Starting a Business For Dummies

Launch your new business with confidence and skill using the latest guidance from the UK's most trusted small business guru Starting a business is one of those courageous and audacious decisions that many of us dream about. If you're ready to take the leap and turn your great idea into action, or you already have, you'll need to arm yourself with the best strategies you can find. In Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition, business growth expert Colin Barrow, MBA, provides these strategies as he walks you through every critical step in launching your company. From writing your first business plan to surviving and thriving in your first year, and everything in between, you'll learn how to go from concept to revenue, handle the post-Brexit United Kingdom regulatory and tax environment and utilise public grants and incentives to help get you off the ground. You'll also: * Understand how the UK business landscape has been impacted by Brexit and COVID-19 and the practical steps you can take to adapt * Finance your new venture with grants from the UK government and enjoy brand-new tax incentives aimed at R&D and innovation * Find your inspiration with motivating case studies of real-world successes who conquered every challenge the market threw at them You've spent your life building the skills you'll need for this moment. Let Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition show you how to apply them for maximum effect as you grow your company from an idea into an unstoppable juggernaut. von Barrow, Colin (Cranfield School of Management)