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Cheryl Kimball

"Topping $100 billion in sales in 2014 and primarily driven by small businesses, the specialty food industry presents a ripe opportunity for food artisans and aspiring entrepreneurs. Teamed with practicing entrepreneurs, the experts of Entrepreneur deliver the details behind what's needed to get started and what it takes to succeed"--

Your Step-by-step Startup Guide to Success

Start Your Own Specialty Food Business

Sharing stories from the stable, Kimball explains how the lessons learned from the horse apply to relationships in the world of people.

Thinking Outside the Stall Other Lessons I Learned from My Horse

Horse Wise

Revision of: Third edition, by Entrepreneur Press and Ciree Linsenmann, 2011.

Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success

Start Your Own Lawn Care or Landscaping Business

Entrepreneur Press

Americans love their pets. More than a quarter of all American households have dogs or cats. And then there are parrots and parrotfish, guinea pigs and pot-bellied pigs, iguanas and anacondas. If you love animals, you can start a profitable business caring for pets when their owners go on vacation. A pet-sitting business is easy to start and inexpensive to run. You can board pets in your home, visit pets in their homes, manage a staff of pet-sitters or even combine pet-sitting and house-sitting for greater profit. Plus, you can offer add-on services like grooming and walking. Learn everything you need to know to be a success, including: - Tips on animal feeding, grooming and exercise - Medical care information and resources - Insurance, regulatory and legal liability issues - What toys and supplies you need to make your job easier - Startup basics like writing a business plan and managing your finances If you love animals, don't delay. Learn how to turn your passion into profit.

Start Your Pet-Sitting Business

START YOUR OWN EVENT PLANNING BUSINESS AND CELEBRATE ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK! Weddings, graduations, birthday parties, anniversaries, and conferences—what do these all have in common? Everyone would rather hire someone else to plan and run them! That someone can be you. Take your passion for event planning to the next level with in-the-trenches advice and tools you need to start, run, and grow a successful business. From writing a solid contract to finding reliable vendors, our experts help you identify your niche, teach you how to scout potential clients, evaluate the competition, market your business, and more. Discover how to: Identify a niche and establish yourself within the industry Build a loyal customer base for large and small events Implement targeted strategies for planning commercial, political, civic, social events, and more Promote your business, events, and yourself with Pinterest, Instagram, and other social and online marketing tools Develop proposals, vendor agreements, contracts, and manage day-to-day operations and costs Keep within budget using money-saving tips and industry-tested ideas Plus, gain valuable insights from interviews with practicing event planners, and stay on track with checklists, worksheets, and other resources. Everything you need to make your event planning business a successful reality is right here—get the party started today!

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