Bøger af Bob Foster

According to recent information, most new businesses quickly fail! Why is that? "ENTREPRENEUR!-Can I Be One?" tackles this question head-on and provides action steps you can take to avoid that outcome. This book does not tell you how to start a business-it helps you determine when, or if, you should start a business. Foster's book presents the premise that most small businesses fail because the business owner was unaware of what is required to be a successful entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is a demanding taskmaster and every business owner, and aspiring entrepreneur, should know what would likely be required of them. "ENTREPRENEUR!-Can I Be One?" helps you determine whether you currently have the "right stuff" to be an entrepreneur-or whether you need to work some more on preparing yourself before starting a business. In this book you'll discover: The "real" definition of Entrepreneur. Whether entrepreneurs are born-or made. How to handle fear of failure. The Characteristics of an entrepreneur. The "Entrepreneur Test." The "secret" to being a successful entrepreneur. Facts about home and Internet Entrepreneurs. How to answer the question: Can I be an entrepreneur? As an added bonus, "ENTREPRENEUR!" provides a look at several famous entrepreneurs who started with nothing and became highly successful. It is written by Bob Foster, an experienced entrepreneur, turnaround specialist, and investor, and is based on the author's actual experience-not just from books or a classroom. This is a book that should be read by anyone contemplating starting a business, as swell as those who are in business and wondering why things are not going the way they thought they would. It is one of Bob Foster's small business Primer Series books, where a primer is defined as any book of elementary principles.

How many times have you heard or read that you must write a Business Plan for your new business? This is a myth, because a formal Business Plan-as discussed in all forms of the media-is rarely required of any small business. There is a vast difference between business planning and writing a Business Plan, and Foster's book not only explains that difference, but shows the reader why ongoing planning is necessary, and how to best approach the entire planning process. With this book you will be able to: Understand the vital importance of business planning. Learn why you should NOT write a "Business Plan". Demystify how best to share your planning. Learn about the best approach to investors. Gain an understanding of "planning" vs. a "Business Plan." All of this is from the entrepreneur's point of view-not from an investor's, business guru's, or academic's lofty views. This book is one of Foster's Small Business Primer Series, where a "Primer" is defined as any book of elementary principles.

If you are one of the 6.5 million people starting a new business this year, and you are not familiar with the importance of financial statements-this book if for you. This book is different because it is directed specifically at aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners-the folks who may be struggling to understand the value and use of financial statements in their business. To many budding entrepreneurs, the use of financial statements is a mystery-in spite of all forms of dissertations presented by accountants, MBAs, and academicians. Foster is a successful entrepreneur and CEO who wrote this book to remove some of the shrouds of mystery surrounding small business financial statements ... their use and their value. With this book you will be able to: Discover the importance of good accounting practices. Learn the basic concept of financial statements. Turn financial statements into a useful management tool. Analyze your small business cash flow. Learn about financial statement audits. And much more. All of this is from the entrepreneur's point of view-not from the accountant's or academician's lofty views. This book is one of Foster's Small Business Primer Series, where a "Primer" is defined as any book of elementary principles.

Financing a new small business is usually the most difficult part of starting a business. Trying to find money to start a business often feels more like searching for the Holy Grail. Although there is no simple solution, Small Business Bootstrapping provides a basic guide through the maze of financing options available-from "normal" business financing sources to alternative and creative sources. Foster's book pays particular attention to the financing model of Bootstrapping, which is available to all aspiring and new entrepreneurs-if you have what it takes. With this book you will be able to: Understand the challenge of financing a small business. Make sense of bank, SBA, or other "normal" financing. Demystify Venture Capital and Angel investing. Learn about Crowdfunding and other "creative" financing. Gain an understanding of "real" Bootstrapping. All of this is from the entrepreneur's point of view-not from the banker's, investor's, or academician's lofty views. This book is one of Foster's Small Business Primer Series, where a "Primer" is defined as any book of elementary principles.