Introduction
                                    
                                        Become your own boss
                                            
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                                1. Deciding to Take the Leap into Starting Your Business
                                    
                                        The astounding small business landscape
                                            
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                                        My story
                                            
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                                        What do you need to get started in business?
                                            
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                                2. What Do You Need Personally
                                    
                                        Partner and family buy-in
                                            
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                                        Must haves, good habits: Your kitchen cabinet of advisors
                                            
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                                3. Finding and Evaluating Good Business Ideas
                                    
                                        Buying an existing business and internet businesses
                                            
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                                        Sell what you know and what you love
                                            
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                                        Franchise businesses
                                            
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                                        How to evaluate your business idea
                                            
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                                4. Do You Have a Life Plan?
                                    
                                        Your key considerations
                                            
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                                5. How Are You Going to Pay for Your Business?
                                    
                                        Your three piles of money
                                            
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                                        Three methods for beating down your bills and debt
                                            
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                                6. Essentials of Being an Entrepreneur
                                    
                                        What are the elements of a business?
                                            
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                                        Entrepreneurial skills
                                            
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                                        Doing it all: Jobs within your job as an entrepreneur
                                            
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                                7. Marketing and Beyond
                                    
                                        Developing your marketing plan
                                            
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                                        The five Ps: Product and price
                                            
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                                        The five Ps: Placement and promotion
                                            
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                                        The missing P: Profit
                                            
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                                8. Develop Your Business Plan
                                    
                                        Business plan tools
                                            
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                                9. Launch While Working
                                    
                                        Final thoughts
                                            
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                                        Start your business as a side hustle first
                                            
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