Coming 2003
Yes, We're Open
Defending the Small Business Under Siege
by William Manchee
Trade Paperback, 176 pages, $17.95, Top Publications, Ltd.
William Manchee's first non-fiction work is for small business owners. It's a How-Not-To- Do-It-Book designed to help small business owners avoid the many pitfalls in running a small business. Written as a collection of short stories illustrating various business situations, Yes, We're Open is an interesting and informative read for all "small business owners," persons "starting a small business," "incorporating a small business," "organizing a Limited Liability Company," or those defending a "small business in trouble."
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................2
WHY SMALL BUSINESSES FAIL............................................6
Doomed from Day One.....................................7
Looting.................................................................10
Suffocation..........................................................16
Starting On A Shoe String..............................19
Giving It Away..................................................23
The Credit Conspiracy...................................28
Greedy Lenders................................................33
Theft and Embezzlement..............................39
Competition......................................................44
Misfortune........................................................48
Larger Forces...................................................52
FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL ................................................54
It’s Not As Bad As It Looks .....................56
Uncle Sam, the Sleeping Giant..................60
Dealing With Angry Revenue Officer.....63
State and Local Taxes..................................69
When The Constable Knocks ....................72
Bankruptcy: Friend or Foe?........................78
Loan Consolidations & Workouts...........85
Employees—Double Trouble ....................90
TURNING IT AROUND ......................................................92
Getting An Attorney ...................................93
Form of Business..........................................97
Accounting and Bookkeeping.................99
Changing Your Ways...............................105
Funding the Turnaround.........................108
Dealing with Depression.........................111
CASE STUDIES ....................................................................114
Greenbrier Cleaners...................................115
Holiday Market...........................................121
TJ Handbag & Belt.....................................125
CONCLUSION......................................................................127
INDEX ....................................................................................128
GLOSSARY ............................................................................130