designers to boost brand recognition• Efficiently manage inventory and supplies for easy order fulfillment• Boost profits by expanding and cross-marketing your product line• And moreTurn your passion for fashion into a successful business today!All Entrepreneur Step-By-Step Startup Guides Include:•Essential industry-specific startup steps with worksheets, calculators, checklists and more•Bestselling title,Start Your Own Business by Entrepreneur Media Inc., a guide to starting any business and surviving the first three years•Downloadable, customizable business letters, sales letters, and other sample documents•Entrepreneur’s Small Business Legal Toolkit
Unlike old-school “design your own coupon book” titles, this book moves straight into computer technology and proceeds to the latest trend in couponing… apps, which provide deals to mobile users wherever they may be. Of particular interest are the sections describing how to make a splash in the highly lucrative, but also competitive daily deal segment of the market, where Groupon and LivingSocial reign supreme. Included within, readers will how to:•Build an online network of followers which can translate into customers•Attract merchants•Join affiliate coupon or daily deal programs •Find your niche market•Create an aggregator site, in which you present the best of the best from daily deal or coupon websites.•Market your coupon or daily deal site through the social mediaOf particular interest is a chapter devoted to working closely with your merchants to provide coaching and guidance on how the daily deal industry works from their perspective. Many daily deal businesses do not work to enhance the experience for their merchants. Readers, however, can learn how to do so. Experts in the industry are also included such as Marc Horne, co-creator of Daily Deal Builder, who discusses what it takes to build a daily deal site, David Teichner, CEO of Yowza!! who brought deal apps to iPhones and several business owners who have tried their luck at running daily deal. They discuss what they have learned from the process.Currently there are few, if any, other books on how to start a daily deal business and the coupon books focus on how to use coupons and even on extreme couponing, but not on running an online coupon business. This is a unique title which provides those who enjoy offering deals and discounts to get started in an industry that is still growing.All Entrepreneur Step-By-Step Startup Guides Include:•Essential industry-specific startup steps with worksheets, calculators, checklists and more•Bestselling title,Start Your Own Business by Entrepreneur Media Inc., a guide to starting any business and surviving the first three years•Downloadable, customizable business letters, sales letters, and other sample documents•Entrepreneur’s Small Business Legal Toolkit