Have you dreamed of owning your own business? Do you desire to use the skills youve learned for your own future? Have you ever thought you could do the job better than your boss? If your answer is yes than this book is for you. Business Beginnings prepares the interested entrepreneur for the realities of business ownership. Regardless of your level of expertise, all new and potential entrepreneurs will benefit from the wisdom and practical application found within these pages. More than 100 easy to understand pages, arranged in fourteen chapters: Your Hearts Desire Office Files Whats This Going to Cost? Reporting Is It Worth It? Scheduling Get It Started Right Sowing and Reaping Buying an Existing Business Operating in Integrity I Pledge Allegiance Operating in Order Employees: Finding the Right Mix Speak the Word Cynthia Venkler is a business professional with over 20 years experience in business advisory services. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Penn State University in 1988, and her Certified Public Accountant designation in 1991. She practiced as a CPA with the ninth largest CPA firm in the country prior to relocating to Panama City Beach, Florida in 1994 when she entreprenuered her own tax, accounting and advisory firm. Growing her client base to more than 600 individuals and small businesses, she established a new standard for client service in the industry. Mrs. Venklers industry experience includes: construction, banking, retail, restaurants, auto dealerships, auto repair, governmental, non-profit and service related. Her clients gross revenues have ranged from $25,000 to as much as $25 million annually. Mrs. Venkler and her husbandoversee the Financial Ministries of High Praise Worship Center under the leadership of Pastors Robert and Stacey Gay.