Punk Rock Entrepreneur: Running a Business Without Losing Your Values

Do you have an idea for something that you want to share with the world but don’t know where to start? Want to make a living without selling your soul? Have a business plan but can’t afford to buy anything up front? This book is for you. Punk Rock Entrepreneur is a guide to launching your own business using DIY methods that allow you to begin from wherever you are, right now. Caroline Moore talks (and illustrates!) you through the why and how of business operations that she learned over years booking bands, organizing fests, sleeping on couches, and making a little go a long way. Engaging stories and illustrations show you the ropes, from building a network and working distribution channels to the value of community and being authentic. With first hand accounts from touring bands and small business owners, this book gives you the inspiration and down-to-earth advice you’ll need to get started working for yourself. The second edition features a new introduction by Lookout Records co-founder Larry Livermore.

Caroline Moore is a writer, designer, and photographer living in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. She has spoken at the Open Source & Feelings conference, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, Podcamp Pittsburgh, and Dare Conference in London. Her debut book, Punk Rock Entrepreneur, was published by Microcosm, and her work has also appeared in Offbeat Bride, The Vinyl District, and Alternative Press. A lifelong man of punk, Larry Livermore (real name Lawrence Hayes) is known best as the cofounder of independent punk label Lookout Records. He also formed, played guitar in, and sang for punk rock band The Lookouts; formed the pop band The Potatomen; and has written for Maximum Rocknroll, Punk Planet, Absolutely Zippo, Homocore, and Verbicide. .