Going Solo: Everything You Need to Start Your Business and Succeed as Your Own Boss

by Julie Barlow, Jean-Benoît Nadeau

A must-have for anyone who wants to be self-employed. Whether you are a dog groomer, a real-estate agent, actor, lawyer, or graphic designer, Going Solo is for you. Should you incorporate? What expenses can you deduct? Do you need a website? What about insurance? How do you negotiate a contract? Win all negotiations? Find the answers to all your questions about starting your own business in Going Solo , the essential toolkit for self-employed workers. Drawing on deep personal experience, authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau give you the practical information you need to succeed in daily business life. Whether you need an invoice template, advice on managing relations with your banker, planning an advertising campaign, it's all here in a clear, comprehensive, and accessible format.

415 pages, Paperback

Published September 26, 2023

About the author

Julie Barlow has been writing about France and the French language for over two decades and is a regular contributor to Canada’s French language public affairs magazine L’actualité since 1996. Her writing has appeared in English and French-language magazines and newspapers in Quebec and Canada, the U.S. and Europe, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and the Courier international. Julie is based in Montreal where she lives with her husband, author Jean-Benoît Nadeau, and their two daughters.

Reviews

[Pinky Sharma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Going Solo represents the journey of two freelance writers Julie Barlow and Jean Benoît. Although the book contains a great amount of information on how to go solo as an entrepreneur, I'll tell you why I gave it 3 stars later.
The book is nicely divided into chapters that serve as a step-by-step guide for anyone venturing into the entrepreneurial space as a freelancer. I picked up this book because I am self-employed and live in Canada. The book gave me enough information about the various modes in which I can register my business. It is also a good guide for anyone wanting to understand deductions as a self-employed person.
However, what made me furious while reading the book was the extent of poor copyediting and proofreading. As I progressed through the pages I encountered numerous proof-reading errors. I am not sure if it's the publishing house or a freelance copyeditor that did that sort of a blunder but it is not expected from a book that goes on shelves at Indigo.
Overall it's a good read and I would have given it 4 stars had I not encountered these many proof-reading errors.