The Harvard Entrepreneurs Club Guide to Starting Your Own Business

by Poonam Sharma

Book Overview

Are you a college student or recent graduate with a great idea fora business? You're not alone. All across the country, more and more studentsare seeking advice on starting their own businesses.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471326283
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.7" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Very good

great book, aimed specially at college students. Very different from the many others I read, exactly what i was looking for. Very easy to read too.

Delivers What It Promises.

I read this book recently, and found it to be a handy preliminary guide, which accomplished what it promises: A basic introduction to all the issues and topics a budding entrepreneur needs to consider. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get up to speed on the basics of entrepreneurship quickly.

Smart

Teaches a smart, straightforward approach to starting your own business. At first I thought a lot of what I was reading was common sense, but then I realzied that when dealing with the array of challenges facing a new venture, its easy for entrepreneurs to get off-track, and this book helps bring us back.

Excellent

While not necessarily for the experienced business man or woman, this book is an excellently written explanation of the challenges and proper questions that need to be asked when creating a business. The writing style is charming and witty and filled with a good balance of theoretical motivation and explanation as it is with real world examples and practical application. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to become an entrepreneur or who is simply interested in the subject matter.

For students who want to start their own business

This Guide is for undergraduate students and recent graduates with a great idea and want to start their own business. More and more students are seeking advice on starting their own business. The entrepreneurial spirit is thriving at Harvard, where many students, past and present, have become successful business owners-even founders of Fortune 500 companies. Now some of the bright minds of the Harvard Entrepreneurs Club have compiled their business knowledge and experience into one comprehensive manual to aid students in making their entrepreneurial dreams come true. This professional and practical guide will take you step by step through the process of starting and maintaining a business. Poonam Sharma and fellow members of the Club have tailored this useful resource to the unique issues and obstacles that students will face. You'll receive invaluable advice on formulating a business plan, advertising, legal protection, business ethics, and much more.Even if you have no professional experience, little marketing know-how, or even a small bank account, this book can teach you how to join the ever-growing ranks of students who know firsthand the pleasure-and the profit-that come from being your own boss and bringing your business idea to life.This book is highly recommended for all business students as it will ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in them.Poonam Sharma served as a Director of the Harvard Entrepreneurs Club from October 1997 to January 1999, during which time she edited this guide. The HEC is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit and to helping undergraduate students start their own companies. Poonam Sharma is a member of the Economics Class of 1999 at Harvard.Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan Adnan is currently Managing Partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management from the Westminster Business School, London.