The New Entrepreneur's Guide to Setting Up and Running a Successful Business

There is a lot of political will at the moment to encourage more new startup businesses, with grant funding subsidies, assistance raising finance, exemptions from statutory reporting and tax incentives available to those who are will to take the plunge. There couldn’t be a better time for entrepreneurs to take the plunge.

This book is written for those considering setting up their own business who have a lot of questions that need answers. While not intended to be a global reference book in respect to accounting, business tax and legislation, this book provides the reader with practical answers to the issues they come across every day. The aim of the book is to provide the new (or future) business owner, with sufficient knowledge to take an active role in the management of their business. It aims to provide them with an insight into the level of knowledge of taxations, general management and the legal framework that the need to successfully run their business. The author includes numerous examples of successes and failures to illustrate the topic from both the UK and the US.

• Provides the new business owner with the knowledge to take an active role in the management of their business by providing answers to problems they encounter every day.
• Includes examples of when businesses have gotten it right, with anecdotal evidence from some of the world’s biggest businesses.
• Provides details on how to get started including the business plan, creating brand identity, plus the type of ownership
• Describes issues relevant to accounting, staff and management, taxes, etc., issues which small business owners encounter every day

Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1 : So You Want to Run Your Own Business
Chapter 2 : How Do You Start? Buying and Selling a Business
Chapter 3 : Staffing
Chapter 4 : Taxes and VAT
Chapter 5 : Accounts
Chapter 6 : Promoting Your Business
Chapter 7 : Now That You’ve Got a Successful Business - What’s the Next Step? How It Can Go Horribly Wrong
Chapter 8 : Retirement and Succession
Chapter 9 : Essentials to Take Away

Index