Home-Based Business For Dummies? - Softcover

Edwards, Paul; Edwards, Sarah; Economy, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764552279 ISBN 13: 9780764552274

Publisher: For Dummies, 2000

Synopsis

Starting a home-based business is a reality that has created wide-open opportunity and success for those who decided to take the plunge—just as it can for you. Setting up a home-based business is also the easiest and least expensive way to become an entrepreneur. But how do you get started?

If you’re thinking about starting your own business at home or just curious about what it takes, Home-Based Business For Dummies is the all-in-one guide to making it happen ... and making it profitable. Whether you need information on marketing your business, pricing your products and services, or understanding legal do’s and don’ts, this book has what you need to succeed as a home-based business—including twenty-five cost-saving tips for setting up a home office.

Home-Based Business For Dummies explains an incredibly wide variety of information that will help you become a successful entrepreneur from the comfort of your own home. This accessible, hands-on g uide offers step-by-step advice on every aspect of setting up shop at home, from picking the right business for you and selecting office equipment to presenting a professional image to potential clients and customers. You’ll also discover how to:

• Make the transition to a home-based business
• Tap fourteen sources of start-up funds
• Choose the right health care coverage
• Create an effective marketing campaign
• Use pricing strategies to come out on top
• Harness the power of the Internet to grow your home-based business
• Set boundaries between home and work
• Deal with insurance and taxes

Home-Based Business For Dummies is filled with useful information, tips, and checklists. From exploring e-commerce options to dealing with financial and legal issues, Home-Based Business For Dummies provides you with the very best ideas, concepts, and tools for starting and successfully operating your own home-based business.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"All the information and advice you need ... Don't stay home without it!" Cliff Ennico, host of PBS TV's Money Hunt

Packed with low-cost ways to harness the power of the Web

Get 25 cost-saving tips for setting up a home office

Become a successful entrepreneur in the comfort of your own home Setting up a business at home is the easiest, least expensive way to become an entrepreneur. But how do you get started? In this friendly guide, three home-business pros show you the way, from finding a great business opportunity and exploring e-commerce options to dealing with legal stuff, finances, and other nitty-gritty.

Discover how to: Choose the right business for you Tap 14 sources of start-up funds Create an effective marketing campaign Set boundaries between home and work Deal with insurance and taxes

The Dummies Way™ Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author:

Paul and Sarah Edwards are award-winning authors who have sold over a million copies of their ten books. They write a monthly column for Entrepreneur magazine and cohost a weekly radio show on BusinessTalkRadio.Net. Peter Economy is coauthor of At the Helm.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0764552279
• ISBN 13: 9780764552274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384