Building Small

Transform Your Tiny Backyard into a Self-Sufficient Food Oasis (Even If You've Never Planted a Seed!) Are you sick and tired of relying on expensive, pesticide-laden produce from the supermarket? Do you dream of growing your own food, raising chickens, and living a more sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle, but feel overwhelmed by the idea of starting? You're not alone. What if you could transform even the smallest backyard, patio, or balcony into a productive homestead? What if you could confidently grow your own vegetables, raise chickens for fresh eggs, and even learn to compost like a...

Are you tired of juggling family responsibilities while your dream of starting a business feels out of reach? Do you wonder how you will ever find the time or knowledge to turn your vision into a reality? If so, you are not alone. Welcome to Mompreneur Magic, where you’ll find a step-by-step guide designed specifically for mums like you. This comprehensive guide helps you build, maintain and thrive in your dream business while expertly balancing family life.

Unlock the Blueprint to Building Your Multi-Million Dollar Empire: Title: From Spark to Success: How to Turn Your Idea into a Multi-Million Dollar Company Dear Entrepreneur, Have you ever had an idea that you knew could change your life? The kind of idea that keeps you up at night, wondering if this could be the one? You're not alone. Every successful entrepreneur has been where you are right now—fueled by a dream, yet unsure of how to turn that dream into a thriving, multi-million dollar reality. What if I told you that your idea could be the next big success story? Whether you're a ...

Unlock the full potential of your organization with "ORDER IN CHAOS: Objectives and Key Results (OKR)." This comprehensive guidebook takes you through the ins and outs of implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), a powerful goal-setting framework that has been used by some of the world's most successful companies. Learn how to align your team's efforts and measure progress toward achieving your organization's most important goals. From crafting effective objectives to tracking progress and holding team members accountable, this book provides a step-by-step guide to implementing OKRs ...

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.

Why does paying for things often feel like it causes physical pain? Why does it cost you money to act as your own real estate agent? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something now just because we've overpaid for it before? In Small Change, world renowned economist Dan Ariely answers these intriguing questions and many more as he explains how our irrational behaviour often interferes with our best intentions when it comes to managing our finances.

In Blueprint to Business Credit: Navigating Vendor Accounts and Revolving Credit to Propel Your Business Success, readers are taken on an instructive journey, exploring the realm of business credit. Written with the entrepreneur and small business owner in mind, this comprehensive guide demystifies the complex world of business credit, providing an actionable blueprint to establish business credit linked to the company's EIN, rather than the owner's SSN. As the business world becomes increasingly competitive, securing your own line of business credit has never been more critical. This book ...

Starting a creative company needn't cost you everything. If you agree, then you'll find wit and wisdom in this book for creative entrepreneurs. Author, artist, and graphic designer Patricia Arnold presents her best tips for starting a handmade business with this initial volume in her Creative Entrepreneur series. After starting a decade-old business with a shoestring budget and then founding a second business six years later, Patricia Arnold has a lot to say about building creative businesses from scratch.

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...

We all know how important our habits are for personal productivity, success and happiness. But the truth is that we rarely work alone: reaching our goals depends on how effectively we work with others, and teams have their own habits that can help - or hinder - success. Here, productivity and teamwork expert Charlie Gilkey shows how to cultivate, implement and maintain the small habits that lead to big results for any team.

As a small business owner in Michigan, you know that your state is unique - and that means your business has the potential to offer something truly special to your customers. But how can you tap into that potential and market your small business by "Marketing the Michigan Way"? "Marketing the Michigan Way" is a set of strategies and techniques that help small businesses in Michigan connect with their customers by leveraging the unique culture, history, and local attractions of the state. This includes identifying local points of interest, integrating them into your marketing and sales ...

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.

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. ...

Is it possible to be a mom and be a successful business owner? You have big dreams, big ideas, and big goals. You know that you can contribute amazing things to the world, and you are made for more...but you also have little people clinging to your ankles, begging for more snacks, trashing your kitchen, and interrupting your sleep. Mom-life-business demands are a treacherous path to navigate - the struggle is real! That’s where Dream Big, Step Small can help you achieve life changing goals. With one small step at a time.

This volume presents information about causes and results of U.S. military actions and wars, since Vietnam, as well as Islam, American exceptionalism, and military challenges facing the U.S. It will give listeners an understanding of warfare, as the U.S. military has experienced it since the Vietnam War.

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.

Unlock the power of franchising and take control of your business future with The Magna Carta of Franchising. Whether you’re looking to scale your existing business through franchising or are ready to become a successful franchisee, this book is your ultimate guide to navigating the complexities of the franchise world. For Franchisors: Learn how to build a sustainable, scalable franchise model that attracts passionate franchisees, ensures consistent quality across multiple locations, and protects your brand’s legacy. Discover how to create clear and effective systems, develop training ...

The proven, frustration-free way to make your business stand out online, from one of North America's leaders on digital marketing for small businesses. Today, you can launch a website, create social media feeds, and get products and services to market on some of the world’s most powerful sales platforms in a matter of hours. But marketing your small business effectively takes some careful thought.

In his latest book, “Before You Sell That Building”, Raphael dives into the strategies business owners must follow to maximize the final sales price of their commercial property. In this step-by-step guide, you will learn which exit strategy best aligns with your future business goals, how to identify and work with an all-star commercial real estate agent, and more!

Stop Losing Your Best Future Customers to Competitors Who Know How to Wait Every day, potential customers research your services, visit your website, and then disappear forever because they're not ready to buy immediately. While you chase after today's hot leads, your competitors are building relationships with tomorrow's best customers through simple drip campaigns that turn "maybe someday" into "let's do business." The Hidden Cost of Focusing Only on Ready-to-Buy Prospects Most business owners waste thousands of dollars attracting prospects who express genuine interest but need more time ...