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Start Your Own Business, 7th Edition
- The Only Startup Book You'll Ever Need
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 26 hrs and 40 mins
- Categories: Business & Careers, Small Business & Entrepreneurship
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Publisher's Summary
In 2017, 34 percent of the workforce was considered part of the gig economy. This growing workforce of freelancers and side-giggers is also estimated to grow to 43 percent by 2020. That's four million freelancers, soon to be seven million by 2020.
Whether it's people looking to earn extra money, those tired of their nine-to-five, to entrepreneurs looking to grow their side hustle, Entrepreneur is uniquely qualified to guide a new generation of bold individuals looking to live their best lives and make it happen on their own terms. Whatever industry or jobs this new workforce takes, Start Your Own Business will guide them through the first three years of business.
They'll gain the know-how of more than 30 years of collective advice from those who've come before them to:
- How to avoid analysis paralysis when launching a business
- Tips for testing ideas in the real-world before going to market with insights from Gary Vaynerchuk
- Decide between building, buying, or becoming a distributor
- What to consider when looking for funding from venture capitalists, loans, cash advances, etc.
- Whether or not a coworking space is a right move
- Tips on running successful Facebook and Google ads as part of a marketing campaign
- Use micro-influencers to successfully promote your brand on social media
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- Beautiful Store
- 2019-03-08
Please Read & Listen to it, Before you Start
A book is equivalent to an MBA. I advise you before you think about starting your business to listen to it several times, buy the electronic version as well, he really deserve what you will pay, because you don't want to be surprised by stupid laws that support the rich and crush the poor who dream of a simple project.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-08-13
Best business book yet
Great information from beginning to end. Need to get a hard copy to review. Then I'll put the wheels in motion.
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- RudyCord
- 2019-08-04
Extremely Practical
I read this book for a graduate class I’m taking and found it to be very practical. It is chalk full of practical tips for every stage of starting a business.