title: Startup Power: An Entrepreneurial Guide to Starting Your Own Business
author:  Jimmy D. Bayes Ph.D. 
description: Jimmy Bayes holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University. Jimmy has started or helped start four nonprofit organizations and currently is the Executive Director of Dunamis Empowerment Foundation whose mission is to empower others so that they can gain more control over their lives.
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  “With traditional career doors slamming shut, it’s easy to panic, but Chris
  Guillebeau sees opportunities everywhere. Making a career out of your
  passion sounds like a dream, but in this straightforward, engaging book
  he shows you how to get it done, one simple step at a time.”
  —Alan Paul, author of Big in China
   
  “Business, like traveling, is often improved by starting poor. You are forced
  to improvise, innovate, and stay close to reality. You can’t buy solutions, so
  you have to create your own. Suddenly you have the first part of success—
  something of value. I got all this from The $100 Startup, which is full of
  practical advice about inventing your own livelihood. I’ve done a handful
  of $100 startups myself, several of which I later sold. Chris Guillebeau
  knows what he is talking about. Listen to this book!
  —Kevin Kelly, author of What Technology Wants
   
  “This book is more than a ‘how to’ guide, it’s a ‘how they did it’ guide
  that should persuade anyone thinking ab