PDF Library (alphabetical)

Business Growth

• Planning for Upsizing
• Strategic Planning for the Growing Business
• Why am I Always so Short of Cash?

Business Planning

• Adressing and Creating a Product Need
• Advantages and Disadvantages of a Home Based Business
• Choosing a Retail Location
• How to Use a Traffic Study to Select a Retail Site
• How to Write an Effective Business Plan
• Partnerships
• Personal Characteristics Assessment
• Ten Things You Must Know Before You Sign a Business Lease
• Top Ten Reasons Small Businesses Fail
• Two Dozen Do's and Don'ts for Home Business Success

Buying and Selling a Business

• Business Acquisition Checklist
• Buying A Business
• Problems in Managing a Family Owned Business
• Selling Your Business - Why Sell?
• Thinking of Buying a Business
• Valuing the Business

Finance

• Cash Flow Forecasting and Break-Even Analysis
• Cash Flow Template
• Choosing the Right Accountant
• Choosing your Accounting Software Program
• Financial Fitness: What is Your Credit Rating?
• Financing your Business
• How to Improve the Profitability of Your Business
• Income Statement and Balance Sheet Templates
• Keep Pointed Towards Profit
• The Business of Bartering

Market Research

• How to… Identify a Target Market and Prepare a Customer Profile
• Sample Market Research Questionaires
• What is Market Research and What Can it Do for You

Marketing

• Don’t be Afraid – Pick up the Phone!
• Getting the Most From a Trade Show
• How to Write an Effective Marketing Plan
• How to Write Press Releases That Get Media Attention
• Marketing's Four P's: First Steps for New Entrepreneurs
• Nine Neglects That Kill at Trade Shows
• Pricing For Services
• Pricing For Small Manufacturers
• Pricing For Small Retailers
• Pricing Your Products and Services
• Six Keys to Common Sense Marketing
• Six Steps to a Winning Press Release
• Smart Marketing in Changing Times
• Ten Ways to Stretch Ad Dollars

Operations

• Building a Winning Employee Team
• Employees or Independent Contractors?
• How Much is Your Time Worth?
• Inventory Management in Manufacturing
• Inventory Management in Wholesale and Retail
• Sample Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Should You Fire Your Spouse?
• Staff Morale in an Economic Downturn
• When and How to Use Non-Disclosure Agreements