Small Business Development

Garrett Sutton has spent the last thirty years protecting clients’ assets and implementing corporate structures to limit liability. This significant experience shines through in a very readable book on the why-tos and how-tos for achieving asset protection. Start Your Own Corporation teaches how to select between corporations and LLCs and how to use Nevada and Wyoming entities to your maximum advantage. This non-technical and easy to understand book also educates on the importance of following corporate formalities, using business tax deductions and building business credit.

Are you tired of attending networking events that lead nowhere? Do you want to build a thriving network of contacts that actually generates business? Look no further than Business Networking by Honorée Corder. With over two decades of experience as an executive coach and empire builder, Ms. Corder has distilled her expertise into a practical guide that will revolutionize your approach to professional relationships. This book isn’t about quick fixes or manipulative tactics—it’s about creating genuine connections that stand the test of time. Through her innovative 12x12 Matrix System, ...

In today's complex, highly competitive, global environment, those who will survive and thrive in this new world of work are individuals, teams, and organizations who can maintain high levels of accountability and remain focused on must-achieve desired results. Achieve with Accountability is your personal handbook for awakening your (or your team or organization's) inner confidence, drive, perseverance, determination, resolve, and can-do mindset.

In Silicon Valley slang, a "bozo explosion" is what causes a lean, mean, fighting machine of a company to slide into mediocrity. As Guy Kawasaki puts it, "If the two most popular words in your company are partner and strategic, and partner has become a verb, and strategic is used to describe decisions and activities that don't make sense"...then it's time for a reality check.

Feeling overwhelmed by the daily grind of running your small business? You pour your heart into it, but endless tasks and constant pressure leave you exhausted — wondering if there's a smarter way. Meanwhile, Artificial Intelligence looms large — seemingly complex, expensive, and reserved for big players… or is it? The AI Edge by Rowan Sterling is your jargon-free, practical playbook to transform how you work. It's designed specifically for ambitious small business owners ready to reclaim time, boost efficiency, and compete smart in today's AI-powered world.

It's an exciting time to be in marketing: The Internet, social media, and content marketing are powerful equalizers, resetting the playing field for businesses large and small. Yet it's also a challenging time, with much work to do and an ever-changing array of platforms, features, and networks to master - all on a tighter budget than before. Don't get discouraged. Get scrappy!

With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who's ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs who want to get out, and artists who don't want to starve anymore will all find valuable inspiration and guidance in these pages. It's time to rework work.

Master the art of what to say in your funnels to convert your online visitors into lifelong customers in this updated edition from the $100 million entrepreneur and cofounder of the software company ClickFunnels.

Two manuscripts in one audiobook! In part one of this audiobook, you will learn the basics of candle-making, discover different candle-making techniques and find out how to turn your hobby into a business. In part two, you will master the art of making soap using different methods, learn about the equipment required to start a soapmaking business, learn how to stay safe and have fun while making your favorite soap, and more. Add this audiobook to your cart now to learn more about how to make candles and soap, and how to make a business of it!

The world's foremost entrepreneurial coach shows you how to make a mindset shift that opens the door to explosive growth and limitless possibility - in your business and your life.

A habit expert from Stanford University shares his breakthrough method for building habits quickly and easily. With Tiny Habits you’ll increase productivity by tapping into positive emotions to create a happier and healthier life. Dr. Fogg’s new and extremely practical method picks up where Atomic Habits left off.

Most small business owners never achieve their goals because they do not know what to do or do not understand why they need to do it and/or cannot figure out how to do it. Running Your Small Business like a Pro is a commonsense guide for learning how to run your business as a professional enterprise. It provides you with a fundamental understanding of the challenges small businesses face with real-world solutions that drive results.

One afternoon - after another failed attempt to get motivated to exercise - I (accidentally) started my first mini habit. I initially committed to do one push-up, and it turned into a full workout. I was shocked. This "stupid idea" wasn't supposed to work. I was shocked again when my success with this strategy continued for months (and to this day). I had to consider that maybe I wasn't the problem in those 10 years of mediocre results. Maybe it was my prior strategies that were ineffective, despite being oft-repeated as "the way to change" in countless books.

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours, making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative audiobook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.

Small businesses are the backbone of the US economy. They are the biggest job creators and offer a path to the American dream. But for many, it is difficult to get the capital they need to operate and succeed. In the Great Recession, access to capital for small businesses froze and in the aftermath, many community banks shuttered their doors and other lenders that had weathered the storm turned to more profitable avenues. For years after the financial crisis, the outlook for many small businesses was bleak. But then a new dawn of financial technology, or 'fintech', emerged.

52 powerful habits, presented weekly, in a practical, no-fluff guide to help you become an extraordinary leader. Every one of us has the ability to become an extraordinary leader. All you need to do is apply your unique talents and turn them into regular habits. Weekly Habits for Extraordinary Leaders offers 52 lessons, one for each week of the year, with an insightful quote, an innovative idea and a question to help you develop your leadership skills. With practice, you’ll become a masterful leader that people look up to. In this book you’ll learn: How to identify small changes that ...

From Mike Michalowicz, the author of Profit First, Clockwork, and The Pumpkin Plan, comes the ultimate diagnostic tool for every entrepreneur.... The biggest problem entrepreneurs have is that they don't know what their biggest problem is. If you find yourself trapped between stagnating sales, staff turnover, and unhappy customers, what do you fix first? Every issue seems urgent—but there's no way to address all of them at once. The result? A business that continues to go in endless circles putting out urgent fires and prioritizing the wrong things.

Are you a small business owner overwhelmed by the complexities of taxes, bookkeeping, and financial forecasting? Does managing your business finances keep you up at night? Introducing this unique guide, a game-changer in small business accounting. It offers stress-free strategies for mastering tax compliance, enhancing financial literacy, maximizing profits, and fostering growth through effective bookkeeping.

91% of small and medium sized businesses fail in the first 10 years. What is the other 9% doing to succeed? The 9% Edge is a highly practical guide to entrepreneurship and taking your business to the next level, no matter where you currently are in your build. Developed from extensive research on businesses and their founders, combined with the real-world, firsthand experience of author Candy Valentino, this book breaks down the core principles and concepts that are essential to bridging the knowledge gap between different stages of a build.

A lot of businesspeople talk about innovation, but few companies have achieved the level of truly transformative innovation as brilliantly - or as famously - as the legendary Mayo Clinic. Introducing Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast, the first innovation guide based on the proven, decade-long program that's made Mayo Clinic one of the most respected and successful organizations in the world.