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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

Success

It’s because most new entrepreneurs don’t end up doing what they love, but spend their waking hours on payroll, bookkeeping and clogged toilets instead of making those artisanal flourless cupcakes. We would all love to quit our 9-5 to open our bar or bakery or consulting gig so we can do what we love all day. 80/20 rule, much?).

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Small Business Bootstrapping Techniques | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

So if you are thinking about starting, growing or running your small business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses , but are worried about if you can be successful, worried about failing, worried about giving up your job, etc. than bootstrapping is for you. – ST.

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

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This sounds like the fantasy version of the e-commerce lifestyle that’s sold in Instagram ads, but it was reality for my wife and me when we lived in Mexico in 2019. Joint ventures : One of my favorite strategies, this involves partnering with another outfit that already has a preexisting audience in order to promote yourself.