Home cleaning is one of the fastest-growing service businesses in North America. A good cleaning service brings comfort and order into people's lives and in today's world, these are highly sought-after commodities. A home cleaning service can start out small, but it has the potential to grow to be a multi-million dollar business with branch offices and franchises. Your business can grow to the point where you need to lease office space, hire staff,...

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Starting a Business (9780137144501), by Bruce R. Barringer. Available in print and digital formats. Minimizing the cost of launching your business--and then finding the money you do need. Most prospective business owners worry about whether they'll be able to raise sufficient funds to start a business. It's a legitimate concern. But the same business might cost one person $10,000 to start and another...

You are accustomed to being the first in your family to do many things, often entering rooms where no one else looks like you. You are the first to go to colleg and the first to start a business, and now you have embraced the mission to become the first generation in your family's new legacy! This book is designed to give you the mentorship you need to build an independent and wildly successful, profitable minority business enterprise... In Profit...

"More women than ever are starting businesses -- side businesses, home-based businesses, hobby businesses and small businesses," says Wright. "With increasing social media platforms and online tools, it's never been easier. But there are also many challenges and questions that come along with starting a business. By giving these women a step-by-step plan, they're able to take the guesswork out of running a business and have the confidence to make...

There are four major pitfalls that business owners experience that inevitably lead to failure. Start Me Up! provides strategies to avoid those pitfalls and gives you the powerful ideas you need to build your thriving business. This is the perfect time to start a small business using your existing skills. Although far too many small businesses fail in their first year, many such failures are absolutely preventable. Ebong Eka will show you how to not...

Managers and executives who work in international trade and foreign direct investment are acutely aware of the importance of the governmental, intergovernmental, and systemic factors that regulate, facilitate, and/or complicate the conduct of international business (IB) But most managers and executives have limited or no expertise in these factors, which are referred to collectively as the IB environment.Also, because the IB environment is a socio-political-economic...

Young entrepreneurs talk about the science behind building an empire through hard work, perseverance and grit.

"Author and business coach Jadah Sellner creates a new entrepreneurial model for women, centered around sustainable leadership-a framework they can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their wellbeing, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout and overwhelm"--

"Every single entrepreneur dreams of the day when their company will be acquired. According to Global Entrepreneurship Monitor there are more than 582 million individuals who own or are starting a business. However, there is little to no information on how acquisitions work for startups. The knowledge available is provided by investment bankers who typically advise later stage companies and are paid a fortune for their services. This book will provide...