Small Business Success

In the new edition of this fascinating book, a book that has appeared on MSNBC, CNBC, Slashdot.org, Lifehacker.com and in the New York Times, best-selling author Scott Berkun pulls the best lessons from the history of innovation, including the recent software and web age, to reveal powerful and surprising truths about how ideas become successful innovations - truths people can easily apply to the challenges of today.

What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, the story developers at Pixar films, and the Army Chief of Strategic Plans all have in common? Best-selling author Peter Sims found that all of them have achieved breakthrough results by methodically taking small, experimental steps in order to discover and develop new ideas.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to generate great business ideas. Statistics suggest that most start-ups don't make it through the first two years. Basing a company on the wrong idea is one of the major reasons behind this!

Not all heroes wear capes. You might not think of yourself as a hero, but every time you create value for others, you're benefiting people and making life easier or better for them in some way. The question is, "Who do you want to be a hero to?" By identifying the key audience you want to create value for, you focus yourself on the most crucial people in your life, helping them to grow their capabilities - and growing your own as well.

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.

Entreprendre ! La voie royale pour sortir de l'esclavage et s'imposer au monde. Mais comment avoir ce qu'il faut ? Tous les secrets sont là. Fortifier sa volonté, développer sa motivation, son authenticité, son leadership, et son efficacité : voilà les recettes de la réussite. Ces 100 citations ont été sélectionnées avec soin parmi les paroles des plus grands entrepreneurs, afin de vous faire bénéficier immédiatement de leurs découvertes et de leurs enseignements. Inutile d'attendre de faire des erreurs vous-même.

In this latest offering from Tim Lyons, a renowned fitness pro, seasoned entrepreneur, and marketing expert, he takes you through mistakes gym owners make, distilling over 15 years of first-hand experience into a handy guide. With real-world examples and actionable advice, Lyons covers everything from location misses, mismanaging teams, blunders in marketing, all through to how gyms handle their clients. He provides practical insights on bouncing back from mistakes, optimizing operations, and building a strong community brand.

Vous souhaitez vivre sans dépendre d’un employeur ou d’un salaire ? Vous rêvez d’avoir le temps de voir vos enfants grandir ou d’accomplir les projets qui vous tiennent à cœur ? C’est possible ! Grâce à son blog Esprit Riche, Michaël Ferrari a accompagné des milliers de personnes dans cette voie. Parti de zéro, il a mis son argent au service de sa vie. Il touche plusieurs revenus tout en voyageant et profitant de sa famille sans s’inquiéter de son avenir.

John Baldoni’s new book on the power of grace is a must-listen for all of us, particularly for anyone seeking to serve in a leadership role. In a world where good manners and courtesy sometimes seem to have gone out of style, this audiobook is a practical guide for bettering relationships in all types of human connections. In a spiritual sense, grace is unearned, and as such, it is yours to use for the betterment of self and others. Grace as a gift is a catalyst for positive change to enable the greater good.

Are you an animal lover dreaming of turning your passion into a thriving business? Fur Friends Forever is the ultimate step-by-step guide to starting, managing, and growing a successful pet care business. Drawing on the inspiring journey of Lisa, a dedicated entrepreneur who transformed her love for animals into a community-centered brand, this book offers practical advice, real-world insights, and actionable steps to help you build your own path to success.

Richard Branson, one of the world's most famous and admired business leaders, argues that it's time to turn capitalism upside down - to shift our values from an exclusive focus on profit to also caring for people, communities, and the planet as he writes: "People often associate me with challenges, with trying to break records while sailing the Atlantic or flying in a jet stream in a balloon or going into space with Virgin Galactic. But this audiobook isn't just about fun and adventure and exceeding one's wildest dreams."

Irresistible Change: A Blueprint for Earning Buy-In and Breakout Success details one of the largest and most formidable transformations in corporate history: to shift the foundations of work for IBM's nearly 400,000 employees and thousands of interdisciplinary teams across 180 countries and help them become more entrepreneurial, agile, and customer focused. Written by Phil Gilbert, IBM's former general manager of design and architect of this ambitious change effort, this book is part narrative and part field guide.

You run a business. And running a business is hard. The burden of responsibility, the weight of stress, and the loneliness of running your business are a far cry from your friends who work salaried jobs. The path of least resistance is to let the stress and isolation of starting, running, and growing a business infiltrate most aspects of your life. Over and over, we've watched our fellow entrepreneurs succumb to the mental toll and chaos of running a business. We've also experienced it firsthand as we've launched and grown our own businesses.

From a third-generation farmer and successful entrepreneur, Redefining Rich is an entrepreneur’s guide to balancing work and family with the pleasures of the good life, with simple exercises and important lessons to serve everyone from the new sole proprietor to a seasoned CEO.

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!

In this breakthrough new book, the world's foremost expert on Napoleon Hill, Don M. Green, distills the essence of Hill’s world-famous success principles: Napoleon Hill’s Secret. In a word, that secret is “action”. According to Don Green, who is also the executive director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, if you can master this concept, you truly can achieve the success in your life that you envision. Napoleon Hill’s Secret will teach you how.

Every start-up founder feels overwhelmed and uncertain at various times. From Start-Up to Grown-Up gives you, the founder and CEO of a great start-up, the knowledge and experience that executive coach Alisa Cohn has gained from helping companies such as Etsy, Foursquare, InVision, and The Wirecutter become headline names. The audiobook provides you with effective and practical ways of maximizing your strengths, defusing your triggers, controlling your self-doubt, and building on your motivators.

Jay Savino gives you everything you need to set up a simple business to help you earn some extra part-time cash or even replace your current day job. In this audiobook you'll hear about over 100 proven business ideas that have been used by Jay and his students for over 10 years to produce literally millions of dollars of low-investment returns!

The number-one reason most people don't reach their biggest dreams and goals is what international business coach Howard Partridge calls F.T.I. Failure to Implement. Many times, people know what to do and how to do it; they just don't do it. This book reveals the causes of F.T.I. and offers a proven path to overcoming the tendency toward inaction.

What do Ray Dalio, Richard Branson, and Tim Ferris all have in common? They all meditate! Do you? If you don’t, I’m sure you will after reading this. Meditation is scientifically proven to enhance cognitive health and performance. In fact, there are hundreds of studies to back this up. On top of that, meditation can help develop your creativity and improve memory. With this, you’ll be more effective and productive throughout the day. This will lead to a growing business and more $$$ in your bank account.