You’ve thought about starting your own business . . . but how can you decide if you should really take the leap? An entrepreneur depends on far more than just a great idea and a generous helping of luck. There’s a lot on the line, and you have to ask yourself difficult questions: Do I have what it takes? Is it worth it? And how the heck do I do it? You need answers, not BS. This book has them. The updated edition of Entrepreneurial Leap will help you decide, once and for all, if entrepreneurship is right for you—and give you the tools you need to create a successful business. In this three-part book, Gino Wickman, bestselling author of Traction, reveals the 6 essential traits that every entrepreneur needs in order to succeed, based on real-life stories of entrepreneurs who have reached incredible heights. If these traits ring true for you, you’ll get a glimpse of what your life would look like as an entrepreneur, learn how to avoid 8 critical mistakes, and determine what type of business best suits your unique skill set. What’s more, Wickman provides a detailed road map to a better start-up, including 8 must do’s to increase your odds of success, 9 stages of building your business, and 10 disciplines for managing and maximizing your energy. Packed with tools, tips, and exercises that will accelerate your path to start-up success, Entrepreneurial Leap is a simple and practical how-to manual for BIG results. Should you take the leap toward entrepreneurship? Find out today and let tomorrow be the first step in your new journey, whatever shape it may take.

You’ve thought about starting your own business . . . but how can you decide if you should really take the leap? An entrepreneur depends on far more than just a great idea and a generous helping of luck. There’s a lot on the line, and you have to ask yourself difficult questions: Do I have what it takes? Is it worth it? And how the heck do I do it? You need answers, not BS. This book has them. The updated edition of Entrepreneurial Leap will help you decide, once and for all, if entrepreneurship is right for you—and give you the tools you need to create a successful business. In this three-part book, Gino Wickman, bestselling author of Traction, reveals the 6 essential traits that every entrepreneur needs in order to succeed, based on real-life stories of entrepreneurs who have reached incredible heights. If these traits ring true for you, you’ll get a glimpse of what your life would look like as an entrepreneur, learn how to avoid 8 critical mistakes, and determine what type of business best suits your unique skill set. What’s more, Wickman provides a detailed road map to a better start-up, including 8 must do’s to increase your odds of success, 9 stages of building your business, and 10 disciplines for managing and maximizing your energy. Packed with tools, tips, and exercises that will accelerate your path to start-up success, Entrepreneurial Leap is a simple and practical how-to manual for BIG results. Should you take the leap toward entrepreneurship? Find out today and let tomorrow be the first step in your new journey, whatever shape it may take.

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This fifth edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: ENTREPRENEURSHIP provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor’s resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.dushkin.com/online.

This anthology of newspaper, magazine and journal articles explore the entrepreneurial process from idea to harvest. Selections come from such sources as Forbes, Fortune, Business Week and Harvard Business Review. Topics covered include: new business venture opportunity, financing the new venture and managing rapid growth and global expansion.