A practical guide for success as a small business owner and manager no matter what the economic condition might be. Exactly what you need: the bare facts. STARTING AND RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS This plan for success as a small business owner or manager was written specifically for anyone who wants to start and run a successful small business. As an economics professor, business, economics & management consultant, and as a small business owner himself, the author writes from a position of knowledge and experience. Elijah James has helped numerous small business owners along the path to successful small business ownership and management. The vast knowledge and experience presented in this valuable book will provide you with the bare facts you need to start and run a successful small business. The book is also ideal as a text for courses in small business management or entrepreneurship. It shows you: . What a feasibility study and a business plan entail . Where to locate and where to get financing . How to rpice and market your product or service . How to plan your profit and prepare budgets . What it takes to succeed as a small business owner and manager.