The Complete Idiots Guide to Starting
Your Own Business, 5th Edition by
Edward Paulson
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Personal Review: The Complete Idiots Guide to Starting Your
Own Business, 5th Edition by Edward Paulson

This is a quite complete guide to what it takes to start and operate a
successful business in the United States. It's broken down into three major
parts that cover the three big aspects of being in business.
Part One is on the general concepts of being in business, being your own
boss, the money you will need, other kinds of businesses like franchises.
You need to be very honest with youself here. There are some people who
just are not suited for self employment. Then there the rest of who are just
not suited to work for someone else.
Part Two has two areas I recommend you read and then don't exactly do
what he says.
First, he starts off with how to write a business plan. I realize that people
say they don't need one, but I recommend you write one anyway. It forces
you to think about aspects of your business that you might otherwise
ignore, and it's better to think of them before they become problems. On
the other hand, I wouldn't follow his advice on how to write the plan. Go
buy one of the business plan writing software packages. They are cheap
($30 or so on eBay) will guide you through the writing process and have a
bunch of pre-written plans to use as examples. I've used a couple of
different packages, they were both about the same, get the one that looks
best to you.
Also in Part Two is a discussion on accounting. Read what he says, but
then go buy a small computer accounting system. Setting up your own
system is a pain, and if you start with a computer based system, you'll not
have to convert later. Indeed, the first entries you make in the system can
be the purchase of the software packages, and writing off of your computer
system.
Part Three kind of goes back to the general concepts of part one. Chapters
include comments on things like cash, banks, credit cards, etc.
All in all, a good introductory book.
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