Now in its third edition, The Suitcase Entrepreneur teaches readers how to package and sell their skills to earn enough money to be able to work and live anywhere, build a profitable online business, and live life on their own terms. With new material pertinent to today’s business world, readers will receive the blueprint to create their ideal lifestyle and become their own digital nomad. After eight years of working in the soul-crushing bureaucracy of the corporate world, Natalie Sisson quit her high-paying job and moved to Canada, started a blog, and cofounded a technology company. In just eighteen months she learned how to build an online platform from scratch, and then left to start her own business—which involved visiting Argentina to eat empanadas, play Ultimate Frisbee, and launch her first digital product. After five years, she now runs a six-figure business from her laptop, while living out of a suitcase and teaching entrepreneurs worldwide how to build a business and lifestyle they love. In The Suitcase Entrepreneur you’ll learn how to establish your business online, reach a global audience, and build a virtual team to give you more free time, money, and independence. With a new introduction, as well as updated resources and information, this practical guide uncovers the three key stages of creating a self-sufficient business and how to become a successful digital nomad and live life on your own terms.

Presents guidance and how to sell skills and knowledge in a way that enables the freedom to live anywhere, providing tips on how to build an online presence, develop a virtual team, and build a global audience.

No matter how accomplished, talented, or prosperous, women everywhere have an inner critic (aka BS) that tries to derail their best-laid plans. And even the most productive of us may be plagued by doubt or allow perfectionism and procrastination to disrupt our path to success.Well, not anymore. With Suck It Up, Princess, you can finally develop the right mindset and strategies to kick these excuses to the curb, and kick ass! Sisson teaches you to identify your inner skills and talents, utilize your life experiences, tap into your hidden potential, and leverage your unique self to create the life you truly want to live - basically, she turns you into a totally unapologetic badass. And she does it all with radical honesty and a big dose of humour. Packed with transformational personal stories, proven methods, and practical advice, Suck It Up, Princess coaches you to get out of your own way and become the heroine of your own life. If you're ready to take control, overcome your setbacks, end procrastination (that bitch) and experience more everyday personal and professional freedom, this book is for you!Think of it as the perfect guide to fit in your handbag, so you can pull it out for a daily pep talk or dose of inspiration when you need it most!Who is this book perfect for?Suck it up, Princess, is for women the world over, who are playing it small, or not playing at all, who are hiding their gifts from the world and need a bestie to show them how to start living as their best self.It's for women in business, at the helm of their own ship, who have simply veered off course, or hit some rough seas (puking ain't fun) and need to reset their navigation to sail in the right direction again, with the help of their co-pilot (that's me lovely).It's for women who thought they had it all together, and have reached a stage in their life or career where they realise they don't at all and are wondering what the f*ck do I do now?Or they've achieved their wildest dreams and are wondering what their new why should be, and wondering why they've gotten to this place after everything they've done.And it's for women, like you and me, who simply love reading a great book, that makes them laugh, cry, snort, resonate, ponder, reflect, take action and become a heroine of their own life!If you're ready to take control, overcome your setbacks, end procrastination (that bitch) and experience more everyday personal and professional freedom, this book is for you!

At a time of unprecedented change in the way we work, the editors of Monocle are here to help us envision, create, and make a success of a new business or reboot an existing one. As we face a world that is undergoing unparalleled change, no area is more dynamic than business. To help us understand, navigate, and succeed in this new world, the team at Monocle brings together its unique knowledge of culture, politics, economics, and business. Featuring stories of people running enterprises on every scale, the inspirational tales in this book provide readers with insights into the challenges and joys of creativity and entrepreneurship. These unmatched case studies reveal, among many success stories, how leaders choose branding, hire teams, and design workspaces for today’s needs. Whether you are planning to make a life change, start a new business, or reinvigorate an existing one, The Monocle Book of Entrepreneurs is a resource for anyone who wants to make a difference in their work and life.

Find success, freedom, and adventure—outside the nine-to-five grind . . . Lifestyle Entrepreneur provides a step-by-step framework to turn your interests and passions into products and services that add value for others—while supporting a lifestyle of novelty and adventure. Interwoven with stories and strategies for success, Lifestyle Entrepreneur inspires and instructs aspiring entrepreneurs on how to gain clarity on their identity and a vision for greatness. From a successful entrepreneur who has traveled to and lived in over thirty countries—as well as toured with a rock band, learned new languages, and climbed a volcano—this book offers such frameworks as the Discover Your Identity process and the Vision-MAP, to help you start designing your ideal lifestyle and learn how to leverage these interests and passions to create online businesses that are reflective and complementary to your life and business goals. “Carries you over the most important threshold in an entrepreneur’s life: From ‘I can’t’ to ‘I can.’” —Bryan Franklin, cocreator of Mind Money Meaning

"What if there was a way to combine the stability of a day job with the excitement of a startup? All of the benefits of entrepreneurship with none of the pitfalls? In the 10% Entrepreneur, Patrick McGinnis show you how, by investing just 10% of your time and resources, you can become an entrepreneur without losing a steady paycheck."-- front flap

Everybody has the right to build a business from anywhere and design a lifestyle they love. That's what this book will teach you to do. If you've always thought that having the freedom to do what you want when you want was just a pipe dream, then think again. Right now there is more opportunity than ever to: Package and sell your knowledge and skills to earn enough to work and live anywhere Build a profitable online business from just your laptop and smartphone Use online tools, social media and outsourcing to increase to give you more time, money and freedom Travel the world for less and experience the joys of minimalism Live life on your own terms and create your ideal lifestyle. This book will teach you the nuts and bolts of setting up an online business you love and give you the blueprint to create your ideal lifestyle and create freedom in business and adventure in life. If you've always thought that running a profitable business from your laptop, and having the freedom to do what you want when you want was just a pipe dream, then think again. After 8 years of working in the bureaucracy of the corporate world, Natalie Sisson quit her high-paying job to fly to Canada, start a blog and cofound a technology company. In just 18 whirlwind months she learned how to build an online platform from scratch, and then left to start her own business, which involved flying to Argentina to eat empanadas, play Ultimate Frisbee and launch her first digital product. Strike forward to now and she runs a highly profitable business from her laptop, while living out of a suitcase, and making money teaching others how to build a business and lifestyle they love. If you're just starting out, this book will show you how to package and sell your knowledge and skills, or those of others and build an online platform to earn enough to work and live anywhere. If you're an entrepreneur, this book will show you how to establish your business online, reach a global audience and build a virtual team to give you more time, money and freedom. This is a practical guide to learn what it takes to be a digital nomad and develop the freedom-based mindset to truly live life on your own terms. ----------------------------------- Editorial Reviews "Plenty of people want to travel the world and run a business from anywhere, but only a small percentage of them transform their dreams to reality. Of those who make the leap, few can explain it well. Natalie Sisson is the perfect exception: a suitcase entrepreneur with a track record, who can also show you exactly how it's done. Read this book and choose your own adventure." Chris Guillebeau, NYT bestselling author of The $100 Startup "Natalie mixes the very best of fun and inspiration with practical, actionable tools to get you set for a viable location independent business. While there is specific travel-related information, any entrepreneur will benefit from learning how to have a lean, flexible business." Pamela Slim, author, business coach escapefromcubiclenation.com "The Suitcase Entrepreneur" is a real gem: it contains more resources than I have seen in any other book of its type, and is the ultimate one-stop-resource for budding suitcase entrepreneurs. This is not a book that sketches out a dream and leaves you hanging, it tells you exactly what that dream can look like and the exact tools you can use to get there, starting now. Marianne Cantwell, author of best seller Free Range Humans "Natalie Sisson is someone who truly walks her travel talk: her typical day involves a combination of adventure, running her business, making meaningful friendships, conquering athletic feats and changing lives - and that's just a baseline. This book is the perfect jumping-off point for anyone who wants to create their own freedom in work and life." Jenny Blake, author, speaker and micro-business coach at JennyBlake.me"