Overview
Table of contents
Introduction; Chapter 1. Get Started; Chapter 2. Make a Rock-Solid Business Plan; Chapter 3. Launch Fast--Profitably; Chapter 4. Diversify: Lower Risk by Having Several Businesses; Chapter 5. Make It a Family Affair; Chapter 6. Embrace Overseas Trade; Chapter 7. Recordkeeping, Taxes--and Retirement; Chapter 8. Products and Policies; Chapter 9. When to Quit Your Day Job; Chapter 10. The Payoff; Appendix I. Hot Leads: Resources; Appendix II. Sample Ideas for Successful Businesses; Index
Author comments
Jim Beach (Atlanta, GA) started working as a research assistant at the Japanese External Trade Organization in Atlanta. He attended graduate school in Hawaii before working for Coca-Cola in Japan. At age 26, he founded American Computer Experience, which provided technology training for young people. He sold the company in 2001 and started teaching at Georgia State University. He now teaches at the University of Tennessee/Chattanooga. He has worked extensively with United Parcel Service to promote exports.
Chris Hanks (Atlanta, GA) is an entrepreneur and lecturer at the University of Georgia where he teaches entrepreneurship at the Terry College of Business. He also serves as the director of the Terry College of Business Entrepreneurship Program, the only national program focused exclusively on the launch of successful ventures.
David Beasley (Atlanta, GA) is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper. His stories have appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, and he is now the legal correspondent for Bloomberg News.
