So You Want to Start a Business: The 7 Step Guide to Create, Start & Grow Your Own Business

Get it right—from the start! "Entrepreneurship is like a roller coaster ride, exhilarating yet terrifying... Allow Ingrid to guide you" (Adam Franklin, bestselling author of Web Marketing That Works ). Often, people leap into starting a business to pursue their passion without fully realizing what they've gotten themselves into. They may love what they do—but the financial and administrative side of the business ends up being more than they bargained for. So You Want to Start a Business takes you through the seven essential elements required to create a thriving business. With examples, exercises, and invaluable guidance, Ingrid Thompson provides a practical guide to unleashing one's inner entrepreneur. With over twenty years' experience helping people create successful businesses, Ingrid knows exactly how to help people decide what kind of business to start—and start out on the right foot.