What Every Engineer Should Know About Starting a High-Tech Business Venture Review

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(More customer reviews)It is rare to find good books written from authors on similar subject which have also a current practice. The author is from top law company and knows how the things works from inside. I find the book very well written and useful to me and opened my eyes to many problems only an experienced attorney can know.

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Written by an experienced business lawyer in the technology, scientific and engineering community, this publication is for the engineer with an innovative high-tech idea or concept who needs those crucial business insights and strategies to move that idea forward. It offers key analysis on how to leave a current employer, gain access to technologies and potential talent, and considers other issues that can reduce problems down the road. It even includes a step-by-step guide for accessing and protecting intellectual property at the earliest stages.To assist in the fundraising process, this resource explores all the available options to capitalize a business - from self-funding, to bootstrapping, to angel investors, to venture capital to government grants, to bank loans, to joint ventures. It also looks at the best ways to form a company so as to take advantage of various tax and business strategies, discusses compensation of employees with stock options or restricted stock plans, explains how an emerging company can expand internationally, and covers some key exit strategies such as an IPO or a merger/acquisition. It covers most everything a new technology business will face including hiring, firing, contracts, leases, loans, and product warranties.As you read, you will find this book is full of the stuff that engineers love: statistics, data, tools, spreadsheets, and research. But it also full of the anecdotal evidence and practical advice needed to stay the course. Now is a tremendous time for entrepreneurship. Although there have been periodic slowdowns in the economy, if you believe in a future, high-tech is the future in which to believe.This book is part of the Taylor & Francis/CRC Press series "What Every Engineer Should Know About' . Like the other books in the series, it is designed to provide you with important knowledge that will help you along your career path. This one will also help you make that path your own.

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50 Ways to Love Your Startup Review

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(More customer reviews)Bruce Mancinelli's new book 50 Ways to Love Your Startup is a great read with a tremendous amount of useful insight for anyone who is thinking of starting a company or who is already in the thick of it. His years of experience, warm wit and practical advice make this an easy read. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants down-to-earth, practical advice from a proven manager and great motivator.50 Ways to Love Your Startup

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About the Author - Bruce Mancinelli has had a hand in seven startups; five that achieved various equity events, one that is still to be realized and one that went bust. That's like five good meals, one still cooking and a flat soufflé. Putting together a startup and managing its operations are much like preparing a gourmet meal. Even with a recipe and carefully following the instructions not every meal comes out looking like the picture in the cookbook. Great gourmet meals come from great chefs. Creating that successful startup company requires a plan (recipe) and a chef (entrepreneur) and a little help in the kitchen.Starting in high technology as a programmer, systems analyst, then sales and marketing and ultimately to assume CEO positions with software and Internet services companies, Bruce has experienced many lessons on what it takes to make a startup successful. While there are no silver bullets in the world of startups there are tried and proven techniques and guidelines that have come from lessons learned firsthand and from colleagues and business mentors along the way and Bruce shares them in this book. As Executive Director of INC.spire, a business incubator program and part of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, Bruce has helped numerous startups achieve success. In fact INC.spire stands as one of the most successful incubator programs in the country having enjoyed a 96% graduation success with its clients. If to have 'been there and done that," make a difference, Bruce brings that knowledge to his 50 Ways to Love a Startup. Bruce delivers 50 important ways to embrace your big idea and make it a success. Bruce challenges the reader to seize that business idea you have always had and become the lover you have always wanted to be.Unlike a new automobile, a new startup does not come with a user' guide; how to make it work, overcome problems and issues and everything you have to do to make your startup, 'hum and purr" like a well tuned automobile. That comes from everyday experiences and the help you can get along the way from others along who have gone before you. Fifty Ways to Love Your Startup is designed to get you started and to be some of that help that will be needed along the way.About the book - What began as a news article for a local paper on the reasons why today's business climate is better for startups than it has ever been before, grew into a chapter and then two and then more until 50 chapters had been written on the various things to consider and to do to ensure business success for a startup company. When writing the book and naming each chapter, Bruce realized that a book on how to succeed in building and running a startup had no place for a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 11, whatever those chapters might describe. So 'chapters" became 'ways" and fifty of them became this book. With a bit of humor and serious topics the reader is led through step by step considerations about creating and running a start-up. Whether read chapter to chapter or way to way or as needed during the various stages of an emerging business, the book is organized in a way that provides a comprehensive reference guide and how to book on the challenges of startups. Whether there is only a single nugget that is drawn from the pages of this book or the gold that comes from every chapter and way, 50 Ways to Love Your Startup is a must read for anyone interested in the world of startups. You will read it once, and then read it again, and reference it often as you manage your startup. You will learn all the love lessons that will make you a passionate lover of your startup and a gourmet cook.Bon Appetite

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Carpet Cleaning Company Review

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(More customer reviews)This book was purchases to provide further direction in writing my business plan. It provides excellent guidance on what types of information should be included in a business plan. There are also detailed spreadsheets and templates that can be downloaded from the publisher's website. Best part, these downloads were free. The book is easy to read, which makes it simple to understand the basic concepts. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in starting there own business or who are starting to work on a business plan. This book will helped me fine tune my ideas.

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Upstart Business Consulting Group creates comprehensive business plan kits for a variety of businesses and industries. When you purchase one of our business plan kits, you will have access to the tools that will allow you to be an entrepreneur. We only create business plan kits for businesses that can capitalize on current trends and consumer demand. All businesses we cover require an initial start-up capital investment of $1,000 to $10,000. Although the required start-up capital is relatively small, you will have the potential for substantial cash flow and a high return on investment. The format of the business plan kits are modeled after business plans that have been used in successful start-up companies. These business plan kits are for those individuals who want a better work/life balance, want the flexibility, pride, and fulfillment that comes with being an entrepreneur, and want to earn extra income.

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Get Your Business Funded: Creative Methods for Getting the Money You Need Review

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(More customer reviews)This book has been a really great resource for me. As a budding small-business owner myself, Mr. Strauss' book jumped off the shelves when I was looking for information on this very topic. Not only did I get clear, concise, practical information, I also learned about some new ways to find start-up money that don't really get a lot of press. Things like crowd funding, micro-finance, and business plan competitions. I dog-eared lots of pages and used a highlighter pen to mark up the topics that were most helpful to me. I'm keeping this book on my desk as I have no doubt that I'll come back to it time and time again. Three cheers for an author who gets right down to business!

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Explore the many options available to get the money you need for your business
Whether your business is a new start-up, an established company attempting to grow, or somewhere in between, Get Your Business Funded gives you the full range of options for raising capital in today's challenging economy.

Covering everything from bank loans to angel investors to equity financing to more unorthodox methods, this complete guide uses clear, easy-to-understand language to explain each approach.

Divided into two sections: "Sources and Funding" and "What You Need to Know"
Explains such unorthodox financing sources as peer-to-peer lending, online grants, business plan competitions, and the "friends and family plan"
Reveals untapped funding streams available through the government
Follows on the success of the author's previous work The Small Business Bible

Pick up this reader-friendly guide and discover the many ways you can Get Your Business Funded right now.

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