• Starting a Business QuickStart Guide

  • The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Launching a Successful Small Business, Turning Your Vision into Reality, and Achieving Your Entrepreneurial Dream
  • By: Ken Colwell PhD MBA
  • Narrated by: Ken Colwell PhD MBA
  • Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (217 ratings)

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Starting a Business QuickStart Guide

By: Ken Colwell PhD MBA
Narrated by: Ken Colwell PhD MBA
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The ultimate beginner's guide to starting a business!

Have you ever dreamt of starting your own business and living life on your terms? This audiobook shows you exactly what you need to know to stand out from the crowd!

Do you have an idea for an amazing product or service but you aren’t sure how to build a business around it? Then, you need this audiobook. Buy now and start listening today!

Are you a current business owner who struggles to identify your customers and deliver true world-class value? Everything you need to know is included in this audiobook!

Do you want to build your hobby business into a fully-fledged venture that will help you build the life you deserve? Then, you need this audiobook. Buy now and start listening today! This is the most comprehensive guide ever developed for starting and growing a business in 2020 and beyond!

In the highly competitive world of business, what makes or breaks a new entrepreneur?

Sourced from over 20 years of firsthand experience working with entrepreneurs, new ventures, and high-growth startups, author Ken Colwell, PhD, MBA, has the answers.

In his comprehensive Starting a Business QuickStart Guide, Ken Colwell concisely presents the core fundamentals that all new entrepreneurs need to know to get started, find success, and live the life of their dreams.

Business and entrepreneurship students, small business owners, managers, and soon-to-be entrepreneurs will all find a wealth of value within Starting a Business QuickStart Guide.

From the very first steps conceptualizing your venture to winning your first customers, delivering value, and turning a profit, this audiobook acts as an invaluable blueprint for your path to entrepreneurial success.

Colwell’s clear voice, extensive experience, and easy-to-understand presentation come together to make this audiobook a must-have resource in the library of every budding entrepreneur!

Perfect for:

  • Would-be entrepreneurs with a ton of passion
  • Entrepreneurial students of all ages
  • Beginners with zero prior experience
  • Managers, business owners, and decision-makers growing into a new role

You'll discover:

  • The difference between an idea and an opportunity
  • What makes an entrepreneurial opportunity great
  • The very first steps you need to take to get your venture off the ground
  • Pricing, competition, customer identification, marketing, and distribution demystified
  • The real components of an entrepreneurial mind-set
  • Exactly how to craft your value proposition
  • How to write a comprehensive business plan

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Extremely detailed

I feel as though the author nailed every single thing you could imagine when it comes to starting a business. The author pretty much sets you up with everything you need right at your finger tips without leaving anything out.
The book touches on all aspects in great detail explained in technically terms for the more advanced along with using everyday comparisons for those needing deeper explanation.
You will definitely walk away with a greater understanding of how, what, where to start, and all other thoughts and ready to get started with confidence!

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Realistic information on starting a business.

I currently run a blog and am looking to make it more of a business than just “blogging”. This audio books gives you a great and realistic foundation of information regardless of the business you are looking to pursue.

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this book is audio GOLD !!!

this is good for any entrepreneur or independent contractors!!

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Highly Recommend

This book most definitely covered the most important parts of starting your own business. The information given can be used in any entrepreneur path, meaning if you were starting a: Food Truck business, Daycare Center, Clothing Line etc. All of the tips and knowledge given can be used, I enjoyed every min.

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Pretty good

Good info if you have ZERO idea we’re to start, but if you have already have a decent grasp on the major points one the book then I suggest finding books that dive deeper into each different section in this book. However, this book false short of being able to truly teach you how to do some of the exercises.

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Great for independent businesses

This audiobook is by far the best thing to listen to before starting a business (or to help one you already started). It gives great points and insights into starting a business.

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Great book for new business owners!

I have been listening to this book Starting a Business by Ken Colwell for a couple of weeks now and it’s been incredibly helpful! I got it free to review, and it’s been an incredible help in my own home gym business! It’s perfect for anyone wanting to kickstart their own business AND for those running their own in home business or direct sales etc.

It outlines from start to finish every step, in simple terms, that a person needs to take to start their own business or get their business off the ground and run it successfully. I highly recommend!

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Well organized

Well organized and informative content. I really enjoyed that it came with some visuals in PDF format with space for notes as well.

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Very informative

This audiobook is definitely what you need if you're starting up a business of any kind. It's very informative and educational. The chapters are well versed and easy to understand what your hearing and with it being an audiobook it's convenient to listen in the car. I found it to be very interesting from the stories of some famous entrepreneurs to the guide as to what is important and needed in order to successfully obtain your dream. Get your copy at https://www.audible.com/pd/Starting-a-Business-QuickStart-Guide-Audiobook/B07QFSLT6L?pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=X33KD4VJXYRSD9EB4CSM&qid=1554922722&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_3&serial=&sr=1-3

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Very Informative

I found this book to be easy to listen to and quite informative. Great information. Very helpful! A little slow but overall good.

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