Small Business Development

Let’s face it. Today’s users are impulsive and easily distracted. They don’t have the time (or patience) to try and figure things out by themselves. They expect the product to be intuitive, easy, and fast. What’s more, they want more than they paid (or didn’t pay) for, and they want it now.

What happens when you consciously chart a course for your life, a course guided by your ethics and values? What happens when you truly recognize and embrace community? So often business books tell us about how to earn more, how to make our businesses more remunerative, and how to become more influential. Seldom do they address the small business and its impact on the life of its owners and those they employ. There are almost 30 million small businesses in the United States, employing over 56 million people or 57 percent of people who work in the private sector.

Published in 1916, this story is over a hundred years old, yet its message is just as relevant today as it was in 1916. Perhaps even more so. Why? Because never have we had greater access to information yet at the same time we’ve never been more deficient in common sense. Advertising legend David Ogilvy believed this book changed his life and was so passionate about its message that he had his employees read it every year. This is less a book about advertising, or even about Adams himself, as much as it’s a book about the power of mindset.

Recounting the pivotal moments that helped launch Ruth Zukerman as the breakout star of the boutique fitness world, Riding High is a reminder that the greatest success stories often start in the unlikeliest of places.

You’re a maker, a creator, an expert at your craft. Building a profitable jewelry business doesn't have to be a dream any longer if you know how to connect with your audience and create desire for your brand. Whether you want to grow a six-figure lifestyle business or a multi-seven-figure empire, now more than ever, consumers want to support emerging talent and small businesses like yours. They just need to find you.

This book is your ultimate guide in starting a successful contracting business. Kim Hopkins shares the things he wishes he had known when he was just starting up his business. With decades of experience in the industry, Kim provides the most essential knowledge that can help you from marketing, leadership, management, and financial success in the contracting industry!

Master the art of public speaking with a mind- and content-based approach to success.

Do It Scared, by popular blogger and podcast host Ruth Soukup, is the essential handbook for any woman who has ever felt like she is sitting on the sidelines of her own life and is finally ready to jump in, dream big, and go after her goals. Equal parts inspiration and tough love, Do It Scared combines easy-to-implement tips with the motivation to start making real changes that lead to big results.

As a former aerospace scientist, Fortune 500 executive, chief innovation officer of two major companies, inventor and software entrepreneur, David Murray has made a living by coming up with new and innovative ideas. In Borrowing Brilliance he explains the origins and evolution of a business idea by showing you how new ideas are merely the combination of existing ideas.

Faced with uncontrollable circumstances, from a change in market demand to a global pandemic, being self-employed can sometimes feel less like you're running the show, and more like the show is running you. But it doesn't need to be that way. Small business consultant, entrepreneur coach, and acclaimed portrait photographer Jeffrey Shaw - TEDx speaker and host of the popular The Self-Employed Life podcast - offers the essential manual on everything you need to be successful as a self-employed business owner.

By laying a solid foundation on your way to becoming an entrepreneur, you will ensure that you have the required skills and that the rest of your journey is filled with purpose, determination, and self-confidence. Most start-ups fail within the first three years of being launched because of situations that an entrepreneur failed to prepare for. However, entrepreneurial success has been studied as a science and is available for you to put into action. The ideas are so concisely and simply presented here that even a child can pursue them.

You have the ability, right now, to accomplish more than you ever have before. In this powerful, practical program, Brian Tracy shows you how to plot your course to greater success and achievement. Life, Tracy says, is a journey. And as with any other journey, you have to do more than just think happy thoughts about where you want to go. You need clear goals, plans, and schedules to get from wherever you are today to wherever you want to be in the future.

Many of the greatest accomplishments can be reached only by two people working together. Tenzing and Hillary were the first to scale Mt. Everest. Malone and Stockton were the key to each other's success on the basketball court. Eisner was never as effective at Disney without Wells.But while some partnerships reach great heights, others fall short. Why do some people click while others clash? What do great pairs have in common?

Lauren Golden, founder of The Free Mama movement, teaches women how to have a life many have only dreamed about: one where they can make good money and be there for their families - without sacrificing one for the other and without guilt.

The Art of Communication is for anyone who senses that they could be communicating on a deeper level. There's more to conversation than just clear, rational thinking. Left-brain rationality is important, of course, but neuroscience increasingly shows that the right-brain skills of creativity, intuition, and spontaneity are essential in good communication. In this guide, you'll discover ways of tapping into the full conversational potential that lies dormant within you, adding a level of nuance and watching the result as your relationships blossom.

Do you have a successful line of product that you know people want to try but who may not be ready to commit or might be overwhelmed by the selection? Do you have an idea for a curated experience that you could provide to subscribers monthly but you don't know where to start? Step-by-step, Sarah Williams, the Subscription Box Queen and host of the Launch Your Box podcast, shares the tactical knowledge, challenges, and successes she faced in launching her own successful business from the ground up.

The market is changing, and more requirements are coming. How do I meet them? What do ESG, TCFD, NZ, CN, ISO mean? How do they help me? How will acting on the climate bring opportunities to my organization? The Planet is facing a climate crisis and the 6th great extinction at the same time. People are facing the biggest transformation since the Internet and smartphones—a Phase Change—in this decade. How can my organization ensure its Profits? This book describes strategies—smart climate moves—to address these challenges.

In The Introvert Entrepreneur, professional coach Beth Buelow shows listeners how to harness their natural gifts (including curiosity, independence, and a love of research) and counteract their challenges (such as an aversion to networking and self-promotion). She addresses a wide range of topics.

Imagine being able to effortlessly chat with anyone, anywhere, without feeling anxious or stuck. You know, those moments when you're at a party, networking event, or even just meeting new people and you're racking your brain for something to say. It's like your mind goes blank and you're left standing there, awkwardly sipping your drink, wishing you could just disappear. We've all been there. But what if you could break free from those awkward silences and instead, navigate conversations with ease and confidence?

You don't need dozens or hundreds of employees to be a boss, says financial expert and serial entrepreneur Nicole Lapin. Hell, you don't need even one. You just need to be confident, savvy, and ready to get out there and make your success happen. You need to find your inner boss bitch - your most confident, savvy, ambitious self - and own it.