The definitive guide to starting and running a small business The Smarta Way to Do Business is the first definitive handbook for starting a business to bring you advice from real-world entrepreneurs who've been there, and done that. Packed with everything you need to know to start and run a successful business, straight from the UK's leading experts, this is the insider's guide YOU need to build a successful business right NOW. Featuring exclusive interviews with anyone who's anyone in the world of entrepreneurship, including Theo Paphitis, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne, Sarah Beeny, Doug Richard, Martha Lane Fox, Caprice, Sahar Hashemi, and more, the book also brings you unique insights from Peter Jones, Mike Clare, Julie Meyer, Rachel Elnaugh and many others! Whether you're just starting out, looking to take your business to the next level or exploring how social media and emerging technologies could boost your customer sales, The Smarta Way to Do Business has the answers you're looking for.

About the Author
SMARTA is a new platform for entrepreneurs and aims to shake-up the business support landscape. Innovative, intuitive and practical, Smarta will be where the UK does business. Smarta was founded and is run and backed by some of the UK's top entrepreneurs, including TV's Dragon's Den judges Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden, and previous winners of the BBC's The Apprentice. At the heart of Smarta's approach is a belief that business owners learn best from each other. Built by entrepreneurs, Smarta understands what business people want and need. The Smarta online platform is the complete start-up pack for entrepreneurs, and provides a one-stop-shop where new business owners can access all the business advice they need, when they need it. The network of entrepreneurs and experts, videos, guides and tools will inspire and support anyone starting their own business through every stage of the business journey; from business planning to raising finance and growth strategies. Smarta is also a business social networking site. It delivers real-time access to 1000s of people running businesses; real business advice from business people that have been there and done it as well as access to live professional advice from lawyers, accountants and other services providers free of charge.

Reviews
jam-packed full of very good business advice will provide you invaluable knowledge I can highly recommend this book. (Sme-blog.com, Novemeber 2010) packed with valuable contributions from successful entrepreneurs invaluable nuggets about doing business in the digital age. (Director, December 2010). Pick up advice from more than 100 entrepreneurs who ve been there, done it and are still doing it. (Unltd, February 2011). If you only buy one business advice book, buy this one. (Bookworm73, February 2012)



Book Information
ISBN 9781907312526
Author Matt Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Capstone Publishing Ltd
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 570g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 164mm * 17mm