Making It Your Business: The Personal Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur (Paperback)

by Melvin J., II Gravely (Author) "There has been so much attention given to entrepreneurship in recent years and this increase in available information has created a great deal of misperceptions,..." (more)
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Product Description
This book gives you the answers and the tools to move from being a good employee to succeeding as an entrepreneur. Making It Your Business: The Personal Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur is packed with practical ideas and examples that you can use immediately. If it is your business, then this is your book.

Buy this easy to read and easy to understand book and learn:
-The #1 reason for business failure and how to avoid it.
-Six different strategies to enter entrepreneurship and which is best for you.
-The "real" risk of entrepreneurship and how to limit it.
-The key differences in being an employee and being an entrepreneur.
-The three critical "thresholds" to building a long-term business
-How to deal with fear (and even procrastination) to get you started quickly.
-And much, much more!

About the Author
Melvin J. Gravely, II, Ph.D.

Dr. Gravely is an entrepreneurial coach and the founder of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking. He is also on the business faculty of Thomas More College and is the co-founder of Infrastructure Services, Inc. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and writes and speaks on various topics related to entrepreneurial thinking, small business development, marketing and leadership.

He has a BS in computer science from Mount Union College and an MBA from Kent State University. Dr. Gravely's Ph.D. is in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship from The Union Institute. He currently lives in Cincinnati.

Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965619419
• ISBN-13: 978-0965619417
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,112,164 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a support group in a book!!!!!, February 2, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

Mel Gravely manages to demystify entrepreneurship with this easy to read, thought provoking book. The contribution of this book is unique in that it addresses the mind-set shift needed to successfully make the transition from employee to entrepreneur. The book is built on his highly insightful premise that the majority of business owners don't fail, they quit. He makes some powerful points when looking at the mistakes business owners commonly make. While the mistakes business owners make over and over may be common knowledge, the answers provided in the book on how to stop making them apparently isn't. I find his thinking and research on what causes people to quit to lead to some very proactical, doable advice. He will challenge you to do things that don't necessarily come naturally to entrepreneurs, like focusing your resources, and working toward your goals by stretching yourself, not straining yourself. One quick and dirty test I measure the quality of a book by is in answering one question, "did it change my behavior?" The answer to the question after reading this book for me was, "YES IT DID."

5.0 out of 5 stars great to start a business or to stay in business, November 14, 2003

By	Lawrence Byerly (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

As a person going through the struggles of starting my own business, had I had this book in the beginning, I believe that many of the struggles I faced would have been diminshed. Melvin Gravely has absolutely captured the essence of the "going into business" experience. All entrepreneurs go through the same stages and fears. Melvin has given me insight into the challenges I had and still do struggle with. Now I have insight and tools to understand and work through those issues. I highly recommend this book for anyone contemplating going into business or anyone wishing to stay in their business.