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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Permissions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why You Need This Book and Why You Need a Big Vision | |
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| Our Story | |
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| The Importance of Having BIG Vision | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Dan Schawbel of Millennial Branding, LLC | |
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| Fuel Your Fire with Passion and Perseverance | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser of Grasshopper Group | |
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| Rethinking Your Business Plan | |
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| The One-Page Business Plan | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Brent Oxley of HostGator.com | |
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| The Finance-Centered Plan | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Brock Blake of FundingUniverse | |
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| Investors Out-Collaborators In! | |
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| Investors: A Question of Need versus Want | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Gabriel Shaoolian of Blue Fountain Media | |
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| When Your Needs Call for Investors | |
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| Collaboration Is Key | |
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| An Advisory Board as a Replacement for Investors | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends and BizSugar.com | |
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| Hiring Employees: The Good, the Bad, and the Alternatives | |
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| The Magic of Leveraging Your Time | |
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| The Downside of Hiring Employees | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Ali Brown of Ali International | |
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| The Best of Both Worlds | |
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| How to Find the Best Outsourced Workers | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Daven Michaels of 123Employee.com | |
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| Laser-Sighted Marketing through Social Media | |
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| The Magic of Social Media Marketing | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV | |
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| Four Keys to Social Media Marketing Success | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Mike Roberts of SpyFu.com | |
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| From Entrepreneur to Icon: Achieving Expert Status | |
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| Embracing Your Expertise | |
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| Building Your Information Empire | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Shama Hyder Kabani of The Marketing Zen Group | |
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| The Socially Responsible Entrepreneur: It's Not Always about You | |
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| Social Entrepreneurship Is True Entrepreneurship | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Adam Braun of Pencils of Promise | |
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| Sustainability Is the New Bottom Line | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Scott Harrison of charity: water | |
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| Pulling a 180: The Business Turnaround | |
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| Flexibility Allows for Transformation | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Matt Mickiewicz of SitePoint and 99designs | |
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| What to Do Before You Give Up | |
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| Entrepreneurial Profile: Mike Michalowicz of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur | |
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| Afterword | |
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| Resources | |
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| Epigraph Sources | |
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| Index | |