The Business Bible for the Unconventional Entrepreneur offers practical, applicable tips for starting or growing your small business of turning your passion into a paycheck. Whether you own a pet business, a tattoo shop, a pole dance studio, or a unicorn-themed cannabis bakery, this guide serves up serious business advice in a not-so-serious manner. You don’t need an MBA from Harvard to run a damn good business . But, you do need to work hard, take advantage of every opportunity to learn and grow, and practice at the core conventions that every good business owner should know. And, sometimes you need someone who speaks your language to stop condescending long enough to explain what those core conventions are in a way that makes practical sense to you and the type of business you’re in. This book dishes out step-by-step systems for making over your business. It lays out the 9 core conventions of running a good business and issues bite-sized, 5-day challenges for practicing each convention. If you’re willing to face the real-talk, do the included worksheets, and practice at implementing the strategies, then by the end of this book, you’ll be able to create streamlined systems and daily routines that will help you run your badass business like a real Lady boss. "Every woman who owns a small business would benefit from reading this book. London's advice is direct, clever, and funny to boot." -Barbara Corcoran, ABC's Shark Tank "Lordy! I wish a guide like this had been available to me when I was starting out as a flailing entrepreneur. It's truly like having a mentor right in your back pocket. The information Mrs. London shares is not only encouraging, useful and wise, she writes with such wit and humor, you'll want to take her out to lunch and pick her brain in person." -Lannie Garrett; actress, singer, entertainer, founder of Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret, Colorado Music Hall of Famer, Denver's Favorite Entertainer "This is the book that any future ladyboss should read when starting her own business... funny, honest, useful ... a great read whilst giving very valuable business tips for those who want them and priceless advice that can only come from experience in a non-patronizing way. I wish I'd read it years ago!" -Bex Eastwood, owner of Bohemian Retro (The Most Bohemian Shop in the World!) and Be.X Designs "The Business Bible for the Unconve ntional Entrepreneur serves up pragmatic advice for those of us making our way through the gig economy on our own terms. Irreverent and practical, Liz brings her experience to the table and invites readers to pull up a chair. You'll leave the book with immediately applicable tips, a fresh perspective on your business, clarity about where your business fits into your life, and the sense that Liz has become your new best friend. " -Beth Silvers, co-host of Pantsuit Politics, named one of Cincinnati's 40 under 40 Business Leaders and Ohio's Most Powerful and Influential Women, 2017 "Call it magic, call it being a social worker by trade, I know "special" when I see it. Liz has been skilled beyond her years since I first saw her perform as a young girl on a sunny day in April. This sparked the beginning of both a friendship and an eventual business collaboration. I expect no less of Liz than to have produced this amazing book that all ladybosses should have in their toolkit. She knows her stuff - now you can know it as well." -Samra; founder of Desert Rose Belly Dance Company, the Midsouth Pyrate Festival, and Witch City Realty LIZ LONDON is the Founder of The Ladyboss Nation, an online network of female business owners in creative and alternative industries who learn and work together to grow their badass businesses. She is also owner of*SPARK* Business Tools for Unconventional Entrepreneurs, which offers affordable business coaching, training and digital marketing tools for women who seek to level up their small businesses. She's a serial entrepreneur,certified dog trainer, belly dancer, reptile-raiser, and a bit of a bohemian punk.  Liz does not make six figures or drive a nice car.  She doesn't have a business degree, hasn't appeared on TV, and her biggest marketing accomplishment to date was simply creating a Match.com profile catchy enough to land her soulmate,Levi.