Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit, The: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide - Softcover

Pakroo J.D., Peri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413320325 ISBN 13: 9781413320329

Publisher: NOLO, 2014

Synopsis

GOLD winner of the IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award - Business & Career

The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit, written by the author of the bestselling The Small Business Start-Up Kit, gives you the practical and legal information you need to kickstart a successful enterprise―whether you’re an arty creative type, an independent consultant or a Fortune 500-seeker. In addition to a breakdown of the common issues and concerns facing women entrepreneurs of every strip, you’ll find information and guidance on:

choosing and developing the right business to live the life you want

drafting an effective business plan

programs that give government contracting preferences to women-owned businesses

understanding and choosing a legal structure

clearing the bureaucratic start-up hurdles

taking your business online and developing an eBusiness

financial management and tax basics for small businesses

balancing work, children, and family relationships

hiring and managing employees

The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit retains its focus on women’s business-related issues without devolving into stereotypes and never loses sight of the legal rules and fundamentals of starting and running your business. This book has downloadable interactive forms.

About this title

About the Author

Peri Pakroo is a business and communications consultant, specializing in legal and start-up issues for businesses and nonprofits. She has started, participated in, and consulted with start-up businesses for 20 years. She owns and runs P-Brain media (www.pbrainmedia.com), a strategic consulting and communications firm that develops information-rich media for web, print, video and other formats. Peri received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1995. She is the author of The Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit,The Small Business Start-Up Kit (national and California editions) and Starting & Building a Nonprofit (all from Nolo) and has been featured in numerous national publications including Entrepreneur, Real Simple, Investors Business Daily, and BusinessWeek. Peri teaches adult education courses at WESST (www.wesst.org) in Albuquerque, a nonprofit whose mission is to facilitate entrepreneurship among women and minorities in the state of New Mexico. She is active in supporting local, independent businesses and is co-founder of the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance. Visit Peri's blog at www.peripakroo.com

Review

“This no-nonsense guide is an essential road map for any woman considering entrepreneurship. It’s packed with how-to information and real-life examples that will help save significant time and money in getting a venture started. Highly recommended."  Sara Gould, Former President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women

“What a great, practical and readable resource! This is not your typical ‘motivational’ business start-up book, but a detailed guide to all the steps of actually getting started, including specific tips and resources for women entrepreneurs. Peri’s book clearly details all the nuts and bolts of starting a business so often lacking in how-to books. A must-read before you launch.”  Lindsey Johnson, Former National Director, SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership

“Don’t even think about starting a business without reading this book. Approachable, easy to understand and totally straightforward, Peri has done a service to all future entrepreneurs by giving solid advice to set you up for sustainable success.”  Amy Swift Crosby, Founder, Smarty, A Resource for Entrepreneurial Women

About this edition

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1413320325
• ISBN 13: 9781413320329
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 552