Written by specialty food service guru Paul Daniels, The Restaurant Business Start-up Guide is a must for anyone starting a restaurant. Paul has taken his extensive experience in this field and made it available here for the first time. The book connects to a special Internet site where readers can get updates and download specific software and ebooks that assist users in starting and running a restaurant. The book includes: Professional advice, sample business plan, revenue forecasting, organizational tips, financial advice, location selection, leasing tips, negotiation tips, detailed business checklists, and much more!

Maximize the power of the #1 bestselling financial softwareSet up a comprehensive, well-organized small business financial management system using QuickBooks 2009 and the expert advice packed inside this official guide. Filled with practical information, this book explains how to perform essential business tasks and customize QuickBooks for your needs. Track finances, manage payroll, process invoices, monitor inventory, manage sales and expenses, and much more. Run your small business with confidence--regardless of your industry or growth level-using the real-world tips, techniques, and shortcuts in this authoritative guide to QuickBooks 2009.Configure and customize QuickBooks for your businessEnter transactions quickly and accuratelyKeep customer, vendor, and employee information all in one placeManage accounts payable and receivableManage customers and vendorsMonitor inventoryTrack employee hours and manage payrollReconcile bank accountsSet up and manage budgetsCreate standard or customized business reportsAnalyze business performance

A successful career—at your own front door! For anyone who wants to make extra money, escape the corporate rat race, or just take more pleasure out of working from home, small business guru Barbara Weltman shows readers how to make their dreams come true. Completely updated, this guide explores the ins and outs of seed money, its impact on the home and family, the best business for each individual, and much more. —Features the most current information on everything from Internet businesses to taxes and guerrilla marketing —Includes in-depth resource and web sections, as well as a listing of the 100 best home-based businesses to get into and how

Everything partners need to create a "business prenup" that will protect a business if someone leaves. If you're like many entrepreneurs, being in business means working with one or more co-owners. But what will happen to your company if a co-owner: wants out of the business wants to retire goes through personal bankruptcy wants to sell his shares to someone else goes through a divorce or passes away? Business Buyout Agreements walks you through the creation of a legal contract -- a sort of "premarital agreement" for your business -- that protects everyone's interests.This document will help ensure a smooth transition following someone's departure. Clarify: when co-owners can sell their interest the circumstances when someone must sell who can buy into the business what price will be paid Business Buyout Agreements is updated with the latest laws, and includes a complete business buyout agreement on CD-ROM.

This book provides a road map of suggestions, insights and techniques for both buyers and sellers. It covers the entire selling process step-by-step—from making the decision of when to sell or buy, through determining how to market the company, to understanding the various legal & financial documents involved in a sale, and on to closing the deal and handling the transition afterwards. This book is geared toward the novice entrepreneur who wants to buy or sell a small business. Topics covered include: finding and evaluating a business to buy and/or sell, how to value a business, raising the necessary capital, evaluating a business financial condition using discounted cash flow, excess earnings, asset value, and income capitalization,brokers, leveraged buyouts, letters of intent, legal and tax concerns and contracts.