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Workshop Handouts

Electronic copies of the workshop handouts

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You’ll need to be able to read .pdf files. To download, ‘right-click’ the links below and either ‘Save Link As’, ‘Save As’ or ‘Save Target As’ depending on the browser you are using.

  1. Download Guide To Small Business Funding
  2. Download Researching Your Market
  3. Download Choosing the right price
  4. Download VAT
  5. Download Company cars
  6. Download Choosing and using an accountant
  7. Download Card Shark - How to create a great business card
  8. Download Netwriting Masters Course
  9. Download How to start an Idea Virus by the author of Purple Cow
  10. Download Business Records Spreadsheet to use for your bookeeping
  11. Download Blank Mileage Log to record your mileage
  12. Download Business Plan Template to start your business plan
  13. Download Invoice Template to get you started

Marketing Help - Seth Godin

List of Seth’s free ebooks to download. This page will give you a free download of six marketing ebooks by Seth Godin.

Interested in marketing in this new network economy? Download Kevin Kelly’s book New Rules

Download Chapter 1 of Dirty Little Secrets - why sellers can’t sell and buyers don’t know how to buy

Grab the YCombinator Library - a compendium of articles and blog links for anyone interested in a Tech Startup or understanding the thinking of potential investors. This is a huge file. (13.5MB)

Creating a business card that works

Get a free copy of CardShark - a guide by Debbie Jenkins on creating a business card that works. Read the briefing note on designing your contact strategy.

Business Plan Templates

Here is the business plan template from Lloyds. Also try NatWest. Probably the most useful free template out there is the one from Peter Jones of Dragon’s Den fame - get it from PeterJones.TV

Game Of Business

Get a free .pdf of The Game Of Businessby Paul Gorman

Right-click the cover to download these free e-books…

Three free ebooks from Yanik Silver - a well known internet marketer whose writing I always enjoy. Clearly they have some sales pitches in them but Yanik has also given a lot of free information away in these ebooks. Worth a close read if you are interested in packaging and selling your expertise on OR off-line.

33 days to on-line profits 14 point web copy analysis 7 Marketing Secrets

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Useful books

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