The Twenty-Something Guide to Creative Self-Employment: Making Money While Keeping Your Freedom - Softcover

Porten, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761504451 ISBN 13: 9780761504450

Publisher: Prima Pub, 1996

Synopsis

Looking for a job that offers more satisfaction and freedom than the corporate grind? Starting your own business could be the perfect solution. You don?t need a big savings account or unusual talents to become your own boss, but you do need good advice. Author Jeff Porten started a successful company just out of college—he knows how to launch a business on next to nothing and make it work. In The Twentysomething Guide to Creative Self-Employment he explains everything you?ll need to know to succeed, including how to:


• Brainstorm for great start-up ideas
• Budget and plan like a pro
• Network and schmooze with style
• Market yourself without a big budget
• Survive the lean times while you get things rolling
• Deal with taxes and other legal stuff
• Keep the big picture—your happiness—in mind


It is possible to have a life and a fulfilling career. With some planning and determination, you can create the job of your dreams.

About the Author

Jeff Porten is the founder of Millennium Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based international consulting firm specializing in new media technologies and the Internet.

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From the Back Cover

a job that offers more satisfaction and freedom than the corporate grind? Starting your own business could be the perfect solution. You don?t need a big savings account or unusual talents to become your own boss, but you do need good advice. Author Jeff Porten started a successful company just out of college—he knows how to launch a business on next to nothing and make it work. In The Twentysomething Guide to Creative Self-Employment he explains everything you?ll need to know to succeed, including how to:


• Brainstorm for great start-up ideas
• Budget and plan like a pro
• Network and schmooze with style
• Market yourself without a big budget
• Survive the lean times while you get things rolling
• Deal with taxes and other legal stuff
• Keep the big picture—your happiness—in mind


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From the Inside Flap

a job that offers more satisfaction and freedom than the corporate grind? Starting your own business could be the perfect solution. You don?t need a big savings account or unusual talents to become your own boss, but you do need good advice. Author Jeff Porten started a successful company just out of college—he knows how to launch a business on next to nothing and make it work. In <b><i>The Twentysomething Guide to Creative Self-Employment</i></b> he explains everything you?ll need to know to succeed, including how to:<br><br><br>• Brainstorm for great start-up ideas<br>• Budget and plan like a pro<br>• Network and schmooze with style<br>• Market yourself without a big budget<br>• Survive the lean times while you get things rolling<br>• Deal with taxes and other legal stuff<br>• Keep the big picture—your happiness—in mind<br><br><br>It <i>is </i>possible to have a life <i>and</i> a f

Edition details

• Publisher: Prima Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761504451
• ISBN 13: 9780761504450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272