By understanding what it takes to build a valuable business as well as how to assess the risks and rewards of business ownership based on your personal circumstances, you can learn how to stack the odds of success in your favor.

This companion book to Deutsch's hit CNBC television show offers step-by-step strategies for anyone who has ever dreamed of making their entrepreneurial dreams come true.--

Female entrepreneurs are a growing force to be reckoned with. Each year, more and more women take the initiative and start their own business ventures--at twice the rate of men. Women continue to reshape the business world with innovative models, both large and small. So why is there a lack of clear-cut, expert advice aimed at this dynamic female audience? In "The Boss of You, " Emira Mears and Lauren Bacon, founders of Raised Eyebrow Web Studios...

"When [small business owner] Paul Downs was approached by The New York Times to write for [its] 'You're the Boss' blog, he had been running his custom furniture business for twenty-four years strong--or mostly strong. Now, in his first book, Downs paints an honest portrait of a real business, with a real boss, a real set of employees, and the real challenges they face"--

Home cleaning is one of the fastest-growing service businesses in North America. A good cleaning service brings comfort and order into people's lives and in today's world, these are highly sought-after commodities. A home cleaning service can start out small, but it has the potential to grow to be a multi-million dollar business with branch offices and franchises. Your business can grow to the point where you need to lease office space, hire staff,...

Introduces the concept of entrepreneurship, covering how to develop ideas into business plans, marketing strategies, and money management.

The most complete source for opening a bookkeeping business from home.--Title page.

Scaling a business is not for the faint of heart. It's a mind-bending journey that causes millions of business owners around the globe to either throw in the towel--or avoid risk entirely and suffer from smallness and mediocrity. Most of these businesses fail because they are ill prepared to face the real challenges involved in scaling. Either they don't have the bandwidth to keep up with the sales demand or production, miss out on major opportunities...

"A female entrepreneur's guide to navigating the psychological aspects of launching and building a business during the first 18 months"--Provided by publisher.