More than 300,000 people start a business every year. That number will rise over the next year or two if the current economic downturn leads to widespread job losses.  It is a fact that many people choose to turn the threat of redundancy into the opportunity of self employment.

It is also a fact that when economic growth is low, business failure rates are higher. There has never been a greater need for a simple, explicit, practical business start-up guide that can increase new business survival rates in tough, as well as good times. People today need a start up guide that holds nothing back and tells them all they need to know. How to StartYour Own Business for Entrepreneursdoes exactly this.

Of course for many, starting their own business is a lifestyle decision.  It is an aspect of the growing trend away from full time employment to freelance or portfolio working.  The boundaries between traditional employment and free enterprise are becoming increasingly blurred. How to Start Your Own Business for Entrepreneursguides you as you pick your way through the no man's land that separates these two worlds.