ClydeBank Business

This short booklet is accurately described as a "quick start guide". It offers a good overview of what a busines plan should contain, and is useful for anyone starting out and wanting to know what is involved. It also offers some brief guidance around bsic business concepts, specifically the ones relevant to writing a business plan. There is not much depth, however, and many questions remain unsanswered.

Recommended for anyone who wants a quick overview and does not expect any detailed guidance. It also works well as a "refresher" if you want to remind yourself how to put a business plan together.… (mehr)

This book isn't bad, just a little lightweight. It admittedly provided me with a framework for doing our first LLC-based taxes but I've had to find out the hard way -- really hard way -- about some things that weren't covered or weren't sufficiently covered. A good place to start, but if your startup LLC has some complexity to it, be prepared to discover some things this book doesn't prepare you for. I'd buy it again if starting over just for, like I said, a basic framework, and of course it's impossible for this type of book to cover every type of contingency, but I'd be looking for a more comprehensive resource to refer to when done with this one ... and consider hiring a good business accountant.… (mehr)