Got a great idea? Find out what it takes to start your own business and achieve success. Your Start-Up Starts Now! lays out the important steps to take when starting up a business and shows you how to build entrepreneurial skills. Current trends and future opportunities in each field are explored, and biographical snapshots highlight innovative and influential entrepreneurs. More than just the owner of a company, an entrepreneur is someone with an original or innovative idea who takes risks to get a business up and running. Entrepreneurship is the process of turning that idea into a commercial enterprise. Find out what characteristics successful entrepreneurs share and what steps are involved in starting, managing, and growing a small business. Make your own great idea a start-up reality! Book jacket.