START FOR SUCCESS: "what it truly takes to plan and grow a successful start-up," Elite Business Magazine
Why do some start-ups succeed and others fail? How do other entrepreneurs get past fear, raise funds, win customers, deal with seemingly impossible challenges?
Start for Success sets out to answer these questions and more. From discussions on mindset to MVPs, fear to finance, sales and marketing to systems, and the whys and the hows of setting up a business in a way that you can grow and scale successfully and the pitfalls to avoid.
All the major topics are covered and each chapter is packed with thought-provoking ideas that you can use or adapt in your business. The practical advice is illustrated by anecdotes, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always informative, from leading entrepreneurs and innovators across the globe.
If you are thinking of starting a business, this book will help you take that step forward. It will give you courage and help you start out right.
If you are already growing your business, Start for Success will challenge you to re-evaluate the foundations and your approach to every aspect of your business.
The entrepreneurship journey will always be a roller-coaster ride of the unexpected, but Start for Success will help give you practical, relevant insights to navigate each step forward successfully.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT START FOR SUCCESS
"This book is probably the most honest, straightforward entrepreneurship book I have ever read," João Fernandes, BuzzStreets
"Packed with practical advice that I had to learn through trial and error. I am going to bulk buy and hand out to any new entrepreneurs on my mentorship program" Rachel Watkyn, Tiny Box Company
"This book sweeps away the mystery and enigma surrounding entrepreneurship and replaces it with practical guidance and insights" Duane Jackson, serial entrepreneur
"This book reveals what it is really like, and what it really takes to create and grow a successful start-up. I wish I had this book when I started out on my entrepreneurial journey 25 years ago." Steve Bolton, Bolt Partners
"Whatever stage you are at, it will offer reminders of your journey so far and prompts to re-evaluate your current thinking. This is an authentic picture of entrepreneurship, its ups and downs and how entrepreneurs negotiate the challenges along the way." Elite Business Magazine.
What I loved about Start for Success was the practical application of stories to clarify actionable lessons. The lessons described reflected my own experiences as an entrepreneur, as well as many I wish I had learned before I launched Papa & Barkley! Adam D Grossman, Founder Papa & Barkley
"An easy, supportive and uplifting read that is very relevant in these times." Merlie Calvert, Farillio Limited
Jan is an entrepreneur from the UK who has a few decades of running micro and small businesses behind her. She is very familiar with all the challenges that go with that, having started one from the kitchen table as a single mother with two young children, and overcome the obstacles to go on to build that into a multi-million turnover business. Like most entrepreneurs, she has known failure and success.She has always been passionate to encourage and support other entrepreneurs and has been involved in many campaigns with a view to that. She was chosen as one of the first 50 women to represent the UK in the European Union on one of these and enjoyed supporting many others.Jan put her entrepreneurial experiences together with her passion for writing together for her first book, Scale for Success, aimed at helping entrepreneurs to grow their businesses during the big leap of 1-10m. Scale for Success and has been published by Bloomsbury. Start for Success is to help aspiring entrepreneurs and those launched on their journey to growing and scaling businesses.
