Down To Business

A bulletproof, step-by-step plan for turning your business brainstorm into a money-making reality At age fifty-two , after years of working her way up the corporate ladder, Clara Villarosa found herself out of a job. But she didn't let that get her down. Instead, she put her gifts to the test and started her own business, which became one of the country's best-known independent specialty bookstores-The Hue- Man Bookstore. Now, twenty years and two successful stores later, Clara is a highly sought-after business coach and expert in the industry. Down to Business expands on Villarosa's proven "First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women" to offer women everywhere a targeted plan to help them launch the small business of their dreams. This book includes advice on: ?How to develop realistic business ideas by researching the industry ?Analyzing a competitor's marketing approach and attracting your ideal customer ? Accumulating the start-up funds you need, from recruiting investors to using loans wisely ?Scouting the ideal location ? Creating a sound business plan-and beyond-with a simple, step-by-step strategy Packed with stories of businesswomen at all stages of the game-from a beer connoisseur-turned-brewer to an avid reader-turned-literary agent-Villarosa brings together inspiring, real-life stories with her award-winning business savvy. Encouraging and empowering, Down to Business will get you motivated to dust off your dream and get your plan into action.

Meet the unbeatable hero of a fresh new early chapter book series — Wednesday Wilson! The most important thing to know about Wednesday Wilson is that she’s an entrepreneur. Well, she almost is. She and her best friend, Charlie, are hard at work thinking up business ideas to make it big. Only now there’s been an incident with the Emmas (whose last initials happen to spell M.E.A.N.) involving a bearded dragon named Morten and a piece of kale . . . it’s a long story. But maybe this is just the opportunity Wednesday and her friends needed. Maybe they’ll invent something brilliant that will save the day and make them millionaires. Or . . . not? It’ll take more than one incident with the Emmas to keep this girl down. Wednesday Wilson is bound for success!

Though strikingly beautiful and undoubtedly ambitious, the confident woman that is Gabriela Arellano had finally grown tired of her distractions, and her longing for love had returned. It was by pure coincidence that their paths crossed. Sporting his dashing good looks and uptight demeanor everywhere he went, it somehow didn’t take much convincing to have Iván Ortiz want her the same way she did him. Even while bearing the scars of what love could do, she was still ready to take the risk and he was ready to claim her. He too, having been marked by a long forgotten love.

The year 1919 saw the death of former Prime Minister Laurier, the birth of future Prime Minister Trudeau, and at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, the introduction of Canada's first degree-based program in business, the Bachelor of Commerce by economist and later architect of Canada's public service O.D. Skelton .

Written specifically for owners of small businesses, Getting Down to Business provides everything you need to know to grow your business with confidence, and realise your ambitions. By following the suggestions in this book you will be able to: • Establish your goal and develop a step-by-step action plan to achieve it • Find and satisfy the customers who will truly value what you offer • Set up the systems to run your business smoothly and efficiently as you grow • Achieve the returns your intelligence, talent and effort deserve • Have fun and enjoy running your own business! “This is a must-have guide book for small to medium businesses. It provides a comprehensive, but easy-to-follow and very practical framework to identifying your strengths and weaknesses as a business. It demonstrates how to work with them to grow to your full potential and reach your goals.” Marianne Henio – art historian, writer and critic

Presents detailed case studies of how corporations can apply their experience and expertise in the innovation and creation of social value.

Lets Get Down To Business is for the individual or individuals who have always dreamed of starting or owning a business. It is my hope that you will take parts of my story that inspire you and use them as motivation to begin working on your dream!