Business-plan

Great gift to those who constantly talk about wanting to retire early, but don't have a clue on how to start an early retirment plan. This book will definitely get them on track to retiring early.

For those who have some plans in place for early retirment, this book will help them examine their past and present decisions to see if they are on track. Also, it will help them with future decisions to ensure that early retirement becomes a reality.

Loved those "From the Hammock" comments - quick and easy to read!

these series of books are always goodin my opinion. this one took the often tedious confusing facts and presented everything in an easy format to read

with all the IDIOTS guides easy to read format, this book provides an in depth look at 401K issues that may have otherwise been much drier if not done in this fun format. when i finished thebook, i lent it to my staff, who are first time 401K investors. i would say that this is a must buy for anyone who feels they are intimidated with 'what to do?' or 'what does this mean?' type of questions.

I only have two wishes. One is that I could get my money back, the other is that I could put a rating of zero. If the author was looking for filler, she could have referenced any of the 10,000 business plan/startup books available. Instead she put blank notes pages at the end of every 5 page, useless chapter. I am new to this industry and even I feel less knowledgeable having read this ...

Terrible. It was absolutely terrible. I'm ashamed of myself for having wasted the money -- especially since I read some of the other reviews warning me not to do so. I agree with the reviewers who wrote he felt scammed and the other who said you'd be better off buying your own blank note book and filling it in yourself.

This is the first time I've read a book when it was obvious to me its only purpose was that the author could say she authored something.

It is so over-simplified and incomplete that my hunch is the author tried to write an article about starting a recruiting business and nobody wanted to publish it (even for free on the Net) so she decided to publish the information in a book.

Other "reviewers" must be friends of the author ' I'm baffled by their reviews and can see no reason why anyone would say anything good about this book ' it was written for shameless self-promotion. This incomplete, tiny, guide filled with sunshine and roses, paints a completely unrealistic picture about becoming a recruiter. (In her world new clients are always happy to hear from you and finding qualified candidates is a snap ' she gives no practical advice on how to find new clients.)

The entire book took 25 minutes to read. It contains about 60 pages of information (written in large font with plenty of white space) but includes an insulting 40 blank pages entitled "Notes" (just in case you missed something!) and endless pages of worthless Internet links she included to fatten it up. She omits standard industry resources Essential to new recruiters - either because she doesn't know or doesn't want you to know. I can't imagine that this author is stable because no one in their right mind would think of this as a complete guide, or any kind of guide to starting a recruiter business.

Chapter 1 consists of 5 pages of written words + 4 blank 'note' pages ' this pattern continues throughout the book.
It's the worst, cheesiest, business book I've ever bought. No matter how desperate you are for the information, please don't waste your money or you'll end up like me - feeling scammed and knowing all about the author's company. Better information is available free on the Net.

Lastly, it should be noted that this person is not a recruiter. She is a recruitment researcher, which means she helps executive recruiters find candidates ' and has likely received some recruiter assignments as an extension of her research service. This is important to note because finding candidates is so difficult that recruiters hire executive researchers to find candidates; an extremely expensive service. However, she includes no practical information on how to find candidates; everything is happy in her book.

I believe the title of this book should be "The Complete Guide to Exit Event Stock Options". The author makes his preference for Exit Event stock options clear early on, and throughout the book focuses his attention in that direction. For those of you who don't know, exit event options are stock options that only vest when a company is sold or completes it's IPO. This is a reasonable approach for companies that are likely to seen an exit event in 2-3 years, but not for a company just starting out.

We have been using this book to promote our new window treatment web site,www.HomeDecInASec.com and have already secured placements in major newspapers across the country. The chapters are well organized and enjoyable to read - the book is full of examples to help you develop successful press releases and pitch letters. This is an invaluable resource if you're looking to promote your business.

I am starting as freelance publicist and this books has tons of ideas on simple things to get publicity for a small to medium-sized business. Also, for me, it has sparked many ideas to offer larger three- to six-month plans for my clients. I'll be using it for years to keep the ideas flowing.

We have been using this book to promote our new window treatment web site,www.HomeDecInASec.com and have already secured placements in major newspapers across the country. The chapters are well organized and enjoyable to read - the book is full of examples to help you develop successful press releases and pitch letters. This is an invaluable resource if you're looking to promote your business.