Dr. William R. Osgood

10 Steps to Venture Success: Starting and Succeeding in Your Own Business Dr. William R. Osgood

Thinking about self-employment? Have an idea for a small business? Need to improve the performance of a business you already own? 10-Steps to Venture Success provides a complete step-by-step working guide to starting and succeeding in business. Through interactive steps, plug-and-play templates and customizable worksheets, you will experience firsthand what it takes to make your dreams a reality. Avoid the pitfalls that limit business success by taking advantage of 40 years of small business development know-how from an award-winning author, scholar and practitioner recognized by the U. S. Small Business Administration as a small business expert. His "been-there-done-that" translates into your discovering your entrepreneurial aptitude, validating your business idea, creating a business strategy and launching your new venture. This is an action-oriented process. Through a 10-step, results-driven approach you will identify: ? What your entrepreneurial strengths are ? Who will buy what you sell ? How much to charge ? Why planning is the key to success ? What breakeven is and how to calculate it ? Where the revenues come from and when ? Who can help you as a no-cost public service ? If, when, how much and where external funding needs can be met ? What you need to launch your venture ? How to monitor progress and maintain control over time Owning your own business can be a key to financial independence. 10-Steps to Venture Success unlocks the door.