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The Accidental Entrepreneur: The 50 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Starting a Business

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Publisher : AMACOM; Illustrated edition (May 26, 2008)


Language : English


Paperback : 192 pages


ISBN-10 : 0814401678


ISBN-13 : 75


Reading age : 17 years and up


Item Weight : 9.6 ounces


Dimensions : 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,361,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,773 in New Business Enterprises (Books) #10,219 in Entrepreneurship (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Questions in the book are worth doing
The gems in this book are what you discover from doing the exercises. Yes, they take time, and yes sometimes they're tedious, but 50% of small businesses fail because they didn't plan properly. You do the work to know what it is that you are offering and what you need to work on. There are tons of books out there that will give you advice, but this one I keep coming back to in order to reassess what I've done, where I'm at, and where I hope to go. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019 by D. Hennis
    • Pretty good book
I'm planning to start a new business soon and I wanted to make sure I was covering all the bases. This book does a good job of giving you some ways to help organize your efforts when your starting a business. There are a few things I disagree with in the book, but overall, the advise in the book is helpful. I will definitely use some of the ideas from this book when I'm starting my business. There are a few things I wish were in this book that I'm still not sure about. I wish it covered more ideas for people who will be doing a consulting type business. While the author briefly discusses this type of business, it seems like many more concepts can be covered, especially by someone who got their start in business by doing consulting themselves. I think that billing and administration may be the toughest part of the business for me and there is no advice for this area. The good things covered in this book are about general concepts about why new businesses fail and how to avoid it (or avoid going into business in the first place.) There are some good suggestions on developing big-picture plans for your business that will help you avoid these pitfalls. I will definitely refer to this book at several stages while starting my business, but there are a lot of things I will still need to figure out from other sources. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2012 by Keith Penewit
    • Somewhat overrated
The book is pleasantly written and has some nice advice here and there. If you are new to this field, it is a nice read. There is a 1-star review pretty high up the list, and that reviewer makes some good points, however. This book is definitely not your one-stop source for starting a business and if you have read extensively in the field of entrepreneurship, you won't find much news here. So, not awful, but not fantastic either. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014 by Fer
    • It's a below average book
The title doesn't seems to be conected with the actual content of the book. I think this is a more "negative" feeling book in where they tell you tell hard things about being an entrepeneur. You are an entrepeneur because you don't want a boss, then your clients are your bosses, IRS is your boss, etc. Also, you wanna have more flexible time job, the author says re think it as an entrepeneur you are going to have less time. Ok, this might be partially true, but as many entrepeneurs the beggining is hard, then you get the pace of it and the business might run on its own. Also, As an entrepeneur that I am, I have many weeks working all days, as other weeks are less accelerated and with less work. But something Im sure is I love to work for my self, and would never change it for working for somebody else. I think this book might be useful for the conformist or person who maybe entrepeneurship isnt for them, who isn't sure of owning her own business. But for those of us who are sure we prefer to work for ourselves, that had find our true calling and passion an a way to get profit from it this is NOT your book. Kind waste of time to read this had to skip many parts of it. As I said if you are not sure this might be the book to get out of entrepeneurial adventure and to rationalize your fears and conformist thoughs. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2013 by mat
    • When i considered starting my own business, this book ...
When i considered starting my own business, this book provided an invaluable resource- even if i didn't ultimately follow through.
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014 by Mark Anderson
    • Enterpreneur without a clue now knows what to do!
Prior to reading The Accidental Entrepreneur I was quite lost as to how best to form the administrative framework for my new LLC. Having read this book cover to cover twice, I can see this book becoming a valuable asset on my desk for frequent reference. A definite must for even the most educated business entrepreneur. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013 by Patricia Israel
    • Three Stars
Not much advice
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015 by Robin Rodenberg
    • Fail
I hate being that one person who gives a bad review when everyone else seems to think otherwise, but the book was horrific. I had to stop reading it when I was confronted by the diagram with a circle labeled, "comfort zone". Some months later I picked it back up but it didn't improve much. If you can imagine a book about running a small business, as written by someone with zero experience running a small business, but was instead some kind of a hybrid cross between a hippie and a high school guidance counselor - this is it. (No defamatory remark toward the author intended. I don't know anything about her. That's just the vibe I got while reading it.) I bought the book thinking I was getting some insight about the art of making money and instead all I got was a bunch of obvious and painfully general advice. Throw in a few motivational fill-in-the-blank worksheets and a lecture about saving the planet for some reason, and call it a business book. If you want to map out your comfort zone and fill out a bunch of worksheets reminiscent of high school, this book is for you. If you want to learn how to make money - I'd look elsewhere. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2012 by VCF

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