Country Careers - Softcover

Germer, Jerry

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ISBN 10: 0471575828 ISBN 13: 9780471575825

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1993

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This is an indispensable guide to making your dream of living and working in the country come true. "Country Careers Successful Ways to Live and Work in the Country" - 'For the millions of professional people who dream of giving up their fast-track urban jobs and moving to greener, more relaxed places and pursuing more fulfilling careers, this book should be required reading' - John Herbers, author "The New Heartland: America's Flight Beyond the Suburbs" and "How It Is Changing Our Future". 'From fish farming to mail-order marketing, the wide range of real-life case studies detailed in this book offer would-be urban transplants both the inspiration and practical pointers needed to make the move successfully' - Steven Bliss, Editorial Director, "The Journal of Light Construction", published in Northern Vermont.'Stop working on your job, and start working on your life - that's the message in Jerry Germer's book. It's a message that should be heard by everyone who's fed up and burnt out. If you're looking for greener pastures - literally and figuratively - then you must read Country Careers' - Gil E. Gordon, Gil Gordon Associates, Management Consulting Services. Is getting out of the rat race really possible? Just ask the former stockbroker who now raises ostriches in Texas or the onetime L. A. divorcee who manages a nanny network in Montana. These are just a few of the business professionals you'll meet in Country Careers, the complete guide for anyone who's determined to abandon the urban maelstrom for small town life - and make a profit from it!"Country Careers" explores the entrepreneurial and employment opportunities for professionals who want to work and live in small towns and rural areas. In addition to its inspiring stories of people who have made the transition smoothly and successfully, this lively book includes all the practical information you'll need to turn your dreams of moving to the country into economic reality: offers dozens of tips on starting a va

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An indispensable guide to making your dream of living and workingin the country come true Country Careers Successful Ways toLive and Work in the Country "For the millions of professionalpeople who dream of giving up their fast–track urban jobs andmoving to greener, more relaxed places and pursuing more fulfillingcareers, this book should be required reading." John Herbers,author The New Heartland: America’s Flight Beyond the Suburbsand How It Is Changing Our Future "From fish farming to mail–ordermarketing, the wide range of real–life case studies detailed inthis book offer would–be urban transplants both the inspiration andpractical pointers needed to make the move successfully." Steven Bliss, Editorial Director The Journal of LightConstruction, published in Northern Vermont "Stop working on yourjob, and start working on your life that’s the message inJerry Germer’s book. It’s a message that should be heardby everyone who’s fed up and burnt out. If you’re lookingfor greener pastures literally and figuratively then youmust read Country Careers." Gil E. Gordon Gil GordonAssociates, Management Consulting Services Is getting out of therat race really possible? Just ask the former stockbroker who nowraises ostriches in Texas or the onetime L. A. divorc�e whomanages a nanny network in Montana. These are just a few of thebusiness professionals you’ll meet in Country Careers, thecomplete guide for anyone who’s determined to abandon theurban maelstrom for small town life and make a profit from it!Country Careers explores the entrepreneurial and employmentopportunities for professionals who want to work and live in smalltowns and rural areas. In addition to its inspiring stories ofpeople who have made the transition smoothly and successfully, thislively book includes all the practical information you’ll needto turn your dreams of moving to the country into economic reality:

Offers dozens of tips on starting a variety of country careers,from operating a bed and breakfast to performing complex marketresearch
Provides a framework for making the decision to relocate basedon personality, skills, experience, and potential locations
Explores options like telecommuting, local employment, startingor buying an existing business
Includes fact–finding worksheets for use at all stages and anappendix listing sources of additional help

About the Author:

JERRY GERMER is a practicing architect and widely published freelance writer.

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