The Complete Idiot S Guide To Starting And Running A Retail Store

Author : James E. Dion
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440636547

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Retail Store by James E. Dion Pdf

Make the dream of opening a retail business a reality. The fastest-growing segment of small business is retail-everything from clothing to linens, books to boats, gourmet pans to furniture. With over 30 years’ experience in retail, national expert and consultant James Dion offers practical, hands-on tips and advice on all aspects of retail business, from choosing the right business model and finding the ideal location to financing, purchasing, and marketing. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Information on permits, registrations, licenses, and other legal paperwork. • Advice on hiring, training, and motivating reliable employees. • Exceptional customer service techniques. • Creative tips on how to merchandise and market your store.

Author : Ed Paulson,Marcia Layton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1567615295

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business by Ed Paulson,Marcia Layton Pdf

Act on your dreams of starting a business with this lighthearted, user-friendly guide that provides expert advice on business planning, financing, legal concerns, and marketing issues--all the information one needs to become his or her own boss. Line drawings.

Author : Dan Ramsey,Judy Ramsey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781605507675

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The Everything Guide to Starting and Running a Retail Store by Dan Ramsey,Judy Ramsey Pdf

What are my start-up costs? How much will my store make? Should I sell online? How can I compete with larger stores? If you've ever considered owning a store but don't know where to start, The Everything Guide to Starting and Running a Retail Store is perfect for you. This resource will help you recognize the importance of an independent retail store in community life and the opportunities it offers for a rewarding lifestyle. This comprehensive guide shows you how to: Spot and capitalize on small retailer trends Conduct your own market analysis Research and select the most appropriate retailing software Run your business day to day Attract customers with effective advertising Make the leap to online selling This helpful handbook offers practical advice on retail store planning and management with valuable guidelines and real-world examples that can make the difference between your store's success and failure. This guide provides all the tools you need to run a store that your customers--and you--will enjoy for many years to come!

Author : Thomas Pellechia
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440653483

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Winery by Thomas Pellechia Pdf

Making the dream a reality… For many people, owning and running a winery is a dream job. According to Wine Business Monthly, the number of wineries in the U.S. has jumped 26% in less than three years. To carry out this dream, one must understand that wine making involves both science and art. Starting a winery is just like starting any other business and requires planning and a deep understanding of the industry. In The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Starting and Running a Winery, readers will learn: •How to put together a business plan •Different varieties of grapes and wines •How to lay out a floor plan and what equipment is needed •How to promote wines

Author : Ravel Buckley,Carol Costa
Publisher : Alpha
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1592579523

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Thrift Store by Ravel Buckley,Carol Costa Pdf

Provides information on setting up and managing a thrift store, including how to create a nonprofit enterprise, choose a location, get funding, solicit donations, recruit volunteer staff and manage inventory. Original.

Author : Steve Slaunwhite
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101139882

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Web-Based Business by Steve Slaunwhite Pdf

The web-based basics! Aspiring web entrepreneurs will find here everything they need to know about starting and running their own small-scale online business. Whether they intend to sell goods, services, subscriptions, or advertising, this book provides them with the specific nuts and bolts of planning, designing, build­ing, hosting, marketing, and operating their online businesses. • The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Starting Your Own Business has over a quarter million copies sold in five editions • 1.6 million web-based businesses in the U.S., a $175 billion market in 2007 • Online businesses benefiting from increasing number of Internet users—with increased traffic for subscription, advertising, and affiliate program revenue

Author : Barbara Weltman
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0028638425

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business by Barbara Weltman Pdf

Offers advice on starting a home-based business, with chapters on creating a business concept, buying a franchise, turnkey businesses, business plans, insurance, and taxes.

Author : Susan C. Awe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598847871

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The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook by Susan C. Awe Pdf

For 21st-century entrepreneurs, this book provides the practical guidance they need to overcome the often intimidating challenges of starting, organizing, and running a new business effectively and efficiently. The economic downturn has many individuals considering going into business for themselves, rather than relying on an employer for their income. Unfortunately, according to data from the Small Business Administration, the odds of long-term success are against them: 69 percent of businesses do not last past seven years and 56 percent fail in less than four. This book provides entrepreneurs with a comprehensive guide to the resources they need or will likely want to consult when starting a small business—and in order to stay profitable over the long run. The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success, Second Edition provides the expert guidance and up-to-date print and web resources an entrepreneur may need to make his business thrive and grow, from inception and information gathering, to raising capital, to marketing methods and human resource concerns. Nearly half of the resources in this newly updated book are new, and the essays have also been updated to reflect current business practices. This book is an essential tool that provides quick and easy access to the information every small business owner needs.

Author : Barbara Weltman,Malcolm Katt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440636523

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an Ebay Business, 2nd Edition by Barbara Weltman,Malcolm Katt Pdf

The buck starts here! eBay® is the Internet's premier auction site and everyone's favorite place to shop. It's also the place to start a business and make money from the comfort of one's home. Completely revised, this new edition will help readers create the eBay® business they dream of. There is also new and updated information on: - The basics of eBay®, the auction process, and the essentials of getting the business down on paper-including recordkeeping, accounting, taxes, insurance, legal issues, and other essential details - Determining what to sell, how to price it, and working with services such as PayPal® - The ins and outs of the biggest growing areas of eBay business-sourcing, wholesaling, and fixed price sales - Cutting through the competition, improving profit margins, changing strategies, improved advertising and promotions, and more

Author : Linda Formichelli,W. Eric Martin,Susan Gilbert
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440650710

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting And Running A Coffeebar by Linda Formichelli,W. Eric Martin,Susan Gilbert Pdf

Brew up your own business. This is a step-by-step guide to realizing what for many people is a cherished dream: opening a successful coffee bar. The Complete idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar includes the dirt on what it's really like to work behind the counter and information of everything from how to build a business plan, to how to make the drinks and how to price them. - Only series book of its kind - The specialty coffee business is still growing - Small businesses create 7 out of 10 new jobs in America - Susan Gilbert has started and run five successful coffee bars

Author : Ed Paulson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781615643110

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business, 6th Edition by Ed Paulson Pdf

• New content on developing social media and web strategies • More than 120 documents—available at idiotsguides.com—offer time-saving ideas as well as bonus chapters

Author : Keith Rosen MCC
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440696190

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cold Calling by Keith Rosen MCC Pdf

Does this sound familiar? “If I could get in front of the prospect, the rest of the selling process becomes easier. It’s just getting in front of them that’s the challenge.” The fact is most cold calling efforts are doomed from the start. Salespeople lose sales not due to a lack of effort, but because they lack a prospecting system they are comfortable with and can trust to generate greater, consistent results. If you are prospecting the same way you have been for the last several years (including the “calling to check in, touch base or follow-up” approach) or haven’t been prospecting at all, you’re simply making it easier for your competition to take away the new business you are working so hard to earn. So, if you love to sell but hate (or don’t like) to prospect, this book is your opportunity to maximize your cold calling potential and boost your income by learning how to get in front of the right prospects in less time and create greater selling opportunities without the fear, pressure or anxiety associated with cold calling. This Complete Idiot’s Guide® will show you how to: • Utilize the seven steps to a permission-based cold calling conversation so that you don’t have to push your presentation and hope there’s a fit. • Create winning voice mail messages that will ensure more return calls. • Develop your MVP (Most Valuable Proposition) that separates you from your competition. • Craft the Compelling Reasons that would motivate a prospect to speak with you. • Prevent and defuse initial objections, such as “I'm not interested,” “We don't have any money now,” or “Call me back later.” • Design your own step-by-step prospecting and follow-up system that runs on autopilot and is aligned with your selling philosophy, strengths, objectives, and natural talents rather than taking the generic, “one size fits all” approach. • Develop the right questions and uncover new selling opportunities in seconds so that you can stop wasting precious time on the wrong prospects.

Author : Carol Costa,Ravel Buckley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic commerce
ISBN : OCLC:1105800135

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The Complete Idiot's Guides to Starting and Running a Thrift Store by Carol Costa,Ravel Buckley Pdf

A thrifty offering for the prospective thrift-store owner ... In economic times like these, thrift stores have seen a 35% increase in sales in 2008; so what better time to start one? While fairly cheap, it is complicated, however. Here, two experts cover the entire process, including such vital topics as how to: set up the store on a nonprofit basis; choose a location; get funding; get the word about donations of saleable items; recruit and manage volunteer staff; sort, price and recycle donations. - A practical, step-by-step, approach to the process - Troubleshooting tips and best practices that really work - Funding by and partnering with community organizations.

Author : Ed Paulson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1336108363

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business by Ed Paulson Pdf

Author : Frank Fiore
Publisher : Alpha Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business enterprises
ISBN : PSU:000048614245

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an Online Business by Frank Fiore Pdf

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an Online Business shows why and how to establish company Web sites and Intranets. It speaks specifically to the idea of distributed information as capital and how to use the Web and Web technologies to positively impact revenues. See how to set objectives, create strategies, and implement programs for Web-related communications that will impact your company's marketing, sales and financial activities. Learn to manage a Web site and maximize the use of information gleaned from an online presence. Also included: an overview of E-commerce, explanations of various Web software tools, the basics of Web design and how to set up a company Intranet.