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1) So you want to start a side hustle: build a business that empowers you to live your life, your way
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Have you ever dreamed of a way to earn extra money, cover unexpected expenses, or step away from a corporate job and create a life that's more in line with what you truly value? Clickner and Bohlig let you in on the secrets of how they finally said goodbye to their corporate life to become full-time parents and part-time entrepreneurs. They share actionable steps that will help you establish a clear vision, help you implement the proper systems, and...
2) Agency
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Verity Jane, gifted app-whisperer, has been out of work since her exit from a brief but problematic relationship with a Silicon Valley billionaire. Then she signs the wordy NDA of a dodgy San Francisco start-up, becoming the beta tester for their latest product: a digital assistant, accessed through a pair of ordinary-looking glasses. "Eunice," the disarmingly human AI in the glasses, soon manifests a face, a fragmentary past, and an unnervingly...
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2014
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English
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Starting your own UK business is an exciting - and challenging - time.
This updated edition of the startup classic shows you how to build a business agile enough to take advantage of emerging trends and opportunities, and sturdy enough to weather any storm. Packed with real-life examples and links to hundreds of valuable resources, Starting a Business For Dummies, 4th UK Edition gives you what you need to make the leap from
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Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose—and earn a good living.
“Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project
Still in his early thirties, Chris...
“Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project
Still in his early thirties, Chris...
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English
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We're building more products today than ever before, but most of them fail--not because we can't complete what we want to build but because we waste time, money, and effort building the wrong product. What we need is a systematic process for quickly vetting product ideas and raising our odds of success. That's the promise of Running Lean. In this inspiring book, Ash Maurya takes you through an exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit for...
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HarperCollins
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English
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Aspiring entrepreneurs are told that to launch a business, you must go all in, devoting every resource and moment to making it work. But following this advice comes at an enormous personal cost: divorce, addiction, even suicide. It means sacrificing the intangibles that make life worth living.
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Capstone Pub
Pub. Date
Ã2009
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1 online resource (xv, 224 pages)
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English
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"Freesourcing is the definitive guide to free business start up resources, showing you exactly where to go and who to talk to when you're starting a business on a shoestring. Freesourcers don't just think outside the box - they find out where they can get the box for free too"--Resource description page.
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Wiley-ISTE
Pub. Date
2019.
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1st edition.
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1 online resource (188 pages)
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English
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In France, the number of young start-ups has soared since the beginning of the 2010s, leading the government to encourage their development and make France the "start-up nation". This book contributes to a better understanding of the emergence of these companies by studying the influence of the ecosystem on their development and the modes of financing that they use. The financing of start-ups remains a major challenge insofar as they are often faced...
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2023.
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English
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"Ten timely financial steps to build the life you really want. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to rethink everything. Now, when it comes to envisioning a post-pandemic future, financial expert Jill Schlesinger hears one question over and over: IS THIS REALLY HOW I WANT TO LIVE? The Great Money Reset is your guide to getting real and building your best life. A bible for navigating our present era of seismic change, Schlesinger's book shows us how to...
11) Startups in action: the critical year one choices that built Etsy, HotelTonight, Fiverr, and more
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Apress
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2020.
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1 online resource (xii, 141 pages) : illustrations
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English
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The growing pains of a startups initial year in business require a keen awareness of uncertainties and a willingness to adapt in order to survive. Todays new founders greatly benefit from taking a behind-the-scenes look at successful companies such as Etsy, HotelTonight, Fiverr, and more in regards to how they overcame the challenges of their first year. Startups in Action is your curated source for critical insights and inspiration from those who...
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FTPress Delivers
Pub. Date
Ã2011
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1 online resource ([12] pages).
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English
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This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Starting a Business (9780137144501), by Bruce Barringer. Available in print and digital formats. Choose the best way for you to go into business because you have more options than you may realize. There are four common ways to get into business: starting from scratch, buying a franchise, participating in direct sales, and buying an existing business. When most people think of starting a business, they...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
2nd edition.
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1 online resource (416 pages)
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English
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Do you dream of taking your Indian startup to new heights? Turn that dream into a reality! David Cohen, cofounder and Managing Partner of Techstars, and Brad Feld, cofounder of Techstars and Managing Partner of Foundry Group, team up to focus on the rapidly expanding Indian marketplace, bringing their years of shared experience to entrepreneurs, investors, and community ecosystem developers. Do More Faster India educates readers on all the major areas...
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Pearson
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
1st edition.
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1 online resource (368 pages).
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English
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Will your new business idea fly? Find out upfront, before you invest one dime! Will It Fly? introduces the first intuitive, practical tool for assessing and refining new business ideas. Fast, confidential, and reliable, it addresses 44 key elements of success, distilling experience from more than 200 business launches. Use it to fine-tune your idea... protect yourself and your investors... quickly evaluate multiple options... and dramatically improve...
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Crown Business
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
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xii, 258 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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A guide to launching a profitable entrepreneurial venture in less than a month shares practical exercises and inspiring stories about how to plan, launch, and refine a side business with minimal revenue and without having to quit a full-time job.
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Prentice Hall
Pub. Date
2011
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2nd ed.
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1 online resource (xii, 225 pages).
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English
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The new edition of this brilliant bestseller gives full support through every step of the way of starting a business, making the whole process easier, so you remain inspired and on the road to success. Author Caspian Woods is a renowned entrepreneur and this book includes his vast experience of starting businesses, coaching new start-ups and interviewing hundreds of successful entrepreneurs from Bob Geldof to Phillip Green. You will learn how to:...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 online resource
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English
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"This is an important topic to write about at this particular time because America's "startup revolution" continues to gather steam. There are only increasing numbers of venture capital investors, seed funds, and accelerators supporting increasing numbers of entrepreneurial ventures. While there are a number of books in the marketplace about CEOs and leadership, and some about individual functional disciplines (lots of books about the topic of Sales,...
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Capstone Ltd
Pub. Date
2011
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1 online resource (vii, 208 pages)
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English
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Ever wanted to be an entrepreneur? Ever wanted to control what you do, when you do it and stop just making money for someone else? Now is your chance. Starting up a business has never been more exciting. This book explains what you really need to know to make your business a success: How you'll know if you've got a good idea The practicalities of setting up a company How to manage the money How to sell what you do How to make sure you stay soon through...
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Kogan Page
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
2nd edition.
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1 online resource (xii, 244 pages)
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English
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Provides a detailed examination of the funding options available, the most effective approaches to venture capitalists, and material on the legal and regional perspectives.
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