Brian O Kane: 9 books

500 quotations on business from a wide range of sources, including from Pope John XXIII, Fidel Castro, Mark Twain, JK Galbraith, Michael O'Leary, Tom Peters, Howard Schultz, John D Rockefeller and William Butler Yeats.

Before starting a business, it's important to check you understand what's involved. Based on 20+ years of running and advising small businesses, this guide looks at key aspects you must consider: skills and experience, finance, family and determination.

Finding an idea often is the hardest thing about starting a business. This guide shows you how to do so, how to decide what kind of business it will be and how to choose between starting, buying and franchising a business.

A quick introduction to the basics of marketing, aimed at people starting a business for the first time.

Once you have a business idea, you must ask yourself, "Will anyone want to buy my product / service?". Market research tells you about your customers, competition and pricing, as well as your likely sales volume, costs, investment and profitability.

Based on 20+ years' practical experience, this ebook takes you through the key start-up stages: deciding whether you have what it takes; researching your idea; writing a business plan; raising money; sourcing the assistance you need; and getting started.

Thousands of new businesses are set up each year in Britain, it is a breeding ground for new companies and entrepreneurs - consider the drinks company Innocent, Yo! Sushi or The Iron Bed Company. This guide will help readers increase their chances of emulating these companies' success. •...

Starting Your Own Business: A Workbook was originally commissioned in 1997 by the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment under Measure 4 of the Operational Programme for Small Business to meet a real need for practical, relevant information among would-be entrepreneurs. More than 20 years...

Updated for 2019, STARTING A BUSINESS IN IRELAND is THE book that would-be entrepreneurs are advised to read before setting out on their entrepreneurial journey. It takes readers through all the stages in starting a business – including Getting Started; Researching Your Market; Writing a Business...