Country Bound!: Trading Your Business Suit Blues for Blue Jean Dreams - Softcover

Ross, Marilyn Heimberg; Ross, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574100696 ISBN 13: 9781574100693

Publisher: Upstart Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

Offers information and resources for remaking one's life in a rural setting

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Review:

A business book as well as a lifestyle guide. -- Nation's Business

A one-of-a-kind book showing disgruntled urbanites how to turn avocational pastimes into regular paychecks; telecommute to their existing jobs; set up an 'information age' home-based business; buy an existing rural enterprise; or create their dream job in the country. -- The Midwest Book Review

Includes criteria for selection and steps for investigating potential places to live, the logistics of moving, adapting to small-town life, social activities, business opportunities such as franchising or professional practices, home-based employment or entrepreneurial possibilities, and job hunting in small-town and rural markets . . . helpful maps, charts, and graphs are also included. -- Booklist

More than a guide to changing careers, Country Bound! is about radically remaking your entire life in small town U.S.A. Well thought through and jam-packed with specific resources, helpful information and useful advice. Don't leave your current lifestyle without it. -- Small Press Magazine

Positively crammed with practical tips and a whole list of lists - of tax rates, what to look for in scoping out a house or potential home-town, and more. Buy it for the check lists alone. -- Mother Earth News

The Rosses show you in their wonderfully readable Country Bound! how to live where you want and how to make that dream work for you. I recommend the concept and the book without reservation. If our country was built on freedom, the Rosses' book is the road map to your own personal freedom. -- Jay Conrad Levinson, Author of 555 Ways to Earn Extra Money, Earning Money Without a Job, and Guerrilla Marketing

From Library Journal:

Aimed at "countrypreneurs" and others, this is a useful guide to making a living in a rural setting. The authors, marketing and writing consultants, traded in an urban life style for one in rural Colorado. Starting with suggestions on how to choose a region, they also point out lifestyle differences to consider. The meat of the book is its consideration of employment. The Rosses offer extensive suggestions on researching a new or existing business, buying a franchise, becoming a consultant, job hunting, and telecommuting. They also discuss financing methods and marketing ideas. The book includes addresses for obtaining information. The authors' upbeat style makes the transition from dream to reality seem possible for anyone. Unlike Les and Carol Scher's Finding and Buying Your Place in the Country ( LJ 6/15/92. 3d rev. ed.), they emphasize making a living. However, taken together, these two books should ensure success for anyone planning a personal exodus to the country.
- Cheryl Childress, Roanoke Cty. P.L., Va.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Upstart Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1574100696
• ISBN 13: 9781574100693
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342