Starting a Business For Dummies, 4th Edition, UK Edition

By Colin Barrow

Starting your own UK business is an exciting - and challenging - time. This updated edition of the startup classic shows you how to build a business agile enough to take advantage of emerging trends and opportunities, and sturdy enough to weather any storm. Packed with real-life examples and links to hundreds of valuable resources, Starting a Business For Dummies , 4th UK Edition gives you what you need to make the leap from employee to successful entrepreneur with confidence. All your favourite, trusted content has been updated including: Laying the groundwork and testing the feasibility of your business idea Writing a winning business plan and finding funding How to operate effectively, including managing your finances and employing people Growing your business and improving performance New content includes: The latest funding schemes, including government funding and crowdfunding Tendering for public sector work Avoiding business cyber-crime Franchising and pop ups Exporting (the government has set a target of doubling the number of exporting companies by 2020) Environmental impact (a recent survey found 77% of SMEs wanted to know how to measure and improve their environmental impact)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118837347
• ISBN13: 9781118837344
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 10.1"