STARTING A BUSINESS A Resource Guide

Herrick District Library/300 S. River Ave./Holland, MI 49423 616-355-3100/www.herrickdl.org/October 2009

BASIC START-UP Deutsch, Donny. THE BIG IDEA: HOW TO MAKE YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL DREAMS COME TRUE, FROM THE AHA MOMENT TO YOUR FIRST MILLION. C2009 (658.1141 Deu) Gerber, Michael E. THE E-MYTH ENTERPRISE: HOW TO TURN A GREAT IDEA INTO A THRIVING BUSINESS. C2009 (658.11 Ger) Slim, Pamela. ESCAPE FROM CUBICLE NATION: FROM CORPORATE PRISONER TO THRIVING ENTREPRENEUR. C2009 (658.11 Sli) Abarbanel, Karin. BIRTHING THE ELEPHANT: THE WOMANS GO-FOR-IT! GUIDE TO OVERCOMING THE BIG CHALLENGES OF LAUNCHING A BUSINESS, C2008 (658.11 Aba) Blanchard, Kenneth H. THE ONE MINUTE ENTREPRENEUR: THE SECRET TO CREATING AND SUSTAINING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. C2008 (658.11 Bla) Pakroo, Peri. THE SMALL BUSINESS START-UP KIT. C2008 (346.0652 PAK) Sargent, Dennis J. RETIRE, AND START YOUR OWN BUSINESS. C2008 (658.11 Sar) Solovic, Susan Wilson. THE GIRLS GUIDE TO BUILDING A MILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS. C2008 (658.11 Sol) Steingold, Fred. LEGAL FORMS FOR STARTING & RUNN ING A SMALL BUSINES, C2008 (346.0652 Ste) Tyson, Eric. SMALL BUSINESS FOR DUMMIES. C2008 (658.022 Tys) Holmes, Ann M. THERES A BUSINESS IN EVERY WOMAN: A 7-STEP GUIDE TO DISCOVERING, STARTING, AND BUILDING THE BUSINESS OF YOUR DREAMS. C2007 (658.11 Hol) Lavine, Kim. MOMMY MILLIONAIRE: HOW I TURNED MY KITCHEN TABLE IDEA INTO A MILLION DOLLARS AND HOW YOU CAN, TOO! C2007 (658.11 Lay) Molinski, Michael. SMALL BUSINESS IN PARADISE: WORKING FOR YOURSELF IN A PLACE YOU LOVE. C2007 (658.022 Mol) Moltz, Barry J. YOU NEED TO BE A LITTLE CRAZY: THE TRUTH ABOUT STARTING AND GROWING YOUR BUSINESS. C2007 (ELECTRONIC RESOURCE) Herrick Ebook Downloadable Book*

Stephenson, James. ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINES ULTIMATE START-UP DIRECTORY. C2007 (658.1141 Ste) Strauss, Steven D. SMALL BUSINESS BIBLE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR SMALL BUSINESS. C2007 (ELECTRONIC RESOURCE) Herrick E-book Downloadable Book* Warda, Mark. THE WEEKEND SMALL BUSINESS START-UP KIT (+ CD-ROM). C2007 (658.022) Awe, Susan C. THE ENTREPRENEURS INFORMATION SOURCEBOOK: CHARTING THE PATH TO SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS. C2006 (658.022 Awe) Christian, Lyn. THE ENTREPRENEUR STARTER KIT: EXPERT INSIGHTS INTO SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS! C2006 (ELECTRONIC RESOURCE) Herrick Ebook Downloadable Book* Cohen, William A. THE ENTREPRENEUR & SMALL BUSINESS PROBLEM SOLVER. C2006 (658.022 Coh) STARTING A BUSINESS IN MICHIGAN GUIDE TO STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS. 2007 (Mich 658.022 Gui) Haman, Edward A. HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN MICHIGAN C2008 (Mich 346.065 Ham) SCORE: COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS (VIDEORECORDING) MACMEDIA PROGRAMS. C2008. (DVD 658.401 Sco 15 DVDs) MARKETING Brennan, Bridget. WHY SHE BUYS: THE NEW STRATEGY FOR REACHING THE WORLDS MOST POWERFUL CONSUMERS. C2009 (658.834 Bre) Comm, Joel. TWITTER POWER: HOW TO DOMINATE YOUR MARKET ONE TWEET AT A TIME. C2009 (658.872 Com) Culwell, Lori. MILLION DOLLAR WEBSITE: SIMPLE STEPS TO HELP YOU COMPETE WITH THE BIG BOYSEVEN ON A SMALL BUSINESS BUDGET. C2009 (658.872 Cul) Funk, Tom. WEB 2.0 AND BEYOND: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW ONLINE BUSINESS MODELS, TRENDS, AND TECHNOLOGIES. C2009 (658.872 Fun) Mahar, Sue Martin. THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS IN THE SECOND LIFE VIRTUAL WORLD: MARKETING AND SELLING YOUR PRODUCT, SERVICES, AND BRAND IN-WORLD. C2009 (658.872 Mah) Miller, Michael. YOUTUBE FOR BUSINESS: ONLINE VIDEO MARKETING FOR ANY BUSINES. C2009 (658.872 Mil) Starting a Business Bibliography 2

Resnick, Lynda. RUBIES IN THE ORCHARD: HOW TO UNCOVER THE HIDDEN GEMS IN YOUR BUSINESS. C2009 (658.8 Res) Schepp, Brad. HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH YOUTUBE: EARN CASH, MARKET YOURSELF, REACH YOUR CUSTOMERS, AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS ON THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR VIDEO-SHARING SITE. C2009 (658.872 Sch) Shih, Clara Chung-wai. THE FACEBOOK ERA: TAPPING ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS TO BUILD BETTER PRODUCTS, REACH NEW AUDIENCES, AND SELL MORE STUFF. C2009 (658.872 Shi) Claxton, Lena. HOW TO SAY IT: MARKETING WITH NEW MEDIA: A GUIDE TO PROMOTING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS USING WEBSITE, E-ZINES, BLOGS AND PODCASTS. C2008 (658.872 Cla) Egelhoff, Tom. HOW TO MARKET, ADVERTISE AND PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. C2008 (658.8 Ege) Heyman, Jay H. ALL YOU NEED IS A GOOD IDEA! HOW TO CREATE MARKETING MESSAGES THAT ACTUALLY GET RESULTS. C2008 (658.8 Hey) Levinson, Jay Conrad. GUERILLA MARKETING: EASY AND INEXPENSIVE STRATEGIES FOR MAKING BIG PROFITS FROM YOUR SMALL BUSINESS C2007 (658.8 Lev) Kaplan, Steve. BE THE ELEPHANT!, BUILD A BIGGER, BETTER BUSINESS. C2006 (658.812 Kap) FINANCES Biafore, Bonnie. QUICKBOOKS 2009: THE MISSING MANUAL. C2009 (005.369 Bia) Nelson, Stephen L. QUICKBOOKS 2009 FOR DUMMIES. C2009 (005.369 Nel) Alterowitz, Ralph. FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS MADE EASY. C2007 (CAR 658.1522 Alt) Ivens, Kathy. QUICKBOOKS 2007 THE OFFICIAL GUIDE. C2007 (005.369 Ive) Nelson, Stephen L. QUICKBOOKS 2007 ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMMIES. C2007 (ELECTRONIC RESOURCE) Herrick Ebook downloadable book* Burk, James. FINANCING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS. C2006 (658.15224 Bur) BUSINESS PLANS Andersen, Erika. BEING STRATEGIC: PLAN FOR SUCCESS, OUT-THINK YOUR COMPETITORS, STAY AHEAD OF CHANGE. C2009 (658.4012 And)

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Chambers, K. Dennis. THE ENTREPRENEURS GUIDE TO WRITING BUSINESS PLANS AND PROPOSALS. C2008 (658.4012 Cha) Holm, Sheila. SEVEN STEP BUSINESS PLAN. C2007 (658.4012 Hol) McKeever, Mike P. HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN. C2007 (658.15224 Mck) McKeever, Mike P. HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN (ELECTRONIC RESOURCE) Herrick Ebook downloadable book* Covello, Joseph A. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BUSINESS PLANS: SIMPLE STEPS TO WRITING POWERFUL BUSINESS PLANS C2006 (658.4012 Cov) Hiebing, Roman G. THE ONE-DAY MARKETING PLAN: ORGANIZING AND COMPLETING A PLAN THAT WORKS. C2004 (658.802 Hie) Abrams, Rhonda M. THE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PLAN: SECRETS & STRATEGIES. C2003 (658.4012 Abr) Henricks, Mark. BUSINESS PLANS MADE EASY: ITS NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK. C2003 (658.4012 Hen) INTERNET Belew, Shannon. STARTING AN ONLINE BUSINESS ALL-IN-ONE FOR DUMMIES. C2009 (658.05 Bel) Comm, Joel. TWITTER POWER: HOW TO DOMINATE YOUR MARKET ONE TWEET AT A TIME. C2009 (658.872 Com) Culwell, Lori. MILLION DOLLAR WEBSITE: SIMPLE STEPS TO HELP YOU COMPETE WITH THE BIG BOYSEVEN ON A SMALL BUSINESS BUDGET. C2009 (658.872 Cul) Shih, Clara Chung-wai. THE FACEBOOK ERA: TAPPING ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS TO BUILD BETTER PRODUCTS, REACH NEW AUDIENCES, AND SELL MORE STUFF. C2009 (658.872 Shi) Sweeney, Susan. 101 INTERNET BUSINESSES YOU CAN START FROM HOME: HOW TO CHOOSE AND BUILD YOUR OWN SUCCESSFUL E-BUSINESS. C2009 (658.872 Swe) Stim, Richard. EBAY BUSINESS START-UP KIT: WITH 100S OF LIVE LINKS TO ALL THE INFORMATION & TOOLS YOU NEED. C2008 ( 381.177 Sti) Campanelli, Melissa. OPEN AN ONLINE BUSINESS IN 10 DAYS. C2007 (658.872 Cam)

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Griffith, Jim. THE OFFICIAL EBAY BIBLE: THE NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED VERSION OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EBAY HOW-TO MANUAL FOR EVERYONE FROM FIRST-TIME USERS TO EBAY EXPERTS. C2007 (658.87 Gri) Holden, Greg. STARTING AN ONLINE BUSINESS FOR DUMMIES. C2007 (658.05 Hol) Holden, Greg. SELLING BEYOND EBAY. C2006 (658.87 Hol) Segel, Rick. THE ESSENTIAL ONLINE SOLUTION: THE 5 STEP FORMULA FOR SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS. C2006 (658.872 Seg) Wibbels, Andy. BLOGWILD! A GUIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS BLOGGING. C2006 (658.872 Wib) NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Loughran, Maire. HOW TO START A HOME-BASED JEWELRY MAKING BUSINESS. C2009 (658.041 Lou) Phillips, Nita B. HOW TO START A HOME-BASED INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS. C2009 (658.041 Phi) Weiss, Alan. GETTING STARTED IN CONSULTING. C2009 (001.068 Wei) Cohan, John Alan. TURN YOUR HOBBY INTO A BUSINESS: THE RIGHT WAY: TAX AND LEGAL TIPS TO AVOID IRS PROBLEMS. C2008. (658.041 Coh) Fitzgerald, Kathie. CRAFTING A BUSINESS: MAKE MONEY DOING WHAT YOU LOVE. C2008 (745.5068 Fit) Croston, Glenn E. 75 GREEN BUSINESSES YOU CAN START TO MAKE MONEY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. C2008. (333.72 Cro) Egelhoff, Tom. HOW TO MARKET, ADVERTISE, AND PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. C2008 (658.8 Ege) Morrow, Beth. HOW TO OPEN & OPERATE A FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL CLEANING SERVICE. C2008 (648.5068 Mor) Sheldon, George. START YOUR OWN FREELANCE WRITING BUSINESS AND MORE: COPYRIGHTER, PROOFREADER, COPY EDITOR, JOURNALIST, C2008 (808.02 She) Sheldon, George. START YOUR OWN GRAPHIC DESIGN BUSINESS. C2008 (741.6 She) Skrob, Robert. START YOUR OWN INFORMATON MARKETING BUSINESS: YOUR STEPBY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2008 (658.872 Skr)

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START YOUR OWN AUTOMOBILE DETAILING BUSINESS: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCES. C2008 (629.287 Sta) START YOUR OWN BED & BREAKFAST: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2008 (647.94 Sta) START YOUR OWN GRANT-WRITING BUSINESS: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2008 (658.158224 Sta) Turner, Krista. START YOUR OWN KID-FOCUSED BUSINESS AND MORE: PARTY PLANNING, PLUS-SIZED CLOTHING, COOKING CLASSES, GIFT AND BATH PRODUCTS, EDUCATIONAL TOYS AND GAMES. C2008 (658.11 Tur) Aubrey, Sarah Beth. STARTING & RUNNING YOUR OWN SMALL FARM BUSINESS. C2007 (630.68 Aub) Davis, Charlene. START YOUR OWN CLOTHING STORE AND MORE: CHILDRENS, BRIDAL, VINTAGE, CONSIGNMENT. C2007 (687.068 Dav) Dorsey, Jennifer. START YOUR OWN IMPORT/EXPORT BUSINESS: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2007 (658.84 Dor) Furman, Dan. START & RUN A REAL HOME-BASED BUSINESS. C2007 (658.0412 Fur) Kingaard, Jan. START YOUR OWN SUCCESSFUL RETAIL BUSINESS: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2007 (658.87 Kin) Kuehn, Gregg. START YOUR OWN CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACTING BUSINESS: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2007 (624 Kue) Lewis, Jerre G. HOW TO START & MANAGE A CATERING SERVICE BUSINESS: A PRACTICAL WAY TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS. C2007 (642.4 Lew) Matzen, Thomas. START & RUN A COFFEE BAR, C2007 (647.95068 Mat) McDougall. J. S. START YOUR OWN ARTS AND CRAFTS BUSINESS: RETAIL, CARTS AND KIOSKS, CRAFT SHOWS, STREET FAIRS. C2007 (680.681 Mcd) Mintzer, Richard. START YOUR OWN CAR WASH: FULL-SERVICE, IN-BAY AUTOMATIC, EXTERIOR CONVEYOR, SELF-SERVICE. C2007 (629.287 Min) Mintzer, Richard. START YOUR OWN ONLINE EDUCATION BUSINESS: YOUR STEP-BYSTEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2007 (371.334 Min) Mintzer, Richard. START YOUR OWN VENDING BUSINESS: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2007 (658.87 Min)

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Moran, Jill S. HOW TO START A HOME-BASED EVENT PLANNING BUSINESS. C2007 (658.041 Mor) Sandin, Eileen Figure. START YOUR OWN LAWN CARE OR LANDSCAPING BUSINES: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2007 (635.9647 San) Thurman, Courtney. START YOUR OWN OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICE: YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS. C2007. (651.Thu) Brabec, Jeffrey. MUSIC, MONEY AND SUCCESS: THE INSIDERS GUIDE TO MAKING MONEY IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS. C2006 (780.68 Bra) Egerton-Thomas, Christopher. HOW TO OPEN AND RUN A SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT. C2007 (647.95 Ege) FRANCHISES Kestenbaum, Harold. SO YOU WANT TO FRANCHISE YOUR BUSINESS. C2008 (658.8708 Kes) Sugars, Bradley J. SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISING. C2006 (658.708 Sug) Keup, Erwin. FRANCHISE BIBLE: HOW TO BUY A FRANCHISE OR FRANCHISE YOUR OWN BUSINESS C2004 (658.8708 Keu) DVDS SCORE: COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS (VIDEORECORDING) MACMEDIA PROGRAMS. C2008. (DVD 658.401 Sco 15 DVDs) BUSINESS WEBSITES www.michiganadvantage.org Michigan Economic Development Corporation www.sbam.org Small Business Association of Michigan WHO TO CONTACT The Michigan Economic Development Corporation 1-888-522-0103 Small Business Association of Michigan 1-800-362-5461 SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Employees) will set up appointments for you to speak to retired business people about your particular business questions. Call the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce for more information 392-2389 * Please ask the Reference Desk for information on downloadable books.

Starting a Business Bibliography