Recent studies have shown that more people start businesses during recessions than at any other time. The number of businesses launched in Britain in 2011 was almost 20 per cent higher than in 2010. In fact 471 000 companies started up in 2011
- a significant increase on the 400 000 founded over the previous 12 months. Thanks to shows like Dragons Den" everyone wants to become an entrepreneur & start up a business of their own. Based on Rachel Bridges successful workshops this book will help set you on the way to success. As the former Enterprise Editor for the " Sunday Times" Rachel has interviewed hundreds of successful entrepreneurs. Join her on her journey as she starts up her very own enterprise & covers all the ups & downs she encounters while giving examples along the way of how real-life entrepreneurs have coped with the same problems that beset everyone in business at some point. Topics covered include: The basics
- getting the right structure for your business; How to shrink your overheads to nothing; IT & clouds
- how to get in on the action; & Troubleshooting
- setbacks & how to overcome them."



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How to start your own cleaning business is a comprehensive guide which will teach you how to start & run a profitable business venture. The how 2business series of guides are created by UK business professionals & entrepreneurs to bring you the very best advice in business strategy & leadership. Chapter 1 Introduction & Getting Started 10 Reasons why Businesses fail The Cleaning Business & Industry Chapter 2 Getting up & Running & Financing Your Business What Will I Need To Get Started? Your Website & Your Business's Physical Image Health & Safety Chapter 3 Cleaning Services & Types of services offered Typical Charges & How to price a cleaning contract Typical Equipment Required & Protecting Your Equipment Chapter 4 Running the business & Indemnity Insurances Keeping Records Transport & the Form of Your Business Banking & Finances & how to Get Your Money in ...

This book is an invaluable resource for any creative with a great business idea. Starting your own business does not need to be a complicated & daunting process & serial entrepreneur Dragons Den investor & business educator Doug Richard shows you how. He sets out a ten-point plan teaching creatives how to shape their startup business into a success. Written in plain English without the dense text & technical jargon of other business books & illustrated with visual cues to help the message stick Dougs practical advice is accessible to all. Real-life case studies are interspersed throughout from successful creative startups that include Tatty Devine Paul Smith Time Out & Love Film which expand upon the theory & bring it to life. In 10 chapters Doug asks the fundamental questions any aspiring creative entrepreneur must answer. By following the questions from start to finish & working through the get your hands dirty activities you will get the theory first & then apply that theory in a practical way to the real world & your own business. By the time you reach the last question you will have the foundation of a very solid creative business. ...

The new edition of this bestselling book for entrepreneurs has been fully updated to offer the most extensive start-up toolkit of invaluable advice & expert guidance. Relevant to entrepreneurs of any experience it covers absolutely every aspect of starting a business from bullet-proof plans to the best way to structure a business for a successful sell-on later. It

Includes:: information on brand management customer service marketing financials & staffing so you are fully prepared to set sail on your business journey.

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When Jilly Cooper then a young Sunday Times" journalist was asked to write a book on marriage she had been married to Leo Cooper for a mere seven years. Now they are celebrating their Golden Wedding & although the institution of marriage has changed a great deal since this book was first written much of Jillys advice
- frank fearless often hilarious but always wise
- still holds good. From the wedding & the honeymoon to life afterwards including how to deal with the in-laws & how to tell if you spouse is having an affair she dispenses anecdotes jokes common sense & endless optimism & fun."

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The story continues in the ninth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs. Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever since the woods of Berserk burned down it is almost as if the world is cursed. Dragons are starting to revolt against their Masters. The waters have risen flooding fields & washing whole villages away. But worse still the wicked witch Excellinor has returned. Can Hiccup find the King's Things & win the sword-fighting contest to stop Alvin the Treacherous from becoming King of the Wilderwest? How to Train Your Dragon is a Dream Works film starring Gerrard Butler America Ferrera & Jonah Hill out on DVD adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell. Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in How to Train Your Dragon How to Be a Pirate How to Speak Dragonese How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse How to Twist a Dragon's Tale A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons How to Ride a Dragon's Storm & How to Break a Dragon's Heart. Check out the website for games downloads activities & sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup & all of your favourite characters learn to speak Dragonese & train your own Dragon to do tricks! ...

In this Guide to Trouble Max & Molly will show you clever reader: 1. How to spot a VIKING even when he is in disguise 2. How to chase a VIKING even when he is riding a motorbike 3. How to accidentally-also-at-the-same-time stop a REAL-LIFE VIKING INVASION! ...

Worry effects everyone & descends with ease upon work money family life & relationships. This book offers practical strategies for breaking out of this destructive habit before it breaks you. Dale Carnegie shows how worry has been conquered by thousands some famous but most just ordinary people & offers practical suggestions for leading a more positive & enjoyable life. Worry-free tips include: * Fundamental facts you should know about worry. * A magic formula for solving worry situations. * How to eliminate fifty per cent of your business worries. * Seven ways to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace & happiness. * How to keep from worrying about criticism. * Six ways to prevent fatigue & worry. * Personal tips from those who have conquered worry. Try his methods today & this book could change the way of your future. ...

How to Store Your Garden Produce -- the key to self-sufficiency is the modern guide to storing & preserving your garden produce enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy to use reference section provides applicable storage & preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce grown commonly in gardens & allotments. Why is storing your garden produce the key to self-sufficiency? Because with less than an acre of garden you can grow enough produce to feed a family of four for a year but as much of the produce will ripen simultaneously in the summer without proper storage most of it will go to waste & youll be off to the supermarket again. Learn simple & enjoyable techniques for storing your produce & embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency. In the A-Z list of produce each entry

Includes:: recommended varieties suggested methods of storage & a number of recipes. Everything from how to make your own cider & pickled gerkhins to how to string onions & dry your own apple rings. You will know where your food has come from you will save money there will be no packaging & youll be eating tasty local food whilst feeling very good about it.

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Its wonderful to grow your own fruit & vegetables but what do you do when it all ripens at once? How do you cope with the glut which threatens to overwhelm you? Will help all those who grow their own fruit & vegetables to store their produce properly so that it will last for months & feed the family when the gardens bare. This title offers easy & practical advice on how to bottle dry freeze & even salt home grown fruit & vegetables. Discover the taste of your delicious home-made jams chutneys & ketchups. John & Val Harrison reveal just what you can do with that bountiful harvest & share their 30 years experience of growing fruit & vegetables & youll never waste another tomato or courgette again. Praise for John Harrison: Britains greatest allotment authority
- Independent on Sunday"."
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