Smart Guide to Starting a Small Business

An all-you-need-to-know introduction to building, maintaining, andprofiting from your own business

* Smart Strategies for choosing a business to match yourpersonality and skills, and avoiding the common pitfalls ofentrepreneurial start-ups

* Smart Advice on all the behind-the-scenes tasks--dealing withtaxes and legal concerns, keeping the books, hiring employees,working with suppliers, and more

* Smart Tips on today's vast range of high-tech tools--what youreally need and how to get it without breaking the bank

* Smart Definitions and insights on proprietorships, partnerships,and corporations--and which structure best suits your goals andcircumstances

* Quick reading and easy referencing with a comprehensive index andloads of sidebars and tables