The Homeless Entrepreneur: How to Start a Business When You're Homeless, Poor or Just Plain Broke, Paperback

If you're homeless you don't have to get a job - you can start a business and make twice what most jobs pay you. It's not a get-rich-quick scheme. It will take work, but millions have done it. This book gives you the basic steps, resources, and inspiration you need to start a business. It's packed with information anyone can use, but it's targeted to those with little to no money. The author was homeless for more than a year and used many of these suggestions to make/earn money herself, so she knows they work. Instead of giving the homeless money, hand them a copy of this book and $5 seed money. Step back and see what happens.

Becky Blanton was a journalist for more than 23 years. During that time she was homeless for more than a year, yet she worked full-time, started two businesses and won Press Association awards for her writing. In 2009 she spoke at Oxford University in England at TED Global 2009 about her experience. She is currently a full-time ghostwriter, working with Melissa G. Wilson of Networlding.com on books for CEOs and Fortune 500 companies.