Six-Week Start-Up: A Step-By-Step Program for Starting Your Business, Making Money, and Achieving Your Goals!

I love this book because it have a lot of good information for you to think about for a startup. This book has fill in templates to help get you on the right track. This book is not about writting a business plan. It's about the things you need to do that is critical to your startup business. It may be simple, or you may say i knew that, but i know there are alot of people in business that did not do the things in this book.

This book really does what it promises. I went through each week/chapter writing down what Rhonda told me to. It all flowed together beautifully, and I am now almost ready to put my web site live and ready for sales. I also contacted SCORE and the SBA as per her recommendation, and have the added value of the counsel of hundreds of counselors who can speak specifically into my situation. I don't think there is anything else Rhonda could add to make this book a better choice for the virgin entrepeneur. Four thumbs up-two are from my SBA counselor!

This book is a fantastic resource for anyone who's ready to take the plunge in to entrepreneurship! Starting a business seems like such a huge undertaking, and it can be so difficult to know where you should begin. Six-Week Start-Up guides you through every single step of starting a business, from designing a logo to having a grand opening sale! All of the steps are practical and very straightforward--it's like having an operations manual with detailed, step-by-step instructions for so many elements of starting and running a business. This book has been instrumental in keeping me motivated and feeling empowered throughout this (sometimes difficult) process.Many of us know the common sense aspects of going into business for ourselves, things as simple as make sure you talk to a lawyer. Make sure you talk to an accountant. But what, exactly, are we supposed to ask this lawyer, or accoutant, or investor? This book thoroughly addresses exactly these types of things, making it so much easier to start your business correctly from the beginning. You don't have to spend all of your time later back-tracking and fixing the things you did incorrectly to start with.The bottom line: Six-Week Start-Up gives you everything you need to know and do in order to start your small business quickly, and to avoid costly and time consuming mistakes in the process. It's a great book for new entrepreneurs who are ready to turn their business-owning dreams into reality!

I was already in the process of starting my business when I found this book, so I didn't really need the first chapter to help me figure out my business concept (though the info on trademarks was helpful). But so far, I'm finding it to be a big help in getting -- and keeping -- me organized. I like the way the book is laid out -- each week I've sort of got my "assignments" -- the author calls them "Accomplishments" -- and then each task is broken down into easily do-able steps. Its a bit like having a start-up business coach. I doubt that any one would use all the worksheets, but I was trying to figure out how to distribut my products, and the checklist in this book helped me figure out how to compare the distributors I was talking to. That one worksheet alone was worth the price of the book and more. Clearly the author has started businesses because the information and advice is just so practical. Like the "Questions to Ask" lists -- all those people who told me I had to see a lawyer or accountant or whatever never told me what I was supposed to talk to them about when I finally made the appointment. This book does. Even if you're already underway in your business, it's worth owning.