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Describes 101 popular home-based businesses, exploring the planning, set-up, management, and technical requirements of each and offering advice on designing effective Web sites and optimizing Web marketing opportunities.

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Managing High-Tech Start-Ups equips engineers with a basic tool-kit for founding a high-tech manufacturing company. It gives would-be entrepreneurs insightful knowledge on how to attack such problems as developing a marketing plan, a sales plan, targets, pricing, hiring a sales force, evaluating marketing results, and correcting problems. The book emphasizes how to correctly identify a problem, so time is spent on its causes and not on its symptoms. Particular emphasis is placed on the marketing aspects of new engineering ventures, since marketing is usually not part of an engineer's experience, yet is so vital in the success or failure of a new venture. The authors take the reader step-by-step through the process of marketing evaluation and developing a product plan.

Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

How to make a living speaking, training, and running workshops andseminars Expert Bob Bly shares his secrets for earning $1,000 to $5,000 aday, or more, as a self-employed speaker, lecturer, or trainer. Heshows readers, step-by-step, everything they need to know to becomepolished speakers, create winning presentations, find a marketniche, set fees, get bookings, and much more. Aspiring speakerswill learn about the corporate training market-who buys training,what the hot topics are, how to package and sell training courses,and what to charge. Bob Bly (Dumont, NJ) is an independent copywriter, advertisingconsultant, bestselling author, popular lecturer, and highlysuccessful trainer.