Table Of ContentPART I The Challenge of Owning and Managing a Small Business Chapter 1 The Dynamic Role of Small Business Chapter 2 Opportunities and Challenges in Small Business Chapter 3 Legal Forms of Ownership PART II Planning for and Organizing a Business Chapter 4 How to Become the Owner of a Small Business Chapter 5 The Role of Planning In Organizing and Managing a Small Business Chapter 6 Obtaining the Right Financing for Your Business PART III Marketing Goods and Services Chapter 7 Developing Marketing Strategies Chapter 8 Product Promotion and Distribution PART IV Organizing and Managing the Business Chapter 9 Managing Human Resources and Diversity in Small Firms Chapter 10 Maintaining Relationships with Your Employees and Their Representatives PART V Operating the Business Chapter 11 Locating and Laying Out Operating Facilities Chapter 12 Purchasing, Inventory, and Quality Control PART VI Financial Planning and Control Chapter 13 Planning for Profit Chapter 14 Budgeting and Controlling Operations and Taxes Chapter 15 Using Computer Technology in Small Businesses PART VII Providing Present and Future Security for the Business Chapter 16 Risk Management, Insurance, and Crime Prevention Chapter 17 Business-Government Relations and Business Ethics Chapter 18 Family-Owned Businesses: Planning for the Future Workbook for Developing a Successful Business Plan
SynopsisPresents information on planning, organizing, and managing a small business. This book is based on research, theory, and practice, with material presented from a how-to perspective, with many examples and applications from the business world. The authors have meaningful experience as owners, managers or employees of one or more small businesses.