Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................1
Why do it? ...........................................................................................................................................1
Can I do it?..........................................................................................................................................2
What do I do? ......................................................................................................................................2
How do I do it? ....................................................................................................................................2
Making the Decision ..............................................................................................................................3
Influencing Factors ..............................................................................................................................3
Do I have what it takes?.......................................................................................................................4
Making It Happen ................................................................................................................................6
What are the steps?...............................................................................................................................9
Preparing Your Plan ............................................................................................................................9
Set Yourself Up .................................................................................................................................10
Prepare Your Business ......................................................................................................................10
Market Your Product or Service .........................................................................................................10
Pack Away the Money .......................................................................................................................11
Easy Does It ......................................................................................................................................11
Quit Your Job ....................................................................................................................................11
Planning ...............................................................................................................................................13
Determining the Objectives ................................................................................................................13
Steps to Defining your Objectives ..................................................................................................14
Defining Your Mission ........................................................................................................................15
Steps to Creating the Mission Statement .......................................................................................16
Defining Your Vision ..........................................................................................................................17
Steps to Creating the Vision Statement..........................................................................................17
Redefining Your Goals.......................................................................................................................18
Steps to Defining Goals .................................................................................................................19
Establishing an Action Plan ...............................................................................................................19
Steps to Creating the Action Plan ..................................................................................................20
The Basic Business Plan ...................................................................................................................20
Setting Yourself Up .............................................................................................................................23
Establish Yourself..............................................................................................................................24
Locating a Job ...................................................................................................................................25
Make Yourself Known ........................................................................................................................26
The Presentation ...............................................................................................................................27
Interviews ..........................................................................................................................................28
Offers and Acceptance ......................................................................................................................30
Telecommuting ....................................................................................................................................31
