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Are You Ready to Be Your Own Boss?

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Carol has provided an easy to understand book that will move you through the progress of owning your own company. I have been to many seminars and they leave you with lots of question marks as what to do first. She will lead you through the process effortlessly and also give you the skills you need to move forward with your goals of your business.

She will also point out the pitfalls and there are always some to challenge you. I highly recommend Carol's book to add to your business book collection.

This is a great little handbook for anyone considering starting up a business and being self-employed. It gives warnings about things people should be aware of before taking the plunge, making it very clear that it takes long hours and lots of work to be successful in running a profitable business. The author shares her personal success story about running a horse-boarding ranch. It lists further resources including books and web sites in the back which would be helpful to any entrepreneur. I finished this in two days.

The author starts out fairly bleakly, but in the end does present a balanced view of the dangers and pleasure of owning your own business. She sprinkles useful questions throughout as tests of whether the reader is prepared to be a business owner.

The book includes many perspectives from other small business owners. It focuses mainly on brick and mortar businesses rather than professionals such as consultants. Overall a quick, but rewarding read.

Are You Ready to Be Your Own Boss? is truly a gem. Carol Denbow brings out many of the pitfalls and rewards to owning your own business and taking responsibility for your destiny. Difficult? Absolutely. Worth the effort? That's up to you. Some hidden gems I found in her writing...

1. Start with a business plan!
2. Make a chart to remind yourself daily of your business plan
3. Survival factors of new businesses include the owner's age, higher education, and previous experience in their field, with most business owners between 35 and 64, having 10 to 19 years of work experience prior to self employment
4. To help you choose a business, make a list of your hobbies and interests, and then list all the possible ways you can make money with those hobbies/interests
5. Make sure you are overstaffed and over prepared - your first impression will be a long lasting one
6. Do at least a business plan and get legal council before signing any contracts or leases
7. There will be "impossible-to-deal-with" customers - when they leave you, be glad and let them go
8. Most businesses will not show any profit for at least the first year, and the average time is around three years
9. Don't be in a hurry

This book is filled with valuable personal insight, experience, and advice. Pick up a copy, read it, highlight it (I did mine!), make notes, and tell your friends. They will want their own copy.

This is a very easy to read book that has a lot of hidden gems. As you are starting a business it is great to learn from the mistakes of others. That way you don't have to learn from experience, unless you really want to do it your way.

Why not give yourself a head start and learn from someone else? This book is a great way to learn from others besides just the author, because she talks about the experiences of other people as well. It is a great combination to learn from.

Carol Denbow has written the "must-read" book for anyone thinking of going into business for themselves. Packed with real-life stories and backed up with the latest statistics, Carol tells it like it is in an honest, straight forward manner: the good, the bad, and the ugly. This truly is "the" book to read BEFORE you decide to become your own boss.

WOW!!! On a scale of 1-10 this book is a 10. If you want to be your own boss, then this book should be a must for you. Carol has used a simple way of explaining how to successfully run your business.

I read Carol's book and was very impressed. It was an easy read and definitely would help anyone trying to decide whether they have what it takes to start a business know what they are getting into to better make a decision whether and/or how to move forward.

William Cronin, Realtor/Loan Officer

Holy Cow, WHAT A FANTABULOUS BOOK. I just want you to know that Carol's book was one of the best business books I have ever read. If I had to give it a rating of 1-5, I would give it a 20. It is the best easy to read book on starting your own business.

I normally work only 5-10 days per month, and I tell my wife how fortunate that I am for having a talent that allows me so much freedom. I used to work 5-6 days per week with 2-5 employees, but I was just trading dollars. Your book brought back memories for me, and I am so glad that I don't have to be a slave to my business. I wish I had this book years ago, so I would not have made so many mistakes.

I will recommend it to my clients who might be thinking of going into business, especially the ones who are going to do what I do. I show people how they can pay off all their investment in the first year, and still make a profit by using the info in Carol's book.

The book was an excellant read. It is a blue print for all those seeking the information contained within its contents