Be your best boss
Subtitle: reinvent yourself from employee to entrepreneur
By: William R. Seagraves
Publisher: TarcherPerigee; Perigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780399175640
Subjects: Career changes; Entrepreneurship; New business enterprises; Self-employed
Description: "A guide to help make the most of your mid-career entrepreneurial pursuits...whether they were originally planned for or not. Employee to Entrepreneur is the book to help entrepreneurially minded professionals seize the opportunity offered by the current economic environment to begin a "second act" in their careers. This complete guide explores the full range of questions and concerns voiced by mid-career entrepreneurs, including: how to get started after a lifetime of having other bosses, risks and rewards of making the entrepreneurial leap, and the drawbacks to starting a business under the constraints of traditional start-up costs. Aspiring entrepreneurs will learn to: - Recognize why the right business fit is so important. - Understand the impact that proper funding can have on the future success of a business. - Assess the financial risks and potential rewards of funding their business using a self-directed 401(k). - Avoid common mistakes by learning through the experiences of others. - Gain the needed confidence to act on making their dreams a reality. William Seagraves, a seasoned and serial entrepreneur himself, carefully deconstructs each part of the process so that the reader is able to honestly evaluate first themselves and second the unique mid-career business opportunity at hand. The book includes wide-ranging advice from a financial professional who has helped hundreds of clients navigate the tricky waters of this mid-career change. This book will be the go-to resource for the rapidly growing number of mid-career entrepreneurs"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198).
Table of contents: title: Part I. Are you ready for a new boss? Chapter 1. The American dream gone awry ; Chapter 2. Don't sell yourself short ; Chapter 3. How entrepreneurially ready are you?; title: Part II. Size matters. Chapter 4. Company of one ; Chapter 5. Boss of a few ; Chapter 6. Business of many; title: Part III. To build or buy? That is the question. Chapter 7. Buying a franchise ; Chapter 8. Buying an existing business ; Chapter 9. Building your own business ; Chapter 10. To partner or not?; title: Part IV. Start your engines! Chapter 11. The road map: business planning ; Chapter 12. Fuel up: finding the funds ; Chapter 13. Gaining traction: the first six months ; Chapter 14. Acceleration: six months to two years ; Chapter 15. Full speed: two-plus years; title: Part V. Where to next, boss? Chapter 16. When and how to exit ; Chapter 17. The new American dream ; Epilogue: Entrepreneurship on steroids; title: Additional resources. Notes for my business plan ; Relevant reading and research material ; Take this myth-busting quiz ; The full picture of 401(k) funding.