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The ones who succeed are those who don't jump off the bridge until they know the parachute works.
John Welsh, Southern Methodist University
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Business plans
Starting Your Own Business: A Workbook
Starting Your Own Business: A Workbook consists of four chapters:
- READY – The first chapter, covering preparation, self-assessment, ideas generation, market research and training for entrepreneurs
- STEADY – The bulk of the guide, covering business planning, raising finance, sources of assistance, choosing premises, recruiting staff, marketing, book-keeping and management issues
- GO – When everything has been thought through and you are ready, this section provides the remaining information you need to get started.
Below are some extracts ...
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From the Introduction ...
The harsh reality is that too many new businesses fail – many more than ought to. Why? Because of lack of planning. They do not plan to fail, but they certainly fail to plan.
Preparation – in the form of careful and considered planning – is the most important thing you can do to ensure that your fledgling business gets off the ground and continues flying. You can never eliminate all risk but you can reduce it significantly – to the point where the odds are in your favour.
This guide – Starting Your Own Business – is all about preparation – preparing you for what you will face as an entrepreneur, for the obstacles, hurdles and blockages that will be placed in your way, for the new skills that you will have to learn, for the tasks that you will have to handle, for the rules, regulations and form-filling that may trip you up, right through to the agencies – public and private sector – which can help you make your dream a success.
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