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There's never been a better time to get started on a business-or so the conventional wisdom would have you think. But with up to 90 percent of businesses declining within the first five years, it is time to remove the rose-colored glasses and think before you invest your important time, money, and energy.The Entrepreneur Equation helps you do the mathematics before you start down the entrepreneurial journey which means you can answer not only "Could I be a business owner?" but also "Should I be a business owner?" By understanding what must be done to create a valuable business as well as how to examine the risks and rewards of business ownership based on your personal circumstances, you can understand how to stack the odds of success in your favor and ultimately determine if business ownership is the best possible journey for you, now or ever before.Through illustrative good examples and personal exercises, tell-it-like-it-is Carol Roth helps you create and evaluate your own private "entrepreneur formula" as you: learn what must be done to be always a successful entrepreneur in today's competitive environment; cut costs, time, and work by avoiding business ownership when the time isn't best for your family; identify and evaluate the dangers and rewards of a new business predicated on your goals and circumstances; evaluate whether your dreams are best offered by a hobby, job, or business; gain the various tools that you'll require to increase your business success.The Entrepreneur Equation is essential reading for the aspiring businessperson. Before you invest your life savings, invest in this book!