Enterprise and Venture Capital is the bestselling guide for people looking to build new businesses around bright ideas, and investors awake to the opportunities offered by new business building. This is the revised and updated fifth edition of the book that is widely regarded as the handbook of the Australian venture capital industry.Enterprise and Venture Capital sets out in a straightforward and practical way how to put venture capital to work. It discusses the ...

The Definitive Guide to Owning and Running a Successful Small BusinessThe Complete Canadian Small Business Guide has been the go-to book for thousands of Canadian entrepreneurs ever since it was first published in 1988. Now in its fourth edition, this essential guide updates you on everything you need to know to understand, manage, and take advantage of the latest changes in technology, law, resources, and best practices of today’s small businesses.Renowned experts in their...

Whether you already own a small or medium business, or you are thinking of buying or starting one, The Penguin Small Business Guide is your first step to success. This new edition will keep you up-to-date with the changing face of Australian small business.In this practical, easy-to-understand guide, Nicholas Humphrey gives advice on:preparing a business plan effective marketing and public relations strategies how to comply with the new workplace relations legislatio...

If you're starting a small business, or making major changes to your existing one, to go forward with confidence, you need to write a business plan. This widely used, practical guide shows you how to prepare an effective business plan to obtain a loan and get your business off the ground.It includes: step-by-step guidelines to create a business plan; sample business plans for a range of business types; examples, exercises, quick quizzes, activities and web references; a list of env...

After spending several years in Canada and the Caribbean working with small and medium-sized businesses, John Philip Henderson brings a working knowledge that business owners need to be successful after dealing with the hardships in this potentially tough sector of society.Written in an essentially conversational tone to be easily comprehended by those seeking knowledge in starting up a business, Henderson's business plan will help you with sound and proven topics including: Choosi...

The book will enable readers to understand the purposes of the different budgets and forecasts and it will explain in detail how they are prepared and used. In many cases budgeting is an important (and often unpopular) part of their job and the book will show them how to do it more effectively and more quickly. It should increase their confidence and develop their management skills. The book will not just focus on the technical sides of budgeting - it will also focus on the softer skills o...

Seize the competitive advantage with today’s most powerful strategic tool—M&A“Given the influence of technology, globalization, and regulatory change, M&A will continue to shape our industries. For most companies, therefore, the consideration of M&A in strategy is now fundamental.”–from the Introduction to Part IThe Art of M&A Strategy is exactly what you need to build mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures into your overall busine...

A readable and structured guide for the increasing numbers of people each year who consider setting up a small business or becoming self-employed. 'Business Planning' outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. The importance of thorough planning is often overlooked and only becomes evident if the business fails. This is highlighted in a recent study by the SFEDI of 486 bankers and accountants where lack of planning was the most common reason cited as to why businesse...

Approaches to Enterprise Risk Management is a multi-author book written by leading experts in the field of risk management including Aswath Damodoran, John C. Groth and David Shimko.It is a valuable tool that enables you to assess the potential business threats, both from within your organization and from external sources. It comprises over 25 chapters covering the range of risks your organization might face including financial, strategic, operational risk...

If you are buying a company how can you be sure you are buying the business you think you are? Are you sure it is as good as the seller says? How can you be certain unexpected costs and obligations will not suddenly appear once you are the owner and responsible for them? How best can you arm yourself for the negotiations? Designed to help you make your due diligence process as smooth and effective as possible, this collection of checklists by acknowledged expert, Peter Howson, will ensure ...

Whether you already own a small or medium business, or you are thinking of buying or starting one, The Penguin Small Business Guide is your first step to success. This new edition will keep you up-to-date with the changing face of Australian small business. In this practical, easy-to-understand guide, Nicholas Humphrey gives advice on:preparing a business planeffective marketing and public relations strategieshow to comply with the new workplace relations legislationunderstanding ...

Business Knowledge for IT in Private Equity is targeted at IT professional that need buisness knowledge of theprivate equity sector of the financial services industry