Download or read book Be Your Own Boss Your Guide to Self Employment Freelancing Consulting Online Business Startups and More written by Lance Ulin and published by Lance Ulin. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to escape your seemingly unfulfilling 9 to 5 grind? Maybe you've imagined yourself sitting in a large office or working on your laptop from a tropical paradise somewhere. What if you could do that while positioning yourself to where you no longer had to take orders but could instead give them? The aim of this book is to get you out of regular 9 to 5 and to get you on your way to become a successful business owner. Get expert advice on self-employment, freelancing, consulting, online business, startups, and more—all tailored to the current economic climate—in this new, updated edition of the go-to resource for hopeful entrepreneurs. Top rated freelancer, startup adviser, and CEO of Ulin Consulting's brand-new, updated, and expanded edition of his essential handbook, Be Your Own Boss - Your Guide to Self-Employment, Freelancing, Consulting, Online Business, Startups, and More... Using his years of freelancing, entrepreneurial, and consulting experience, Lance Ulin guides you through the process of starting your own business with step-by-step instructions for understanding and marketing your services, prospecting for clients and developing a pipeline, growth and scalability, and maintaining and expanding your business once it’s up and running. He also offers new strategies for digital marketing and ecommerce techniques, customer engagement, selling online, driving traffic and more. This edition of Be Your Own Boss - Your Guide to Self-Employment, Freelancing, Consulting, Online Business, Startups, and More... can help you create and build your business while providing insights on how to best invest your time (and money) where you need it most in order to succeed in today’s market. Be Your Own Boss provides expert business advice, allowing you to finally follow your dreams and be on your way to becoming your own boss!

Download or read book The Self Employment Survival Guide written by Jeanne Yocum and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-04-08 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who opts for self-employment quickly learns that succeeding as your own boss is no walk in the park. While professional freedom has many, many joys, it also involves significant risks. If you’re considering self-employment, or you’re already self-employed, The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss alerts you to the challenges involved and provides proven strategies for surmounting these obstacles and succeeding. You’ll also learn what you need to put in place before taking the leap to being your own boss to help assure your success. Working for yourself offers personal freedoms and rewards, but the road can curve or travel uphill at times. Here, Jeanne Yocum shares eight key behaviors that impede success and provides proven solutions for the various obstacles that might cross your path, including unreasonable client demands, slow payers, unexpected client defections, daily schedules, health and financial planning, and the feelings of isolation that can sometimes accompany working on your own. Unlike many books that provide only a rose-colored view of self-employment, this book gives a full, realistic view of what being your own boss is actually like. By learning about the ups and downs that come with being in charge of your own livelihood, you will be better able to handle the demands of self-employment and succeed on your own terms.

Download or read book Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months Revised and Expanded written by Melinda Emerson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get expert advice on marketing, selling online, accounting, and more—all tailored to the current economic climate—in this new, updated edition of the go-to resource for hopeful entrepreneurs. America’s #1 small business expert is back with a brand-new, updated, and expanded edition of her essential handbook, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months. Using her years of entrepreneurial experience, Melinda Emerson guides you through the process of opening your own business with step-by-step instructions for leading effectively, developing a winning marketing plan, setting a budget, and maintaining your business once it’s up and running. She also offers new strategies for social media techniques, customer engagement, selling online, and more. This new edition of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months can help you build your business and invest your time (and money) where you need it most in order to succeed in today’s market. With Emerson’s expert business advice, you can finally follow your dreams and be on your way to becoming your own boss!

Download or read book Consulting Contracting and Freelancing written by Ian Benjamin and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of a very practical business book on going it alone as a freelance consultant.

Download or read book Self Employment The Secret to Success Essential Tips for Business Start Ups written by Lalani Jay and published by L&J Business Solutions. This book was released on 2015-03-22 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to create a successful business doing something you love and be your own boss or you have recently started a business and want to take it to the next level, then this book is especially for you. As you are making the challenging decision to start your own business, knowing that the direction towards success will be a bumpy road can be, an overwhelming thought. Knowing the rules, boundaries, limitations, abilities and where to stop will save you from many pitfalls, along the way. Here’s the book to give you some important secrets, tips and step-by-step guidance on how to get started and provide you with an invaluable source of information for the initial stage of your small business journey. This fantastic reader is crammed with high quality content, previously tested information, business strategies and concepts with colourful diagrams to help you understand the issues better, outlining the best practices in business. This book will ; Particularly help you to find out : • Whether self-employment is for you • How to set goals • How to measure your social media and website success • How to manage your business days And Answer questions such as : • What does it mean to be your own boss? • What if your business is new to the market? • What if you are frustrated and feel like giving up? • What pitfalls should you avoid while running your business? • How can you create and expand your own business? Initially, the path to success might be a lonely one, and you can never assume that the road ahead is just like the road behind. But never give up on your dreams. ‘Self-Employment – The Secret to Success’ is for every business start-up/owner who aspires to succeed. Pick up your e-copy TODAY and give yourself the courage to finally prepare for your start-up emotionally and financially… GOOD LUCK!

Download or read book Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months written by Melinda Emerson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New advice on social media marketing and crowdsourcing!"--Cover.

Download or read book Freelance Consultant The Your comprehensive guide to starting an independent business written by Richard Newton and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freelance consulting, coaching, IT contracting and other self-employed professional roles are fast becoming the preferred way to find fulfilling work, generate a great income, and futureproof careers, whilst giving all the benefits and freedoms of being your own boss – but few know how to make it really work. The Freelance Consultant is the comprehensive guide into turning your expertise into a viable, and valuable, business. With independent consultant Richard Newton, you will discover a wealth of insider knowledge as well as a network of other successful advisors willing to share their stories. The Freelance Consultant will explain how to: • Setup, run and thrive in your freelance, consultant or coaching business. • Acquire those vital first paying clients. • Know what it takes to become a successful, differentiated and valuable advisor. • Build your business, define your services and set your prices. • Understand your customers and identify, manage, and retain key clients. • Keep developing and continually improving your skills an growing your business. Turn from amateur to pro with the help of The Freelance Consultant.

Download or read book Self Employment The Secret to Success Essential Tips for Business Start Ups written by Lalani Jay and published by L&j Business Solutions. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --- THIS IS A COLOUR, HARDBACK IN GRAY CLOTH WITH DUST JACKET AND MATTE LAMINATION, INCLUDING 17 ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE ILLUSTRATIONS --- If you want to create a successful business doing something you love and be your own boss or you have recently started a business and want to take it to the next level, then this book is especially for you. As you are making the challenging decision to start your own business, knowing that the direction towards success will be a bumpy road can be, an overwhelming thought. Knowing the rules, boundaries, limitations, abilities and where to stop will save you from many pitfalls, along the way. Here's the book to give you some important secrets, tips and step-by-step guidance on how to get started and provide you with an invaluable source of information for the initial stage of your small business journey. This fantastic reader is crammed with high quality content, previously tested information, business strategies and concepts with colourful diagrams to help you understand the issues better, outlining the best practices in business. This book will; Particularly help you to find out: Whether self-employment is for you How to set goals How to measure your social media and website success How to manage your business days And Answer questions such as: What does it mean to be your own boss? What if your business is new to the market? What if you are frustrated and feel like giving up? What pitfalls should you avoid while running your business? How can you create and expand your own business? Initially, the path to success might be a lonely one, and you can never assume that the road ahead is just like the road behind. But never give up on your dreams. 'Self-Employment - The Secret to Success' is for every business start-up/owner who aspires to succeed. Pick up your copy TODAY and give yourself the courage to finally prepare for your start-up emotionally and financially... GOOD LUCK!"

Download or read book Guide to Self Employment written by National Business Employment Weekly and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1996-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by the National Business Employment Weekly, today's leading career resource, the NBEW Guide to Self-Employment tells you how to benefit from the downsizing and reorganizing work trend, exploring such specific career alternatives as consulting, freelancing, temping, buying or launching a business, purchasing a franchise, and others. Key topics covered include: * Determining your aptitude for working independently through diagnostic quizzes and self-assessment exercises * Starting a business, including market research, planning, financing, and more * Setting up your work environment, including office space and equipment needs, professional services, network resources, and hiring * Buying an existing business or franchise--the different types of businesses, valuing and pricing the acquisition, and negotiating an agreement * Launching a consulting practice--defining your services and markets, selling yourself, pricing, billing, and building a clientele * Professional temping and outsourcing--how and when they work best Supplemented with dozens of useful case studies and handy resource materials, the NBEW Guide to Self-Employment offers a complete and in-dispensable look into a whole new world of career opportunities outside corporate life. SPECIAL BONUS: A FREE issue of the National Business Employment Weekly, plus a 4-week free trial offer of The Wall Street Journal, plus a free booklet, "Best of the NBEW: Before the Job Search." A $23.95 newsstand value!

Download or read book Be Your Own Boss written by Ian Birt and published by Mirabel Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you work for yourself ot contract your skilled labour to others, Be Your Own Boss is a short, practical and valuable resource. It is ideal for tradies, contractors, repairers, freelancers, consultants, homecare providers and professionals as well as other service providers. Be Your Own Boss gives you the knowhow, techniques and tools to be successful, while keeping it simple. It covers self-employment at all stages of working life. It shows you how to: set yourself up in your very own business; keep it simple so you can focus on what is important; minimise the risks; get your product/service offering right for your customers; manage your finances, simply, while meeting all legal requirements; and prepare your retirement. It is also an accessible and simply-written guide for students doing a trade, technical or professional course who intend to go out on their own. Be Your Own Boss: The Practical Self-Employment Handbook covers a range of skills - from time management and techniques to control stress, to goals setting and working smarter. It will also help you to keep motivated, committed and productive. This book is a realistic account of what actually happens when you want to be your own boss, and it will help you to keep it simple and be successful.

Download or read book Out on Your Own written by Robert W. Bly and published by *Wiley Press. This book was released on 1986-11-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Your Own is a thought-provoking, realistic guide to the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of self-employment, written for the millions of people who aspire to it. It's a pragmatic examination of the psychological, emotional, social, and financial pressures that face fledgling consultants, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and cottage industrialists. It identifies a five-step sequence that leads them out of the corporation and into success in the venture. The steps (dreaming, assessing, planning, escape, and life after the escape) are described thoroughly, an entire section being devoted to each one. On Your Own includes checklists, case histories, quotations, and lists of resources compiled by two men who have actually done it: doubled their incomes within a year after leaving their organizations and setting out on their own.

Download or read book The Self Employed Woman s Guide to Launching a Home Based Business written by Priscilla Huff and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-Step Advice on Making Your Home-Business Dreams a Reality From Priscilla Y. Huff, the leading expert on home businesses for women, The Self-Employed Woman's Guide to Launching a Home-Based Business is your step-by-step resource to getting the business of your dreams up and started in no time. Packed with expert advice and nitty-gritty details about what it takes to run a successful home-based business, this book will show you how to: ·Prepare—physically and mentally—for a new career from home ·Balance work and family time for maximum enjoyment—and minimum stress ·Find and fill out the proper tax, license, and insurance forms ·Handle customers and bring in new business ·Implement creative and effective marketing plans ·Manage your finances and accounting with ease ·And much, much more! Filled with valuable resources and profiles of successful home-based entrepreneurs, this book answers all your questions about starting an enjoyable and profitable venture.

Download or read book Working for Yourself written by Jonathan Reuvid and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: working for yourself can seem a very daunting prospect, but this helpful guide answers every question a would-be entrepreneur needs to know. fully revised and updated it reflects all the latest developments in the world of self-employment and new business. all the major issues which need to be considered when starting up alone are dealt with, such as raising finance, keeping accounts, tax and legal aspects, marketing, it and choice of premises. there’s also friendly advice and lots of useful tips from case studies of those who’ve already made the leap into self-employment. the best guide of its kind available, it’s essential reading for any budding entrepreneur plus those already working for themselves who wish to avoid the pitfalls.

Download or read book Being Your Own Boss written by Alexandra John and published by Women's Business Institute. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn Your Life Around & Become A Successful Businesswoman Thanks To This Incredibly Inspiring Book Brought To You By Alexandra John! Do you feel trapped in a 9-5 pointless job that drains all your creativity and productive energy? Are your innovative ideas being constantly buried or, even worse, used by your supervisors without you ever being credited for them? Would you like to build a profitable business on your own but are too afraid and don't know where to start? Well, your time is now, and this exquisite book is here to show you the way! It doesn't matter if you are a seasoned professional or a newcomer in the business world. All you need to make it is the confidence that derives from knowledge - and thorough knowledge is just what this book is all about! Presenting The Ultimate Start-Up Building Guide For Aspiring Businesswomen; "Being Your Own Boss"! Building your own start-up company is not a simple task, and Alexandra John is well aware of that since she is the founder of a few companies, one of which happens to be a multinational business advisory company! Now, having accumulated more than 15 years of business experience, she wants to share it with every woman who dreams but doesn't dare to kickstart her own business! Do you have what it takes to run your own company? How to best choose the team that will surround you? Are there any tips on how you can run a business marathon without collapsing? These are but a few of the questions that Alexandra answers in this fantastic book which is a must-have essential for every woman that wants to thrive and realize her dreams! Don't Allow This Chance To Pass You By! Place Your Order Now & Get Ready To Begin A New, Exciting Chapter In Your Life!

Download or read book Freelancing For Dummies written by Susan M. Drake and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to fly the corporate coop and become the boss of you? Do you dream of busting out of the cubicle wasteland and finding greener pastures as a freelancer? If so, you’re in good company. The U S Department of Labor estimates that nearly one-fourth of the American workforce is self-employed and that number is sure to increase over the next decade. But do you have what it takes to succeed as a freelancer, consultant, or contract employee? Do you even know what it takes to make it on your own? Here’s your chance to find out. A total guide to starting and running a freelance business, Freelancing For Dummies is for anyone thinking about striking out on their own, or who’s already decided to make the move into self-employment. It’s also an excellent resource for established freelancers looking for ways to jumpstart their businesses. Written by a top corporate communication consultant, it features hard-won tips from a slew of successful freelancers, including an accountant, a wr iter, a computer trainer, a graphic designer, a market researcher, an event planner, a medical trainer and others who share what they know about how to: Organize your home office and budget your time Create the ideal working environment Evaluate jobs and projects Land new business and manage client relationships Manage your money and pay your taxes Stay positive and manage the emotional uncertainties of self-employment Here’s your chance to take the leap from employee to boss with minimal stress and minimal sweat. A survival guide to building a successful freelance career, Freelancing For Dummies features: Self-assessments to gauge your skills and personality Critical “Get in, get out” information A gold mine of checklists, tear-out sheets, and sample forms Top ten lists War stories from freelancers who’ve made it Do you long for the freedom of being your own boss? Relax and let expert Susan Drake help you make the transition to becoming a fulltime freelancer.

Download or read book 1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home written by Daryl Allen Hall and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1994-12-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be Your Own Boss. Make Your Own Hours. Make More Money. Rely on Your Own Ingenuity and Initiative: Work at Home. Whatever your dream of self-employment, this idea-packed guide will show you how to make it come true. Its practical, down-to-earth advice will help you join the millions of independent-spirited people like you who have decided to invest in themselves and run their own home-based businesses. Armed with the information in this book, you'll be able to take that first step toward independence, gain control of your own work life, and reap and keep ALL the fruits of your labors. Now in a new, expanded second edition, 1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home: * Gives you 1101 money-making business ideas you can tailor to your own interests, needs, and circumstances--from the mainstream to the highly unusual--in 33 easy-to-use sections. Just reading through them may spark the exact business arrangement you've been looking for. * Describes each job in detail--its potential income, start-up costs, physical challenges, legal restrictions, and location requirements--information that will save you a fortune in time and money spent on research. * Helps you narrow your choices by showing you how to weigh such factors as personal preferences, time and money commitment, space requirements, and the advantages and disadvantages of different types of businesses. You will go in with your eyes wide open, and increase your chances for success. * Offers an abundance of practical business tips on loans, advertising, pricing, sales techniques, building a client base, bookkeeping, insurance, and legal issues. * Now includes 130 new business ideas, including entrepreneurial consultant, missing persons service, writing business plans, senior day care, computer recycling--and more! Why wait any longer? With the guidance of this invaluable book, you can start on the road to self-employment today.

Download or read book Succeeding as a Solopreneur written by Liz Steblay and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six keys to successful self-employment Succeeding as a Solopreneur is the definitive guide to launching and growing your own business as a self-employed professional. For current and aspiring solopreneurs, this book will help you master the critical steps for achieving success at every stage of your solopreneur journey, from determining if you’re ready to “go for it,” to setting a marketing and pricing strategy, to lowering your tax rate to keep more of what you earn. Veteran solopreneur and nationally recognized mentor and advocate for self-employed professionals Liz Steblay distills her twenty years of experience as an independent consultant and business owner into six keys that unlock prosperous self-employment. Packed with real-life examples from Liz’s and other solo practitioners’ experiences, Succeeding as a Solopreneur will provide you with practical steps and advice so you can not only make a living as a self-employed professional but also build wealth for years to come and create the career of your dreams!