Become a Successful Freelancer - Step by Step: Taught by a Canadian employer with over 1000 projects and 15 years of offshore experience (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781518613944)

I have been in business since I was 10 years old, buying bagels on the street and selling them to bankers two doors down for double the price. Since then, I have come a long way and experienced a lot of what the business world has to offer. I've worked as a lifeguard, gardener, dishwasher, garbage collector, masseuse, acupuncturist, marketer, web developer, security expert; the list goes on. My experiences have not all been good; I am no stranger to spectacular failure. I have created many small businesses during my life, some of which hemorrhaged money and closed after only a few months. Though they hurt and embarrassed me at the time, my losses helped me more than my wins ever would. Some of the most important lessons I have ever learned came out of catastrophe. Without my failures, I would never have developed the philosophy that made me the man I am today, turning a street-side bagel broker into a successful entrepreneur. I learned from my mistakes, and fought for a winning record in the business world. Much of this occurred on the internet; my web design, development, marketing, and security companies did great despite being part of a very competitive market. Some of my ventures were sold to bigger companies, and others are still making me money today. People began to take note of the success of my process and philosophy, and would come to me with their business problems. I took on a consultative role and put my philosophy to the test in different industries. To my delight, it passed; real estate businesses, home services companies, call centers and more all benefitted from the lessons I had learned. This changed the way I functioned in the business world; rather than creating my own companies from scratch, I began to merge into these businesses as a partner once I had helped their owners. Today, I am associated with a number of successful businesses, and am happy to have been given the opportunity to help them grow.