Accelerate your career and transform your skillset without the commitment or cost of an MBA.

This internationally bestselling book distils the full insights of an MBA, providing a comprehensive and engaging guide to success. This latest edition has been extensively updated to reflect the evolving curriculums from leading business schools, including new theories and insights on globalization and entrepreneurism.

The 30 Day MBA takes you beyond the basics as it covers all 12 core disciplines of MBA courses, supported by insightful case studies from world-leading organizations such as Ikea, Cisco, Shell and Heinz. Colin Barrow draws upon his extensive academic and professional career to provide insights, guidance and clarity that equals the teaching from the world's top business schools.

Look no further than The 30 Day MBA to broaden your mind with all the knowledge and confidence you need to overcome the competition and excel in your career.

Discover the teachings and insights from the world's leading marketing courses with The 30 Day MBA in Marketing.

From advertising and promotion to buyer behaviour and budgets, this comprehensive book includes all of the modules you would find at a top business school, allowing you to fill the gaps in your knowledge and develop your creative, analytical and decision-making skills. It also features an array of fascinating case studies from some of the world's most successful businesses, clarifying how these skills drive success.

With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in Marketing is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge.

About the 30 Day MBA Series...
MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.

From business reports and capital structures to risk management and mergers, The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance offers comprehensive insights from the world's leading finance courses.

Fill the gaps in your knowledge and develop your analytical and decision-making skills through this holistic guide to the finance sector, covering all of the modules you would find at a top business school. It also features an array of fascinating case studies from some of the world's most successful businesses, clarifying how these skills drive success.

With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge.

About the 30 Day MBA Series...
MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.

From supply chain management to entrepreneurship and social responsibility, The 30 Day MBA in International Business provides a comprehensive insight into this fascinating sector.

It is difficult to understand the complexities and nuances of international business without comprehensive and expert teachings on its many sectors. This book demystifies the complexities of this growing industry, as it draws upon the insights from the MBA courses from the top business schools. These teachings are supported by fascinating case studies from some of the world's leading organizations.

With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in International Business is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge.

About the 30 Day MBA Series...
MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.

Written by a team of business and finance experts, Starting & Running a Business All-In-One For Dummies is a complete guide to every aspect of setting up and growing a successful business.

Featuring straight-talking advice on everything from business planning and marketing, managing staff and dealing with legal issues, to bookkeeping and taking care of tax obligations, this book is your one-stop guide to turning your business plans into profit. This amazing all-in-one guide brings together specialists in finance, bookkeeping,planning, marketing and sales, staffing, taxation and more, all of them eager to share their hard-won expertise with you.

• Discusses ways to identify new business opportunities and how to put together a business plan
• Get the scoop on securing the financing you need to get started
• Includes tips on finding, managing, and retaining excellent staff
• Offers information on marketing and selling your products or services

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. 

Lay down the foundations of a successful business venture through a thoroughly researched and competitive business plan.

Based on tried and tested business methodology used at the leading business school, Cranfield School of Management, this 10th edition of The Business Plan Workbook guides you through all the necessary steps to constructing a winning business plan. This is a practical run-through of 26 key areas of development of strategic planning. It will allow you to think of these areas in isolation through the use of assignments that ensure you have stress-tested your business proposition. This guide covers how to
- Come up with a winning business idea
- Complete market and competitive research
- Set up a winning marketing strategy
- Forecast watertight financials and projections
- Define realistic operations and staffing
- Deliver an unforgettable pitch to potential backers and investors

This new and fully updated edition includes 67 business case studies that show you how successful entrepreneurs have dealt with strategic planning in the past. The content has been streamlined to focus on the most critical parts of business planning, ensuring you spend time where it matters and stay competitive. With new information resources and financial planning consideration, this is an invaluable guide for entrepreneurs, business executives and students.

"Foxtons sale nets founder £370m." - May 2007

"L'Oréal buys Body Shop for £652m." - March 2006

For entrepreneurs and business owners alike, this is your ticket to serious money.

Fact 1: Business is all about making money.

Fact 2: Personal satisfaction is great, but it doesn't pay the bills.

If your main ambition is to make big money from your business, you're already on the right track. Over 4 million people start up businesses in the UK each y ear but only 1% become millionaires. Start with the end in mind and you could be one of them.

Colin Barrow, bestselling start-up author and business investment specialist, shows you how to shape up for a sale right from the world go:

Get Backed - secure big investment

Get Big - create real value and strong growth

Get Bought - dress the business and negotiate a killer deal

With practical advice, tools and stories from those who have done it, you'll find out how to guide your start-up business towards the payday of your dreams.

Starting your own UK business is an exciting - and challenging - time.

This updated edition of the startup classic shows you how to build a business agile enough to take advantage of emerging trends and opportunities, and sturdy enough to weather any storm. Packed with real-life examples and links to hundreds of valuable resources, Starting a Business For Dummies, 4^th UK Edition gives you what you need to make the leap from employee to successful entrepreneur with confidence.

All your favourite, trusted content has been updated including:

• Laying the groundwork and testing the feasibility of your business idea
• Writing a winning business plan and finding funding
• How to operate effectively, including managing your finances and employing people
• Growing your business and improving performance

New content includes:

• The latest funding schemes, including government funding and crowdfunding
• Tendering for public sector work
• Avoiding business cyber-crime
• Franchising and pop ups
• Exporting (the government has set a target of doubling the number of exporting companies by 2020)
• Environmental impact (a recent survey found 77% of SMEs wanted to know how to measure and improve their environmental impact)

Montar tu propia empresa no es en absoluto una tarea fácil, pero la satisfacción de sacar adelante una iniciativa personal y triunfar en el mundo de los negocios lo compensa con creces. Sin embargo, debes tener una buena base para empezar: redactar el plan de negocio, analizar las necesidades del mercado, cumplir con la legislación vigente, conocer qué ofrece la competencia, ser consciente de los puntos fuertes y de las debilidades del sector y muchos otros parámetros.
Esta obra trata todos estos aspectos y te ofrece la información que necesitas para montar tu propio negocio con plenas garantías de éxito.
• Experiencia — hayas o no montado un negocio con anterioridad e independientemente de tus conocimientos del mundo de la empresa, este libro será tu mejor socio.
• ¿Miedo al fracaso? — en estas páginas encontrarás todo lo que necesitas saber para encontrar tu oportunidad en tiempos difíciles.
• Familiares, amigos, bancos — la financiación es imprescindible, pero saber cómo y a quién pedirle dinero todavía más.
• Legislación vigente — todo aquello que debes conocer para no tener problemas con la Administración.
• Ayudas, subvenciones — no dejes escapar ninguna oportunidad.