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  • Cover
  • Copyright 169; 2005 by Que Publishing
  • TOC36;Table of Contents
  • About the Author
  • Tell Us What You Think33;
  • Introduction Welcome to a Better Way of Living and Working33;
  • Who Should Read This Book
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Part I Getting Ready
  • CH36;Chapter 1 Exposing Myths of Self45;Employment
  • Calculating the Costs and Risks of a Nine45;to45;Five Job
  • Calculating the Costs and Risks of Self45;Employment
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 2 Assessing Your Home45;Business Readiness
  • Understanding the Basics58; True or False
  • Ten Questions to Assess Your Home Business Potential
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 3 Creating Your Business Plan44; Part 158; What44; Where44; When44; and How
  • Eliminating the Biggest Obstacles
  • Creating the Framework of Your Business Plan
  • Business Plan Form
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 4 Creating Your Business Plan44; Part 258; The Money Pages
  • Creating Your Budget Spreadsheet
  • Planning for Budget Items As Outlined in the Business Plan Form
  • Accounting for Expenses As Listed in Schedule C
  • Reviewing a Sample Business Budget Form
  • Planning Your Incoming Funds58; Where Will the Money Come From63;
  • Pursuing Other Sources of Funding
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Records and Preparing to Open for Business
  • Setting Up Basic Records
  • Setting Up Your Office Space
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 6 Getting Technology You Really Need 40;and Only What You Need41;
  • Meeting the Technology Needs of Your Business
  • Designing and Maintaining a Business Website
  • Summary
  • Part II Putting Your Plan to Work
  • CH36;Chapter 7 Marketing for the Real World
  • Understanding Real Marketing
  • Marketing You and Your Business
  • Using Professionals to Help You Market Your Business
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 8 Avoiding Expensive Mistakes
  • Making Financial Forecasting Work for Your Home Business
  • Avoiding Risky Business
  • Four Areas That Will Make or Break Your Success
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 9 Conserving Your Resources58; Time44; Money44; and Health
  • Managing Your Time
  • Maintaining Your Health
  • Conserving and Managing Your Money
  • Summary
  • CH36;Chapter 10 What I Did8221;58; Five Home45; Based Entrepreneurs Talk About Their Most Important Decisions and Dilemmas
  • The Two45;Business Couple8212;an Engineer and an Educational Consultant
  • The Printer47;Graphic Designer
  • The Coach
  • The QuickBooks Consultant
  • Summary
  • Part III Appendix
  • Appendix A References and Resources
  • Forms and Templates
  • Helpful Resources
  • Further Reading
  • IDX36;Index
  • Tool 1 When Your Business Is Well8212;But You Arent
  • Minimizing the Impact of Illness45;related Absence
  • What to Do When You Are Ill
  • Summary
  • Tool 2 Houston44; We Have a Problem58; Preventing Disaster During Equipment Failures
  • Dealing with It Now
  • Minimizing the Impact in the Future8212;Adding to Your Emergency Plan
  • Summary
  • Tool 3 Managing Angry Clients
  • Dealing with It Now8212;Strategies Based on the Situation
  • Revising Your Business Plan and Policies to Avoid Repeating Mistakes
  • Revising Your Attitude or Practices
  • Calculating the Cost of a Lost Client
  • Summary
  • Tool 4 Surviving Lean Times58; No Work44; No Money
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