Description: The Guide is meant to serve as an introductory survey of the steps involved in the process of successfully starting a business. Targeted specifically at entrepreneurs, recent college graduates and college students, the book will address issues such as financing and business plans in a way which students can understand, and will clearly explain the best options available to the group.

Many special programs have also been created through universities and otherwise to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit. The March 1998 issue of Inc. Magazine showcases Tony Mirchandani, a senior at the University of Iowa, and soon to be one of the first recipients of the university's new Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate. Mirchandani plans to start his own web-based auto-brokerage firm upon graduation, and is an example of where today's youth are, or would like to be headed.

Topics to be covered are: The Harvard Entrepreneurs Club, where do you get your idea?, the business plan, financing, identifying your market, legal protection, stories of undergraduates who have made it, etc.

The book will contain 9 to 10 chapters, three written by Ms. Sharma, and the others contributed by fellow members of the Harvard Entrepreneur Club.

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