Setting Up a Limited Company

You Need This Book First" is a series of legal titles which puts law into plain English for the lay person. The texts provide background information on the issues targeted, and take the reader through the planning and preparation work required.

No Cash, No Fear

Terry Allen is the consummate entrepreneur who shares what he knows about starting a successful business without any money. Each chapter is centered around a stated principle that serves as the theme of the story, such as: how to start a business while in debt; how to avoid partnership traps; how to start a business with credit cards; how to convince your boss to underwrite your business; and how to get the most out of low-cost marketing techniques.

From Acorns

So, you’re starting a business? Or thinking about it? Chances are you’ll be full of ideas, very excited but a little bit daunted. And you’ll certainly have a hundred and one questions about what you should and shouldn’t do. Because this is important and you want to get it right.
In this book you can learn from their mistakes and discover everything they wish they had known before they started out – so you can get it right first time.

Franchise Kit: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide

This book focuses on the special issues and operational realities of running a franchise, rather than selecting or buying one. Coverage includes how to implement reporting procedures, create purchasing and inventory control policies, develop sales and marketing programmes, recruit and supervise employees, and more.

Starting a Business in Britain

Thousands of new businesses are set up each year in Britain but unfortunately many fail and a guide like this can help to increase your chances of success, whether you're a first-timer or starting over again. This accessible guide takes you through the process of setting up your business step by step, covering stages such as: deciding whether you have what it takes; researching your idea; writing a business plan; raising finance; getting help from various agencies; and getting your business up and running.  

Going for Self-employment: How to Set Up Your Own Business

Chartered accountant John Whiteley provides advice on self-employment, from taking the plunge, getting finance, and dealing with problems through to book keeping, administration, insurance and retirement. This reference has been revised and updated with the latest information.

How I Made It: 40 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal All

The How I Made It column appears every week in the Business section of The Sunday Times and attracts a huge amount of interest and comment from readers. Each piece takes the form of an interview with a successful entrepreneur. This fascinating new book will consist of 40 of these interviews, in which the individual entrepreneurs reveal the secrets of their success and what makes them tick. In their own words they explain how they managed to turn their dream into a reality, what hurdles and setbacks they had to overcome and what lessons they have learnt along the way.

Start Your Business: Week by Week

Setting up a new business is a daunting task, 400,000 in the UK do it every year , yet millions more are put off before they ever begin to trade. Once you've done it, it seems actually quite straightforward. But knowing where to start and what to do is impossible, there is a mountain to climb and you are lost at the bottom. Not any more. Each week for six months this book will tell you what you should be doing and when. Split into weekly sections that include explanations of the weeks' requirements, a checklist, useful contact information, a glossary, a case study of an entrepreneur, and suggestions for further reading material.

Starting and Running a Cafe or Sandwich Bar

Stephen was a 40 year-old lawyer who wanted to run a sandwich. He explains all the pitfalls and takes the pain from starting a sandwich bar from scratch. Written specifically for the UK market.

Start and Run Your Own Business

Whether you dream of owning a corner shop or starting the next High Street chain, there are few more exciting prospects than starting your own business. The number of people choosing to shape their own destiny is growing and is open to people of all ages. Entrepreneurs over the age of 45 increased by 26% last year and the average age of those who start their own business is 39. If you get it right the rewards can be great – not only in financial terms but in the sense of achievement. This book will guide you through the whole start up process and steer you on towards success.

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