Starting Your Own Microbusiness

The gig economy is a rapidly evolving, competitive landscape, but authors Weston and Khiry are ready to help you take control and successfully launch your dream business. Packed with useful case studies and a strategic 10-step roadmap, this book is the ultimate how-to guide for any aspiring young entrepreneur.

Ready to take control of your career and future? Success in today's competitive gig economy begins by learning how to pursue and develop a small or home business idea that can quickly and easily scale into a thriving microbusiness. For many young entrepreneurs, this constantly evolving economic landscape may be confusing or intimidating, and it can be a challenge to find the right resources with simple, yet effective, strategies on how to start or grow your business. Starting Your Own Microbusiness was written with the young entrepreneur in mind and has already helped thousands of people start their first business, create new sources of income, and even solve key problems in their communities. Join authors Weston Seid and Khiry Kemp, co-founders of the education non-profit Building BLOC, as they share insightful case studies and provide a strategic 10-step roadmap with everything you need to know to plan, launch, and sustain a successful microbusiness. What You'll Learn: - The true definition of a microbusiness, and how it's different from the average side hustle. - Step-by-step guides to help you transform your idea into a thriving business. - How to develop a strategic roadmap to scale your microbusiness into a successful enterprise. - How to identify key milestones and effectively measure success in a variety of areas with your microbusiness. - How to cultivate and apply a growth mindset to overcome the challenges of operating your own business. Starting Your Own Microbusiness is perfect for any young entrepreneur looking to chart their own path to success and take control of their future.

Weston K. Seid:

Weston K. Seid is a social entrepreneur and city commissioner. Having started several businesses over the course of 15 years and graduating from University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Weston knew he wanted to develop a career based around business and community. As the Vice-Chair, Westminster City Planning Commissioner, he assesses if real estate opportunities are appropriate for the city by working with the community and developers. Weston is also the Co-Founder of Building BLOC (501c3 nonprofit). Through two unique business experiences, he is helping people and living his true passion simultaneously.

Khiry Kemp:

After graduating with Honors from UCLA, Khiry Kemp jumped into a consulting career that enabled him to work on strategically transformative projects with leaders of Fortune 500 companies. Staying true to his passion, he never stopped engaging in ways to help others, especially kids from low-income neighborhoods. In a seemingly inevitable harmony, Khiry co-founded the Building BLOC nonprofit, which allows him to utilize his business knowledge with the cause of improving college and career development for high school students. Today, Building BLOC helps over 150,000 students find internships and volunteer opportunities.