Start Your Own Computer Business: Building a Successful PC Repair and Service Business by Supporting Customers and Managing Money: The Unembellished Guide - Softcover

From buying and selling PC hardware to product development and selling services, "Start Your Own Computer Business: The Unembellished Guide" offers a realistic picture of making it on your own. Bestselling author, Morris Rosenthal, has 15 years of experience in the computer business, building and repairing thousands of PCs and helping hundreds of customers. The book mixes practical advice and cautions with real-world anecdotes of successes and failures. Dollars and cents play a prominent role in the book, as Rosenthal stresses that the real challenge of succeeding in the computer business is the business part of the equation. Managing employees, inventory and scarce financial resources are covered, along with how to remain sane and when to quit. The book is illustrated with a series of original cartoons on the computer business subject.

Morris Rosenthal is the founder of the Yahoo! computer_business group for independent computer business owners, with over 4500 members. He is the author of McGraw-Hill's bestselling "Build Your Own PC" series, "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts" and "The Laptop Repair Workbook." His books and eBooks have been translated into a half dozen languages and sold in over 80 countries around the world.