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Steps to Starting a Recession-Proof Business

Recessions are tough times to start a business and it is imperative to choose one that will survive. This book provides a lot of tips on finding areas which will survive and prosper during a severe economic downturn. It also shows readers how to advertise; set up their business and select the right computer hardware and software. Softcover, 145 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-381-6;  $24.95 ($US). MORE INFO

Where to find products to import. How to research the market. Covers payment methods, freight alternatives, customs clearance, warehousing and different ways of marketing. Softcover; 148 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-358-8;  $24.95  ($US).   MORE INFO

Where to find niche products to sell. How to research the market. Covers business set-up, location, fixturing, signage, advertising, staffing, ordering, plannogramming, shoplifting and security. Softcover; 144 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-359-5;  $24.95  ($US).   MORE INFO

Covers the complete planning process. How to determine how much money you need and how to use your plan to obtain financing. Softcover; 150 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-356-4;  $24.95 ($US).   MORE INFO

Covers seven basic steps to start a business and make money. How to use computers, software and the Internet to help you succeed. Softcover; 158 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-360-1;  Canadian: $24.95  ($US).   MORE INFO

eBay Your Own Home-based Business

Written in non-technical language, this book will help you make effective use of eBay to run your own home-based business and make money. You can operate either part-time or full-time. It is written from a Canadian perspective and shows you how to get started with a very small investment. 182  pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-329-8 softcover, $24.95  ($US).   MORE INFO

Start Your Own Successful Home-Based Business Using eBay™

How to start your own full-time or part-time home-based business using eBay. How to register your business, find products, conduct research, list your items for auctions, open an eBay Store and get paid. How to select the right computer hardware and software to help you. The importance of getting positive feedback. Softcover; 226 pages; ISBN: 978-1-55270-250-5  $29.95 ($US).   MORE INFO

Steps to Starting a Successful Business in the Digital Age  

How to Use the Latest Technology to Turn Your Ideas into Money

This book will help everyone who wants to start a business in the digital age.  It outlines 10 basic steps for success. How to find ideas for a business, conduct market research. Create your own Web site and select your e-commerce Software. How to set up your business.  Software. How to set up your business.  Softcover; 144 pages; ISBN: 978-1-55270-301-4 CIP  $24.95 ($US).  MORE INFO

Accelerated Success:

Sound Advice from Three Time Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner

By: Edward Lee

Accelerated Success tells the intriguing story of this Canadian inventor and entrepreneur. Edward Lee has known both outstanding business successes and crushing defeats and his book is an interesting read. Accelerated Success also provides practical, down to earth, business advice on a variety of topics. The easy to read, back to the basics approach makes the information provided understandable and usable. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur this practical book based on Edward Lee's business experiences will be valuable. 340 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-206-2 softcover: $39.95 ($US). 

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Inexpensive Ways to Start Your Own Successful Home-Based E-Commerce Business:

By: Learn2succeed.com Incorporated

If you ever dream about starting your own online business... this book will show you how. It covers all the basics. 328 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-203-1 Softcover: $39.95 ($US).  MORE INFO  

This book is about starting your own home-based business. It’s also about earning extra money when your wages don’t stretch far enough. Money for vacations and education often fall through the cracks in your financial plans and you may find that you need a second income. This book will help by providing over 100 ideas to earn money; over 100 ways to "cash in" on some of your talents or hobbies; over 100 ways to make money at home.144 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-145-4 softcover,  $24.95 ($US).  MORE INFO

Entrepreneurship and Starting a Business 

Confederation College

Entrepreneurship Series

Entrepreneurship and Starting a Business provides a comprehensive introduction to entrepreneurs and what they do, and is a must-read for anyone who has aspirations to start and run their own business. The book examines entrepreneurs, their values and behaviour, and factors that contribute to their success and failure. It also takes an in-depth look at how they spot business opportunities or come up with business ideas.  110 pages, ISBN: 978-1-55270-090-7 Softcover $24.95 ($US). MORE INFO

The Entrepreneur and the Business Idea 

Confederation College

Entrepreneurship Series

If you ever wondered what entrepreneurs are like; where they look for business ideas and opportunities, and what kinds of thinking and tools some of them use in their approach to a possible business start-up, then this introductory book should prove very helpful to you. It includes both a self-assessment and a business opportunity assessment tool, and advocates a "damage control approach" to getting into business. 50 pages, ISBN: 978-1-55270-089-1 Softcover $14.95 ($US). MORE INFO

Youth Entrepreneurship 

Confederation College

Entrepreneurship Series

Some of North America’s most successful businesses have been started by people between the ages of 15 and 25. If you are a young person with a business idea or a desire to start your own business then this informative and practical book should be a must-read for you. Learn from the experiences of others and improve your prospects for success.  108 pages, ISBN: 978-1-55270-094-5 Softcover, $24.95 ($US). MORE INFO

Start Your Own Business: Be Your Own Boss!

Your Road Map to Independence

By: Iain Williamson

Learn from someone who has done it! What it takes! Where to get ideas and how to check them out. How to research the market. Calculate how much money you will really need and where to get it. Growing pains and managing employees... plus lots more. Iain Williamson has run his own businesses for over 24 years and is a consultant. He'll help you with a Road Map to Independence!  208 pages; Softcover; ISBN 978-1-896210-96-4: $29.95 ($US).    MORE INFO     

Becoming Successful!

Taking Your Home-Based Business to a New Level

By: Don Varner

Strategies for getting great results in your home-based business! How to turn any type of business into a SUCCESSFUL business!

• Self-Improvement Self-Motivation

• Handling Rejections Hiring Tips

• Management Skills Motivating Employees

• 16 Ways to Prospect Closing Sales

• Designing Great Ads No-Cost Ways to Advertise

338 pages; ISBN 978-1-896210-87-2; Softcover: $39.95 ($US).    MORE INFO   

Short Cut to Easy Street

How to Get Money in Your Mailbox Every Day,

Plus Automatic Income for the Rest of Your Life

By: Stephen W. Kenyon

A great book on self-motivation, direct mail, self-publishing, marketing/advertising/promoting and network marketing. Study and learn the details of Stephen Kenyon's fascinating system for attracting wealth and success. Author, Stephen Kenyon, shares with you the inside trade secrets and techniques which he learned over a 30-year period.  244 pages, Softcover; ISBN 978-1-55270-057-0: $37.95 ($US).    MORE INFO     

Savvy Women Entrepreneurs

Twenty-Eight Different Women Share 

the Secrets To Their Business Success

By: Kristina Liehr

You don't have to go to business school to start a business! Learn how 28 remarkable women entrepreneurs started their own business; many in their garage or kitchen. Read about the steps that they took; the obstacles they overcame and the joy, happiness and success that they achieved. The chances they took and how they learned from their mistakes. Get the confidence and inspiration to start YOUR own business or EARN EXTRA INCOME. 140 pages; Softcover; ISBN 978-1-55270-000-6 : $24.95 ($US).  MORE INFO

MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN!

How to Succeed in Your Own Business

By: Barrie Jackson

What it takes to run a business and make it succeed. Contains practical, hands-on information, for immediate use. Learn from the author's personal experience and mistakes. Lots of anecdotes from the author's business adventures which make for interesting reading with a "practical punch" Before his untimely death, BARRIE JACKSON, forged Cooper Boating Centre into Canada's largest yacht charter company. 212 pages, ISBN 978-1-896210-37-7; softcover, $29.95 ($US).   MORE INFO   

Checklist for Going into Business

By: Don Lunny

Points to create your own profitable business if this is your dream. Starting it is reality. But, there is a gap between your dream and reality - that can only be filled with careful planning. You need a plan to avoid pitfalls, to achieve your goals and make profits. This guide helps you prepare a comprehensive business plan and determine if your idea is feasible. Don Lunny is an experienced business owner and consultant with many years of experience.

 53 pages; ISBN 978-0-920847-86-2; softcover: $19.95 ($US). MORE INFO   

Your Homebased Business Plan

-Also- Working With Your Banker

By: Donald Lunny

SECTION I - The Business Plan for Homebased Business: a step-by-step guide to writing your plan.

SECTION II - Working with your Banker: the fundamentals of borrowing and how they affect you.

Donald Lunny: an entrepreneur and consultant with many years experience in organizing and restructuring companies.

52 pages softcover; ISBN 978-0-920847-35-0: $14.95 ($US). MORE INFO   

Timeless Strategies to Become 

a Successful Entrepreneur

By: Lawrence Scott Troemel

Full of advice and strategies that are tried and proven approaches to starting, building, and managing a small business. These approaches have been successfully implemented for decades and will continue to be viable well into the future. Every entrepreneur will benefit from the advice in this very readable book that is full of interesting anecdotes.  208 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-046-4; softcover: $29.95 ($US). MORE INFO   

Tips for Entrepreneurs

How to meet the challenges of starting 

and managing your own business

By: Henry Kyambalesa

This book is the culmination of a 3-year research study into the challenges faced by entrepreneurs when they become their own boss. Tips for those about to start a business & tips for those already in business. Decide whether self-employment is for you. Practical advice on getting started. The skills you will need

194 pages softcover; ISBN 978-1-896210-85-8; $26.95 ($US).  MORE INFO   

Evaluating Franchise Opportunities

By: Don Lunny

Although the success rate for franchisee-owned businesses is better than for many other start-up businesses, success is not guaranteed. Don't be "pressured" into a franchise that is not right for you. Investigate your options. Find out how to evaluate the business, the franchisor, the franchise package, and yourself. Author and business consultant, Don Lunny, shows you how to avoid the pitfalls before you make a franchise investment. 75 pages; softcover; ISBN 978-0-920847-64-0: $19.95 ($US).  MORE INFO   

How to Buy or Sell a Business

Questions You Should Ask 

and How to Get the Best Price

By: Don Lunny

The decision to buy or sell a business requires careful consideration. It may affect the course of the participants future lives. Yet a surprising number of owners rush into transactions without adequate preparation. Find out how to set the price, locate prospects, evaluate offers, close deals and finance purchases.

134 pages; ISBN 978-1-896210-98-8; Softcover: $24.95 ($US).    MORE INFO   

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