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Working 5 to 9: How to Start a Successful Business in Your Spare Time
 
 

Working 5 to 9: How to Start a Successful Business in Your Spare Time [Kindle Edition]

Emma Jones
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Become your own boss, in your own time!

Emma Jones, founder of the home business website Enterprise Nation and author of 'Spare Room Start Up', delves into the working 5pm to 9pm trend and profiles 60 people who are running successful businesses outside of their normal office hours, everything from writing, baking and accounting, to magic, music and even pig farming! She offers over 50 ideas of businesses you can run in your spare time and looks at franchise ideas that can be run in the same way.

There's advice on starting a business, sales, marketing, technology and how to maintain your social life whilst working 5 to 9.

If you are:
- In a job but not sure for how much longer, or
- Wanting to pursue a passion, hobby or skill for light relief and extra income, or
- Dreaming of becoming your own boss but not quite sure where to start

Then this inspiring and practical book is for you!

About the Author

Emma Jones is founder and editor of Enterprise Nation (www.enterprisenation.com), the home business website, and has started two businesses herself from home offices in London, Manchester and rural Shropshire. Following a career with an international accountancy firm, Emma started her first business at the age of 27 and successfully sold it just 15 months after launch. The home business website was launched in 2006, and has attracted a regular readership of more than 250,000 people and national press headlines. Emma has written for Enterprise Nation since its launch and also for the Financial Times, City AM and customer magazines, including for Orange, Microsoft, BT and Viking Direct. Emma is regularly called upon by the government to speak on the subject of home business and she advises Regional Development Agencies on how to encourage and support homeworking.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 705 KB
  • Print Length: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Harriman House (23 Aug 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0040GIZOI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #127,833 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By punter
Format:Paperback
If the book is intended to encourage you to start a 5 to 9 business then it succeeds, though the case studies sometimes let the content down - some feature such niche markets (origami modeller for instance) that the lessons that can be learnt from them are limited.

In terms of practical information there isn't that much. It is mainly a listing of useful websites to support each aspect of that particular chapter.

Overall, a good introduction and an encouragement to start your own business but a light read and not the definitive book that many 5 to 9'ers will be after.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I can't help but feel that this book provides nothing that any decent search engine couldn't provide for free. It's that simple, the business ideas you're provided with aren't the authors, but rather VERY brief summaries of what others have done, and are too brief to be of real value.
Even when it touches on areas such as TAX, and other legalities, you're simply directed to a list of web sites that are of more use.
Perhaps I had unrealistic expectations, but unless you have real difficulties using web search, there is likely better places to look than 5 to 9.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
not as expected 25 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback
This book was nothing like I expected so am therefore disappointed with its content. It would have been useful to have seen a preview of the pages. However, the book is useful if you do not know what to start selling, but anyone buying this will need to find other ways to access information on how to actually do this, as this is only a book of ideas.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Save your money
This author is only interested in what is nothing other than a shameless display of self promotion, so please save your money, or spend it on something that provides a bit more... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr
5 to 9
This book is full of very useful information.
I wanted to work on my own and I now have some excellent ideas. Read more
Published 11 months ago by christine
Very interesting, and a lot of useful advice
Very informative book, professionally produced (it looks very slick and more expensive than it is), with a good overview of everything from co-working spaces, to online shopping... Read more
Published 20 months ago by B. Park
Working 5 to 9
I pretty much knew what I was going to get with this book, I read Emma Jones previous title and liked the format and her approach to the subject. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Greavesie
An excellent book for new businesses
This is a brilliant book for any new business start up. Clear guidance, good case studies and loads of useful contacts. Read it as soon as it arrived!
Published 23 months ago by N. C. Fitzhenry
Motivating, easy-to-read & full of ideas!
As a small business advisor I wondered if there was any point reading this book, would I learn anything new? Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jan Minihane
Emma Jones Working 5 to 9
This is a great little book, for anyone who's thinking of starting a business or already has their own business. Read more
Published 24 months ago by J. Leosawathiphong
Inspiring and Motivational
I had the pleasure of reading this book recently and can say without hesitation that if you are thinking of starting up in business, especially a 5-9er, and you're looking for... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2010 by D. M. Oswald
Inspiration and Motivation
I'm like many thousands of people in the UK who, following my first redundancy two years ago decided that I would make sure that next time round I had my own business alongside my... Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by Sharon-E
This should be compulsory reading
This book is extraordinarily good and in my view should be compulsory reading for all Business Studies students whether at school or university, not to mention those thinking of... Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by G. S. Brink
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