From estimating your start-up costs and finding clients to cooking for special needs and staying profitable, this book takes you through every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based personal chef business. Whether you're just starting to learn the trade or are an experienced chef looking to be your own boss, each chapter will guide you on how to build your own successful personal chef business.

"A startling new philosophy and practical guide to getting the most out of your money-and out of life-for those who value memorable experiences as much as their earnings"-- Perkins presents a startling new and provocative philosophy on how to get the most out of your money-- and out of your life. In order to rescue yourself from over-saving and under-living, you need to optimize your life, stage by stage, so you're fully engaged and enjoying what...

Event planning continues to be a thriving business area for the motivated entrepreneur. Jill S. Moran is a certified special event professional with twenty-five years of experience in the field and the owner of an award-winning event-planning company. This edition of her popular book includes updated ideas about creating business plans, balancing home and work, building a client base, and a more in-depth discussion on the role of social media in your...

"How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day" is part of a larger work entitled "How to Live." In this self-help volume, Bennett offers practical advice on how one might "live" as opposed to just "existing" within the limits of twenty-four hours a day. This quaint, but appealing book gives us a view into how to live one's life long before the advent of technology.

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own landscaping business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your business. Using a friendly, entertaining approach, Owen E. Dell shares his experiences and down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based landscaping business. He shows you how...

Setting aside a weekend-- or a whole vacation-- to tackle your disarray can seem overwhelming. Leeds shows you how to streamline your life in quick sessions, so you can take your home from chaos to sanctuary.

Examines nine years of research on successful businesses to help determine why some companies thrive in uncertainty while others do not, and highlights such qualities as discipline, creativity, and constancy.

"Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying mail order business from your home...From painless business planning to achieving success in cyberspace, this book's step-by-step methods are practical and easy to understand...Whether you are looking to assess your personal skills, estimate your start-up costs, choose the right products, or stay profitable once you are in business..."--P. [4] of cover.

Collaboration is increasingly difficult and increasingly necessary. Often, to get something done that really matters to us, we need to work with people we don't agree with or like or trust. Adam Kahane has faced this challenge many times, working on big issues like democracy and jobs and climate change and on everyday issues in organizations and families. He has learned that our conventional understanding of collaboration-that it requires a harmonious...