The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need To Know To Succeed In Your Small Business

by Steven D. Strauss

Whether you?re a novice entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, The Small Business Bible is a comprehensive, easy-to-read, A-to-Z library of everything you might need to know. Not only does it teach new entrepreneurs what works and what doesn?t—giving them scores of tips, hints, insider information, and secrets of success—it?s also a reliable, valuable, and insightful resource for established business owners who want to help their businesses continue to grow and succeed. The book covers all aspects of small business operations and strategies, and includes straightforward information on almost every topic. Plus, you?ll find secrets of great entrepreneurs, a wealth of online resources, real-life success stories, and cutting-edge strategies that work.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Finance, Buisness

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Nourhan Aly · Rating 1 out of 5]

مقدرتش أقرأ أكتر من ١٥٠ صفحة من الكتاب دا،
ممل جدًا ومعلوماته كلها قديمة ومواقع كتيرة مقترحة فيه لما بجربها مش شغالة
لا أنصح بقرائته

[Kelley Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel this book was intended for the new entrepreneur. It scans the basics but can feel almost insulting if you've been in business for over a year. Overall a good cliff notes version or rather can be used as a checklist of things you need to know or search for more information about any given topic. I'd hardly describe it as it's subtitle claims: "Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business." Ahh, if only.

[A.F. Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

For me 3.5 stars. Lots of good references, sources, and information. However, a lot of the advice to me at least, felt like just common sense tips. A good portion of the information I kind of already knew. Also there are sections that are kind of technical and very dull. Also I felt like some of the marketing strategies were out of date, and overly technical because I don't feel they would be that helpful in this day and age. Helpful aspects were the legal advice, and the terminology, and the entrepreneur test in the beginning. That was very helpful. For someone that has absolutely no idea about business, this is a very important and helpful book.

[Seemy · Rating 1 out of 5]

What the hell did I just read - total garbage. I have no idea who the author is but this book has all the "textbook lecturer " feel you would perhaps expect from someone obviously who has never conducted actual business or is even is an entrepreneur- rather "teaching it" at college or something yet they have no real right - just regurgitating shit!

If you have any aspirations in business and for real entrepreneurship this book is something I'd stay away from - actually puts you off and can be dangerously overwhelming to a newbie who hopes this can help - total wrong place to start

Not a " business bible " by any stretch - as a "bible" would be complete or least talk about good ever green foundational business principles yet this talks about shit that's not relevant or easily can be redundant in the fast paced world of business ( especially when referring to specific tools and software )

Even what the author covers is vague and pathetic - not taught well and quick whereas in reality whole books can be written on what he tries to cover to do it true justice - no real message in this book at all just scattered gibberish ( only the naive or newbies can fall for this crap in my opinion )

Oh my I could go in and on how stupid this is - from talk about franchising and finding ones to suit you ( what the fuck?! ) this ain't entrepreneurship - you should be teaching us to sell them not select them
To talk about being first in business ..?

You mad? Plenty rules in various businesses and industries where being first doesn't matter (going opposite to what he teaches) as the next entrepreneurs innovate better and always have pushed into markets once held by Titans

I'm going to stop now - it was plain rubbish - I urge anyone reading my review to check out other far superior books I've rated 5 stars for good recommendations on business and entrepreneurship advice from real people and people who make sense!

To Our Continued Success!
Seemy
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[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audio-booked this one. A wealth of small-business information--read in the most boring possible voice. You can tell that there was an update to the edition that you're listening too, because all of a sudden a new voice chimes in, that sounds approximately like the old voice, but a little bit higher in pitch. That voice contributes one sentence to a paragraph or text, then goes away.

This book gets all of its 3 stars for its information, and 0 stars for its style. It's repetitive and poorly-written. The guy uses litotes to excessive excess. These are meant to be used sparingly, for emphasis. Good writers avoid just what happened in this book--a groan and eye-roll every time the author proclaims, once again, that "this endeavor is not inexpensive!"

Anyway, I'm glad I listened to it, but it wasn't an easy thing to do.

[Pamela Fernandes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is for people who are starting at the absolute beginning. I don't know if the author is updating these books every year. because the business landscape has changed considerably. So the book is outdated. I enjoyed reading the part about the financials. The rest about using a computer and internet seems old. There are good and bad bits, but I think the book needs to be updated.

[Tamer · Rating 3 out of 5]

For this book i'd perefer the analytical reading at least for the first time.It's also usefull for graduated acadmic business adminstration students.

[Seif Abdelghany · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book and amazing experience for anyone who want to open a new business

[Bayan · Rating 3 out of 5]

🔹 يبدأ المشروع ناجح، بالبحث في سوق العمل عما يجذب الناس ويحقق الأرباح، ويقدمُ خدمة، تلبي الاحتياجات، فقد تبدأ بمشروع هو حصاد بنات أفكارك أو تشتري فكرة تضمن من خلالها نجاحك، ليبدأ التخطيط ووضع الهيكل العام وخطة العمل، وبذلك تتوج الخطوات
الأولى بالهمة والسعي نجاحٌ وعمل.

🔹وكما الرجل المناسب في المكان المناسب، يجب أن يبدأ المشروع في بيئة مناسبة وموقع يضمن نجاحه، بعلامة تجارية تميزه، بأدوات قادرة على تحويله من فكرة في العقل إلى واقع على الأرض، بأن يستعان بالتكنولوجيا التي وجدت لتخدم أفكارنا وتوثق بكفاءة إمكانياتها.

🔹 إن المحاسبة هي الطريقة الأمثل لاستمرار تحقيق النتائج، فإذا كـان الهدف من المشروع هو تحقيق الربح ، فإن طرق المحاسبة الجيدة تساعدك على معرفة مدى جودة الأداء الذي يحقق الربح ويكفل استمرارية المشروع ونجاحه.

🔹المشكلة التي تواجه العديد من أصحاب المشروعات الصغيرة هي أن هناك الكثير من الخيارات الإعلانية ومعظمها مرتفع التكلفة، وأي خطأ مكلـف مـن الممكن أن يتسبب في خطر جسيم للميزانية، وتدهور وإنذار بتوقف المشروع وخسارته.

🔹 إن إحدى سمات أصحاب المشروعات الصغيرة الناجحين هي قدرتهم على تقليل المخاطر إلى أقل حد ممكن، والإعلان الناجح يكون بمثابة صديق وفي يمكن لمشروعك الصغير الاعتماد عليه وبمجرد أن يكون لديك إعلان ناجح، فإنه يمكنك أن تطمئن، أنك تسير بشكل صحيح وترتقي قدما في سلم النجاح.

🔹سر النجاح هو أن تعرف شيئاً لا يعرفه الآخرون " إن العمل الجاد والذكي يؤثر كثيراً، ولكن هناك عوامل مهمة أخرى تدخل في معادلة النجاح لأى مشروع تجاري، مثل مهارات البيع الجيدة، والبعض الآخر لا يكون واضحاً تماماً كوجود علاقات رائعة بين الموظفين.

🔹من أسرار نجاح المشروعات الصغيرة، التصور ولا بأس بالبدايات البطيئة فلقد واجهت الطائرة الأولى لـ "بيـل بيـونج" فشلاً ذريعاً لدرجة أن شركته كانت تبيع أثاثها لعدة سنوات وخسرت شركة مايكروسوفت" أموالها في أول عامين لها، فإن الذي يدعم المشروعات الصغيرة في أعوامها الأولى الحلم؛ المشروع نفسه..

[Anna Patterson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I immediately shut off this book after the "are you an entrepreneur" quiz in the beginning. Basically, if you are not already all the things that makes a person successful you should reconsider being in businessfor yourself. I picked up this book as someone who's been on the entrepreneurial road for many years and it takes a long time to develop the skills and characteristics described. It could be very discouraging so as the first thing he started out with, I couldn't see the advice being given as helpful.

[Timothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are currently three editions of this book if I'm correct. Hoopla only had the second editon on audio, so it was this book was outdated in some areas.
Other than being outdated in some areas, this was an excellent introduction into the world of business. He covers different t business models, growth, marketing, benefits, loans, and many other things necessary to starting and running your own small business.

[Ahmed Haamed · Rating 3 out of 5]

إذا كنت تريد أن تبدأ مشروعا صغيرا من منزلك فعليك بقراءة هذا الكتاب فإنه سيوفر عليك الكثير من الجهد والوقت وسيزودك بالكثير من المعلومات المفيدة والخبرات السابقة التي مر بها كثير من رواد المشاريع الصغيرة وكيف تغلب هؤلاء الرواد على المشاكل والعقبات التي واجهتهم أثناء بنائهم لمشارعيهم الصغيرة. سيخبرك الكتاب عن كيفية بدء أي مشروع صغير من خطواته الأولى ثم التدرج خطوة خطوة حتى يصبح ذلك المشروع حقيقة ملموسة ثم كيفية الحفاظ على استمرار ونجاح ذلك المشروع.

[Princess Eleby · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Small Business Bible provides a comprehensive overview of starting and running a business, offering valuable tips on management, marketing, and finances. However, some of the guidance feels outdated, especially in areas related to modern technology and digital marketing. While it’s still a helpful resource for foundational business practices, readers may need to supplement the advice with more current information on today’s rapidly changing business landscape.

[Jesse Rhew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Old book... don't freak out when he starts talking about AOL email. However, that's only maybe 1% of the book. The rest is mostly timeless.

There is a lot that you'll already know, but even if you get 1-2 ideas from this book then it'll be worth it.

Again, old book, so your library might have a copy.

[Megan Close Zavala · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was overall a good read, though it ended up being more of a basic overview than I had hoped. I know what Facebook is, for example, but i would have preferred meatier tips for using it for my business for example.

[Christine Zygmont · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know much about running a small business (thus the reason I come this book),so it seemedlikeagood general overview. There'snotalotofdepth on any one particular topic, but I got a sense of what is important to knows a small business owner.

[Kristina Irwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ultra basic, mostly common sense, good for a person who is still only thinking about it. Not worth the time if you already own a business because you likely already figured most of it out on your own.

[Jean-Philippe Deblois · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is very introductional, and goes into lenghty details explaining oudated stuffs.
Did not finish it.

It's not a bad book, but there's much better ones!

[M.A USman Jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

It worth the time. Even though it could be updated with current business factors

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

basics to get you up to speed

[Sharon Leger · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty outdated. Decent overview.

[Stephanie’s Libby Antics · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I thought this was a different book?

This would be a good book for teenagers thinking about entrepreneurship. Not so much for an entrepreneur

[Valerie Gale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for those wanting to start or just starting a small business.

[Julio Ludovic · Rating 2 out of 5]

On a l'impression de lire une sorte de lexique . Le livre n'apprend pas grand chose .

[Wyatt Buttars · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hollow, generalized, and outdated information.

[Adam Carheden · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was an awful pieces of garbage. He devastates forests waxing poetic about the "dream" of owning a small business. He regurgitates obvious rubbish, such as how borrowing from friends family is cheaper, but what if things go wrong... Anyone who needs a book to tell them that almost certainly shouldn't even think of opening a business. There's almost nothing in this book you probably don't already know because it's obvious. And the few things that aren't, such as the different Small Business Administration loan programs, he goes into very little depth on.

The one sort-of highlight was the different types of legal structures (s-corp, c-corp, LLP, sole proprietorship). That subject still could have used a lot more depth and a lot less "you should consult your accountant and attorney...", but it was better than the rest of the book. If you need to know that stuff though, don't buy this book. Just go to Wikipedia or something. Or ask your accountant and attorney.

[Roy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good for those just starting out, perhaps unsure if owning a business is right for them or what owning a business entails.

I rate it four stars because the tag line "Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business" is misleading. To be fair, that's an impossible task for just a few hundred pages. Nobody can live up to that promise.

I re-read parts of it every now and again. The author gives a broad overview of some business basics. It can get you started if you're overwhelmed and feeling lost. It is great for what it is, but is by no means an exhaustive "only book you'll ever need" solution- and in my opinion some advice is limited or outdated, and other critical info is glanced over or omitted when it should be given more weight.

All in all, a worthy buy for a newbie but dont stop here. Keep learning.

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

Giving this two stars instead of one as I found a couple new interesting nuggets on how to find a future entrepreneur venture that I had not previously considered.

Outside of those nuggets and having purchased, owned, run and closed down a franchise business within the last 10 years, I found most of the remaining content things I've already had the opportunity to experience and during some chapters couldn't wait for the 10 hours of audio to be over. If I flash back 10 years to when I started the last business, would this book have helped, Yes. I think it offers some good insights and steps on how to look for, open and operate a business for many first time individuals looking for that next opportunity.

[Tripleguess · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a bad book but it feels dated and conventional. It assumes you are going to get a loan, rent an office, and of course have a business plan written out. It does go over a lot of business basics so if you know nothing it's probably a decent place start. However, it doesn't seem to take into account the recent trends in microbusiness, low-cost startups, and so on.

I downloaded the audio book from my library's OverDrive and listened to about a third of it before it expired. I feel that, though there are a few gems inside all the standard material, I will learn what I personally am more interested in from books such as "$100 Startup."

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another book that delivers on its title. It really does provide an introduction to everything you need to know to succeed in running a small business. I thought it might end up being a dull read, so I was pleasantly surprised. It's chock full of tips, suggestions, ideas, and inspiring quotes and stories. You can only absorb so much while driving and listening. So I may invest and purchase the book as a reference.