PRESENTING: 10 books to read if you're looking to become your own boss, recommended by authors who've done it

Staring at the clock at your 9-to-5, willing the day to end? Dreaming of owning your own small business? Don't know how to leave one for the other?

You can't just walk out the door of your office and expect your own business to become successful immediately, but there are ways to prepare yourself to take the big leap. Step one? Read about how other people did it and model their success.

These 10 books were picked by people who did just that — and then were able to write about their experience. Subscribe to learn how you can become your own boss, and maybe you could see yourself on this list some day, too.

Subscribe here to read our feature: 10 books to read if you want to quit your job and become your own boss, according to people who did it — and also wrote about it

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