Making the Jump into Small Business Ownership

by David Nilssen

Making the Jump into Small Business Ownership provides the information, encouragement, and insight you need to go from dream to reality. As successful businessmen who have helped thousands of individuals begin small businesses, authors Jeff Levy and David Nilssen share their expertise in the following

How to identify your strengths and use them in your new venture How to identify a business opportunity Overcoming your limitations, fears, and trepidations The business fundamentals every entrepreneur should know in the areas of planning, market research, legal structure, financing, support team, and other matters Woven throughout are bits of practical advice based on the authors' years of experience, as well as stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things through small business ownership. With this book as your guide, you can "make the jump" and start creating your own success story.

Genres: Business

Audible Audio

First published June 2, 2011

Reviews

[Dave Biln · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writers have crafted an expansive overview of the individual and work-related obstacles inherent in launching your enterprise. What sets this work apart is its inclusion of not just the practical steps, but also tools to assess your drive and factors influencing success. Levy and Nilssen adeptly weave their personal experiences, offering introspective anecdotes that enrich the content. This accessible, hands-on manual holds valuable insights for any aspiring business owner.

[Alaase Mahalah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Waiting for push to get you past the fear of becoming a business owner, read this book. David Nilssen and Jeff Levy guide you from finding the entrepreneur in you to choosing the right business to becoming a business owner in 3 sections. By the end if you're truly in the entrepreneur mindset you'll realize the only thing holding you back is fear and you'll be ready to replace that fear with knowledge! This book offers practical methods for starting the right business for you no matter where your at in life!

[Gareth September · Rating 4 out of 5]

Are you interested in starting or buying a business? Are you unclear on which business is the right one for you? Trying to work out the specifics of what role you'll be expected to play vs which role you should play? - Read this book. Do the activities. It helps.

Any recommendations for the South African Entrepreneur looking to make the jump into Small Business Ownership _in South Africa_?

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up this book after seeing a talk given by one of the authors, Jeff Levy, and thought it might be useful to me as I set up my own small business. I read about half of the book last summer, and then put it down and finally picked it back up again to finish it this week. It turned out to not be as helpful for me as I hoped, but it appears to be a solid guide for what it is, which is a guide to buying and owning a small business.

The book is aimed largely at people wishing to own a small business, not to develop one, by investing in a business that is for sale, purchasing a franchise, or something along those lines. While some of the book is applicable to everyone who is looking to be an entrepreneur, such as the discussion of the emotions and decisions around making the jump to owning a business and the basics of business plans, large portions of the book are much more focused on figuring out funding, balance sheets, and so on for purchasing a business. While I found this interesting from an academic standpoint, if you are looking for a book to support you in starting your own business (service or product), this is not the right book for you.

The writing was clear and had no issues, and I found the sprinkling of anecdotes and success stories to serve their purpose of inspiration and entertainment. Really my only complaint is that the book should be a bit clearer on its purpose, so as to better help people determine if they are its target audience. I'd like to rank 3.5 stars but cannot, so I'll round up to 4.

[Tai Odunsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

best book on entrepreneurship because it deconstructs the emotion that keeps most back: that of fear.

[Javier · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best part of the book was their explanation on using retirement account funds to purchase a business.