10 Secrets of Abundant Wealth Adam Jackson Thorsons 1998 about £3.99 (saving of 20%)    Order from:            This is a tiny power-packed book. It's about getting your life in order. How to get what you want with wealth as its focus. It is written as a story delivering the 10 Secrets in manageable bites and inspires and teaches as you read. There are 174 pages with its tale of Chinese wisdom which reveals the 10 "Universal Laws" which rule everything in nature and life. If you are feeling a bit jaded and read this sort of thing before then you might want a refresher and be inspired with this hand-sized book. If you are a sceptic then this would be a low-cost way to find out more about looking at life differently. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain! And what has this to do with homeworking? Everything! Working at home is a chance to do things differently. You don't want to swap the 9 to 5 grind for similar at home, do you? Be bold and brave and look at life differently. Be successful and keep your integrity.

Start Your Own Business in 30 Days Gary Joseph Grappo Kogan Page 1998 about £8.99     Order from:            Do you dream of starting your own business but are not sure where to begin? This practical book provides an ideal starting point with an easy to follow daily action plan that will enable you to achieve your goal. It guides you through every step in the process and you will learn all you need to know about starting the business you want, including: whether you've got what it takes to be an entrepreneur; discovering the business that's right for you; preparing a simple but successful business plan; developing leads and networking; generating sales and following up; staffing your company; and using the internet for marketing and promotion. The author has launched over 16 successful business in the last 25 years and is the founder of a leading US-based careers consultancy.

How to Generate Great Ideas Barrie Hawkins Kogan Page 1999 about £7.99 but maybe out of stock!     Order from:            [The first four chapters are inspiring and uplifting - worth the cost of the book in itself - especially if you are just not sure what sort of home-business you could do. Ed] Barrie Hawkins reveals the techniques and methods you can use to improve your ability to generate ideas. This book shows you how to overcome impediments to generating ideas; free yourself from invisible constraints on your thinking; and to unearth valuable ideas waiting to be discovered. The author is now a business trainer and writer specializing in the generation of ideas, but has learned from hard experience. Having received his redundancy notice he lay awake night after night wondering what he could do, trying to come up with an idea for a business he could start....

Great Ideas for Making Money From Home Niki Chesworth Kogan Page 1994 £6.39 (saving of 20%)    Order from:      If you're keen to embark on a money-making venture but short on ideas, you need look no further. This remarkable book gives you no less than 70 inspiring ideas for making money - all perfectly sound, legitimate and proven. This practical guide provides alternatives to full-time employment, including such options as typing, marketing and telephone sales, cooking, handicrafts, writing and editing, consulting, child care, auctions, driving, door-to-door deliveries and much more. The reader is provided with full information on tax, insurance and planning requirements, accounting, advertising, debt collection, forward planning and the avoidance of risks and pitfalls. [Click here for the full list of ideas in this book.]

101 Ways to Start Your Own Business Christine Ingham Kogan Page 1998 May be out of stock but 2nd hand copies sometimes available     Order from:       This fully revised edition provides you with 101 interesting and original ideas for setting up on your own. It details the advantages and disadvantages of being anything from an antiques dealer to a window dresser, and also identifies the character traits and any qualifications that might be necessary. Many of the suggestions are ideal for starting or running a business on a part-time basis. The author also details the possibilities of future expansion, and lists useful addresses and publications. This is a resource book full of ideas - as well as being a springboard for your own. There are ideas here for those who can: drive, cater, design, buy, sell, research, import, invent, repair, advise, deliver, type, garden, clean, entertain, investigate, translate, write. [Click here for the full list of ideas in this book.]

101 Great Money Making Ideas Mark Hempshell Northcote House 1989 £5.99    Order from:  Bursting with proven ideas, this home business manual is packed with cash-raising projects to suit every interest and age group. Many successful businesses began with the simplest of ideas and next to no capital. This book is brimming over with business ideas, inside tips and step-by-step advice. Most of the suggested projects need very little money to get up and running, but have almost unlimited money-making potential for everyone willing to have a go, both full time and part time. [Click here for the full list of ideas in this book.]

Successfully Going Freelance In A Week Brian Holmes Hodder & Stoughton May be out of stock but 2nd hand copies sometimes available     Order from:  Out-workers, telecommuters, virtual organisation and going portfolio are all the latest buzz-words that often mean one thing - going freelance and independence. This book looks at what it means to work for yourself - to be your own boss. It provides a practical guide to setting up your own business and focuses on the hard questions of motivation and suitability. It covers: the pros and cons of being self-employed; what you need to set up; the tax man and you; how to get and keep work; and the "human and personal" costs of going freelance. Working for yourself is one of the most life-changing decisions you will ever make. Be prepared to face the challenge!

Painless Business Finance Mark Allin David Grant Publishing 1998 £3.99 (saving of 20%)    Order from:  Easy and fun to read the 60 Minutes Success Skills Series enables busy people to become more effective in just 60 minutes. If you are running or planning to run your own business and need better day-to-day financial management skills then this book is for you. It provides practical help using examples appropriate to a person working for themselves and de-mystifies the jargon. It seeks to explain issues such as setting budgets, understanding profit and loss accounts, cash flow forecasting and balance sheets.

30 Minutes to Write a Business Plan Brian Finch Kogan Page 1998 £3.00     Order from:  One of those quick and easy books that are easy to digest. In 64 pages it gives you the concept of a business plan, the structure and the mechanics of writing a plan. In addition it spends some time looking at the Internal business plan which is invaluable to the prospective homeworker who has an idea of what they want to do. The Internal plan helps you to set objectives, state your vision, specify your actions and clarify the work or training needed. An excellent starter book or if you just want a brief overview and worth the small cover price.

Anatomy of a Business Plan Linda Pinson & Jerry Jinnett Upstart 1996     Order from:            A substantial A4 size book which is a step by step guide to creating your business plan. The typeface and layout of this book make it easy to read and interesting. There are plenty of examples, not only of business plans but also the supporting documents such as financial papers and even CVs. This book is written for the US market and therefore there are the contact details for further support, information and governmental departments in the States. Even a calender for when Federal Tax forms are due! Throughout the book are tips and hints to running a business. Using a business plan as a tool, the emphasis in this book is on helping you to be a successful business, to stay on track and continue to grow.

The Complete Book of Business Plans Joseph A. Covello & Brian J. Hazelgren Sourcebooks, Inc. 1995     Order from:            A comprehensive A4 publication which contains 11 full business plans and takes you through the steps to create your own winning business plan. The book starts off with the usual guidelines about the basics of a business plan but then develops this into some really helpful information to lead you towards a great plan. The book then leaps into 101 questions with space for you to fill in the answers. The questions start off straightforward and then become more probing as you face up to essential information that will be needed for your business plan - and your business! The chapter shows a mug indicating one could probably do these questions in a tea break, but depending on how experienced you are, it would really need several mugs of tea to complete! You are then taken through a sample business plan and I must confess to liking the idea of seeing a finished product and how a typical plan could look and what it contains. Chapter 4 then takes you back to some basics - The Vision, and this helps you to take your business plan that one step further to be really good. There is a glossary of terms and further information with the book ending on 10 full business plans over nearly 200 pages! This book has just the right amount of input from 'lesson type' material and then so many examples which I find suits my style of learning.

The 24 Hour Business Plan Ron Johnson Century Business 1997     Order from:       available as an e-book from   The author of this book writes with the assumption that you know the basics for running your own business and reckons that, if you already have all the information at your fingertips, it only takes 24 hours to write a three year business plan for a samll to medium sized business. This book starts off with a planning timetable to help you plan to plan! Bizarre but so effective. The book is comprehensive, clear, easy to read and absorb. Although assuming a certain amount of knowledge it still covers all the basics and pushes you towards producing a business plan that will help you secure outside planning as well as forming the basis of your business management. There is a blank business plan at the end which some people may prefer to examples that are already filled in.

A Glance: How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously Jerrold Mundis Alpha Books 1996 About under £5     Order from:             Amazon.co.uk says: Millions of consumers have become trapped in a spiral of debt, but there is hope. If you want to free yourself from the shackles of debt, this book is for you--it can help you "get out of debt, stay out of debt, and live prosperously." Jerrold Mundis writes in a friendly, engaging style, urging readers to stop the cycle of spending. Mundis knows what he's talking about--he, too, was once thousands of dollars in debt and didn't know where to turn. Anecdotes from Debtors Anonymous folks, plus multiple examples from the writer's own life and ledgers, make How to Get Out of Debt an encouraging read, not a condescending one. Once you start your program, you may want to periodically reread some chapters for inspiration--and fun.

The Cluetrain Manifesto Levine, Locke, Searls & Weinberger Order from:         "A proof of the Cluetrain Manifesto arrived this morning, and I'm halfway through already. I cannot express just how good this book is - the first chapter alone had me almost weeping for joy at the fact that someone has said what has sat, inarticulate, at the front of my brain for years. I'm sure it will be a big seller - but more importantly, it needs to be read. CEOs should have this book forcibly tattooed onto their chests." Ben Hammersley, The Times