Effective small business management an entrepreneurial approach

This practical, applied book focuses on business planning and the day-to-day issues of running a small business. This book stands out from others through it's extensive integration of developing a business plan, and specifically through its itegration of Business Plan Pro software (the most pop...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scarborough, Norman M. (Author), Zimmerer, Thomas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall [2006]
Edition:Eighth edition
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001 22073
003 MY-KLNDU
005 20241218080846.0
008 221104 2006 njua bi 000 0 eng d
020 |a 0131469843 
039 9 |a 202211041116  |b VLOAD  |c 201510151605  |d ros  |c 201506081544  |d azraai  |c 201506081544  |d azraai  |y 200910091715  |z VLOAD 
040 |a UPNM  |b eng  |c UPNM  |e rda 
090 |a HD 62.7  |b .S27 2006 
100 1 |a Scarborough, Norman M.  |e author 
245 1 0 |a Effective small business management  |b an entrepreneurial approach  |c Norman M. Scarborough, Thomas W. Zimmerer 
250 |a Eighth edition 
264 1 |a Upper Saddle River, NJ  |b Prentice Hall  |c [2006] 
264 4 |c ©2006 
300 |a xvi, 832 pages  |b illustrations  |c 29 cm 
336 |a text  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |2 rdacarrier 
400 0 |a Norman M. Scarborough 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a section I. The challenge of entrepreneurship -- 1. Entrepreneurs : the driving force behind small business -- section II. Building a business plan : beginning considerations -- 2. Strategic management and the entrepreneur -- 3. Choosing a form of ownership -- 4. Franchising and the entrepreneur -- 5. Buying an existing business -- section III. Building a business plan : marketing and financial matters -- 6. Crafting a winning business plan -- 7. Building a guerrilla marketing plan -- 8. Creating a solid financial plan -- 9. Managing cash flow -- section IV. Small business marketing strategies -- 10. Pricing and credit strategies -- 11. Integrated marketing communications -- 12. Global marketing strategies -- 13. E-Commerce and entrepreneurship -- section V. Putting the business plan to work : sources of funds -- 14. Sources of equity financing -- 15. Source of debt financing -- section VI. Location and layout -- 16. Location, layout, and physical facilities -- section VII. Managing a small business : techniques for enhancing profitability -- 17. Purchasing, quality management, and vendor analysis -- 18. Managing inventory -- section VIII. Managing people : a company's most valuable resource -- 19. Staffing and leading a growing company -- section IX. Legal aspects of small business : succession, ethics, and government regulation -- 20. Management succession and risk management strategies in the family business -- 21. Values-based leadership : doing the right thing -- 22. The legal environment : business law and government regulation 
520 |a This practical, applied book focuses on business planning and the day-to-day issues of running a small business. This book stands out from others through it's extensive integration of developing a business plan, and specifically through its itegration of Business Plan Pro software (the most popular commercial software package used for business plan development). 
650 0 |a Small business  |x Management 
650 0 |a New business enterprises  |x Management 
650 0 |a Small business  |z United States  |x Management 
650 0 |a New business enterprises  |z United States  |x Management 
700 1 |a Zimmerer, Thomas  |e author 
999 |a vtls000031895  |c 22073  |d 22073