This guide for aspiring entrepreneurs provides expert advice on every aspect of launching a new business. It is designed to be of particular value for academics wishing to exploit the commercial value of a new technology or business solution. Inspiring and readable, it shows how to evaluate the strength of a business idea, how to protect inventions, reviews legal steps and responsibilities, shows how to position products in the market, how to create a business plan and raise initial capital. Case studies, exercises and tips demystify the process of starting a business, build confidence and greatly increase the chances of success.

This book really does what it says on the cover and guides the reader in an easy-to-read, practical way on every aspect of the know-how needed to plan and start up their own business. From advice on putting together a business plan to useful tips on how to avoid the many pitfalls likely to be encountered, this is a compendium of how to do it and what problems to look out for. It will be invaluable both when setting up and running your own business. In his 24 years as a business adviser and trainer, Kim Hills Spedding has helped more than 4,500 people set up businesses in the U.K. and understands that it is very often the very practical matters that are the most difficult hurdles for anyone setting out alone in business.

The non-technical guide to building a booming tech-enabled business Thinking of starting a technology-enabled business? Or maybe you just want to increase your technology mojo so you can do your job better? You do not need to learn programming to participate in the development of today’s hottest technologies. But there are a few easy-to-grasp foundation concepts that will help you engage with a technical team. Starting a Tech Business explains in practical, actionable terms how to formulate and reality test new ideas package what you learn into frameworks that are highly actionable for engineers understand key foundation concepts about modern software and systems participate in an agile/lean development team as the ‘voice of the customer’ Even if you have a desire to learn to program (and I highly recommend doing whatever unlocks your ‘inner tinkerer’), these foundation concepts will help you target what exactly you want to understand about hands-on technology development. While a decade ago the barriers to creating a technology-enabled business required a pole vault, getting started today only requires a determined step in the right direction. Starting a Tech Business supplies the tools prospective entrepreneurs and business enterprises need to avoid common pitfalls and succeed in the fast-paced world of high-tech business. Successful execution requires thoughtful, evidence-based product formulation, well-articulated design, economic use of systems, adaptive management of technical resources, and empathetic deployment to customers. Starting a Tech Business offers practical checklists and frameworks that business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals can apply to any tech-based business idea, whether you’re developing software and products or beginning a technology-enabled business. You’ll learn: 1. How to apply today’s leading management frameworks to a tech business 2. How to package your product idea in a way that’s highly actionable for your technical team 3. How to ask the right questions about technology selection and product architecture 4. Strategies to leverage what your technology ecosystem has to offer 5. How to carefully define the roles on your team, and then effectively evaluate candidates 6. The most common disconnects between engineers and business people and how to avoid them 7. How you can apply process design to your tech business without stifling creativity 8. The steps to avoid the most common pitfalls tech founders encounter Now is one of the best times to start a technology-enabled business, and anyone can do it with the right amount and kind of preparation. Starting a Tech Business shows you how to move a product idea to market quickly and inexpensively—and to tap into the stream of wealth that a tech business can provide.

Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams. This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether you’re stuck in the nine-to-five grind, are an enterprising college grad, a dynamic retiree, or are just an out-of-the-box thinker, it’s time to embrace your free spirit and become a Wildpreneur! Entrepreneur and author Tamara Jacobi understands the challenge and reward of turning your passion into a business. Over ten years ago, she and her family started the Tailwind Jungle Lodge, a treehouse style eco-lodge in the jungle on the Mexican Pacific coastline. Jacobi shares the lessons she’s learned, alongside stories and wisdom from other Wildpreneurs. In Wildpreneurs, you will: Access a practical blueprint for starting and managing an unconventional business. Receive the support needed to stay on track with what can be a difficult path filled with unexpected challenges and is worth it in the end. Gain insights into the world of Wildpreneurship, its characters, and the lifestyle that is within anyone’s grasp. Discover an alternative to living on autopilot, an opportunity to move beyond fear, come alive, and tune into inspiration while also making a living. Let Wildpreneurs help you blaze the path to your own journey of meaning, purposefulness, and adventure—and start living the life of your dreams.

Introducing The BEST Practical Beginner's Guide to Launching Your Successful Small Business! Do you want to fulfil your wildest dreams and start your own Business? Do you have an amazing business idea but no idea where to start? Do you want to discover how to provide unbelievable value to your customers & Create a profitable business? You probably answered yes to one (or all) of them questions, and luckily inside we show you how to not only start the Business of you dreams, but also how to create a business that actually makes money, and survives these crazy times. We all know how cut-throat and competitive the world of business is, but what if you had the EXACT steps that increase your chances of Business success MASSIVELY, wouldn't that be worth the price of you spend on coffee each week? And, in the uncertain times we are in, a blueprint to success is MORE vital than ever before. So whether you're currently a passionate budding Entrepreneur, a beginner with ZERO experience or a business owner looking to streamline and take your business to the next level, this book is perfect for you. We guide you from budding entrepreneur with a business idea, to a fully fledged business that understands it's markets deepest desires, fulfils it's customers needs & actually turns a profit. Isn't that worth the price of a few cups of Coffee? Here's just a tiny segment of what you'll discover... The Complete Step by Step Guide to Making That Incredible Idea Into a Successful and Fully Functioning Business (With A Step By Step Guide To Producing A Winning Business Plan!) How to Know When You've Struck Gold With an Entrepreneurial Idea (And How to Know When to Pass On an Idea and Potentially Save $1000's and Decades!) Exactly How to Uncover Your Value Proposition and Build a Loyal Customer Base Who LOVE Your Company! How to Spot an Entrepreneurial Opportunity and Take Advantage of It Right Then and There The 3 Most Important Steps You Need To Take To Get Your Venture Off The Ground 4 Powerful Steps Beginners With NO Experience Can Take to Build a Winning Marketing Strategy How You Can Start a Business Even if You Have $0 to Work With Stop Wasting Time With Outdated Marketing Tactics, Do THIS Instead... A Complete Practical Guide To The Effects The Pandemic Will Have On Business, And You Can Make Sure Your Business Thrives How More People Than Ever are Turning Their Deepest Passions into a Profitable Business... And that is barely even scratching the surface! Even if you've NEVER believed you can start a winning business, even if you have NO business experience, even if you've failed with multiple businesses in the past, this book outlines exactly how you can start (and grow) your own Successful Small Business. We actually make it harder for you to fail than succeed! So, if You're Ready to Start Your Successful Small Business & Fulfil Your Entrepreneurial Dream Then Scroll Up and Click "Add to Cart."

This book is a step-by-step guide to a rapid launch of a product or service in about 4 months (or 60 hours). It is written for entrepreneurs interested in learning the ropes by testing a small idea before jumping into the big shark tank. The lessons you learn with this first attempt will serve your next bigger endeavor in ways you cannot imagine. This book is also written for educators and facilitators who teach in entrepreneurship programs or host Start-up Weekends.

A hands-on manual for business start-ups, this book offers a step by step strategic guide on getting your ideas off the ground with or without money.