Building Small

In this illuminating book, entrepreneur Lee LeFever gives an inside view of building a scalable, product-focused business, while never compromising on quality of life. Lee and his wife, Sachi, responded to the promise of the internet by building a home-based business, Common Craft, that was profitable yet small enough to pivot and innovate.

BONUS CHAPTER included: LLC Starter Checklist, LLC Time Management Plan, and Productivity Ideas for LLC Do you want to successfully start your own LLC but feel overwhelmed by the whirlwind of information out there? Are you ready to make your mark on the business world, even if you're starting from scratch? Are you an existing small business owner, struggling to navigate the intricacies of managing your LLC, keen to ensure it stands on solid legal and financial footing? Or, do you find yourself getting lost in the labyrinth of legal, financial, and business terms while setting up your LLC? ...

Are you ready to transform your small business into an unstoppable empire? Dive into "Scaling Your Business: Strategies for Building, Scaling up, and Sustaining Your Small Business Empire Beyond Entrepreneurship", a compelling guide crafted for ambitious entrepreneurs like you who are determined to break through the glass ceiling and achieve extraordinary growth.

Ever felt paralyzed by the endless maze of legal forms and business jargon when all you want is to pursue your passion? You’re not alone and this book is your breakthrough. LLC (Limited Liability Company) Success Playbook transforms confusion into clarity, empowering you to launch and grow a thriving small business with confidence and heart. This book is like having a friendly guide that walks you through every step of forming your LLC, from choosing the perfect name to unlocking crucial tax benefits and mastering the art of branding.

Your future as a well-paid professional within a service-based industry is in serious jeopardy. Whether it be real estate, mortgage, insurance, wealth management, or similar, it is time to pay attention to what is happening. Little by little, your customers are warming up to the easy, safe, convenient and non-committal benefits of your complete or partial replacement by ever-advancing technology offerings. I introduce to you a new, or alternative method, The Upstream Model, which allows you to leverage the pros of cold-market (scalability) with the pros of warm-market (relationships).

Why do so many farm businesses struggle to survive, let alone thrive? It’s because they don’t make clear strategic choices that reward them with a competitive advantage. Instead, most entrepreneurs start with a boilerplate business because they think they're supposed to. Boilerplate business plans offer little help in guiding strategic choices that determine if your business thrives or dies.

Building a business is hard enough. Entrepreneurship while dealing with a chronic illness or condition is even harder. Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain shares the story of how one entrepreneur sought freedom from cubicle life along with the flexibility to be a parent and a business owner, and learned to extend herself enough grace and compassion to excel in business while still taking care of herself.

At some point, every early-stage start-up needs to stop being a secret and start telling people. As your engineering and development work begins to take shape, building fast attention and strong demand become essential—and just buying ads won't be enough. Matthews provides frameworks, examples, and interviews that reinforce the book’s central thesis: Marketing is a discipline, not just an activity. The book offers practical, jargon-free ideas that seamlessly blend marketing fundamentals with the functional realities of fast-paced, growth-focused start-ups.

Ready to transform your financial health? This book reveals surprising and realistic ways to improve your financial situation, utilizing real estate, strategic relocation and sound financial strategies. It offers a unique fresh perspective on building wealth and improving your financial well-being, using what you have or what to look for. This isn’t just another book on property investment—it’s a comprehensive guide to maximizing your financial potential through strategic moves and smart financial management.

Building Brands: What Really Matters demystifies the concept of branding, making the complex concepts within the marketing discipline simple to understand. The book covers branding in a way business people can easily relate to. Ed Burghard offers real-life examples of how he has successfully applied branding concepts to his work at Procter & Gamble over his three decade marketing career. The templates for developing a brand strategy are easy to understand and implement. While some branding experts seem to want to create a mystique around the branding of products and organizations, this book...

Do you dream of a future free of financial stress? One where you can afford to start your own business, travel or retire comfortably? In Make Your Money Work For You, investment specialist Anthea Gardner shows you how to ‘sweat your assets’ and grow your wealth to achieve these dreams – and you won’t even need a degree in accounting.

Cedar Hollow: Where Faith and Love Rebuild the Heart In the quaint town of Cedar Hollow, Emily Carter thought she had left her past behind. Driven by ambition and the allure of the city, she walked away from her small-town roots—and Adam Blake, the faithful carpenter who had captured her heart. But when a family milestone and a crumbling community center draw her back, Emily is faced with the memories she thought she’d buried and the man she never stopped loving. Adam has spent years rebuilding more than just wood and stone—he’s been mending the pieces of his life since Emily left. ...

Creating a profitable agricultural business not only builds wealth for you and your family. It also has the potential to build wealth for the surrounding community.

Drawing upon their experience founding more than 30 companies, authors Lars Tvede and Mads Faurholt share their entrepreneurial wisdom and reveal the real-world techniques that lead to success. A simple step-by-step process will help you translate your ideas into effective business plans, raise the capital needed to start and grow your business, build a winning team, and leave the competition behind.

Bring out the best in your team! A good leader manages, but a great leader builds a culture that engages people emotionally - helping both individuals and teams to achieve more than they ever thought possible. High levels of employee engagement have been shown to lead to increased customer satisfaction, employee productivity and profitability while also reducing staff turnover and absenteeism.

The Ultimate Business Credit Blueprint: Proven Steps to Elevate Your Business Credit Score Unlock the full potential of your business with "The Ultimate Business Credit Blueprint," the definitive guide for entrepreneurs, business owners, and financial managers seeking to elevate their business credit scores. Authored by renowned business expert Gerald Lacey, this comprehensive ebook offers a step-by-step approach to mastering the art of business credit. **Why This Book is Essential for Your Business:** - **Comprehensive Strategies:** Learn how business credit scores are calculated, the key ...

**Unlock the Secrets to Building Tier Two Business Credit with Revolving Account Vendors and Net 55 Payment Terms!** Are you ready to take your business credit to the next level? Look no further! The **"Ultimate Guide To Business Revolving Account Vendors, Net 55 Payment Terms"** is your comprehensive resource for building strong, reliable tier two business credit. ### What You'll Discover Inside: - **Proven Strategies:** Learn the most effective methods for establishing and maintaining revolving accounts with top-tier vendors. - **Net 55 Payment Terms:** Understand how to leverage Net 55 ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of entrepreneurship, where artificial intelligence threatens to overshadow the human touch, one entrepreneur stands as a testament to the power of firsthand experience and intuition. Jon Robert Quinn, an individual who didn't just write about the entrepreneurial journey but lived it, brings forth a unique perspective in a world saturated with books derived from others' words. As Quinn reflects on the genesis of this book, we are introduced to its roots in a television web-series streaming on IMDB. Quinn, drawing from his personal experiences and lessons as an ...

Can a small church bring big hope to a struggling rural community? In Restoring Buildings, Restoring Lives, veteran pastor and visionary leader Rev. John E. Miller shares a bold, faith-filled blueprint for how rural churches can lead transformational ministry through the power of compassionate outreach. Set in Walton, West Virginia — a small town marked by poverty, addiction, and spiritual need — the story of HopeWorks Walton is an inspiring call to action for churches, leaders, and partners everywhere: ✅ Restore broken places ✅ Serve hurting people ✅ Model the love of Christ ...

Build a Business That Feels as Good as It Looks. Most business books teach you how to do more. This one shows you how to be more. The Soft Power Advantage is a bold invitation to rethink everything you thought you knew about success. In a world obsessed with hustle, strategy, and scaling at all costs, Kevin Shirley offers a radically different blueprint for building a business that’s wildly effective — and deeply human. This isn’t about hacks, formulas, or another color-coded productivity system. This is about cultivating soft power — the quiet, magnetic strength that comes from ...