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Business planning : a guide to business start-up / David Butler.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Butler, David.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
New business enterprises--Great Britain--Planning.
New business enterprises.
Small business--Great Britain.
Small business.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 p.)
Edition:
1st edition
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
Language Note:
English
System Details:
text file
Summary:
A readable and structured guide for the increasing numbers of people each year who consider setting up a small business or becoming self-employed. 'Business Planning' outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. The importance of thorough planning is often overlooked and only becomes evident if the business fails. This is highlighted in a recent study by the SFEDI of 486 bankers and accountants where lack of planning was the most common reason cited as to why businesses fail. 'Business Planning' shows how to avoid this failure by focusing on t
Contents:
Business Planning: A guide business start-up; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Chapter 1 The importance of business planning; Chapter 2 The structure of the business plan; Chapter 3 The business idea; Chapter 4 Personal skills and abilities; Chapter 5 Identifying relevant legislation; Chapter 6 Financial planning; Chapter 7 Financial controls; Chapter 8 Sources of finance; Chapter 9 Sales and marketing; Chapter 10 Monitoring and controlling quality; Chapter 11 Customer service; Chapter 12 Premises requirements; Chapter 13 Physical resource requirements; Chapter 14 Recruiting and employing staff
Chapter 15 Formulating the business planChapter 16 The NVQ assessment process; Appendix Summary of Units and Elements of the revised Owner Manager NVQ standards; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786611024000
9781136423482
1136423486
9781136423499
1136423494
9781281024008
1281024007
9780080524580
0080524583
OCLC:
173002778

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