Small business handbook

The new edition of the "Small Business Handbook "charts the entire lifespan of a small business from initially assessing the idea, market evaluation, product/service, raising finance, marketing, technology right through to the tax and legal obligations facing your business. Having successfully guided the reader through the process of starting a business, the book moves on a step to show how to create and manage growth successfully. This fully updated edition looks at the growing pains of setting up a business, solutions to everyday business issues, time and stress management, and the balance between work and home life. `The number of mainstream business starts in Q1 2000 totalled 111,200, over 10,000 lower than in the same period of 1999. The number of closures in Q1 2000 totalled 108,000, a rise of 9% on a year earlier.`