Small Business Success

Smart Teams will help your team to go beyond personal productivity to enhance team productivity. Building on the concepts presented in Smart Work, which focuses on personal productivity, this audiobook shows you how to turn unproductive team behaviors that create friction into "superproductive" behaviors that promote flow. Productivity is, at its core, a leadership issue - and this audiobook provides practical guidelines that help you build a culture where productivity thrives.

Michael Gunther describes how entrepreneurship, essential at the beginning of every business, can easily change into a corrosive force. This book is a must-listen guide for leaders who want to grow start-ups into thriving, sustainable companies, and for owners of established businesses who want to grow even more. Gunther offers practical steps to change your mindset, improve your business practices, promote a productive, trusting work environment, and increase the odds of success.

Courtney and Carter Reum have years of experience in the field, from investing in over 130 companies, including Lyft, Pinterest, Warby Parker, and ClassPass, to driving the success of their own liquor brand, VEEV Spirits. The Reum brothers have learned from every triumph and tribulation and over the years have developed an effective and easy-to-understand guide to help entrepreneurs through the startup journey from inception to sale.

Discover the ultimate guide for aspiring entrepreneurs to launch a successful Etsy shop. This comprehensive handbook covers everything from identifying market trends and crafting quality products to mastering marketing and customer service excellence. Perfect for crafters, artists, and vintage sellers, 'How to Start an Etsy Shop Business' provides the tools and insights needed to thrive on the platform and achieve long-term success.

Having spent over twenty years building her hugely successful beauty empire, Maria Hatzistefanis managed to achieve all her childhood dreams and goals. Whilst this life of glamour and success is exhilarating, Maria is shocked to find that the happiness it brings is fleeting. This leads her to realize that her life needs a new focus. In this easy-to-follow guide, Maria asks the fundamental question: "What is happiness?" Brimming with good sense, great advice and clear tips, How to Live Your Best Life will equip you with the tools you need to be in control of your own destiny.

The Risk Takers is about ordinary people, all with good ideas, who faced daunting challenges, but took a leap of faith and started their own business. The book tells the stories of the personal and professional journeys of 16 fascinating men and women who built hugely successful, multimillion dollar companies. They started with very little, opted to strike out on their own, and struggled with disappointment and failure.

As the struggles of being a new entrepreneur were quickly mounting, giving him with the feeling of having bit off a lot more than he could chew, Peter reached out to his old friend in the hopes of gaining some much needed insight and mental stimulation. But he had no idea what was about to transpire or the grand discoveries he would receive.

Dreaming of turning your passion for baking into a thriving business? How to Start a Bakery is your essential guide to launching and managing a successful bakery. From crafting mouth-watering recipes and designing an inviting bakery space to mastering marketing strategies and building a loyal customer base, this book covers everything you need to know. With practical insights, detailed guidance, and expert tips, prepare to embark on a rewarding journey in the bakery industry.

Simpleology is the cutting-edge speed-learning psychology that governs success or failure in every endeavor. It provides the explanation for those who succeed in life - because, consciously or unconsciously, they have been following the five laws explained here. Those who fail have been breaking at least one of these laws on a regular basis.

Do you want to start an online business with massive growth potential and little upfront cost? Look no further! Print-on-demand business model is a top choice! Imagine starting a global e-commerce business with minimal investment yet unlimited potential. No huge upfront costs, no inventory dramas, and no overstock nightmares! Gone are the days of creating an intricate supply chain, handling the production of your merchandise, or even worrying about shipping your products.

Birds of a feather flock together. We're all in the same boat. Great minds think alike. While just figures of speech to some, they reflect a simple truth - it's the company we keep that often determines the level of personal growth and professional success we achieve in life. Business leaders exchange information and ideas. They network to make deals and build partnerships. They work together to optimize best practices, and they reach out to leaders outside their companies to accelerate growth.

Becoming a successful entrepreneur takes energy and drive. Less than 20% make it beyond the first three years. Achieving the next level, the status of business titan - the upper echelon of leadership - takes an unrelenting commitment to turn an idea into a plan, a plan into a startup venture, and a venture into a successful business. The chances of getting to the top are slim at best, relying on a particular set of skills and attributes.

Millionaire Mindset and Success Habits is a finance book designed with one purpose in mind: to help you incorporate easy-to-implement transformational success habits that will take you from where you are in life to become the next millionaire next door.

The statistics are grim: Less than 20 percent of the businesses started each year survive their fifth anniversary. Jay Myers, founder of Interactive Solutions, Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee is one such survivor. Jay has built a company that, by tapping into the demand for high-tech video conferencing and communication equipment, continues to grow even beyond the 10 year anniversary.

Bill Hansen is considered one of the top caterers in the United States, having served U.S. presidents, celebrities, Pope John Paul II, and scores of Fortune 500 corporations in a career that’s spanned over five decades. He’s catered more than 10,000 weddings across South Florida—and has the bridezilla and success stories to prove it.

Mental models help you filter information, which allows you to see things more clearly and make better decisions. Mental models are also a shortcut to finding the quickest and the best route to solve your problems, whether work-related or personal. The beauty of mental models is that their variety is virtually infinite, and they help you come up with solutions for just about any issue.

Elizabeth Demas started her direct sales business in 2003 by knocking on doors in her neighborhood. Over 14 years she grew and sold nearly $6,000,000 worth of her company's products. She shares top strategies on how you might grow your business and achieve your goals! The book also includes interviews with nearly two dozen direct sales specialists. They come from companies across the industry - from selling makeup to essential oils to protein powder to kitchenware and more!

Relationship Marketing³ uses structured word-of-mouth referrals to build your business and your reputation as a valued professional resource. It makes people want to know you and work with you as you build your reputation, one satisfied customer at a time. Through Relationship Marketing³, you’ll build a network of colleagues with compatible values who keep each other in mind and on the lookout for opportunities to refer and partner together. Once you have the system in place, you'll find that you can grow your business exponentially and work with people who are exactly the clients you want.

"Green Horizons: From Lawn to Legacy" is a compelling step-by-step guide wrapped in an inspiring narrative about Ben, a laid-off corporate worker who transforms his life by building a successful landscaping business. This book is more than just a story—it’s a practical roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially those looking to start and grow a business in the landscaping industry. Each chapter focuses on key milestones in Ben’s journey, offering actionable insights and detailed strategies that listeners can apply to their own ventures.

In Build the Fort, Heivly breaks down his personal fort-building experiences and uses them as an analogy to his journey as co-founder of MapQuest as well as The Startup Factory (a seed-stage investor & mentorship program). Build the Fort outlines five basic elements that are common to both fort-building and startups: socializing your idea without fear or inhibition.