Dr Jim Porter: 92 books

How to Bake Your Business Idea and Eat It Too - Your Step-by-Step Guide for Start-up BusinessLearn How to: (a) Kick start your new business, (b) Plan how to initiate the different processes, (c) Learn how to deal with stumbling blocks and (d) Manage your business tension-freeOver the...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Prepare Your Budget Planning and preparing your budget helps you to set out the financial targets for your business. Budgeting will help you to prepare in advance for any cash flow problems and helps in comparing your expectations with the actual performance...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Manage Legal IssuesWhen launching your start up business, you should be aware of certain basic business laws governing your commercial activities of purchase, sale, lease etc. This basic understanding of business law will help you to avoid or face any legal...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - Procrastination, i.e. putting off important tasks again and again, affects a lot of people. Although some people are able to take control of their procrastinating habit, others end up never fulfilling their commitments and ruining their careers. Steps to control procrastination...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - A personal mission statement is a way of writing down your goals and code of ethics to be followed in your life. It should be meaningful and motivating enough for you to abide by it throughout your life. A mission statement is written to guide a person as to how they want...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - All great men in history have managed themselves, and that is what makes them great achievers. Most of us, even with the most modest of endowments, must learn to manage ourselves. You must learn to develop yourself and try to place yourself where you can make the maximum...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - To move forward in your career you should learn how to prioritize your tasks using various tools, manage the interruptions and find out the worth of your time. In 30 minutes, learn how to: (a) Figure out the worth of your time, (b) Manage interruptions, (c) Strike concise conversations and (d) Prioritize.

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - The ability of focus comes naturally to young children and they get so absorbed in what they are doing that it's impossible to switch their attention to something else. It's a very big challenge for adults to focus and most of us struggle with our inability to focus on...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - Mental and physical stress are two of the most common side effects of our modern lifestyle. Stress can be experienced at work, and can lead to excruciating physical pain or can simply lower your morale. Sometimes it may feel like you can do nothing to stop your worries...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Negotiate. For many start-ups, negotiation is considered as a waste of time and embarrassing. However, as a seller, it is important to have good negotiation skills so that you do not waste money by needlessly giving out discounts or missing out on the chance...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Develop a Business Plan. When starting a new business, it is essential to have a viable business plan for your new venture. A good business plan helps you gain the requisite financial support from your creditors and bankers, garner support from your customer base...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Set up Your I.T. System. Nowadays, IT is becoming an integral part of the operation of every business. It enables businesses to work smarter and more efficiently and to take advantage of new opportunities. In 30 minutes, learn how to: (a) Set a basic business...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Manage Direct Mail.Direct mail is a personally addressed form of advertising delivered via the post. Most start-up businesses employ the direct mail form of advertising as it is quite feasible to send what you want, when you want, to your target customers;...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Set up Your Office.As a start-up business owner with limited financial resources, it is tempting to channel all your money into equipment and marketing and skimp on your office furniture. But remember, a nicely furnished and well-equipped office is not just...