Breaking Free: How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business

Breaking Free is about making the transition from working for "the man" to working for yourself by starting your own business or freelancing. By focusing on the personal experiences, ideas, and actions of a variety of self-employed people--including freelance writers, contractors, service providers, store owners and franchisees, sales reps, and others--this book offers readers deep insights into the ideas and decisions required to make self-employment a reality. Along the way, author and self-employed professional Chris Lauer offers a wealth of practical small-business insights and tips. Breaking Free thus offers would-be entrepreneurs and freelancers something priceless--both the skills and encouragement required to shake free of corporate shackles and take the leap into small-scale entrepreneurship.

Chris Lauer founded his own company in 2006, Lauer Editorial Services, where he is a freelance writer and editor. He has held jobs in newspaper, newsletter, and magazine publishing. The author ofThe Management Gurus, he lives and works from his home in Wilmington, Delaware.