“Be Your Own Boss” by Bill McGowan introduction.

Be You Own Boss is an information source for people thinking of starting or buying a business based on my personal business experiences. This book has been designed as a guide to help people organise their thoughts and to decide whether being their own boss is really for them.

Bill has tried to use everyday language and have made to book easy to understand. Starting a new business is complex at the best of times and my aim is to make this process as manageable as possible.

Pulling no Punches. This new book by a franchise veteran provides good advice for anyone wanting to be their own boss. You don't get to build a multi-award-winning international business by pulling your punches, and in "Be Your Own Boss" Bill McGowan, the founder of Fastway Couriers, delivers some hard-hitting advice for anyone thinking of starting their own business or buying a franchise The book is designed as a guide to help people organize their thoughts and to decide whether being their own boss is really for them. Along the way, Bill shares a bit of family history, explains how he got into the business, and tells a lot of memorable tales about the effort that went into creating Fastway - all in Bill's typically blunt fashion. The tale of how he got revenge on a reluctant bank manager made us genuinely laugh out loud. Bill also translates his experiences of researching opportunities, overcoming obstacles, and teaching other people how to operate their own businesses into checklists, questionnaires, and advice. He recognizes that starting a new business is complex at the best of times, and he has aimed to make this process as manageable as possible for the intending entrepreneur. The book covers # Going into business on your own.

# Goal setting.

#Business Planning.

# What does a banker really want to see?

#Marketing.

# Franchising.

# Business Structure.

# Your personal wheel of fortune. The personal wheel of fortune is a tool that gives the reader the ability to analyse their suitability to run their own business.

As Andrew Terry, professor of Business Regulation at the University Sydney Business School said "Every person who aspires to be their own boss will benefit greatly from the business wisdom that Bill shares - wisdom which is practical and accessible and which has been forged from his own hands-on- experience in identifying a business opportunity and developing, managing and growing it."

The personal wheel of fortune is a tool that gives the reader the ability to analyse their suitability to run their own business.

The book is a self-help guide to help people organise their thoughts and to decide if being their own boss is really for them. Starting a new business is complex at the best of times and the authors aim has been to make the process as simple and manageable as possible.

The book is approximately 32,000 words and has been illustrated by Australia's award winning Caricaturist Steve Panozzo