Entrepreneurship Small Business

Do you long for a lucrative career free from the constraints of the nine-to-five work world while affording you and your family the lifestyle you dream of? In this fun, irreverent, and highly practical playbook, mascara millionaire and network marketing maven Shari Owen Brown gives you the insight and know-how you need to start and grow a successful career in direct sales. Through personal stories from Brown’s stellar career journey and examples of the remarkable women she has coached, she shows you how to establish a rock-solid foundation for your business.

Maynard Webb has helped found, fund, and grow dozens of successful companies. Webb now shares his lessons with the rest of America’s aspiring entrepreneurs in Dear Founder. Dear Founder is rich with sound advice on an array of business topics, from turning your idea into a reality to building a culture, to reaching key financial goals. This audiobook is an indispensable guide to navigating the realities, risks, and rewards of being your own boss - and founding the company of your dreams.

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.

Are you looking for a new investment? Have you ever wanted to invest in a vacation rental property but didn’t know where to start? Do you need help designing a plan for a profitable rental business? Are you looking to expand your real estate business? This audiobook outlines all the nitty-gritty requirements and regulations of an investment property and gives you tips on how to set it up and manage it. Plus, you’ll get a good idea of which pitfalls you need to avoid.

Artificial Intelligence Unleashed is the ultimate guide for entrepreneurs ready to embrace the transformative power of AI. This comprehensive book demystifies artificial intelligence, breaking it down into actionable strategies that you can implement in your business—no technical expertise required. Whether you're a startup founder or a seasoned business owner, this book empowers you to harness AI for innovation, growth, and success.

For years, consumers have been promised a simple, carefree digital future. We could live, work, learn, and play from the comforts of our homes, and have whatever we desire brought to our door with the flick of a finger. Instant communication would bring us together. Technological convenience would give us more time to focus on what really mattered. When the pandemic hit, that future transformed into the present, almost overnight. And the reviews aren't great.

You got into massage because you want to help others. But when it comes to the business side of things…let’s just say maybe “it’s not a strength”. You find the passion fading as the bank account drops…all you want is consistency and to be able to create a long-term career doing what you love. The good news is we have been there before, with over 29 years of combined experience in massage and business. Fully Booked Without Burnout unpacks exactly how to fill your appointment book every week while keeping your energy and passion alive.

Every great business - whether it's a popular pizza restaurant or a baby formula maker - is built on the same core fundamentals. Warren Buffett figured out this universal business truth at an early age, and used it to turn an initial investment of $105,000 into a massive $40 billion fortune. Building a Small Business that Warren Buffett Would Love takes this sound investment methodology and adapts it for small business owners looking to build, grow, or improve their own businesses.

Cadence is a parable of a business owner and triathlon coach named JJ, who left his stable job as a teacher to fulfill his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Unfortunately, two years after opening his bike shop, JJ finds himself in a place that is all too familiar to most business owners, struggling to stay afloat. That all changes fast when an athlete he coaches teaches him how to turn the store's profitability around.

While most books and press focus on the more sensational moments of creation and conclusion, The Messy Middle argues that the real key to success is how you navigate the ups and downs after initial investment is secured. It will give you all the insights you need to build and optimise your team, improve your product and develop your own capacity to lead. Building on seven years of meticulous research with entrepreneurs, small agencies, start-ups and billion-dollar companies, Scott Belsky offers indispensable lessons on how to endure and thrive in the long term.

I work four to six days a week, 12 hour shifts, and make between $350 and $550 per shift, but I realize that I have just enough to pay all my bills with nothing left as I look forward to the next paycheck. I love this profession! This is my passion! But can't I be better financially while still doing what I love? The answer is found in this book.

Starting a small business may have been your dream, but the reality can be a rollercoaster of stress and anxiety. As an ambitious entrepreneur, you face unique challenges every day. Juggling multiple tasks and wearing multiple hats can take a toll on your mental health. Imagine if there was a way to reclaim control of your life, achieve success and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Well, there is. This book guides you through the challenges and headaches of running a small business, helping you transform stress into success!

The Little Book of Likes is dedicated to helping small (and very small) nonprofits build an audience on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. This short guide leads Executive Directors and nonprofit marketing managers through the ins and outs of a simple social media strategy that is effective and sustainable. With real-world practical advice, it recognizes that nonprofit managers usually have better things to be doing than updating Facebook.

Many medical professionals feel like they've been studying their whole life, through medical school, working as a registrar, and then specialist training, but despite all that study they feel like they have never learned how to run a successful business. They build a business around their medical skills, but despite their high level of medical achievement they feel like their finances, overall stress levels and personal life are suffering, and they don't know where to start to fix it.

If you as a leader hold on too tightly—to your people, to everyday decision-making, to the past, and more—you will cut off vital oxygen necessary for growth. The solution: stop being a control freak and instead empower your employees, get out of your own way, and establish a clear vision for the future. Embrace the growth paradox to get unstuck and grow your company to the next level. By leaning into some key, counterintuitive business ideas, you’ll make space for changes that will lead to nonlinear growth.

In this landmark book, author Tony Caldwell takes you step-by-step through the thinking, mindset, skill sets, and checklists you need to launch and successfully operate an independent insurance agency. Utilizing his proven method, he not only challenges you to dream your vision so well you can articulate it, but he also provides the practical tools and expertise to help you grow while avoiding common pitfalls. Done the right way, your business will grow into a noble endeavor to benefit your community.

Don't get stuck on a career path you have no passion for. Don't waste your intelligence on something that doesn't really mean anything more to you than a paycheck. Let Isaiah Hankel help you define a focus so powerful that everything in your life will be pulled towards it. Create your purpose and change your life. Be focused. Be fulfilled. Be successful. Black Hole Focus has been endorsed by top names in business, entrepreneurship, and academia, including four times New York Times best seller AJ Jacobs and Harvard Medical School Postdoc Director Dr. Jim Gould. The book is broken up into three different sections; the first section shows you why you need a purpose in life, the second section shows you how to find your new purpose, and the third section shows you how to achieve your goals when facing adversity.

It’s never too late to start your next act. If you’ve ever dreamed of starting a business but thought you were too old or too late, think again. Next Act is the ultimate guide for entrepreneurs over 45 who are ready to take control of their future and build a thriving business on their own terms. Drawing on real-world examples and proven strategies, Next Act walks you through every step of launching and growing a business, from developing a solid business idea to creating a scalable business model and increasing revenue. Whether you’re starting a business from scratch, buying an ...

With the enabling power of technology, turning a great idea into a successful business does not have to be merely a dream. It can be a reality. The Lemonade Stand presents a new perspective on entrepreneurship that anyone who is considering starting a business or already running one, should read. The Lemonade Stand principles are thirteen guidelines that empower anyone to welcome adversity and transform problems into innovations.

Discover: How to add dozens of positive changes to your daily routine. Want to improve your life, but don't have enough time? Right now you could easily think of a dozen ways to instantly improve your life. Odds are, these ideas will only take a few minutes apiece to complete. The problem? You might feel like there's not enough time to do all of them. One solution can be found using the power of "habit stacking."