Employee to Entrepreneur

Table of Contents

1. Cover
2. Title page
3. Contents
4. Acknowledgements
5. Introduction
6. About us
7. PART 1 The reasons for going it alone
   1. 1 Why do it?
   2. 2 When should you do it?
   3. 3 Looking for inspiration
   4. 4 Leaving employment
8. PART 2 Building your business plan
   1. 5 Developing the idea
   2. 6 Number crunching
   3. 7 Getting advice
   4. 8 The right business structure
   5. 9 Branding your business
   6. 10 Minimising risk
   7. 11 The final plan and how to use it
9. PART 3 The nuts and bolts of running your business
   1. 12 Working smartly
   2. 13 The right environment
   3. 14 Staying on track
   4. 15 Managing relationships
   5. 16 Managing growth
   6. 17 Embracing change
10. PART 4 Unconventional lessons
    1. 18 Beware of experts
    2. 19 Luck or judgement
    3. 20 The ‘do nothing’ strategy
    4. 21 Business bullies
    5. 22 How to sleep at night
11. Conclusions
12. Bibliography
13. Index
14. Endorsement
15. Imprint