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Stop working for the man break free and make sure you're getting paid what you're worth

Stop slogging away 9 5 for a set salary(plus the overtime you inevitably do and don't get any credit for). Abandon the day job and go it alone. Start doing what you want to do, when you want to do it. There are currently 4 million self-employed people in the UK be one of them, join them, set yourself free. It's not about becoming an entrepreneurial whiz-kid, it's about working the way you want to work, on the things you want to work on, and in the location you want to do it from. Remember, you don't have to sit in an office to get a job done. Self-Made Me shows you how to work how and where you want and earn exactly what you're worth not what an employer wants to get away with giving you. Be your own boss and increase your value.

  • It's never been easier to be self-employed than it is today, with increased communications, mobile working and outsourcing
  • This s

    Trade Review
    informative and entertaining I can t recommend Self Made Me enough. (Edge, May 2012)

    Table of Contents
    INTRODUCTION A New Way of Living in A Changing World ix

    PART 1: THE CASE FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT 1

    CHAPTER 1: It’s All About You 3

    CHAPTER 2: Learning and Growing 19

    CHAPTER 3: The Role Model 31

    CHAPTER 4: Call the Expert 43

    CHAPTER 5: The Professional Game 55

    CHAPTER 6: Show Me the Money 71

    CHAPTER 7: A Cunning Plan 85

    CHAPTER 8: The Merchant Adventurers 97

    PART 2: EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES 107

    CHAPTER 9: Face The Facts Before You Start 109

    CHAPTER 10: Why Would You Want to do That? 119

    CHAPTER 11: Just the Job 129

    CHAPTER 12: The Fame Game 139

    CHAPTER 13: On the Shoulders of Giants 151

    CHAPTER 14: The Professional Approach 161

    CHAPTER 15: Reassurance 173

    CHAPTER 16: Working the Room 185

    CHAPTER 17: Marketing – the Search for Opportunity 197

    CHAPTER 18: Web of Intrigue 207

    Conclusion 223

    Bibliography 226

    Acknowledgements 227

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 23/12/2011
      ISBN13: 9780857082657, 978-0857082657
      ISBN10: 0857082655
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Stop working for the man break free and make sure you're getting paid what you're worth

      Stop slogging away 9 5 for a set salary(plus the overtime you inevitably do and don't get any credit for). Abandon the day job and go it alone. Start doing what you want to do, when you want to do it. There are currently 4 million self-employed people in the UK be one of them, join them, set yourself free. It's not about becoming an entrepreneurial whiz-kid, it's about working the way you want to work, on the things you want to work on, and in the location you want to do it from. Remember, you don't have to sit in an office to get a job done. Self-Made Me shows you how to work how and where you want and earn exactly what you're worth not what an employer wants to get away with giving you. Be your own boss and increase your value.

      • It's never been easier to be self-employed than it is today, with increased communications, mobile working and outsourcing
      • This s

        Trade Review
        informative and entertaining I can t recommend Self Made Me enough. (Edge, May 2012)

        Table of Contents
        INTRODUCTION A New Way of Living in A Changing World ix

        PART 1: THE CASE FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT 1

        CHAPTER 1: It’s All About You 3

        CHAPTER 2: Learning and Growing 19

        CHAPTER 3: The Role Model 31

        CHAPTER 4: Call the Expert 43

        CHAPTER 5: The Professional Game 55

        CHAPTER 6: Show Me the Money 71

        CHAPTER 7: A Cunning Plan 85

        CHAPTER 8: The Merchant Adventurers 97

        PART 2: EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES 107

        CHAPTER 9: Face The Facts Before You Start 109

        CHAPTER 10: Why Would You Want to do That? 119

        CHAPTER 11: Just the Job 129

        CHAPTER 12: The Fame Game 139

        CHAPTER 13: On the Shoulders of Giants 151

        CHAPTER 14: The Professional Approach 161

        CHAPTER 15: Reassurance 173

        CHAPTER 16: Working the Room 185

        CHAPTER 17: Marketing – the Search for Opportunity 197

        CHAPTER 18: Web of Intrigue 207

        Conclusion 223

        Bibliography 226

        Acknowledgements 227

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