Product Description
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!
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.
