How to Succeed as a Small Business Owner ... and Still Have a Life |  | Author: Bill Collier
Publisher: Porchester Press
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Edition: 1st
Pages: 157
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0977778509
Dewey Decimal Number: 338
EAN: 9780977778508
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Publication Date: January 2, 2006
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Product Description
Finally - an "Owner's Manual" for your small business!
Put your business on "auto-pilot." Learn how to ...
- Use your business as a tool to enhance your personal life
- Set ambitious goals and achieve them
- Develop a real,working business plan
- Use values to provide guidance to your staff - even when you're not at the office
- Get the right people on your team ... and keep them there
- Delegate effectively
- Create a "self-healing" culture that practically fixes its own problems
- And much more
20 chapters. Each is a lesson in setting goals, making plans for achieving your goals, and executing your plans. Includes a free self-assessment!
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How to Succeed as a Small Business Owner and Still Have a Life October 13, 2006
Dave Domian
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
How to Succeed as a Small Business Owner and Still Have a Life is a great read! It is outcome based management guided by a real common sense approach. You can't help but find yourself nodding your head in agreement from the first chapter. The processes are things you will want to do to have a life but also things you must do if you ever want to sell your company for any real value.
David G. Domian, CFP
DEW Wealth Strategies,LLC
This is the most practical small business book ever! February 27, 2007
J. Ilfeld (Berkeley CA United States)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm an avid reader/researcher and now and entrepreneur so I have read LOTS of books on small business. This is the first book that I really felt "got it!" The writer clearly knows what it is like for a small business and has realistic tips and ideas for growing your business the right way and ending up where you want it to be.
The title initally appealed to me since running your own business can be so draining. This book was approachable, easy to read, and had actionable ideas from the beginning. I also like that it "got" the realities of being a small business owner and didn't take up your time with worthless "exercises" or visions of what your business plan should be like. After reading this book I was so inspired to create my own business plan and start working on business improvements laid out in the plan. The book helped me find the clarity I had really be lacking and it made me feel like it wouldn't be too difficult or onerous to do.
This book is a MUST for every small business owner who wants to see their business grow in a sustainable way!!! I can't recommend it highly enough.
Wonderful reading for the small business owner!!! September 20, 2006
Ann M. Grana (St. Louis, MO)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I absolutely loved Bill's book, in fact, I was so engaged that I read it in one sitting! As a business owner with two years experience, I totally related to the initial character, in fact, it could have been me! Endless hours at the expense of other things, and a totally disorganized way of managing my time, a trait I didn't have prior to owning my own business. Bill's insight helped me put things in perspective, organize myself differently and become more goal-oriented. I recommend any new or "semi-new" small business owner put it on their "must-read" list, as I truly gained valuable insight from his philosophies. Well worth the time invested in reading it!
If you want to have a business AND a life, read this book... March 15, 2007
Scott Ginsberg (my living room/office)
It's such a struggle to maintain balance when you're a small business owner. Bill Collier's book has practical, easy to read AND easy to apply advice that will help you "press the off button."
Bill walks the talk too: he plays golf once a week, DURING the week! He truly writes this book from expertise AND experience.
A must read for any small business owner April 18, 2007
Timothy E. Bishop (Downtown)
I recently read Bill's book as part of the Ellensburg Downtown Association's Brown Bag Business Basics series, and this is clearly one of the best small business resources I could recommend to any small business owner.
The book is a deceptively easy read, and yes, as Bill freely admits, it's loaded with Clichés. But Bill is able to move past the clichés and get right to the meat of the issues leaving the reader with solid useable information to act on at the end of each chapter.
From the very basics of understanding why you're in business to begin with, to planning for your businesses succession this book is a tremendous resource for any small business owners and includes some of the best advice I've read on the hiring process and why it's so important to the success of an business.
Clearly one of the best books that we've shared with our downtown business owners here in Ellensburg.
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