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Fired Up!: From Corporate Kiss Off to Entrepreneurial Kick Off (Take Charge of your Destiny in our Downsizing World)
There's a revolution happening. Across America, employees are becoming entrepreneurs at a breath- taking, historic rate. Some are leaving corporate life because of downsizing, mergers, and forced early retirements; others, because they are fed up with the traditional corporate structure that no longer provides any security.
For many the going is good: huge sums of money are being made by entrepreneurs leading companies you never heard of even a year ago. But the most carefully detailed plan for starting your own company cannot tell you precisely what to expect "out there," above all emotionally.
For those contemplating the plunge, and those who have made it, Fired Up! is a lifeline. It is a psychological and practical guide to traversing the rocky road from the "corporate zoo" to the "wilds" of entrepreneurship-by two top executives who have traveled it successfully.
Based on interviews with more than 300 entrepreneurs, Fired Up! is full of no-holds-barred real- ism, inspiring (and cautionary) stories, and crucial information. It tells what it takes to exchange a steady paycheck for the passionate self-reliance of a successful entrepreneur. It clues you into the difference between "employee" and "entrepreneur" language; how success can derail your dream, if it comes too soon; how the right partner, accountant, lawyer, and banker are sink-or-swim factors in your business; the risky lure of opportunistic shortcuts; and much more.
With a "test drive" to see if going out on your own is right for you now, and an appendix of eleven steps to take before you do it, Fired Up! is an eye-opener for budding entrepreneurs and anyone confronting the possibility of leaving corporate life. ISBN:9780670865482
