The library
Read it over a cup of tea.
Free reads and worksheets for building something of your own, alongside the rest of your life. Most take less than ten minutes.
Money and readiness
Money and readiness
Can you test a business when you have no money to lose?
Separate a lack of startup capital from a lack of household headroom, and choose evidence you can afford to obtain.
Money and readiness
How much of your business depends on one customer?
Assess customer dependence through contribution, unpaid balances and available time before making larger commitments.
Money and readiness
Can you afford to accept a bigger order?
Find the cash shortfall a larger order could create before accepting it, and assess changes to payment and delivery terms.
Money and readiness
Is buying equipment really cheaper than renting?
Compare buying and hiring over the same period, including realistic use, resale uncertainty and the cash needed upfront.
Money and readiness
Is an expensive business course worth it when you're just starting?
Assess an expensive business course by the task it solves, its full payment commitment and your ability to apply the learning.
Use it
Money and readiness
The one-page cost sheet
The sheet behind the example on your result. About fifteen minutes, and it usually moves the number a long way down.
Money and readiness
The conditions worksheet
How to write the conditions that would have to be true before you hand in notice, and the four ways people write them badly.
Money and readiness
The runway worksheet
How many months you could actually cover, and the three mistakes that make the number look worse than it is.
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The Exit Note · Emails from Ronnie
Not ready yet? Each week, one short email from Ronnie: a practical tip to try something different and a bit of encouragement to keep going.
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