I have had this book for a long time. I think my sister found it at the Goodwill possibly and ended up giving it to me. We had tried (and failed) to start our own Etsy shop back when I was in high school, so I’m guessing I’ve had it since around that era. However, I find it to be pretty relevant in my life right now. I’ve started some free lance projects so I think this book could be very useful.
A Girl’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio is informative and to the point. It was written by two women who worked in corporate companies and decided to up and leave their jobs and start making their own money by starting a business. They obviously became successful and sort of like documented the steps they took on the way to share in their book.
It discusses things like legalities, licenses, financials which I found to be very helpful and informative. This is the sort of stuff that I don’t really know that much about so it’s nice to have a resource and see how other people navigated these areas. It also talks about making a business plan and actually taking the time to write one out. I think a lot of times people get so hyped on what they want to do that they don’t plan it out very well, but typically planning is the key to success. The book discusses other challenges that occur when starting a business and is wrote in a humorous and almost satirical tone. I think that’s why I liked it so much.
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