Small Business Management

Creating Your First Team is based on my experience and that of several business owners and professionals who have gotten a few reps to help them grow their business. It is designed to help entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses, and professionals obtain more clients and customers.

Unlike most academic books that merely define research, The Refractive Thinker® series offers unique application of effective business practices from the perspective of multiple authors – each offering a chapter based on their scholarly expertise. The Refractive Thinker® series provides doctoral scholars with a collaborative opportunity to promote and publish their work in an award winning peer-reviewed publication, which meets the university standard. Our goal is to provide an affordable outlet for scholars that supports the tremendous need for dynamic dialogue and innovation while ...

Global pandemics. Raging bushfires. The death of a loved one. Severe floods. Stock market crashes. Sudden illness. It seems that we no sooner get through one crisis when we’re faced with another. That is exactly what does happen, and Australian businesses will continue to be buffeted by such crises. Whether personal or international, a crisis can have devastating consequences for a small business. Small Company, Big Crisis is a timely, practical guide to preparing for, surviving, and coming out the other side of a crisis – with your business and sanity intact.

Have you ever thought about starting your own tech company? Have you had a revolutionary idea that you knew could be turned into a viable business but just didn't know how to get it off the ground? Well here is your answer! Easier Faster Better teaches you just how to do it.

You take the first (and crucial!) step toward becoming a successful entrepreneur by actually doing something about it. Let's go on the journey together and find out how to start your business.

The Levels: a manual for growth that focuses on the changes a business should put in place to make the difficult transition up from a small to medium-sized company. This book is a guide to challenging and changing your entire way of thinking. This is your route to taking control of the future of your business and grabbing hold of the lifestyle you really want to be living.

Now more than ever, the old models of how to start, promote, and run a successful business are no longer viable. What Works delivers real, applicable knowledge that will help you to grow your business and create the outcomes that you're striving for. What Works offers the opportunity to learn how a couple of successful entrepreneurs did it themselves. Gain an edge by getting inside information that you can put into action today. No fluff, no filler. Only what works.

When times are good it's important to manage your banking to ensure funds for growth. When times are tough it's even more important to know how to manage your bank, as loss of their support can and will kill your business. Managing Your Bank Manager is your guide to making a success of this most critical of business relationships for you as a business owner and covers: 1 Understanding Your Bank Manager 2 Bank Dos and Dont’s 3 Borrowing from your Bank 4 Bank Early Warning Systems and Business Deterioration 5 Intensive Care Banking 6 Surviving an Independent Business Review 7 Managing in ...

Entrepreneur Voices on Growth Hacking shares the inspirational stories of unconventional entrepreneurs who retooled companies and industries and were rewarded handsomely for it while giving you the tools you need to do the same.

Stadium status is that elusive place every coach, athlete, entertainer, and performer strives to reach. It's moving from being an opening act to the headliner, from performing on a small stage to the greatest stage in the largest venue possible: a sold out stadium. Everything starts from humble beginnings; talent and work ethic might get you in the game, but stadium status takes strategy - and that starts with a vision.

In America's small business landscape, the fail-success rate leans entirely too far in favor of failure, and past experiences provided the author with invaluable insight into many of the reasons. Adam Starks' Vultured is part autobiography, part self-help book, highlighting the dark side of entrepreneurship by identifying pitfalls in the decision-making process as it relates to starting and running a small business. Serving as a cautionary tale, the book warns against all such mistakes one can make that may result in landing on the failing side of a small business venture.

Engaging and informative, this book skillfully examines what usually goes wrong on the road to entrepreneurship, revealing what business owners regret and what you can do to address these issues. Along the way, it provides an overview of the personality traits and qualities that make success in entrepreneurship more likely, and also explores how the weight of wearing the entrepreneurial hat can affect you.

Work from Anywhere: How to Become a World-Class Distributed Team delivers practical strategies and actionable guidance on how to develop a high performing team and business in a remote and distributed environment. Accomplished authors, behavioural experts and fast-growth business leaders Alison and Darren Hill show you how to craft business and culture strategies to bring out the best in your hybrid and remote team members by focusing on both performance and people.

Build a Business That Thrives—One Relationship at a Time Are you grinding away at your solopreneur business, feeling like you’re doing it all on your own? The Connection Advantage will change the way you think about success. This isn’t another book about hustle or scaling fast—it’s about something deeper and far more sustainable: building meaningful professional relationships that lead to real business growth. Whether you’re a coach, consultant, creative, or freelancer, The Connection Advantage gives you the exact strategies you need to turn your network into your most powerful ...

If you want to be successful at anything, you must master the art of marketing. Marketing is not rocket science, but it does require some skill. In fact, if you are serious about building a profitable business, then you will need to invest time and effort into learning how to market your product effectively. The good news is that marketing doesn't have to be complicated. You do not need to hire expensive consultants or spend thousands of dollars on advertising campaigns. All you really need is a plan and a little bit of patience. You can find all kinds of information on the Internet, but ...

The nine-to-five isn't the only way to make a living. More and more of us are becoming freelancers, side-hustlers or creative entrepreneurs, drawn to flexible working, a better work-life balance and a greater sense of self-worth - all on our own terms. That's exactly how Anna Codrea-Rado felt when she first went freelance. But now, having documented the hard-won lessons and mistakes made along the way, she knows what makes up a successful freelance career.

There are plenty of parenting books out there, but as a working parent there's never been a trusted guide that coaches you how to do well at work and be the loving and engaged mother or father you want to be. Enter Workparent. Whether you're planning a family, pushing for promotion during your kids' teenage years, or at any phase in between, Workparent provides all the advice and assurance you'll need to balance your family and career in your own authentic way.

Mitarbeiter gewinnen im digitalen Zeitalter. Wie wird man zu einem Unternehmen, in dem Menschen arbeiten wollen und sich proaktiv bewerben? Wie findet man neue Mitarbeiter und Fachkräfte und arbeitet diese schnell ein? Die Antworten auf diese und weitere Fragen findest du in dem neuen Buch von Cüneyt Karatas; Hörbuchsprecher Christian Gera.

Do you have a fantastic idea for a startup, but not sure where to begin? Quitting your full-time job to pursue your business aspirations can be daunting, but author, podcast host and money coach Serina Bird says it's the best thing she ever did—and you can do it, too! Within The Joyful Startup Guide, Serina reveals what to do (and what to avoid) to ensure your new (or growing) business is not only prosperous and sustainable, but also highly rewarding.