
| Foreword: Deborah Moore, C.B.I., Sunbelt Business Advisors Network Preface CHAPTER ONE The Business Mind-Set: Your Key to Success Business Orientation Women's Attitudes toward Money Being Realistic about Risk Career Ambition versus Life Ambition Envision Your Future--Find a Female Role Model CHAPTER TWO Business Career Planning: A New Way to Work Smart Career Planning- Then and Now Phase Two Career Goals SMART WOMAN PROFILE: FINDING OUT WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE Redefine What a Great Career Means Small Business Definitions Reasons to Love the Small Business Worm AUTHOR INSIGHT: TAKE A CONSULTING GIG TO FIGURE OUT IF SMALL BIZ Is FOR YOU About Money What You Have Going for You CHAPTER THREE Why Start from Scratch If Someone's Done It for You? Statistical Food for Thought Downsides to Starting from Scratch Review Your Goals and Compare Starting to Buying Not Invented Here--How Will This Make You Feel? AUTHOR INSIGHT: ARE YOU AN IDEA WOMAN OR A BUSINESSWOMAN? Assess Your Strengths Great Concept, But Can I Afford to Do It? Valuing Businesses for Sale BUSINESS BUYER PROFILE: REALITY CHECK--CAN I SWINe THIS FINANCIALLY? Why Small Businesses Are for Sale Considerations When Beginning Your Search Talk to Other Women Who Have Done It CHAPTER FOUR Finding the Right Business for You BUSINESS BUYER PROFILE: FIRM CRITERIA PLUS RESEARCH LEAD TO THE PURCHASE OF A STAFFING COMPANY Which Business Type Suits You? Where to Look Working with Business Brokers BUSINESS BROKER INSICHTS: A PROMINENT FEMALE BROKER SHARES HER TIPS Sample Ads for Businesses on the Block Evaluating the Industry and the Target Company's Niche The Process of Shopping for a Company Hmm . . . This Still Doesn't Feel Right CHAPTER FIVE Franchises and Direct Selling Companies Franchising Basics Women in Franchising …… Chapter Six A Piece of the Pie - Working for, Consulting for, or Partnering with Existing Business Owners Chapter Seven The Family Business Advantage (for the Lucky Few) Chapter Eight If You're Sure You Want to Start a Business Chapter Nine Smart Financing Strategies for Your Business Chapter Ten You're Not Alone: Why Women consider business Partners Chapter Eleven Don't Get Discouraged, Just Get Started! Appendix A: Sample Business Plan - revitalizing Shelter Island Gardens Appendix B: Start-Up Business Plan Outline Appendix C: Top 10 reasons to Contact an Attorney When Starting a Business Appendix D: Choosing a Legal Business Entity Appendix E: Business Information Sheet Appendix F: Sample Business Valuation - Main Street Florist Appendix G: Sample Term Sheet for 100 Percent Asset Purchase of an Existing Business Appendix H: Multiple Shareholder Legal Questionnaire Appendix I: the Partnership Charter Process Appendix J: Books Worth Reading Notes Acknowledgments Index About the Author |
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