There's No Business Like Your Own Business

Gladys Edmunds always exceeded expectations. At age twelve, she was desperate for a pair of Buster Brown saddle shoes and formed her own cleaning business to pay for them. Three years later, with a baby on the way, she realized she could charter tour buses to make great profits. From the card table in her childhood living room to Money magazine's small business round table, Edmunds has done it all. But how, exactly, did she do it?Edmunds presents the steps to success in accessible, inspirational, often humorous ways. They are uncomplicated but challenging; proactive as well as reactive; tried and definitely true. She identifies the six tasks necessary for achieving entrepreneurial rewards: take charge of your thoughts, overcome obstacles, establish communication, build a dynamic support system, achieve balance, and expand your horizons. Through personal example and anecdote, how-to advice and exercises readers will learn how to use the six keys to open the door to a future they might have never dreamed possible. After all, there is no business like your own business.