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Summary: Essential reading for entrepreneurs
Review: The vast majority of books on business and entrepreneurship focus heavily on theory and case study, and lack practical, easy-to-follow steps to help you get started. This book helps you to identify what you're passionate about, and how to go about creating a dream business around whatever it is that you enjoy.
Romanus takes his years of experience working with literally hundreds of individuals and companies and boils it down to the essentials.
This isn't your average business book - it is a series of worksheets and activities to help you define, refine, and act. If you've never owned a business, but have always dreamed of breaking out on your own - this book is for you. If you've been in a startup before, and are thinking about trying it again regardless of your previous success, you'll still find a lot of helpful information to help you avoid the mistakes and pitfalls of too many startups.
Also -- if you get a chance, I highly recommend attending one of Romanus' events. He is energetic and provides great information. Its not just a rah-rah, motivational session -- you'll find it very valuable.
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Summary: Thorough but product-focused
Review: This book is exceptionally thorough; detailed and practical, with tons of worksheets and exercises to perform. However, it seems very focused on product-based business, versus service businesses. The author does include service businesses in his examples, but the exercises and worksheets seem to me to be very helpful for those people providing an actual product, with suppliers and vendors and product margins and the like. Overall a recommended book, especially if you're looking for an exceptionally detailed blueprint for moving from idea to execution.
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Summary: Thorough but product-focused
Review: This book is exceptionally thorough; detailed and practical, with tons of worksheets and exercises to perform. However, it seems very focused on product-based business, versus service businesses. The author does include service businesses in his examples, but the exercises and worksheets seem to me to be very helpful for those people providing an actual product, with suppliers and vendors and product margins and the like. Overall a recommended book, especially if you're looking for an exceptionally detailed blueprint for moving from idea to execution.
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Summary: Essential reading for any business owner
Review: Whether you are a new business or established company, this book is for you. I have started a company and wish I had read this book at the very beginning. It is great reading with very good out-of-the-box tips that helped me move past the competition. It is also a workbook so I am able to chart my progress while opening up a second company. "Kick Start" also served as a practical guide to help me further define my vision, products, branding, market, and competition. You don't need an MBA to understand this book. Anyone can use it kick start their dream.
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Summary: An excellent way to start....
Review: You've got a great idea for a product or service. You see it working in your mind, pleasing everyone who uses it. You're sure it would be a hit in the marketplace, ... if only you had _________________________ (fill in the blank). Kick Start Your Dream Business offers a complete cookbook to filling that blank. In this work, Romanus Wolter explains in the simplest terms all the steps needed to make your idea a reality. His myriad practical suggestions, hints, and resources convert the most seemingly complex of recipes into a Betty Crocker cake mix. His approach leads you through the whole process, from adding more substance to your idea, examining the market, giving it life, to manufacturing or producing the product, marketing and finance, and making a business plan. You'd be surprised how easy it is by following the recipes in Kick Start Your Dream Business. I know I was. Especially now that my book is on the verge of being published. All thanks to Romanus Wolter's book.
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