From vision to decision : a self-coaching guide to starting a new business / Dana K. Dwyer ; Scott Shane, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dwyer, Dana K., author.

Contributor:

Shane, Scott, editor.

Series:

Entrepreneurship and small business management.

Entrepreneurship and small business management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New business enterprises.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Business Expert Press, [2019]

Summary:

Money cannot buy happiness, but a solid, profitable business can enable you to wake up each morning looking forward to the work you have to do. If you dream of owning your own small business because you want autonomy, freedom, meaning, and purpose, this book is for you. This is a self-coaching guide and a practical workbook. At the end of each thought provoking chapter you will find tools to help you with your business analysis, techniques for greater creativity, information about your brain and how it works and powerful questions to lead you to a fuller understanding of yourself and your business. Do you feel called to be an entrepreneur but hesitate because you do not know what to do? This book will help you find your way through the small business startup maze. The self-coaching exercises in this book are designed to move you from frustrated dreamer to becoming an action-oriented and business leader. All you need to do now to create a clear, low risk vision for building a profitable business is to read this book, do the exercises, and create your plan.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Prepublication Reviews

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: How to Overcome Your Biggest Barrier to Enteringthe Market

Chapter 2: Getting Started: Envision What You Want

Chapter 3: Vision Versus Current Reality: Which Business Is Right for You?

Chapter 4: Crafting a Business Vision From Your Mission

Chapter 5: Turning Your Business Vision Into a Profitable Business Model

Chapter 6: Owning Your Business: Strategy and Objectives

Chapter 7: How to Finance Your Brilliant Idea

Chapter 8: How to Know if Your Business Is a Success

Chapter 9: Action Planning: How to Do the Right Thing

Chapter 10: Chaos Theory: Preparing for the Future

Epilogue: Who Are You Now?

About the Author

Index

Adpage

Backcover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

hardback ;

ISBN:

1-949991-57-1