Starting Your Own Business: Essentials for a Successful Foundation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781518866609)

"I want to run my own business. Where should I start?"

This is a fundamental question that dlhayden has answered for countless clients for decades. In Starting Your Own Business, the certified public accountant guides you on your brave endeavor so you start in the right direction and venture down the right path.

dlhayden goes beyond the first steps and gives you expert insight into considerations such as the following:

• Business plans
• Cash flow and capital
• Starting from scratch versus buying an existing business
• Starting a franchise
• Business entities
• Hiring employees versus paying contractors
• Growing your business

The veteran CPA makes financial basics simple to understand. With a lifetime of trial and error under his belt, dlhayden also dives into important topics that other guides fail to mention:

• Wills and trusts
• Retirement planning
• Bankruptcy

Starting a business can seem like an uphill battle. This manual keeps you on top of your game so you don't miss a step in the journey.