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What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business: Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs (What No One Ever Tells You About...) (Paperback)

by Jan Norman (Author) "Anyone who watches American television knows that Dave Thomas is the world's biggest hamburger fan ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 221 pages
  • Publisher: Dearborn Trade,U.S. (31 Jan 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1574101129
  • ISBN-13: 978-1574101126
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 539,668 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Starting a business involves inevitable ups and downs, for first-time as well as experienced entrepreneurs. This updated, expanded edition by Jan Norman, one of the nation's foremost small business authorities, guides readers through every stage of business start-up, from planning to marketing. What No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business is designed for people who are launching a business, whether they be first-time entrepreneurs or people who have been tripped up by the start-up process before and want to do it right this time. Using the real-life experiences of 101 successful business owners, Norman combines practical, straightforward how-to advice with interesting and memorable narratives.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Start-Up Advice, 6 Feb 2004
By Mr P. J. Wallace (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Anyone in the UK that has a good idea for starting a business but does not have the first idea about how to do it should avoid this book.

The book is written by an American author and all the content is based on experiences in the USA. (Not all that helpful to the budding UK Entrepreneur who knows nothing other than he wants to work for himself!)

Rather than advice, it is more a collection of memories and anecdotes about start ups, in all types of businesses. Apart from a few pitfalls, that I personally found funny or surprising, it offered no real help for starting up a small business from home.

My advise would be save your money!

Start with buying something else more practicle for advice on starting your own business in the UK. Then if you want a light good hearted read with a business interest later on? Buy this book!

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72 of 90 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable resource for starting or continuing a business, 3 Dec 1998
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How much is it worth to you to know in advance how to avoid costly mistakes when starting or running a business?

Multiply that by 101.

This book contains 101 lessons learned the hard way by 101 successful entrepreneurs. That's 101 lessons we readers get to learn the easy way.

Ms. Norman's book is invaluable not only for the brave souls considering starting their own business, but also for those who have been in business for years.

In fact business veterans probably can appreciate even more than novices the value of avoiding costly mistakes.

In a highly readable, anecdotal format, Ms. Norman relates the stories of 101 successful entrepreneurs who learned business lessons the hard way.

The value of these insights is immeasurable.

The bottom line is there are 101 potential mistakes that you can avoid by learning from the experiences of successful business owners. It's like having 101 free consultants, each expert in his or her field.

Ms. Norman also provides a handy list of resources, including internet, association and corporate contacts.

She also encourages readers to contact her with their stories so she may continue the good work, perhaps in a sequel or in her newspaper column published nationally.

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