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.
zlib_text: More	Praise	for
  THE	$100	STARTUP
  	
  “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