Starting Your Own Business
About The Book
Starting Your Own Business
‘Starting your own business?: You are Pigheaded’ is an honest, down-to-earth guide from a working-class entrepreneur who started a daycare business in 2011. Collett Thorpe shares her real-life journey without fancy jargon, expensive research, or corporate polish. Just genuine experience from someone who followed a “crazy” dream and learned by doing.
This book covers the highs, lows, surprises, and invaluable lessons that come with turning vision into reality. Collett offers practical insights and encouragement for anyone passionate about building their own standalone or online venture, whether you’re just dreaming or already running your business.
Written for aspiring entrepreneurs and current small business owners, this guide provides relatable perspective from someone who’s been there. No fluff, no pretense, just real talk about everyday challenges and rewards of business ownership.
The book serves as a reminder that you don’t need professional credentials or expert status to succeed. You need courage to start, persistence to continue, and willingness to learn from mistakes. Collett proves that ordinary people can build extraordinary businesses when they’re willing to be pigheaded enough to pursue their dreams.
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Starting Your Own Business
Why Read It
Starting Your Own Business
‘Starting your own business?: You are Pigheaded’ offers value for aspiring entrepreneurs who feel intimidated by traditional business advice. If you’ve been told you need an MBA, extensive capital, or years of corporate experience to start a business, Collett’s story proves otherwise.
This book benefits people who want practical guidance from someone who actually started with limited resources and made it work. Collett shares real numbers, actual challenges, and honest mistakes rather than polished success stories that skip the messy middle parts.
Current small business owners will recognize their own struggles in these pages and feel less alone in the daily battles of entrepreneurship. The book validates the experience of working-class entrepreneurs who don’t fit the typical startup founder profile.
What makes this guide valuable is its encouragement. Collett wrote this for people who doubt themselves, who worry they’re not qualified or prepared enough. Her message that you don’t need permission or perfect credentials to start resonates with anyone who’s let fear of inadequacy delay their dreams.