Business for Bohemians

<p><b>Everyone should work for themselves. But don't cashflow forecasts, tax returns and P&Ls all sound a bit of a faff?</b><br><br> Fear not: help is at hand. In <i>Business for Bohemians</i>, Tom Hodgkinson combines practical advice with laugh-out-loud anecdote to create a refreshingly candid guidebook for all of us who aspire to a greater degree of freedom in our working lives. <br><br> Whether you dream of launching your own startup or profiting from your creativity in your spare time, <i>Business for Bohemians</i> will equip you with the tools to turn your talents into a profitable and enjoyable business. Accounting need no longer be a dark art. You will become au fait with business plans and a friend of the spreadsheet. You will discover that laziness can be a virtue. Above all, you will realise that freedom from the nine-to-five life is achievable - and, with Hodgkinson's comforting, pragmatic and extremely funny advice at hand, you might even enjoy yourself along the way.<br><br><b>Tom Hodgkinson</b> is the founder and editor of <i>The Idler</i> and the bestselling author of <i>How to be Idle</i>, <i>How to be Free</i>, <i>The Idle Parent</i> and <i>Brave Old World</i>. In 2011 he and his partner Victoria launched the Idler Academy of Philosophy, Husbandry and Merriment, a business which offers online and real-world courses in the liberal arts and practical skills, from philosophy and ukulele to business skills and singing.</p> <p><b>Everyone should work for themselves. But don't cashflow forecasts, tax returns and P&Ls all sound a bit of a faff?</b><br><br> Fear not: help is at hand. In <i>Business for Bohemians</i>, Tom Hodgkinson combines practical advice with laugh-out-loud anecdote to create a refreshingly candid guidebook for all of us who aspire to a greater degree of freedom in our working lives. <br><br> Whether you dream of launching your own startup or profiting from your creativity in your spare time, <i>Business for Bohemians</i> will equip you with the tools to turn your talents into a profitable and enjoyable business. Accounting need no longer be a dark art. You will become au fait with business plans and a friend of the spreadsheet. You will discover that laziness can be a virtue. Above all, you will realise that freedom from the nine-to-five life is achievable - and, with Hodgkinson's comforting, pragmatic and extremely funny advice at hand, you might even enjoy yourself along the way.<br><br><b>Tom Hodgkinson</b> is the founder and editor of <i>The Idler</i> and the bestselling author of <i>How to be Idle</i>, <i>How to be Free</i>, <i>The Idle Parent</i> and <i>Brave Old World</i>. In 2011 he and his partner Victoria launched the Idler Academy of Philosophy, Husbandry and Merriment, a business which offers online and real-world courses in the liberal arts and practical skills, from philosophy and ukulele to business skills and singing.</p>