Country Careers: Successful Ways to Live and Work in the Country - Couverture rigide

Germer, Jerry

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471575836 ISBN 13 : 9780471575832

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Book by Germer Jerry

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

An indispensable guide to making your dream of living and workingin the country come true Country Careers Successful Ways toLive and Work in the Country "For the millions of professionalpeople who dream of giving up their fast–track urban jobs andmoving to greener, more relaxed places and pursuing more fulfillingcareers, this book should be required reading." John Herbers,author The New Heartland: America’s Flight Beyond the Suburbsand How It Is Changing Our Future "From fish farming to mail–ordermarketing, the wide range of real–life case studies detailed inthis book offer would–be urban transplants both the inspiration andpractical pointers needed to make the move successfully." Steven Bliss, Editorial Director The Journal of LightConstruction, published in Northern Vermont "Stop working on yourjob, and start working on your life that’s the message inJerry Germer’s book. It’s a message that should be heardby everyone who’s fed up and burnt out. If you’re lookingfor greener pastures literally and figuratively then youmust read Country Careers." Gil E. Gordon Gil GordonAssociates, Management Consulting Services Is getting out of therat race really possible? Just ask the former stockbroker who nowraises ostriches in Texas or the onetime L. A. divorcée whomanages a nanny network in Montana. These are just a few of thebusiness professionals you’ll meet in Country Careers, thecomplete guide for anyone who’s determined to abandon theurban maelstrom for small town life and make a profit from it!Country Careers explores the entrepreneurial and employmentopportunities for professionals who want to work and live in smalltowns and rural areas. In addition to its inspiring stories ofpeople who have made the transition smoothly and successfully, thislively book includes all the practical information you’ll needto turn your dreams of moving to the country into economic reality:

• Offers dozens of tips on starting a variety of country careers,from operating a bed and breakfast to performing complex marketresearch
• Provides a framework for making the decision to relocate basedon personality, skills, experience, and potential locations
• Explores options like telecommuting, local employment, startingor buying an existing business
• Includes fact–finding worksheets for use at all stages and anappendix listing sources of additional help

Biographie de l'auteur :

JERRY GERMER is a practicing architect and widely published freelance writer.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0471575836
• ISBN 13: 9780471575832
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288