Online Business Sourcebook

Online Business Sourcebook is the only evaluative guide to electronic business database products and services. The arrangement of products and services within the Sourcebook is by thematic chapter, to make it easy to review all products on a specific topic: Online hosts and aggregators; The Internet; Company directories; Company financials; Investment analysis; Shareholder analysis; Credit; Mergers and acquisitions; Business and financial news; Business opportunities; Grants, advice and source of finance; Legislation and regulations; Prices; Market data; Industries; Economics and finance; International trade; Business management literature; Trademarks, trade names and brands; Recent highlights. Within most chapters, products are arranged by geographic coverage. Incorporated are three indexes: names; country/regions and subjects.

This is the first complete guide and sourcebook for the new breed of entrepreneurs and business managers interested in creating a business directly on the Internet. While most Internet business books describe how to add an Internet component to existing businesses, this book tells how to start a new business on the Net and how to design it for this special medium. The CD contains a collection of sample applications that can be used to build a Web site like some of the businesses described in this book.

From the authors of the highly successful101 Best Businesses To Startand220 Best Franchises To Buycomes a sourcebook of the best ways to create a successful e-business. "E-business" is the buzzword these days as Internet commerce explodes. With more and more consumers taking their business and their money online to avoid standing in line, the new world of e-tail presents a host of business opportunities for entrepreneurs who once thought their dreams of owning a business would never be realized. Now, owning your own business is only an idea and a click away. 101 Best Dot Comsto Start offers what every entrepreneur is looking for--all the tools needed to take advantage of this rapidly expanding market. Here is a guide to top-notch cyberspace start-ups, profiling a variety of e-commerce categories--from specialty tours to gourmet food, art and antiques to sports memorabilia--illustrating the vast range of opportunities available to the Internet entrepreneur. Covering every aspect of online commerce, such as Web start-up costs, revenues, even staffing needs, this is the ultimate sourcebook when planning online business strategies. Profiles of some of the best Internet businesses showcase the success stories, so that you don't have to learn on the job. Put simply, no Internet business can afford to be without 101 Best Dot Coms to Start.

Apart from summarising the financial developments, reforms and policies over the past decades of the financial system in Singapore, this second edition of the Singapore Financial Sourcebook has been completely updated, revised and expanded.

For 21st-century entrepreneurs, this book provides the practical guidance they need to overcome the often intimidating challenges of starting, organizing, and running a new business effectively and efficiently. The economic downturn has many individuals considering going into business for themselves, rather than relying on an employer for their income. Unfortunately, according to data from the Small Business Administration, the odds of long-term success are against them: 69 percent of businesses do not last past seven years and 56 percent fail in less than four. This book provides entrepreneurs with a comprehensive guide to the resources they need or will likely want to consult when starting a small business—and in order to stay profitable over the long run. The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success, Second Edition provides the expert guidance and up-to-date print and web resources an entrepreneur may need to make his business thrive and grow, from inception and information gathering, to raising capital, to marketing methods and human resource concerns. Nearly half of the resources in this newly updated book are new, and the essays have also been updated to reflect current business practices. This book is an essential tool that provides quick and easy access to the information every small business owner needs.