F Bryan Haarlander

EMPOWER Your Business to Reach Its Full Potential F Bryan Haarlander

Starting a new business is easy, but starting a successful new business is not! More than half of new businesses fail within the first five years. Two-thirds of new businesses fail within the first 10 years. If you do not want to be a government statistic, this book is a must reading! Drawing upon over a decade of working with small business owners, the authors have summarized the necessary steps that need to be taken when starting a business and have offered suggestions as to how existing businesses can reinvent themselves as market conditions change. This book can be used as a roadmap by new and existing business owners to achieve financial success. The book covers the steps in order of priority that need to be taken when starting a business. The book addresses why you need to work with a team of trusted advisors, compares starting your own business to buying an existing business or a franchise, where the vital information needed to write an effective business plan can be found, how to finance your business, selecting a legal entity, how to avoid IRS tax problems, ten key financial mistakes to avoid, and how to market your business. By following the detailed steps in this book, the business owner will be able to determine if he has a successful business and will definitely increase the odds of being successful.