[.ca] Start Your Own Business (ISBN 1599180812)

The best primer on running a business I've seen:
This is a very comprehensive (and big!) book. It covers all the basic steps you need to know about starting and running a business, from business forms to accounting to buying insurance to employee issues to purchasing. No one subject is covered in great depth, of course, but reading the book gives you a VERY GOOD IDEA of what kind of work you're getting yourself into when you run a new, small business. Not every chapter will be worthwhile (I pretty much skipped the chapter on how to select office equipment) but most chapters are worth a quick look, and many were worth in depth review. Of all the "basic overview" type books about starting and running a small business that I've plunked down money for, this one is the best, HANDS DOWN!

The greatest business start-up book I have read!:
This is the greatest Business-startup book that i have read. It gave wonderful insight into the world of business and provided several case-files. I reccomend this to anyone thinking about or are in the process of starting a business.

Okay as a primer..but you'll need more.:
I don't understand the raving 5 star reviews for this book. It is an okay book, but not great. If you are naive to business you will benefit and should read it. If you have any experience, pass and read something with more meat.

Helpful book:
While I don't agree with the author in that this is the only book I'll ever need, it is one of the book that I can't do without. This book was extremely useful when I was starting my own business; it really guided me in the right direction. Without this book and Guerilla PR Wired by Michael Levine, I would probably be only dreaming of my own business instead of actually owning one.

Absolutely essential for the new business owner!!:
This one has all the answers!