Bert Holtje – författare

From the series that has sold more than half a million copies!

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Available in October 2009

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Everything you need to set up a home-based business, create a demand for services, and make money

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based business? Of being your own boss? Have you been hesitant to put your business plans into action? With How to Start a Home-Based Business, you have what it takes to do so like a pro, step by step, even in tough economic times. Here are all the necessary tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow a business, whatever your specialty. The authors share their experience on how to:

*Define your specialty

*Develop a business plan

*Estimate start-up costs

*Create a fee structure

*Build a client base

*Find trusted subcontractors and specialists

*Stay profitable

*Become a sought-after expert

*Bid competitively

*Establish a daily schedule

*Organize your business

*Get paid

*And more!

This book contains everything one needs to know to set themselves up as a home-based consultant, create a demand for their services, and make money. Bert Holtje, an author and a longtime publishing industry consultant, shows how to develop a marketable idea, operate a home-based office, draft winning proposals, sell services, get referrals, set fees, manage finances and time, and conduct Internet marketing.

* Define your specialty * Build a client base * Make yourself indispensable * Create a fee structure * Find trusted subcontractors and specialists * Become a sought-after expert