Download or read book Stumbling Into Entrepreneurship written by Moses Stone and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you take a walk in a coworking space or café you can see an array of people attempting to bring their visions to life in hopes of being their own boss. Now more than ever people are shying away from the idea of working for big corporations and are now wanting to create their own business venture. When starting your own business often times the most difficult part can be the lack of guidance, which is why this book is going to become upcoming entrepreneurs' best friend when maneuvering through their new venture. When looking for guidance, you don't only want advice, you want credible advice, which is why having successful entrepreneur Moses Stone as the author makes this book that much more beneficial. Moses Stone has had the pleasure of working in many different arenas. Moses is a American entertainer and entrepreneur who has experience in various fields including real estate. His aim is to help young people get into the mindset of becoming entrepreneurs while starting their own business. In the book Moses provides tips on how to successfully become your own boss, such as how to ensure demand for their product or service, how to receive adequate funding, problem solving techniques and having the appropriate mindset. Over the course of the book Moses hopes to teach people that entrepreneurship is not a 100 meter race, but a marathon that requires long-term dedication.
Download or read book Unwound written by Ethan Senturia and published by . This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Accidental Entrepreneur How I Stumbled Into Success written by Frederick Brodsky and published by Frederick Brodsky. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fred Brodsky never had a plan. After failing out of Rutgers University, he lacked direction, but a year spent working for his uncle in France sent him down an unexpected entrepreneurial path. After learning from two key mentors while working at the Ford Motor Company, and later, ITT WorldCom, he looked for opportunities that allowed him the freedom to live life his way. Following several years of working in New York City, he spent most of the 1970s traveling the world, learning the ins and outs of international business and finance while working for Trammel Crow International. Thinking he could do better on his own, he put his money where his mouth was and started International Investment Advisors, a real estate investment and development company that made a splash during the Dallas real estate boom. When the market crashed in 1985, Fred went from being worth over $70 million on paper to being underwater by $42 million. He was then forced to start from scratch. It took ten years, but he was able to earn success all over again. In The Accidental Entrepreneur, Fred Brodsky relives his successes and failures and proves that if you are persistent and diligently explore opportunities through strong relationships, you can be successful and content with your life.
Download or read book How They Started written by David Lester and published by Crimson Publishing. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lots of us have ideas we think would make great businesses. Most of us never do anything with those ideas. But for those that do, a world of opportunity awaits them. This book is about 30 people who acted on their idea, made the first steps to start their business and subsequently went on to turn it into a global brand. From Innocent to Cobra to Dreams to Dysone, we reveal how some of the UK's biggest businesses got of the ground, and those very first steps taken by their founders.
Download or read book Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur written by Stuart Skorman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-03-07 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneur Stuart Skorman—the founder of Elephant Pharmacy, Hungryminds.com, Reel.com, and Empire Video—grew up in a retailing family in Ohio. He worked every kind of job, from cab driver to professional poker player to CEO. In this entertaining, personal account of his coming-of- age in the business world, Skorman gives an insider’s view of what it takes to start a business from the ground up. Stuart Skorman offers his hard-won lessons in business for any entrepreneur or small businessperson who wants to create a company that has a heart and soul. He reveals what he learned about marketing while working a stint as a rock band manager and bares his soul about his failure during the dot-com bubble. He describes in vivid terms the roller coaster ride of the entrepreneur in good times and bad and explains how to survive in today’s uncertain business environment.
Download or read book The Embedded Entrepreneur written by Arvid Kahl and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embedded Entrepreneurs find customers and build a solution for and with them. Learn how to think "audience-first."
Download or read book Employee to Entrepreneur written by Steve Glaveski and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the leap and become an entrepreneur today Are you living for the weekend? Are you dissatisfied at work? Are you itching to do something that is important to you? How can you avoid the pitfalls that many first-time entrepreneurs have fallen into? How do you explore whether entrepreneurship is right for you without giving up your day job? Employee to Entrepreneur is your guide to leaving your job behind and building something for yourself. Author and employee-turned-entrepreneur Steve Glaveski, shows you how to navigate the challenges, find the entrepreneurial success that is right for you and become a better person along the way. Employee to Entrepreneur combines storytelling with a step-by-step framework to teach you how to effectively explore and leverage entrepreneurship to gain freedom, fulfillment and financial security. understand what you want to do by first understanding yourself explore if entrepreneurship is right for you without giving up your day job avoid the common pitfalls faced by first-time entrepreneurs fund, test and prioritise your ideas in a fast and cost-effective way develop the mindset to succeed in your business. If you’re ready to leave your cushy employee life behind and build a business and a life you believe in, reading this essential guidebook is your first step to making it happen.
Download or read book The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur written by Mike Michalowicz and published by Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. This book was released on 2008 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trying to start a business in this economy? Struggling with little or no cash? Have no experience, no baseline to judge your progress against? Whether you’re just starting out or have been at it for years, the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur's "get real", actionable approach to business is a much-needed swift kick in the pants.
Download or read book Self Discipline for Entrepreneurs written by Martin Meadows and published by Meadows Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Develop the Self-Discipline Essential to Become and Remain a Successful Entrepreneur If you are an entrepreneur or want to become one, self-discipline is one of the most important skills you need to develop to achieve success. Entrepreneurship is a wild rollercoaster. It will test your willpower and persistence time after time, like nothing else. Get yourself ready for that ride by reading Self-Discipline for Entrepreneurs. Learn how to overcome the common temptations of entrepreneurs and deal with some of the most common challenges that stop many of them in their tracks through developing and maintaining self-discipline by using the tools that are given in this book. Drawing upon my own experience of successful entrepreneurship and current scientific research, this book covers the challenges faced by both new and seasoned entrepreneurs. Here are just some of the things you will learn: - Three types of motivation and why one of them is much weaker than you think. Choose the right motivators and you'll dramatically strengthen your resolve. - How to create a lifestyle centered around self-discipline. Discover how to change your mindset and your default behaviors so you will thrive as an entrepreneur, even when you find yourself in less than ideal circumstances. - How to keep balance and maintain sanity as you work on your business. The book gives you four reasons that lead to work imbalance and offers actionable solutions to enable you to persist in achieving the success you desire. If you want to achieve lasting success, sustainability is key. - Four toolsets to develop your self-discipline as an entrepreneur. Discover the most powerful traits, habits, or mindset changes that are necessary to strengthen your resolve as an entrepreneur. - The most common challenges facing people who want to start a business. Learn how to escape from a syndrome that is debilitating for new entrepreneurs and discover how to get past some of the most common stumbling blocks. - Common self-discipline challenges for experienced entrepreneurs. Once you have made a good start, if you want to remain successful as an entrepreneur, it's essential to discover how to handle these issues. - Frequently asked questions related to self-discipline. Find out how to maintain self-discipline when you feel discouraged, keep going when everyone rejects you, boost your confidence when business goes down, find the willpower to work on your business if you have a day job and/or other obligations, and more. The life of an entrepreneur can be arduous. Let this book help you prepare for these challenges and thrive, no matter what you encounter in your entrepreneurial life. Keywords: Develop self discipline, willpower, self-discipline for entrepreneurs, self control books, stress, reach your goals, self-control, achieve your goals, instant gratification, long term goals, goal setting success, goal setting books, how to reach your goals, how to achieve your goals, persistence, how not to give up, how to be an entrepreneur, stay motivated, build habits, entrepreneurship, personal development
Download or read book Why Not You written by Amanda McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2023-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're ready to encourage others to chase their dreams. But what about yours? Is it because you don't feel ready to turn that hobby into a career? Or that you didn't go to business school? Or maybe it's because you're worried your business will take over your life? These fears are real, but they don't have to stop you from taking action, and that's exactly what this book will help you do. Because on the other side of action is you uncovering your confidence and building a business that integrates into your life instead of taking over it. While you might feel like you're stumbling into entrepreneurship now (hey there, Accidental Entrepreneur!), you can take steps to move through entrepreneurship with intention, and that's by declaring your Y.O.U. Promise. Your Y.O.U. Promise is the roadmap to uncovering your deep-down-honest WHY; defining your version of success; identifying boundaries, strengths, and the people who will support you; and developing confidence in your finances and goals. This book is the step-by-step guide to unapologetically creating the business and life of your dreams.
Download or read book The Entrepreneur s Playbook written by Leonard Green and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why stumble alone on a risky venture on your way to failure when you can tap into the best ideas and minds for increasing your chances for success? Most entrepreneurs have had to learn things the hard way--concepts such as: big ideas rarely make great businesses; laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time; and you will need dramatically more start-up money than you originally thought you did. Lenoard Green, an experienced investor, entrepreneur, and business professor, has encapsulated together all the inside secrets, proven strategies, and mistakes experienced so that you can learn it all beforehand, rather than when all your capital is on the line. Based on his popular Ultimate Entrepreneurship course, The Entrepreneur’s Playbook explains how to: Locate sure-bet opportunities for improving products Find funding Take calculated risks and minimize failure Get serious about positioning, distributing, and licensing Stripping away the complexity favored by business schools and the hype of the technology sector, the book reveals eighteen down-to-earth principles and dozens of tactics for every kind of business. Plus, the invaluable instruction available for you is now interactive. Dozens of exercises are given throughout the book that can be submitted online for feedback.
Download or read book Life Entrepreneurs written by Christopher Gergen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An inspirational and practical guide for anyone who wants to incorporate the dynamic skills of entrepreneurs into their own lives and work. A new generation of "life entrepreneurs" is emerging: people who apply their vision, talents, creativity, and energy not only to their work but to their entire lives, changing the world for themselves and those around them. In this book, successful entrepreneurs Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek draw on numerous interviews with fifty-five leading entrepreneurs worldwide as well as the wisdom of multiple thought leaders to provide vivid examples, moving vignettes, concrete frameworks, and practical strategies for revving up our work and play through entrepreneurial leadership. This book starts by providing strategies for integrating life, work, and purpose and ends by capturing the implications of the current entrepreneurial boom for our workplaces, learning institutions, communities, and families. Christopher Gergen (Washington, D.C.) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative at Duke University, and a life-long entrepreneur, Gregg Vanourek (Thornton, CO) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, former CEO of Vanourek Consulting Solutions, and former Senior Vice President of School Development for K12 Inc."
Download or read book Unprepared to Entrepreneur written by Sonya Barlow and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - Start Up/Scale Up Times have changed: you can launch a successful enterprise with your phone, sell through social media and tap into a whole world of opportunities. Unprepared to Entrepreneur is an honest guide to launching your own business, sharing real stories from real people who have tested, failed and won at business. It profiles the underdogs, those who brainstormed ideas whilst travelling on the bus, started a business from their phone and managed to create three income streams whilst maintaining a full-time job in the city to show you that you can do it too. From a working Google doc as your business plan, to ideation strategies that live and die off Instagram engagement; they won't teach you this at business school. Sonya Barlow takes a look at the resilience needed to make it in business, the incredible tax on mental health and the non-negotiable steps to creating a viable business. This is the ultimate guide to side hustling, freelancing and entrepreneurial freedom of the future.
Download or read book Wealth Without a Job written by Phil Laut and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-09-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategies for successful business ownership Job security has become a myth, no matter where you work. Alan Greenspan testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in February 2004 that there is a turnover rate of approximately 1 million jobs per month. Because of the turbulent job market, more and more people are concluding that entrepreneurship is the way to go. However, many jobholders view entrepreneurship as risky. Entrepreneurship isn’ t taught in schools and most entrepreneurs endure a baptism by fire before they taste success. This book shows you learn not only how to strike out on your own, but how to make your entrepreneurial dream a success. Phil Laut (Charlotte, NC), self-published Money Is My Friend in 1979 and sold 400,000 copies in 18 languages. Andy Fuehl (Phoenix, AZ) is a recognized teacher of business psychology. He has also worked for several Fortune 500 companies such as AT& T, Bell Labs, and Motorola. Mr. Fuehl went from unemployed to self-made millionaire in less than three years using the methods in this book.
Download or read book Stumbling Blocks to Entrepreneurship in Low and Moderate Income Communities written by James R. Barth and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent efforts to understand what works best at promoting entrepreneurship in the United States, particularly in low- and moderate-income communities, are reviewed. First, the importance of entrepreneurial activity to economic health and development and social welfare is discussed. Limiting the potential of low- and moderate-income individuals to become self-employed or start a small business restricts the growth and prosperity of a large and increasing potential portion of the U.S. population. One stumbling block to entrepreneurial activity by this population is the lack of access to capital. The percent of small loans made by banks to businesses in their local communities under the Community Reinvestment Act is investigated. Substantial variation was found in the income-based measure of loan bias - that is, whether the share of loans to businesses in low- to moderate-income communities is equal to the share of total low- to moderate-income individuals in each community. Further investigation is required to find out why some low- to moderate-income communities received a larger proportion of small loans than others. Several databases are presented to aid this process.
Download or read book So You Want to Start a Business written by Edward D. Hess and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2008-08-20 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Hess and Goetz present a roadmap for how to avoid the things that can cause you to stumble and how to build a business the right way.” –JEFF ZEIGLER, CEO, TechTurn.com, Austin, TX “When I started my graphic design business, I knew I had enough talent to impress and keep my clients, but I struggled with the day to day running of the business. So, You Want To Start A Business? is the blueprint I needed to get organized and put all the right things in place.” –KORY BAILEY, Owner, Creative Counterpart Build the Successful Company You’ve Always Wanted to Own! Avoid the 8 disastrous operational mistakes that kill new businesses Walk step-by-step through the entire process of building a winning business Master 55 amazingly simple rules of business success For every entrepreneur and potential entrepreneur...no previous business experience necessary! Launch the winning business you’ve always wanted...or make more money in the business you’ve already started! More than 5,000,000 new businesses are started each year...but 70% of them will fail. Now, two renowned experts on entrepreneurship identify the 8 “killer mistakes” that cause most business failures–and give you the knowledge, tools, and hands-on advice to avoid them, so you can build a business that thrives. Unlike other books on entrepreneurship, this book focuses on the crucial operational issues associated with consistent profitability. You’ll learn how to identify the right opportunities and customers; design winning products and services; set the right prices; overcome customer inertia; avoid common day-to-day management mistakes; find and keep good employees; and finally, smoothly manage growth. Throughout, the authors draw on real life entrepreneurial experiences, case studies, and leading-edge research. There’s nothing theoretical here: This is fast-paced, 100% practical advice you can use to make your business dreams and goals come true–starting right now. What really makes a successful entrepreneur? What they do, how they act...and how to find your best path to business success Get the 3 “Ws” right from the start What will you sell, who will buy it–and why will they buy it? 55 simple, indispensable rules for success What you must know about customers, competitors, and your employees The art and science of managing people, operations, and growth Create processes, set priorities, maximize quality, measure people–and improve every day
Download or read book The Entrepreneurial Attitude Lessons From Junior Achievement s 100 Years Of Developing Young Entrepreneurs written by Larry Farrell and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Mark Cuban, Steve Case, Sanjay Gupta, Donna Shalala, and Christina Aguilera all have in common? They are all Junior Achievement alumni who developed an entrepreneurial attitude about their life’s work! In this landmark book, Larry Farrell, the world’s most experienced authority on researching and teaching entrepreneurship, has partnered with JA to bring their combined vast experience directly to you. In The Entrepreneurial Attitude, Farrell reveals his latest research on the four fundamental practices of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs: Sense of Mission, Customer/Product Vision, High-Speed Innovation, and Self-Inspired Behavior. He then brings those proven practices to life through interviews with seventy high-achieving JA alumni across 35 countries including AOL founder Steve Case, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, British MP David Lammy, Hong Kong biotech entrepreneur Eric Chen, social entrepreneur Fernando Tamayo in Peru, non-profit pioneer Sheikha Hessa al-Khalifa in Bahrain, Journalist Adedayo Fashanu in Nigeria, and President of the Clinton Foundation Donna Shalala. This powerful combination illustrates for the first time that having an entrepreneurial attitude is the key to success in any career in any field: a business start-up or a large corporation, social enterprise, the traditional professions, government, or even the arts. Farrell also provides application planning exercises, helping you to apply the entrepreneurial basics to your own chosen field.
