Working 5 to 9

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Enterprise Nation is a free resource to help you start and grow your business at home. www.enterprisenation.com

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Become your own boss, in your own time

Dolly Parton may have sung about working troubles in 1980 but fast forward to 2010 and the world of work is changing.

Over 5 million people are 'Working 5 to 9' - holding down a day job and building a business at nights and weekends.

In this brand new book, Emma Jones delves into the working 5 to 9 trend and offers over 50 ideas of businesses you can start in your spare time, complete with stories of successful 5 to 9'ers. There"s a simple and effective checklist of how to begin your business journey alongside advice on sales, marketing, technology, and how to maintain a social life whilst working 5 to 9!

If you are:

- In a job but not sure for how much longer or
- Wanting to pursue a passion/hobby/skill for light relief and extra income or
- Dreaming of becoming your own boss but not quite sure where to start

Then this is the book for you!

Chapter headings for Working 5 to 9

Introduction

PART I: The Facts & Figures
- Working 5 to 9 takes off
- The indicators
- The characteristics

Part II: 50 businesses you can start in your spare time
- 50 profiled 5 to 9'ers
- Home business opportunities

PART III: The Next Steps
- Setting up your business
- Working 5 to 9 and the taxman
- Make some noise
- Tech toolkit for the 5 to 9'er
- A home on the web
- Look the part (not the part-timer)
- Time-saving techniques
- And finally ... Creating your own private Idaho

FAQs
The Working 5 to 9 song
Glossary
Useful links
Profiled 5 to 9'ers
Index

About Emma Jones

Emma Jones is founder of the home business website, Enterprise Nation (www.enterprisenation.com) and author of best-selling book 'Spare Room Start Up: How to start a business from home' (9781905641680). Emma started her first business at the age of 27 (by working 5 to 9!) and successfully sold the company within two years of trading. She launched Enterprise Nation in January 2006. The site is a free resource for anyone starting and growing a business from home and also hosts the Home Business Awards, produces the annual Home Business Report and advises government on the topic.

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