How to Start a Business: Step by Step Instructions - Paperback

by Bell Benton (Author), Mark Schmitt (Author)

In today's economic environment, it is necessary to develop a business plan before we go into business. The development of a comprehensive business plan should allow one to recognize if this business concept or idea has a potential to succeed.The single purpose of this book is to move the ideas from your head to paper to allow you to organize and plan in an orderly, concise, and straightforward manner. There are many things to think about when starting a business. Inside, you will find resource links, helpful hints, and easy to follow step-by-step guidelines to help you move from the conceptual stage to starting a business. Many people call a business plan a road map to success. We simply call these "instructions" to start a business.

Author Biography

Mark Schmitt was born in Webster, South Dakota. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBM) from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1977. He has lived in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, North Carolina, California, Texas, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, South Dakota, and is currently living in Arizona. In 2007, he obtained a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix. For twenty years he was self-employed and has started, operated, and sold a variety of businesses. Currently, he is the Director of the Small Business Development Center at Cochise College in Sierra Vista, AZ.