Beermat Entrepreneur became an instant bestseller on publication in 2002. It has helped tens of thousands of people thinking about starting a business to understand how to turn a good idea into a great business. In the three years since Beermat Entrepreneur was originally published, Mike Southon and Chris West have met literally thousands of people at every stage of starting up, from thinking about it through to growing businesses. The experiences and feedback of these people has overwhelmingly supported the Beermat methodology. In this edition, the authors have distilled the feedback from entrepreneurs to fine tune Beermat so that it offers exactly what entrepreneurs are looking for. The new edition offers more advice on working with a bank to your greatest benefit, more info on how to grow your business, and much needed advice on what to expect and how to handle the 20-plus employee stage.