Starting & Operating a Business in the U.S.: National

by Michael Jenkins and Michael D. Jenkins

In 1996, Forbes named this series one of the top-ten bestselling books for small businesses. Drawing from state editions, topics cover federal guidelines and regulations, financing and business... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966963512
• ISBN13: 9780966963519
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Planning Shop
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding -- too bad the print version is out of print

I bought a used copy after this terrific book went out of print, not knowing that the author now publishes electronic editions for each state. The information in it gave me a good grasp of the "ground rules" (laws and taxes) for running my business, which operates in 3 states, but unfortunately, since it was published in 1999, I wasn't sure how much of the information was out of date. I keep hoping someone will come out with a new edition. Luckily, my CPA, who has used the books in this series for years, recommended that I get the new electronic editions for the states I needed, which are all updated annually by the author, and I found the three states I bought were not only up to date, but even more comprehensive than this print version (with about 50% more information), plus the best, most comprehensive section on business plans that I have seen, one area that was not covered in this print version. Even in this 1999 edition, the sections on subjects like Universal Product Codes, ISO-9000 certification, exporting and customs [...], and especially the segment on how to protect your assets from lawsuits and creditors were very helpful, and were subjects that don't seem to be covered in any other books for small business users. (Perhaps other authors of small business books don't think small business people are smart enough to use that kind of technical information?) In any case, it's too bad this print version had to go out of print, for whatever reasons, and that the new electronic versions aren't available in a printed, bound version (though they were easy enough to print out and put in binders). All in all, thumbs up!

Great resource. Very useful.

I've relied on previous editions of this book for years. I was very pleased with this new edition for several reasons:* The resource listings (for gov't agencies, business associations, etc.) have been well-updated and include web addresses.* There used to be a separate version of the book for each state in the nation--so if you conducted business in several states, like I do, and needed tax and employment info for multiple states, you needed several different copies of the book. This new edition includes all the legal and tax information for ALL states on the enclosed CD-ROM. This is much easier to deal with!* I should mention that all in all, this is one of the most useful business books I own (and I've got 'em all). It's a no-nonsense guide, and gets straight to the information without a lot of the fluff other books seem to layer on. Highly recommended.