The Barking Dog - A Step-by-Step Guide to Master the Skills of Business and Finance

Are you thinking about starting your own venture? Are you clinging to your job? Perhaps you already own a business, but the anticipated profits remain out of reach. How do we find direction if uncertainty is the norm?

Realise that there is more to business than a great idea or product or even selling your specialised trade:
• Firstly, you have to understand that starting, managing and growing a business require different skills.
• Secondly, only a thorough understanding of business structures will turn the ideas into profits.
• Thirdly, the business environment is often stressful and requires long working hours.
Or otherwise said:
a) Business activities often come with risk attached.
b) You cannot work forever.
This book is jam-packed with advice, quotes and cartoons, in fact, with all the answers you need to make the Rubik’s cube of business less demanding, down-to-earth and approachable. This valuable resource shares all the solutions that will help you to prepare for:
• Start-up – you need a product or an idea and a business plan. Growing a profitable venture – you need organizing and marketing skills.
• Creating a steady income stream – you require a secure customer base.
• Building equity – you require skills in planning and risk management. Growing wealth – you need spending and investing skills.
Despite all the challenges, there is no need to attend an expensive business school. The Barking Dog is a must-have book that shares all the proven advice obtained from 30 years of first-hand experience, in one single volume.