SMALL BUSINESS, STARTING & BUILDING

Books for Adults

75 Green Buinesses
by Croston, Glenn
This book introduces startup ideas for business interested in tapping the market in the green era.

Zero to 100,000 : social media tips and tricks for small businesses
by Gratton, Sarah-Jayne.

Zero to 100,000 is a beginner’s guide to social media. In particular, small business owners or artists will find the book useful. There are several how to sections about setting up accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkIn, YouTube, etc. This includes a few tips on how to make the most of your profile.

Building buzz to beat the big boys : word-of-mouth marketing for small businesses
by O'Leary, Steve.

By putting the information in this book to use, small retail stores and service providers can beat back Big Chain competition and prosper.

The small business start-up kit
by Pakroo, Peri

This book will help you develop a plan and give you the skills necessary for setting up and running a business.

Making money from home : how to run a successful home-based business
by Partow, Donna.

Making Money from Home is a personal coach in "soft cover" format for helping you to make money from the comfort of your own home. Donna has given us a thorough, informative, and extremely practical guidebook on the steps to getting started and maintaining a home business.

Worth every penny : build a business that thrills your customers and still charge what you're worth
by Petty, Sarah.

Great book for new business owners, especially those who typically hate business books. It's a quick and easy read full of good points and applicable for most professional service providers who are looking to fill a niche.

The digital business start-up workbook : the ultimate step-by-step guide to succeeding online from start-up to exit
by Rickman, Cheryl D.

A hands-on guide to starting a digital business, from initial idea to exit, from the author of one of the all-time bestselling guides to start-ups.

How to start a home-based pet grooming business
by Salzberg, Kathy.

This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your own home-based pet grooming business. You'll get practical, real-world advice on every aspect of setting up and maintaining a thriving business. From painless record keeping to savvy marketing techniques, authors Kathy and Missi Salzberg's step-by-step methods are realistic, innovative, and easy to understand.

S-Corporation Small Business Start-Up Kit (2010)
by Sitarz, Dan
This resource offers questionnaires, instruction, and forms to make the task of starting a business as simple as possible.

Legal Forms for Starting a Small Business
by Steingold, Fred

These volume will help small business owners understand the legal side of running their business.

Ultimate Homebases Business Handbook
by Stephenson, James
This book help you realize the dream of starting and growing a succesful business run through your home.