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College and Career Center January 2010: Creating Your Own Job

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860–1937)
Changes to the College and Career Center Newsletter

As of January 2010, the College and Career Center newsletter is now bi-monthly.
Look for the next issue in March 2010!

Featured Library Resources
Whether you've made the leap to become your own boss or are just thinking about it, the following library resources provide useful tools and advice for starting and growing your business.

Small Business Resource Center - includes guides for 50 types of businesses, articles, and over 300 sample business plan from existing businesses.

Factiva - provides up-to-date information about industries and trends

Business Source Complete - includes full-text business articles, industry news, and market research reports
Articles
Hire Yourself: Becoming an Entrepreneur When You Can't Find a Job by Elizabeth Pope, AARP Bulletin

Earn Extra Cash By Selling What You Know by Cathie Gandel, AARP Bulletin

How to Choose a Business to Start by Pamela Slim, OPENForum.com

College Startups: Strip Down to the Essentials by Joel Holland, Entrepreneur Magazine, November 2009
Creating Your Own Job


3 Weeks to Startup - by Timothy Berry
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2008
 ISBN-13: 9781599181967
 ISBN-10: 1599181967
The advent of Internet and other online resources have made it possible to start a business from scratch in three weeks, and Berry and Parsons (Palo Alto Software) outline a specific business plan for entrepreneurs that will help them achieve these goals. The authors describe a variety of software applications, Web resources and electronic tools that can be used to address legal issues, hire a staff and form a business strategy without leaving your keyboard. Many checklists are also included to help entrepreneurs stay on track while developing sound accounting techniques that will help them avoid problems with the IRS down the road.
Table of Contents  Author Website  Author Blog  

My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey through Silicon Valley - by Ben Casnocha
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2007
 ISBN-13: 9780787996130
 ISBN-10: 0787996130

Ben Casnocha discovered he was entrepreneur at age 12 and hasn't slowed down since. In this remarkably instructive book, Ben dissects the entrepreneurship "gene," explaining that everyone has inherited it if they have an idea to make the world a better place. In Casnocha's case, he found a better way for city governments to communicate with constituents on the Web. Six years later, Comcate has dozens of municipal clients, a growing staff, and a record of excellence. This book is the story of his start-up, but also a conversation with his mentors, clients and fellow entrepreneurs about how to make a business idea workand how to have the time of your life trying. From Pat Lencioni to Marc Benioff of salesforce.com, Ben has won over the best and brightest of the business worldnow it's your turn!

First Chapter  Table of Contents  Author Blog  

Spare Room Tycoon: Succeeding Independently -- The 70 Lessons of Sane-Self Employment - by James Chan
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Pub.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2000
 ISBN-13: 9781857882476
 ISBN-10: 1857882474
Chan offers an intimate portrait of a new way of working and a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to find peace, satisfaction and fulfillment as an independent entrepreneur.
Table of Contents  

Start & Run a Real Home-Based Business - by Dan Furman
Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books Inc
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2009
 ISBN-13: 9781551808666
 ISBN-10: 1551808668
Start & Run a Real Home-Based Business offers step-by-step advice, from selecting the type of business to run, to marketing and growing the business. The book comes with a CD-ROM loaded with worksheets, forms, and documents to help the entrepreneur get started. Furman's tips can be applied to many different types of home-based businesses, including computer services, plumbing services, daycares, hair salons, electricians, and numerous others. Furman gives 'real world' advice from the trenches, with tips and pointers to help the entrepreneur succeed.
Table of Contents  Author Website  

Entrepreneur's Notebook - by Steven K. Gold
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2006
 ISBN-13: 9780976279044
 ISBN-10: 0976279045
An invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs, this edition includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing.

So, You Want to Start a Business? : 8 Steps to Take before Making the Leap - by Edward D. Hess
Publisher: FT Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2008
 ISBN-13: 9780137126675
 ISBN-10: 0137126670
In this book, two of the world's leading experts on entrepreneurship identify the 8 'killer mistakes' that cause most of these business failures and give entrepreneurs all the knowledge, tools, templates, strategies, and hands-on how-to advice they need to avoid these errors. Unlike other books that focus on topics like writing business plans and finding investors, this book focuses on the crucial operational issues that make the difference between consistent profitability and costly failure.
Table of Contents  Author Website  

Go It Alone: The Secret to Building a Successful Business on Your Own - by Bruce Judson
Publisher: HarperBusiness
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2004
 ISBN-13: 9780060731137
 ISBN-10: 0060731133
Explains how everyday individuals can use modern technology and outsourcing to build a successful business, revealing how to use one's own abilities while overcoming prohibitive starting costs and knowledge gaps by taking advantage of an array of inexpensive communications and support services.
First Chapter  Author Website  

StartupNation: America's Leading Entrepreneurial Experts Reveal the Secrets to Building a Blockbuster Business - by Jeff Sloan
Publisher: Currency Doubleday
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2005
 ISBN-13: 9780385512480
 ISBN-10: 0385512481
A definitive guide to starting a profitable business covers every aspect of the entrepreneurial process, including practical advice, tips, and strategies for assessing one's tolerance for risk, taking advantage of one's skills, avoiding common mistakes, and focusing on what one loves to do.
First Chapter  Table of Contents  Author Website  

Make Your First Million: Ditch the 9-5 and Start the Business of Your Dreams - by Martin Webb
Publisher: Wiley
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2009
 ISBN-13: 9781906465544
 ISBN-10: 1906465541
Make Your First Million shows you how to go it alone and make the money come rolling in! This straight-talking reality-check is one of the UK's bestselling entrepreneurship titles of the last 18 months and in this new edition Martin shows you just how important it still is to follow your dreams - even in tough times.
First Chapter  Table of Contents  Author Interview (Podcast)  

Small Business Survival Book: 12 Surefire Ways for Your Business to Survive and Thrive - by Barbara Weltman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2006
 ISBN-13: 9780471753681
 ISBN-10: 0471753688
Drawn from fifty years combined experience running small businesses, the authors present a comprehensive guide to running a successful small business that includes information on what to do before starting a business, while the business is up and running, and when the business runs into trouble.
First Chapter  Table of Contents  Author Website  
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Choosing a College or Vocational School (Fall 2008)

Changing Careers (Winter 2008)

Building Career Skills (Spring 2009)

College and Career Center (July/August 2009)

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Rebranding Your Skills
Monday, January 4 | 10 AM - 12 PM
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Get Your Business Off the Ground, Pt. 1: The Power of Email Marketing for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
Thursday, January 7 | 12 - 1:30 PM
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Monday, January 11 | 3 - 5 PM
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Wednesday, January 13 | 1:30 - 4 PM
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Web Site Design
Saturday, January 16 | 2 - 4 PM
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Get Your Business Off the Ground, Pt. 3: Business Planning and Business Financing
Thursday, January 21 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
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Saturday, January 23 | 2 - 4 PM
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Monday, January 25 | 3 - 5 PM
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Tuesday, January 26 | 6:30 - 8 PM
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Rebranding Your Skills
Monday, February 1 | 10 AM - 12 PM
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Monday, February 1 | 3 - 5 PM
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Saturday, February 13 | 2 - 4 PM
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Creating a Resume
Monday, February 15 | 3 - 5 PM
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Thursday, March 11 | 6 - 7:30 PM
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Houston Area Events

Do You Have What It Takes to Start a Business?
Tuesday, January 12 | 9 - 11:30 AM
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Building a Budget
Wednesday, January 13 | 9 - 11 AM
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State & Federal Taxes for Small Businesses and the Self-Employed
Thursday, January 21 | 9 - 11 AM
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Starting Your Business
Thursday, January 21 | 9 AM - 4 PM
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Creating a Logo for Your Business
Tuesday, February 2 | 9 AM - 12 PM
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SBA Certification Programs and Ok, You’re Certified, Now What?
Wednesday, February 3 | 9 - 11AM
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Legal Tips for Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, February 3 | 9 AM - 11 AM
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Construction Expo
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Building a Budget
Wednesday, March 3 | 9 - 11 AM
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Do You Have What It Takes to Start a Business?
Thursday, March 4 | 9 - 11 AM
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