Written in a lively and engaging style, this text provides a personal road map to success in entrepreneurship, guiding the reader through the marketplace - through trends, target customers, promotion, spreadsheets, and franchise opportunities - all the way to owning and operating a small business. Upon completion of the steps, the students will have a complete business plan that clearly evaluates and illuminates the opportunity for entrepreneurial success. The focus continues to be small business start-up and success, and the text is supported by pedagogy that encourages student enthusiasm.