The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business (Complete Idiot's Guide to)

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Summary: Useful and easy to understand
Review: I am using this book to help my friend's painting business get organized and focused. Bids and jobs take up much of his time, so this is a great tool to understand some of the "bigger" picture without having to take a bunch of business classes. The CD also has useful general forms.

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Summary: a good beginner's guide
Review: Overall this book is quite helpful. Not every chapter will be applicable to every person or every type of business. Most of the information is general, and you will need more information from other sources to really get started (like other references, an attorney, an accountant, etc.) But if don't know anything about corporations, taxes, payroll, business plans, or marketing, this is a good place to start.

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Summary: Excellent Resource
Review: This book was very easy to read and understand. If you are thinking of starting your own business and need to know how to go about doing it, this book is the only book you will need. The book comes complete with a CD containing forms and helpful resources and information.