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9781447929581

Employee to Entrepreneur How to Ditch the Day Job & Start Your Own Business

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    9781447929581

  • ISBN10:

    1447929586

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2013-01-14
  • Publisher: FT Press
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Summary

How anyone can turn a career brick wall into an exciting new business opportunity.

Author Biography

Catherine Blackburn and Chris Garden both spent may years in corporate employment, gaining skills and excelling in their respective roles; Chris as a Chartered Accountant and Catherine as a Marketing Director having worked with household brands including Unilever, Heinz, Guinness and Colgate.

After both were made redundant they decided to put their corporate skills entrepreneurial leanings to good use and founded Ubevco together in 1996, quickly turning it into a £100m business employing over 120 people and launching key drinks brands such as Red Bull, Tiger and Sol into the UK market.

Employee to Entrepreneur is their first book.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

ABOUT US

PART 1:   THE REASONS FOR GOING IT ALONE

CHAPTER 1:   Why do it?

  CHAPTER 2:  When should you do it?

  CHAPTER 3:    Looking for inspiration

  CHAPTER 4:    Leaving Employment

PART 2:   BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN

  CHAPTER 5:    The Idea

  CHAPTER 6:    Number Crunching

  CHAPTER 7:    Getting Advice

  CHAPTER 8:    The Right Business Structure

  CHAPTER 9:    Branding Your Business

  CHAPTER 10:    Minimising Risk

  CHAPTER 11;    The Final Plan and How To Use It

PART 3:   THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS

  CHAPTER 12:    Working Smartly

  CHAPTER 13:  The Right Environment

  CHAPTER 14:    Staying on Track

  CHAPTER 15:    Managing Relationships

  CHAPTER 16:    Managing Growth

  CHAPTER 17:    Embracing Change

PART 4:   UNCONVENTIONAL LESSONS

  CHAPTER 18:    Beware of Experts

  CHAPTER 19:    Luck or Judgement

  CHAPTER 20:    The Do Nothing Strategy

  CHAPTER 21:    Business Bullies

  CHAPTER 22:    How To Sleep At Night

CONCLUSIONS

 

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