Advanced Praise for Become Your Own Boss

“Become Your Own Boss is a great handbook that can guide you through every step as you start and grow your small business.”

“Melinda Emerson’s Become Your Own Boss touches every topic a successful entrepreneur needs to know.  The book is written in clear and straightforward manner that you don’t need an MBA to understand, although many MBAs can benefit from its comprehensive span of virtually every relevant issue in business ownership.  This is a book that I will recommend to many who seek my advice about the life and choices of a budding entrepreneur.”

“Melinda Emerson is one of America’s pioneering and passionate entrepreneurs.  Her efforts to share her experiences will no doubt inspire others to pursue their own entrepreneurial vision with the same determination, and vigor that has made her successful.”

“Great step-by-step advice for anyone looking to start their own business.”

“Melinda Emerson has written a remarkable book.  It is essential reading for anyone seeking to make the transition from working girl to successfully working it, as an entrepreneur.”

“The perfect companion for those planning to go out on their own. Melinda delivers first hand practical advice on how to be the successful entrepreneur.  Read it, if you want to get it right the first time.”

“Now there are no more excuses.  Melinda’s step-by-step approach has made it plain and simple.  The only missing ingredient is you.”

“This book is packed with practical information for starting and growing a business – including the tough realities that most guides skip over.  What makes it powerful, however, is that it goes beyond how to start a business – it is about integrating personal and professional passions – and practical ways to achieve that.  This is one of those books you will read and re-read – and give extra copies to special friends.”

“In the movies, entrepreneurs dream up an idea, fling open their doors and are richer than Warren Buffett three scenes later.  Melinda Emerson knows what works in reel life is far less likely to work in real life. That’s why she gives you a detailed timeline to follow.  She describes her 18-month planning system as “your personal GPS” and indeed it can keep you from getting lost.”

“Don’t even think about going into business without reading this book. A step-by-step roadmap for success, Become Your Own Boss by Melinda Emerson presents time-tested wisdom, thoughtful development, and strategic marketing know-how to convert any dreamer into doer. The antidote to our current impulse-driven, needed-it-yesterday, get-rich-overnight epidemic, Melinda provides practical entrepreneurial Rx for anyone who has ever dreamed of working for themselves.  A must for every entrepreneur’s business reference shelf.”

“Melinda made me do this, see this and think this according to these steps for my business—so I know this is real stuff that folks need to hear and know that it works!”

In Become Your Own Boss, Melinda provides a witty and entertaining “how to” guide for entrepreneurs. It provides a step by step plan for developing a business model and building a dream. The book is a must have for anyone who is considering starting a new business.

“Become Your Own Boss offers a complete starters package for the budding entrepreneur, and serves as a professional development course for seasoned entrepreneurs with plans of business expansion.”