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The inter-disciplinary group of experts tackled this whole gamut of problems and issues. Their work, in cooperation with the commission's departments (the Directorate-General for Consumer Policy, DGXXIV) and the Euro Working Group of the Consumer Committee, considerably influenced the decisions of the Community authorities. The dossier presented here is an edited selection of the reports prepared by members of this group, covering the reports on an extremely wide range of questions. All these reports are available from DGXXIV. Furthermore, this book contains the main sections of the report prepared by the Euro Working Group of the Consumer Committee, which served as an important point of departure for the experts' work and is repeatedly referred to in their articles.
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Entrepreneur's Notebook propels you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process. It is an invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs that includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing. This excellent book provides an incredible amount of practical information that will help you make smarter decisions and avoid costly mistakes. The author, Steven K. Gold, is an accomplished entrepreneur who has co-founded and led five early-stage ventures. As an investor and mentor, he also advises many entrepreneurs and young companies. He earned his B.S.E. in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.D. from Brown University Medical School.
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Nice Guide for Beginners.......2007-06-16
The author writes a nice overview of the entrepreneurial process. It's basically for novices but it does a good job for this audience. The only problem I have with this book is that it is too basic and is therefore non-unique because it is so low-level. Regardless, I must say that for the right audience, it does a fine job over giving the big picture.
If you are advanced or aspire to become advanced, I would recommend "The Startup Company Bible for Entrepreneurs" but only for high-tech entrepreneurs. Even this author has recommended it.
A Must-Have for Entrepreneurs.......2007-05-14
Steven gives great illustrations to drive home his insightful advice for entrepreneurs. As he's "been there, done that," we can take his advice to heart in the hopes of becoming a success like him!
Exellent Book.......2007-05-11
Great book for getting ready to open a new business. Would refer to anyone thinking about opening a business.
Brief and to the point.......2007-04-27
This is a delightful little book that contains a wealth of useful and helpful information and ideas on starting a small business and ensuring that it is viable and succesful. The book is well written and easy to follow and interesting to read.
This is a must read for entrepreneurs, particularly budding ones as the information the book provides is very practical and can help you avoid making costly errors. The book covers a wide range of topics including the start-up process, marketing the business on a small budget, cash-flow forecasting, among other things.
The book is an excellent companion for the entrepreneur that is well worth having.
Invaluable advice for the budding entrepreneur.......2007-03-04
This book does a terrific job of presenting some of the most important issues entrepreneurs face when embarking on new ventures, touching on topics such as the business plan, funding, team building, and cash flows. Using simple, yet stunningly accurate models of the entrepreneurial process, Steven Gold distills complex subjects into simple, practical, take-away messages. The classification of entrepreneurial personalities (professionals, pragmatists, and inventors) is something I think we can all relate to. I find the metaphor which compares building a new company to making "stone soup" equally compelling. There are countless books out there for budding entrepreneurs, but this one is no fluff. It gets right down to the nuts and bolts so you can concentrate on your business.
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With Starting a Limited Liability Company you’ll learn how an LLC can work for you and exactly what you need to do to set up and operate one. The updated second edition features completely revised and updated planning strategies, and new chapters on the one-member liability company, estate planning, home businesses, and more. You’ll also find:
- Expert guidance on applying LLCs to operating a business, estate planning, protecting assets, real estate acquisitions, professional practices, avoiding ancillary probate, and venture capital operations
- Plans and strategies for converting partnerships into LLCs and combining LLCs and trust planning
- A detailed glossary, along with checklists and loads of sample legal forms that simplify the process
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Solid Information About LLCs.......2003-12-07
If you contemplate starting a LLC, "Starting A Limited Liability Company" is a good book to help you learn a bit about the LLC business structure. The authors tell us that an LLC is a hybrid between a partnership and a corporation, combining the best of both. We also learn that because of its simplicity, LLC's are becoming the most popular business structure for new enterprises.
When deciding which business structure to use, the authors say we should ask ourselves the question: "Is there any reason to consider any approach other than an LLC?" The authors suggest that many S-corporations and C-corporations would switch to the LLC structure if it weren't for tax issues involved with making the conversion.
I don't believe that's fully true. The S-corporation has one or two very powerful advantages over the LLC. First, for members who are active in operating an LLC, the earnings are subject to self-employment taxation. With an S-corporation, part of the distributed earnings could be paid as wages and part as distributions. Those distributions legally escape employment taxation. This can save the entrepreneur $6,000 or so a year in employment taxes (Figuring about $40,000 a year in wages and $40,000 in distributions, and using 15% as the approximate employment tax rate, saves about $6,000 per year). Compounding those amounts over 25 years can easily amount to half a million dollars or more. Many entrepreneurs would rather invest that money themselves rather than pay it into the Social Security system.
The second advantage to S-corporations is that for companies operating in multiple states, corporate law is better established than LLC law. So, for entrepreneurs who started with S-corporations, there really seems to be little reason to convert.
The authors say that the LLC is a good structure for tech companies. But, for various reasons, most tech companies will probably operate as C-corporations. For example, C-corporations can offer employee stock options. And, if they desire the pass-through nature of early losses, an S-corporation works well.
The LLC offers a certain familiarity for sole proprietors who wish to become LLCs, because we learn that a single-member LLC is essentially disregarded for tax purposes. The single owner files Schedule C, just as if he/she were a sole proprietor. The authors devote a chapter to home-based businesses, saying sole proprietors might want to consider converting to an LLC to gain the benefits of liability protection. The authors also say having an "LLC" name makes the business sound more professional than a sole proprietorship.
The book includes a good chapter about "piercing the LLC veil." As with corporations, an LLC is a separate entity from the individual/individuals owning it and certain formalities must be taken to distinguish between the two or the protections of LLC formation can be lost. For example, don't commingle LLC money and personal funds.
If you're thinking of starting a LLC, "Starting A Limited Liability Company" is a good read.
Peter Hupalo, Author of "How To Start And Run Your Own Corporation: S-Corporations For Small Business Owners."
Second Edition 2003 TERRIBLY OUT OF DATE.......2003-11-21
This Second Edition, published in 2003 has not been properly updated from the First Edition. The information is INCORRECT. DO NOT rely on the information in this book!!!
I contacted the publisher today, and expect a call back in the next two days, but until this book comes out in a revised printing, please be aware that despite its 2003 publication, it is very very out of date
For example, Appendix B states that only 48 states and the District of Columbia have passed LLC acts, and shows that Massachusetts was the last state to pass an LLC act, in 1995. In actuality, ALL 50 States and the DoC have passed LLC acts, the last State passed its act in early 1997!! That makes this book out of date by OVER 6 YEARS.
In Appendix A, a State by State comparison of LLC laws is similarly out of date, showing information that is 6 years old. For example, Appendix A states that Arizona requires 2 members to form an LLC. I formed an LLC in 1997, in Arizona, with only 1 member. The state laws governing LLCs have been ammended to more consistently conform to the Model LLC Act, and the information in Appendix A is now totally out of date.
I owned the First Edition of this book (which has been reviewed favorably here on Amazon), and when I ordered this Second Edition, I threw away the old edition, so I am unable to compare the main body of the two books to see what has actually been updated.
Erroneous Appendices aside, there are better books on forming LLCs available today. I reccomend the books by Anthony Mancuso published by NOLO. And for persons wanting a very detailed analysis of the taxation of LLCs, "Profits, Taxes, & LLCs" by Holmes F Crouch is a comprehensive, if challenging, read.
A thorough treatment of LLCs.......2000-07-19
I found this book to be very helpful, especially in the area of writing an Operating Agreement. The authors compare LLCs with other types of business structures and give the advantages/disadvantages of each. They have also added notes and tips throughout the book that will help you resolve issues in setting up your company. I used the tips to compile a checklist for setting up my business. Finally, there are plenty of sample documents that you can adapt for your own use. Although I have gotten an attorney to help with the fine details related to my state, I would highly recommend this book to help you understand and plan an LLC.
A great help for a small company!.......1998-07-28
This book saved my company quite a bit of money. We were considering incorporation, but this book tuned us into a better alternative! It contains all the info needed to form a LLC on your own.
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The Five Principals of Business Leadership
Clifford Hurst
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Great Book, Bad Illustrations.......2001-08-23
Great book! I found the information to be very helpful. This book is concise and easy to read. However, I found the illustrations to be below average quality. I think I could do better.
Gets you organized for a lifetime, not just a day or two.......1998-11-22
This book is especially valuable because it gives much more than just organizing tips. It outlines an organizing SYSTEM, based on your values and needs, that can last a lifetime. There's a lot of humor but the book is serious about organizing, from closets to home offices to kids' school papers to other important papers -- insurance policies, financial records, etc.
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Internet Open Trading Protocol
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Learn how to implement IOTP Supported by the leaders in e-commerce and computing, Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) is a common standard for buying and selling on the Internet. Internet Open Trading Protocol is the first book to explain the ins and outs of IOTP. It tells you why IOTP is important for the future of e-commerce, and how to implement it. You get plenty of implementation savvy from case studies of e-commerce leaders Hewlett Packard, Open Market, Mondex, and DigiCash. Authors Donald Eastlake, David Burdette, and Marcus Goncalves are the developers and gurus of the IOTP standard, and provide expert insights into: *IOTP trading mechanisms *the advantages of IOTP over current standards such as EDI *the necessary XML coding and how it's used with IOTP *more!
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Pointer to working group.......2001-07-14
This is the best book available on IOTP version 1 and ECML. The IETF working group in charge of these protocols is the TRADE working group. See it's charter page at ....
Donald, Author
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Hong Kong in Transition: One Country, Two Systems (Routledge Studies Inthe Modern History of Asia, 11)
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Hong Kong in Transition offers a perspective on the exceptional constitutional and administrative experiment that has been taking place in Hong Kong, based on a substantial period under Chinese rule. There have been both successes and failures, and a perceptible process of change which is important to document.
The particular appeal of this volume lies in the fact that it combines a broad overview with detailed study of individual topics. It is multidisciplinary, and its chapters may be read as 'stand-alone' studies or taken as complementary parts of a whole snapshot of Hong Kong in this critical early period. The chapters are pitched at a level to make them accessible both to undergraduates and to the specialist. Contributors have been drawn from Hong Kong, Macau, the UK, the US, Australia and Germany, reflecting the international interest in the fate of Hong Kong.
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San Francisco Investment & Business Guide (US Regional Investment & Business Library)
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