The solutions to the most frequently asked questions about starting and running home offices and small businesses Attard, Janet. creator text bibliography nyu New York H. Holt 1993 1st ed. monographic eng

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xii, 545 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Can you really make money at home? -- The million dollar question : what kind of business can I start? -- Cash on the line : connecting to success with a telephone -- Low-cost home franchises, business packages, and multilevel marketing : are they any good? -- Mail order riches : are they for real? -- Creating your own business opportunities -- Planning your personal road map to success -- Pricing what you sell -- Money : what you'll need and where to get it -- Making it legal -- Who owns the business? -- What equipment and supplies do I need to get started? -- How to find customers for what you sell -- Publicity : an almost-free ride -- Advertising basics -- Mail profits : using the mail to build your business -- Getting paid -- The charge card dilemma -- Your business and the law -- Intellectual property : how to protect what you create -- Health insurance : protection you can't afford to do without -- How to protect your business and personal assets from loss -- Taxing issues -- What can I deduct? -- How to gain control of your time -- Practical ways to save time in your home office or small business -- Expanding your business -- Appendix 1: 250 business ideas -- Appendix 2: Business resources -- Appendix 3: Suggested retention schedule for business records -- Appendix 4: State tax department addresses and phone numbers. Janet Attard. "An Owl book"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 500-501) and index. Home-based businesses Small business HD2333 .A75 1992 658/.041 0805020780 (hc : acidfree paper) 0805025650 (pb : acidfree paper) : 92035504 DLC 920914 20111117151122.0 1561273