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The dream of starting a retail business can easily become a reality. Retail businesses are one of the fastest growing segments of the economy. This new book will teach you all you need to know about getting started in yo… More >>
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Retail Business: With Companion CD-ROM
How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Retail Business is the perfect beginners’ book. If you play with the idea of starting your own store, or know someone who does, this all-purpose, general guidebook points out the rewards and pitfalls of business ownership, and outlines much of the groundwork and decisions that are necessary.
The book has suggestions for store layouts, evaluating a location, choosing software, finding suppliers, getting loans, dealing with employees, etc. For someone who dreams of owning a company, author Janet Engle provides the springboard and gives a good idea of the work involved.
However, one book can only skim the surface. The material is introductory, and will certainly point you in the right direction–but you’ll soon realize that going into business is going to take more than one book! You’ll be lining up accountants, realtors, web designers, and attorneys before you know what hit you.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book would be excellent if you were beginning a retail business from the ground up and had to start from ground zero. In my particular case, the company I work for had already chosen the site, began the build-out process, and even began purchasing items for our store. We were way ahead of where this book starts you out at, but if you have no clue where to even start building you business then this would be a great book for you.
Rating: 4 / 5
The business plan was a life saver. I really hadn’t understood what I was getting myself into by starting a web business. This book will be holding my hand along the way. It’s already starting to get dog-eared. I recommend it highly for anyone without a business degree that wants to succeed in retail.
Rating: 5 / 5
How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Retail Business is a very well-rounded book. It covers topics that range from helping the entrepreneur decide which kind of retail is best for him or her, all the way to giving different ways to liquefy assets should the business need to be closed. This book is ideal for the person who wants to run his or her entire business, but it would also be very beneficial to anyone involved in any aspect of a retail business.
This book is easy to read, with the different points in each chapter highlighted for easy location. The thoughts flow naturally, further aiding the reader in understanding of the subject matter. There are charts and graphs throughout the book, giving information in varying formats.
If you are unsure if owning and operating a retail business is the right path, reading this book will either overwhelm you or inspire you. Since there is a lot involved in running a business, the casual entrepreneur had better beware! On the other hand, if you are serious about making your retail business a success, this book will encourage you and motivate you to begin now.
Rating: 4 / 5
How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful
*****
Never before in history have there been such opportunities for anyone to have his own little (or big) business–thanks mainly to the Internet access everyone can enjoy today.
The author of this book explains both the advantages and pitfalls of not only Internet enterprises, but retail stores, franchises, and new startups. She gives an overall view of these businesses, explaining the nitty-gritty details of the operations, covering everything from beginning a business to quitting a business, supplying samples of the forms needed along the way, with actual forms in an accompanying CD-ROM.
The case studies she cites are mostly little vignettes with tips from entrepreneurs who have gleaned them from their own businesses experiences. One case study involves a handicapped individual who successfully runs a part-time online business which she can fit in around her disability.
The book helps readers decide what form of business to go into and, moreover, whether they should go into a business at all.
Not everyone is suited to run a business of his own, she points out. You need to know yourself. Do you have the resources, time, energy, imagination, organizing skills, and head for business that’s needed? Can you take the stress involved?
She gives the pros and cons and lots of good advice, like trying to get a job working for a similar business before opening your own. She details an endless number of things to consider, to check, to do, before taking the plunge. She shows you how to figure the finances with worksheets, and how to write a business plan.
I love the quote she chose to conclude the book: “There is only one success–to be able to spend your life in your own way.” Christopher Morley (1890-1905)
If a business of your own is your way, this book is a must read.
Rating: 5 / 5