Jon Gillespie Brown brings his extensive mentoring experience to bear in this new handbook for would-be entrepreneurs. So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? contains a series of mentoring sessions, each carefully thought out to make you consider and plan your life based on your passions, ambitions and ultimate visions. By actively taking part in each of the exercises, you give yourself the best chance of succeeding as an entrepreneur, or the sufficient clarity to decide what other career options are best suited to you.

Explore your real goals, hidden talents, passions, assets and core skills. The simple self-discovery tools in the book will make it easy for you to analyse this information and take the next steps towards your entrepreneurial dreams with total confidence.

So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?: How to decide if starting a business is really for you | Jon Gillespie-Brown (Author)| Capstone

         

Table of Contents

SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR?
Introduction.
Dreaming big dreams
Your passion – what are you willing to do for the rest of your life?
The entrepreneur test – is starting a business right for you?

Chapter 1. Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Introduction, Top ten ways to answer the ultimate question – “do I want to become an entrepreneur?”, “What is an entrepreneur?”, Research into entrepreneurs, The top ten traits of successful entrepreneurs, Lessons.

Chapter 2. Entrepreneurs Uncovered
Top ten myths about entrepreneurs, “What makes people become an entrepreneur?”, “Are you feeling like an entrepreneur yet?”, Lessons.

Chapter 3. Entrepreneurial Lifestyle
“What's life like as an entrepreneur?”, Ten great things about being an entrepreneur, The story of an entrepreneurial beginning, Lessons.

Chapter 4. Deconstructing You – Part 1
Taking a personal inventory and assessing your current resources, Audit your business history and abilities, Management skills evaluation, Personality evaluation, Accomplishments, Your health position, “What interests you in life?”, “What about your family and network?”,  “Have you considered the ideal lifestyle for you?”

Chapter 5. Deconstructing You–Part 2
“What's your personal motivation?”, A story about finding your personal mission:, Vision, purpose and personal mission statement, Identifying personal criteria that will fit your new business, It's not all about the 'money' or being a 'millionaire', Make an 'I want' list

Chapter 6. Is it Really for Me?
Getting over the fear of starting out, Anyone can become an entrepreneur at any life stage, The young or 'student' entrepreneur, Making the transition from the corporate world, You can be an 'geriatrepreneur' when you are over 55 too, Top ten excuses for not becoming an entrepreneur, Finding the courage to go for it, Lessons, Take the 'rocking chair' test before you give up on your dream.

Chapter 7. Make Sure you Take your Loved Ones with You
Achieving a life of balance, Getting the balance right at home, Your friends and family, Your circle of influence.

Chapter 8. Are You Ready to be an Entrepreneur?
“So what are your answers to the ultimate question – do you want to be entrepreneur?”, “Top ten ways to answer the ultimate question – do I want to become an entrepreneur?”, Next steps ...

Epilogue

LINK FOR THE BOOK

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