{"product_id":"step-by-step-to-building-your-own-business-a-practical-and-academic-guide-for-beginners-farmers-and-first-time-entrepreneurs-9798196858826","title":"Step by Step to Building Your Own Business: A Practical and Academic Guide for Beginners, Farmers, and First-Time Entrepreneurs","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nicholas Kontor\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Freelance \u0026amp; Self-Employment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarting a business with limited capital is not just possible - for millions of beginners, farmers, and first-time entrepreneurs, it is the most reliable path from financial pressure to dignity, independence, and lasting impact.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 27-chapter practical handbook is the road map. Used as a working manual over months, it can take you from idea to a functioning, profitable business - without a fancy degree, family money, or a perfect environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is written for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eBeginners with limited capital wanting to start a small business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eFarmers ready to formalize, add value, and grow commercially\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eStudents preparing to enter the working world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eTraders and informal operators ready to scale up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eUnemployed adults wanting to take their economic future into their own hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eFirst-time entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will learn: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One - Foundations (9 chapters): \u003c\/b\u003e the entrepreneurial mindset, identifying real opportunities, understanding your customers, market research on a small budget, creating a business plan, starting with limited capital, choosing the right business structure, and legal basics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two - Operations and Growth (9 chapters): \u003c\/b\u003e building your brand, financial management, pricing your products, marketing fundamentals, sales techniques, managing your time, building customer relationships, using technology, and developing confidence and communication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three - Long-Term Success (9 chapters): \u003c\/b\u003e hiring and managing people, business ethics, common mistakes to avoid, overcoming challenges, growing and expanding, saving and investing your profits, long-term vision, learning from successful entrepreneurs, and the mindset for lifelong success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this book different: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrounded in the realities of small-budget, informal-market economies - not Silicon Valley fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvery chapter ends with a practical exercise to apply within seven days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvery chapter defines key terms in plain language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWritten as a working manual to be returned to every six months, not a one-time read\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eCombines academic rigor with field-tested practicality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Kontor is an Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Consultant based in Ghana, with a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture and a Master of Philosophy in Agribusiness, both from the University of Ghana. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Start and Profit from Poultry Farming\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBegin where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. The harvest comes to those who keep planting.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScroll up and grab your copy today.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892584595607,"sku":"9798196858826","price":886.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798196858826.webp?v=1781187576","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/step-by-step-to-building-your-own-business-a-practical-and-academic-guide-for-beginners-farmers-and-first-time-entrepreneurs-9798196858826","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}