Self Made Boss Advice Hacks And Lessons From Small Business Owners

Part starter-kit, part encyclopedia, and part inspiration, Self-Made Boss is an essential survival guide for small businesses When it comes to getting practical advice, small business owners too often don’t know where to look. Sure, you can find all sorts of high-level strategic tips from Fortune 500 CEOs. But what if you own a restaurant, and you’re trying to figure out how to source good fish, or if you’re looking to increase revenue from your plumbing supply store? You’ll be running a lot of Google searches before you hear from someone who’s actually stood in your shoes. Longtime Square executives Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg want to change this. So they reached out across the country, talking to dozens of entrepreneurs with valuable businesses—and invaluable advice. This book is the product of that research. Part starter-kit, part encyclopedia, part inspiration, Self-Made Boss is filled with information not just about who these small business owners are, but how they built their companies, step by step. How did they get their start? When did they decide to hire more staff? How did they set a course for growth? And when problems arose, how did they fight through them? You’ll hear from a second-generation ice cream shop owner on how to manage price increases; an oyster farmer finding new ways to stay afloat in the middle of a global pandemic; a roofer who refused to be denied or defined by her race and gender—and dozens of other small business owners making a big difference in their communities. No matter the size of your business today—or where you’re thinking about taking the jump tomorrow—you’ll find answers you can apply right away. Because there’s a common purpose that all small business owners share: the drive to build something from the ground up; the relentless pursuit of turning obstacles into opportunities and roadblocks into stepping stones. It’s tough and messy, hard-fought and hard-won. And above all, it’s something you can’t have when you work anywhere else—or for anyone else. That’s what it means to be a Self-Made Boss.

WINNER: Independent Press Awards 2021 - Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business HIGHLY COMMENDED: Business Book Awards 2021 - Start up/Scale up Do you dream of ditching the day job, doing your own thing and being your own boss? Are you ready to Boss It? In this invigorating and highly practical book, serial entrepreneur Carl Reader provides exactly the fire and guidance you need to get started. Designed to cut through the business jargon, this handy guide will take you through everything you need to establish and run your own business - from the mindset it takes to turn a dream into a plan, to the need-to-know practical stuff for running and growing a business. Featuring case studies, templates and exercises to help you put what you read into action, and turn that dream into a reality, this motivational book will enable you to be your own boss, to take control of your income, your time and your life... and Boss It.

Business and entrepreneurship has been pushed onto a wider public stage by a number of major TV series - but there is yet to be the definitive guide to what it really takes to be an entrepreneur. This is it. The start up rate is growing year on year - as many as 1 in 4 people want to start their own business. There is a big need in the market for this book: There are plenty of books about what you do to start and run a business - but they concentrate on the whole on the 'hard', how to stuff. But it's the ‘soft' stuff, relating to the ability of the entrepreneur, that decides whether the business will succeed. Steve Parks works with major partners in the small business sector, including 10 Downing Street in launching The Institute of Entrepreneurs, of which he is the founding Chief Executive. The high publicity launch will drive sales of his four books: Start Your Business Week by Week, The Small Business Handbook, Start Up Business in a Box, How to Fund Your Business and How to be an Entrepreneur.

Young serial entrepreneur Scott Gerber is not the product of a wealthy family or storied entrepreneurial heritage. Nor is he the outcome of a traditional business school education or a corporate executive turned entrepreneur. Rather, he is a hard-working, self-taught 26-year-old hustler, rainmaker, and bootstrapper who has survived and thrived despite never having held the proverbial "real” job. In Never Get a "Real" Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business, and Not Go Broke, Gerber challenges the social conventions behind the "real" job and empowers young people to take control of their lives and dump their nine-to-fives—or their quest to attain them. Drawing upon case studies, experiences, and observations, Scott dissects failures, shares hard-learned lessons, and presents practical, affordable, and systematic action steps to building, managing, and marketing a successful business on a shoestring budget. The proven, no-b.s. methodology presented in Never Get a "Real" Job teaches unemployed and underemployed Gen-Yers, aspiring small business owners, students, and recent college graduates how to quit 9-to-5s, become their own bosses, and achieve financial independence.

Do you want to learn how to make money faster by minimizing mistakes and reducing your learning curve?Read what twelve business owners share via their bite-size tips and lessons learned.This is the book every new small business owner should read. Why? Because there are twelve different authors, fellow entrepreneurs, and small business owners who share three tips and a lesson learned, chock-full of tips and methods to help people just starting on the journey for themselves get where they want to go faster with less headaches.Tips shared include: ¿Make personal development your friend¿Being an introvert has its benefits¿Seize the day and the week by mastering your calendar¿Run your business like your ministry: embracing your true self in business¿From distraction to focus: the power of now¿Invest in yourself-the power of professional development and building intentional relationships¿Consistency is key¿Be selective when building relationships; ask yourself: will I still like you in ten years?¿Learn how to stay up to speed on tech trends¿Focus or fail¿Trust your gut and vet before you go¿Believe in yourself¿Finding the right team¿Be yourself¿If you spend all your time working in your business, you won't have time to build it¿Being obscure is bad; you should not ignore marketing and SEO¿Schedule time for life including time for your family, date your significant other, exercise, sleep and to read¿Fall in love with automation and outsourcing, it's a form of business self-care¿Make money first and fast¿Your digital footprint matters more than you know¿Dream big and keep your feet on the groundYou can get where you want to be-a success-by reading and then incorporating these lessons. Your business will be better for it, and you'll likely find higher profits, faster, with fewer headaches by following the advice shared by these seasoned business owners in each chapter. Buy your copy today!

Do you want to learn how to make money faster by minimizing mistakes and reducing your learning curve? Read what twelve business owners share via their bite-size tips and lessons learned. This is the book every new small business owner should read. Why? Because there are twelve different authors, fellow entrepreneurs, and small business owners who share three tips and a lesson learned, chock-full of tips and methods to help people just starting on the journey for themselves get where they want to go faster with fewer headaches. Tips shared include: - Make personal development your friend - Being an introvert has its benefits - Seize the day and the week by mastering your calendar - Run your business like your ministry: embracing your true self in business - From distraction to focus: the power of now - Invest in yourself-the power of professional development and building intentional relationships - Consistency is key - Be selective when building relationships; ask yourself: will I still like you in ten years? - Learn how to stay up to speed on tech trends - Focus or fail - Trust your gut and vet before you go - Believe in yourself - Finding the right team - Be yourself - If you spend all your time working in your business, you won't have time to build it - Being obscure is bad; you should not ignore marketing and SEO - Schedule time for life including time for your family, date your significant other, exercise, sleep, and to read - Fall in love with automation and outsourcing, it's a form of business self-care - Make money first and fast - Your digital footprint matters more than you know - Dream big and keep your feet on the ground You can get where you want to be-a success-by reading and then incorporating these lessons. Your business will be better for it, and you'll likely find higher profits, faster, with fewer headaches by following the advice shared by these seasoned business owners in each chapter. Buy your copy today!

SELF-MADE IS A TRULY DEFINITIVE GUIDE; A 'GO-TO' BOOK FOR ALL ENTREPRENEURS AT ANY STAGE OF BUSINESS. This authoritative, focused guide by two of the UK's brightest young entrepreneurs - The Apprentice runner-up, Bianca Miller and serial entrepreneur, Byron Cole - is a comprehensive toolkit for anyone who wants to make a success of running their own business. Featuring interviews with well known entrepreneurs, entertainers and industry experts, the book covers every tier of the business development process, from start-up to exit, offering practical, implementable and global advice on the start up process. De-coding the jargon that is prevalent in business circles today, this book provides straightforward advice on converting an innovative business concept into a commercially viable proposition. It will help you to avoid the costly common mistakes of many who have gone before you, and create a sustainable enterprise that will flourish. Read Self Made and run your own business without fear of failure.

There's never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. The question is, what kind of entrepreneur will you be? If your sole purpose in life is amassing money, you may want to try a different book. If you crave the flexibility to be passionate, original, and unabashedly enthusiastic about what you do, create work that could excite you on a daily basis, and still earn you enough money to not have to worry about money, The Worst Business Model in the World may be calling your name. It's about doing what you're passionate about and good at, and taking the strategic steps to create a business around that passion. It's about leaving a 9-5 job behind not knowing if you'll match your income level but confident that you'll exceed your happiness level. Backed by interviews with more than 100 entrepreneurs in a wide range of industries, The Worst Business Model in the World provides strategic advice for the real problems entrepreneurs face, whether you're a veteran entrepreneur or on your way to becoming one. Author Danny Schuman lays out a roadmap to help you stay stubbornly and blissfully independent, so you can spend more time doing what you love and less time doing what you hate. Featuring 24 insights, each with an actionable tool, this book will help fill your wallet, feed your heart, and lift you up to the place you really want to be, so you can do all the things you're good at with less pain, enough profits, and more joy.