Being an entrepreneur is risky. USA Today has written that “only 1 out of 5 new businesses survive past their first year of operation.” Even fewer new businesses make it to five or ten years. Those who want to buck the odds must have persistence, resilience, and creativity to survive. An entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience knows all too well what a challenge it can be to start a business and has created a book to help budding entrepreneurs to not only build their business but to thrive. The Entrepreneur’s Survival Handbook covers challenges entrepreneurs face that are not common knowledge—or even discussed. It includes essential topics such as these: • The wisdom of hiring friends and family • The importance of an employee manual • Overcoming the fear of such a big undertaking • How to read a room • Solutions to potential problems The handbook features 52 pointers for entrepreneurs––one for each week of the year––to study and record results. Entrepreneurs can read them one by one or shuffle them like a deck of cards. This one-of-a-kind resource serves as an excellent complement to traditional business school training, allowing entrepreneurs their best chance to achieve success and build their businesses.

Being an entrepreneur is risky. USA Today has written that "only 1 out of 5 new businesses survive past their first year of operation." Even fewer new businesses make it to five or ten years. Those who want to buck the odds must have persistence, resilience, and creativity to survive. An entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience knows all too well what a challenge it can be to start a business and has created a book to help budding entrepreneurs to not only build their business but to thrive. The Entrepreneur's Survival Handbook covers challenges entrepreneurs face that are not common knowledge-or even discussed. It includes essential topics such as these: -The wisdom of hiring friends and family -The importance of an employee manual -Overcoming the fear of such a big undertaking -How to read a room -Solutions to potential problems The handbook features 52 pointers for entrepreneurs--one for each week of the year--to study and record results. Entrepreneurs can read them one by one or shuffle them like a deck of cards. This one-of-a-kind resource serves as an excellent complement to traditional business school training, allowing entrepreneurs their best chance to achieve success and build their businesses.

Owning a small business can be a fulfilling and financially rewarding experience, but to be successful, you must know what to do before starting a business; what to do while the business is up and running; and, most importantly, what to do when the business runs into trouble. With a combined fifty years of small business experience between them, authors Barbara Weltman and Jerry Silberman know what it takes to make it in this competitive environment, and in Small Business Survival Book, they show you how. In a clear and concise voice, Weltman and Silberman reveal twelve surefire ways to help your small business survive and thrive in today's market. With this book as your guide, you'll discover how to: * Delegate effectively * Monitor cash flow * Extend credit and stay on top of collections * Build and maintain credit and restructure your debt * Meet your tax obligations * Grow your business with successful marketing strategies * Use legal protections * Plan for catastrophe and disaster recovery Whether you're considering starting a new business or looking to improve your current venture, Small Business Survival Book has what you need to succeed.

"Insight, hope, and strategies for building a business and a family at the same time"--Jacket.

When embarking on any adventure, the key to enjoyment and success is first knowing the appropriate survival skills. Entrepreneurship is an adventure, and the same principle applies. Most businesses do not survive. Why? Is it because of bad ideas? Lack of talent? Sometimes, but most of the time it's because the entrepreneur at the helm has never been educated in the foundational skills needed to survive and succeed. In The Entrepreneur's Survival Guide, author Rob Stam uses his personal story of early failure and starting over in business to teach these essential lessons in the form of Ten Keys to Survival. The Entrepreneur's Survival Guide will open your eyes to concepts that are completely new, and some you may have ignored for too long. Regardless of your experience in business to this point, you're sure to become a more well-rounded and equipped leader, better prepared for the joys and struggles you'll face on your entrepreneurial journey.