A prescriptive guide to how to launch your own business without sacrificing your personal life.

The idea of starting your own business is both exhilarating and inspiring. It's one over 30 million Americans pursue. Some create innovative new products, others may aspire to develop a brilliant idea into a bestselling app, make a custom jewelry business a full-time career, or just be their own boss.

But being the significant other of an entrepreneur is not so glamorous. Suddenly, there is no longer a clear boundary between your partner's home life and work life, personal finances become entwined with the finances of the company, you may be asked to relocate to another country for the sake of the business, or find yourself feeling like a single parent as your spouse travels, works late hours, and answers the call of the business 24-7.

START, LOVE, REPEAT will help new and long-term entrepreneurial partners understand exactly how a start-up will affect their own lives-and what they can do to build a happy and healthy relationship in the midst of the madness. Married to the cofounder of the successful start-up d.light design, Dorcas Cheng-Tozun has lived through the perils and pitfalls of being married to an entrepreneur and has realistic, first-hand advice for any couple considering making the same leap. She also draws on research and interviews with other successful entrepreneurs, executive coaches, marriage family therapists, venture capitalists, and start-up authorities to offer practical insights and advice.

About the Author
Dorcas Cheng-Tozun is an award-winning writer, editor, and speaker. She writes the Personal Effects column for Inc.com, which covers how start-up life impacts marriage, family, and personal well-being. She also contributes regularly to Christianity Today and its award-winning blog, Her.meneutics. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Unreasonable Institute blog, BlogHer, Angry Asian Man, and The Environment and Poverty Times. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and adorable hapa son.


Book Information
ISBN 9781478920748
Author Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Center Street
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Weight(grams) 472g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 147mm * 30mm