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Misadventures in Entrepreneuring (R) is the brainchild of Gayle Mann and Lucy-Rose Walker who were personally involved in the start-up, growth and eventual sale of Entrepreneurial Spark. They have experienced their own 'misadventures' as well as the many misadventures of the 4000+ entrepreneurs they have worked with along the way, most of which were entirely psychological. It focuses on the psychology of entrepreneuring (R) and how crucial it is to getting in, and out, of many of the most common misadventures. Dispelling myths about the daily challenges entrepreneurs face, and providing reassurance and inspiration, Misadventures in Entrepreneuring (R) delivers support and guidance to entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes through the authors' story and those of many other entrepreneurs as they cope day to day. If you feel like your business has taken over your life, if you love what you do but struggle to juggle all your priorities, if you sometimes forget what you dreamed of when you started - this book is for you.

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This book takes a no holds barred look at the reality of being and entrepreneur and starting a business. Making sacrifices, dealing with guilt, getting stuck and finding ways to get unstuck to keep the journey going. Great real life stories from entrepreneurs who have actually been there and done that. A great read for all would be entrepreneurs. * Amazon.co.uk * Running a business can be lonely but this book will give you a much needed sanity check! Lots of great, truthful contributions from everyday, relatable entrepreneurs who are still on the journey! * Amazon.co.uk * Are you looking to start your own business? Do you fancy the idea of being an entrepreneur? This book is a good starting point! Entrepreneurship is not a fancy movement, this is a hard work that looks easy from the outside. The contents definitely resonate with my experience and I liked the exercises suggested too. * NetGalley * you will find inspiration and a feeling of emotional support. This book is like listening to a friend offer you advice to help you become more resilient... it is an easy read and you get a feeling the authors are truly cheering for you. And who doesn't appreciate a little cheering on once in a while? * NetGalley * This is a great book, and exactly what you need if you are looking for really relatable stories from entrepreneurs like you (rather than the 1% of entrepreneurs who can identify with Mark Zuckerberg...)! Plenty of good advice and exercises that can help unblock you in the trickiest of misadventures. I really loved reading this and will keep recommending it to any entrepreneurs I know. * amazon.co.uk * Absolutely LOVED this. As someone who has read ALL the business books - this really should be a must for any entrepreneur. I smashed it out in two days I was so into it! * amazon.co.uk * Well thanks to Gayle and Lucy-Rose for writing this wonderful book. I have been running a business for the last ten years, its been so tough and lonely at times, often not knowing which way to turn, its relatable with homour and will for sure help you along the road in these strange times we are living through. Gayle and Lucy-Rose are very approachable and knowledgeable and they and their book have to be of the best things that happended to me in 2020. * amazon.co.uk * Just what I needed - running your own business can be a lonely existence, but this book works as both a companion and advisor. Easy to consume and easy to put the lessons into action. A great read! * amazon.co.uk * I found this book so easy to absorb. The writing style is conversational so it feels like there's a real human behind it, but there are tools and techniques in there as well to help you deal with the real challenges. It was refreshingly honest as well, not trying to dress anything up or pretend that being an entrepreneur is all about hustle and glamour. * amazon.co.uk * Loved the book, a great read! * amazon.co.uk * This book is brilliant. Well written and very relatable. It highlight entrepreneurs the challenges they may face and how to negotiate the demands that are involved when starting a new business. It is my bible, while I negotiate setting up my new business venture. * Amazon.co.uk * This book is about real people and real experiences and how they coped through difficult situations. It's talking our language! I LOVE IT Its now my bible whilst I go through the trials and tribulations of starting a new business. * amazon.co.uk *

This is a must read: jam-packed with useful advice, grounded in actual, lived experience. Entrepreneurship is an adventure and involves misadventures along the way. This book helps you tackle misadventures head-on, develop practical solutions to any challenges that arise and learn how to embrace the uncertainty of not knowing what's going to happen next. (That's kind of the point of being an entrepreneur - to create a future that doesn't exist yet.) I would recommend this to anyone keen to learn what it really takes to be a successful entrepreneur. It's more attainable than you think. - Jenny Britton - Head of Executive Development, University of Edinburgh Having read many business books I can say that this has been by far one of the most relatable entrepreneurial books that I've ever had the privilege of reading. It delightfully presents the realities of being an entrepreneur including all the ups, downs and everything in between whilst providing an upbeat and practical guide for navigating the often bumpy road of being an entrepreneur. The book has left me with an even greater sense of optimism and excitement for the journey ahead as I seek to apply the powerful lessons from within this book. - Dan J. Gregory - Founder, Elevate Media I read Misadventures in Entrepreneuring in a few days. It was refreshing to hear a new perspective among a ton of other books professing to show you the right way to run your own business. Packed with self-reflection exercises, tips on how to course-correct and excerpts from interviews with entrepreneurs we can actually relate to (rather than the 1% of entrepreneurs who can relate to Richard Branson and Mark Zuckerberg), I found the book a great tool for helping entrepreneurs make entrepreneuring work for them. Whether you are looking for a bit of inspiration when you are feeling a bit stuck, or for a way to achieve more balance in how you juggle the 5,000 priorities in your life, this book will have something useful for you to take away and try out. - Sonia Codreanu - PhD researcher, University College London Misadventures in Entrepreneuring is a refreshingly honest and raw journey through the emotional ups and downs of setting up and running your own business, no matter what the size and ambition. - Dan Moore - Studio Output I LOVED this book! It's so refreshing to read an HONEST, BS and machismo-free first-hand account of what it's actually like to set up, run and exit a business. Anyone who wants to know what it's REALLY like running their own business should read this book. - Victoria Green - Victoria Green Ltd Can I be totally honest? Truthfully I thought it was going to be very much like all the other entrepreneurial and start up books that have been written, but it's not!!!! It's about people, from different back grounds and in different careers (not all about how Deliveroo started on a shoe string and now a global multi-billion dollar company). It is about real people, real experiences, how they coped through difficult situations, their determination and drive and how you identify certain types of people which we can all relate too and how you genuinely care and want to help, rather than dictate on how we should run our businesses. It's talking our language! I LOVE IT! - Zoe Whittaker - Zoe Whittaker Ltd

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Over the last 7 years Lucy-Rose Walker and Gayle Mann have been involved in the start-up, growth, and eventual sale of Entrepreneurial Spark. At its peak they had 13 hubs across the UK supporting over 600 entrepreneurs at any one time. They experienced their own “misadventures’ growing that business, as well as those of the 4000 entrepreneurs they worked with. They realised that no-one really talks about the realities of running your own business from an emotional perspective, so they decided to share their own experiences and those of others to help all those on the entrepreneurial journey. Over the last 7 years Lucy-Rose Walker and Gayle Mann have been involved in the start-up, growth, and eventual sale of Entrepreneurial Spark. At its peak they had 13 hubs across the UK supporting over 600 entrepreneurs at any one time. They experienced their own “misadventures’ growing that business, as well as those of the 4000 entrepreneurs they worked with. They realised that no-one really talks about the realities of running your own business from an emotional perspective, so they decided to share their own experiences and those of others to help all those on the entrepreneurial journey.

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