SMALL BUSINESS START-UP GUIDES

Entrepreneur magazine’s series of Business Start-Up Guides- and the companion series to these guides - are designed to assist entrepreneurs through the process of planning and operating a small business. The companion series include the Legal Guide Series, Made Easy Series, Mentor Series; Pocket Guide Series; SmartStart Series; 202 Series;and Ultimate Guide Series.

Each guide details estimated start-up costs, risk factors, market analyses and projected profits for each business. Included are sample forms and financial planning templates. The guides cover a wide range of businesses in the retail, manufacturing, and service sectors. The companion series focus on the tools needed to successfully start and run a business.

The following guides are located on open shelves on the lower level at SIBL in *R call numbers.
Choose a letter from the list below to go directly to that section of the titles:

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Advertising Agency HF6178.A38
Advertising Specialties HF5805.A38
Antique Sales & Restoration NK805 .A74
Apartment Preparation Service HD1394 .A63
Automobile Detailing TL152.15.S26
Automotive Services HD8039 .M34
Mobile Automotive Window Services HD62.7 .M6

Entrepreneur Magazine Presents… Baby Store HD9770.5 .I54
Balloon Delivery Service HD9970.5.N68.B35
Bar and Club TX950.7.S53
Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start… Bar/Tavern TX950.7 .S54
Beauty Supply Store HD999.B252.B43
Bed and Breakfast 2nd Ed. TX911.2.B43
Bicycle/Moped Store HD9993.B543.U516
Billiard Hall GV891.B4
Body Care Boutique HD9970.5 .T652 B63
Bookkeeping Services, Mobile (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) HF5657 .M63
Bridal Consultant JBF00-579 (Altman Delivery Desk)
Bringing Your Product to Market (Entrepreneur Magazine’s…) HF5415.153.D432
Burglar Alarm Installation HD9999 .S452 B87
Business Brokerage (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) HB615.N49
Business Contracts [Legal Guide Series] KF886.P56
Business Forms [Ultimate Book...] HF5371.S63
Business Letters [ Ultimate Book...] HF5721.K54
Business Models Made Easy HD30.28.D3965
Business Plan Consultant HD69 .C6 B87
Business Plan (Entrepreneur magazine’s creating a successful…) HD30.28.E58
Business Plans Made Easy HD30.28.H474
Business Support Service (Entrepreneur magazine's how to start a…) HD62.12.L9
Buying or Selling a Business [Ultimate Guide...] HD1393.25.N68

Carpet Cleaning HD9937. A2 C37
CD-only (Compact Disc) Store HD9697 .P562 .c652
Check Cashing HG1704 .C435
Child-Care Service (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start…) HQ778. 63 .L853
Children’s Books, Personalized Z479.P45
Children’s Bookstore (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) Z286.C48
Children’s Fitness Center GV428.5 .C44
Children’s Apparel Store HD9940 .A2 C47
Cleaning Service (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a…) HD9999.B882.E58
Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a…) HD9940.A2.M55
Co-op Coupon Mailing Service HF6127 .C66
Coin Laundry HD9999 .L382 C64
Coin-Operated Vending HF5483.C64
Collectibles Broker AM237 .C65
Collection Agency KF2042 .C6 .C64
Computer Consulting HD69.C6.C6
Computer Learning Center QA76.27 .C657
Consignment Used Furniture and Home Accessories Store HF5482 .C66
Consulting Service (Entrepreneur magazine's how to start a…) HD62.5 .R53366
Convenience Food Store HF5469.5.C66
Corporation Handbook [Essential....] KF1414.3.S65
Corporations, LLC's, Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships [Ultimate Guide...] KF1355.Z9.S67
Customer Service From the Inside Out Made Easy HF5415.5.L475
Craft Businesses HD62.5.C7237
Credit & Collections Handbook [Ultimate Guide...] HG3751.D86

Damage Restoration HD9715.A2.D317
Dating Service HF6125 .D37
Desktop Publishing Z244.U5.D48
Diaper Delivery Service HD9770.5 I54 D53
Direct Marketing [Ultimate Guide...] HF5415.126.L37
Direct Response Made Easy - HF5823.B259
Dry Cleaning HD9999. C482 D79

eBay [How to sell automotive parts and accessories on] - HD9710.3.A2.H69
eBay [How to sell clothing, shoes, etc] HF5439.C6.D38
eBay [How to sell collectibles on] HF5478.E75
eBay [How to sell computers and accessories on] HF5439.C67.M35
eBay [How to sell jewelry and watches on] HF5439.J4.P47
eBay [ How to sell toys and hobbies on] HD9993.T692
eBay [Make big profits on] HF5478.L962
eBay [Start your own business on] HF5478.L96
e-Learning Business - HF5549.5.T7.H5963
Entrepreneur Magazine’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business: your Complete Guide to Start-Up Success
HD62.5.E557
Entrepreneurial Woman’s Guide to Owning a Business HD62.5 .E563
Environmental Services HD9718 .A2 E594
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts [Legal Guide] - KF750.S743
Event Planner (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to become an…) GT3405.T87
Executive Recruiting HF5549 .5.R44 E927

Family Hair Salon TT958 .F36
Financial Aid Services LB2340.5 .F5317
Financing Your Business Made Easy HG4027.6.A48
Financing Your Small Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s...) HG4027.7.E585
Flower Shop SB443.F56
Food Court Restaurant TX911.3 .M27 F65
Food Delivery Service TX911.2 .F37
Franchise Bible - HF5429.U5.K478
Franchises [Ultimate Book of ...] - HF5429.23.L47
Freelance Writing PN153 .F74
Freight Brokerage Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a…) HE199 .A3.L96
Frozen Yogurt, Mobile HF5438 .I3 M62

Gift Basket Service (Entrepreneur Magazine's how to start a …) HD9999 .L9
Google Adwords [Ultimate Guide...] - HF6146.I58.M36
Graphic Design NC1001.6 .G73

Health Food/Vitamin Store HF5439 .F64 H42
Herb Farming (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) SB351.H5 H353
Herb & Herbal Products Business HD9019.H472.A33
Homebased Business Handbook [Ultimate Guide...] HD62.38.S678
Homebased Franchises [Ultimate Book...] HD62.38.L47
Home Inspection Service (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a...)TH4817.5.S73
Home Remodeling Services TH4816 .H6537
House Painting HD9716 .P162 H68

Incorporating [Ultimate Guide...] KF1420.Z9.S63
Import/Export Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's how to start a…) HF1416.5. A33
Information Consultant (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to become an …) HD2341.W9
Internet Entrepreneur HD30.37.I58

Janitorial Service (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) TX339.J46

Language Translation Services P306.2 .L36
Lawn Care Service SB433.27.L38
Limousine Service HD9999.L45.L56
Liquor Store HD9350.5.L57
LLC [Ultimate Guide...] KF1380.Z9.S66

Maid Service-How to Start aHD6072 .2.U5 .M35
Mail Order HF5465.M35
Make Money with a Microcomputer (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) HD9696 .C63 U6
Managing Personnel in a Small Business HF5549.5.M3138 M36
Managing a Small Business Made Easy HD62.7.D377
Marketing Guide [Ultimate Small Business...] HF5415.S764
Marketing Made Easy HF5415.E678
Mastering Business Growth and Change Made Easy HD38.15.H36
Medical Claims Billing Service R728.5.A297
Medical Transcription Service R728.8.M43
Meetings Made Easy HF5734.5.M527
Men’s Clothing Store HF5439.C6.M46
Microbrewery HD62.5 .B74
Mini-blind Cleaning/Installation HD9971 .W562 M56
Mobile Auto Inspection TL285 .M62
Mobile Locksmithing HD62.5.L63

Nanny Placement Service HQ778.63 .N35
Network Marketing Business (Entrepreneur magazine’s how to start…) HF5415.126.E57
Nevada Corporation or LLC... - [SmartStart Series] - KFN813.5.S67
Newsletter Publishing Z479 N49
Nonprofits - HD62.6.B36

Online Business [Entrepreneur Magazine's Open an ...] - HF5548.32.C3554
Organizer, Professional HD58.9.P76

Part-Time Businesses, Best HD8036.B47
Partnership [Forming a...] - [Legal Guide Series] KF1375.Z9.N68
Party and Gift Store HD9999 .G48 .P37
Personal Concierge Service [Start Your Own...] - HD9999.P3942.A33
Personal Shopping Service HD9980 .S56
Pest Control SB950 .P47
Pet Hotel SF413.P47
Pet Shop SF414.7.P477
Pet Sitting Service (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) SF414 .34 .P48
Pool Cleaning and Repair Service HD9993.S95.P66
Professional Services HD62.7.B4146
Project Management [Ultimate Guide...] HD69.P75.K4554
Project Management Made Easy HD69.P75.K4552
Public Relations Made Easy - HD59.B354

Real Estate Career - HD1375.M484
Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a…) TX911.3.M27.L9
Restaurant Career - TX911.3.M27.D582

Self-Improvement Seminars BF637.S4 S432
Self Storage HD2341 .S45
Seminar Promoting HF5376.S4
Small Business Advisor [Ultimate Guide...] HD62.7.E568
Small Business Legal Toolkit [Legal Guide] - KF1659.N68
Smart Selling HF5438.4 .S54
Specialty Travel and Tours (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a…) G154 .A33
Sporting Goods Store HD9992 S66
“ Sweats”-Only Apparel Store HF5439.C6.S83
Start a Business in New York [How to...] - HD62.5.H68545
Start-Up Directory [Ultimate Guide...] HD62.5.S742
Start Your Own Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s…) HD62.5.E559

T-Shirt Screen Printing HD62.5.T74
Temporary Help Service HD5861 .T42
Transportation Services HE199.9 T7
Travel Agency (Entrepreneur Magazine Presents...) G154.T628

Vending Business, (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a…) HF5483.G33
Video Production Service TK6655.V5 .V52

Wedding Consultant (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to become a…) HF5381.E57
Wholesale Distribution Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s how to start a…) HF5421.M33
Workers' Compensation Insurance [Ultimate Guide...] - HD7103.65.U6.P753

Upstart Guides
Note: Titles Begin with the phrase “Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing A(n)...”
Copies of this series are also available as part of the Circulating Collection in the Cullman Reading Room.
Check the LEO catalog for the appropriate call number.

Antiques Business HF5482.R64
Bar or Tavern TX950.7.A49
Bed and Breakfast TX911.3.M27.R627
Consulting Service HD69.C6.R37
Desktop Publishing Service Z244.6 .U5 .R36
Florist Service SB443.R35
Mail Order Business HF5466.R35
Restaurant TX911.3 .M27.A427
Resume Service HF5383.R36
Small Business Legal Guide KF390.B84.F75
Travel Service G154 .R36