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Start a Successful Business (Inc.)
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Start a Successful Business (Inc.)

by Colleen DeBaise
February 2018
Beginner
272 pages
4h 34m
English
AMACOM
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>>>> CONCLUSION

SO WHY DO IT?

We sometimes ask that question when we interview entrepreneurs. We want to know why they put so much on the line, why they sacrifice so much time away from family, and, above all, why they work so damn hard. It seems a heck of a lot easier to work for someone else and get a steady paycheck (and maybe sick time, paid vacation, and benefits, too).

Granted, we feature many success stories on Inc.’s cover or homepage and it’s likely easy for a person who has achieved fantastical fame or fortune to wax poetic about the joys of entrepreneurship.

But keep in mind, our reporters and editors talk to people at all stages of business ownership. So we hear a little bit about the struggle. Actually, we hear a lot about the struggle. ...

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