Small Business Management

This 2.5 hour audio program features CPA Sue Bishop, who has served more than 500 small business clients for the last 30 years. She describes how to decide what kind of business entity to be and the differences between sole proprietorship, LLC, Sub-S, and C-corporations. You'll learn about how to pay yourself and how to pay employees, how to deal with business registration and sales tax, how to set up business accounts, and keep records.

Project Management for Small Projects shows you how to tailor bureaucratic planning processes to a sleek minimum while still keeping your project running like a well-oiled machine. This third edition has been updated to align with the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and provides new tools, templates, and techniques to support the revised processes. In addition, there is new material on agile project management and on the essential leadership skills for small-project managers.

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton is a friend of failure. In the 1970s, he brought the Minnesota Vikings to the Superbowl three times - and three times his team was crushed. The first two companies he founded both quickly folded. But by learning how to deal with defeat, Tarkenton discovered the key to success.

Coaching Up! is about inspiring those who matter to you to achieve peak performance. Whether you are a coach, a business leader, a civic activist, a teacher, a counselor, or a parent, this book will offer you a powerful, highly effective way to connect to the people you care about and move them forward toward their best selves. In sports, coaches have developed ways of connecting with their players quickly in the "heat of the battle", inspiring them to perform to their fullest potential and "leave it all on the field".

It all began with one curious and invasive question. This question would become the basis and beginning of a powerful and entertaining conversation with a memorable cast of characters. From the moment the words left his lips, the ripples of knowledge began to flow like a wave of wisdom crashing on the shore of their minds. Random Stranger simply asked, 'Do you have a horseshoe up your wazoo?' I instantly smiled at this brave and crazy MoFo. I smiled because this is evidence beyond any analytics that my marketing is working. (A little side note: If you want to get noticed you have to earn ...

Running a small business is both exciting and challenging. While the rewards of entrepreneurship are great, the risks are equally significant. From financial instability and operational missteps to cybersecurity threats and reputational damage, small business owners must navigate a landscape filled with potential pitfalls. Without the right strategies in place, even a promising business can face unexpected setbacks. This book is designed to help you take control of the risks that threaten your business.

For too long, our recognition of leadership has been reserved for a select few—presidents, CEOs, or historical icons. We have been captivated by charismatic figures on the cover of Forbes or viral sensations on social media. But what about the everyday leaders who have shaped us on a personal level, the parents, mentors, teammates, and family members who have left an indelible mark on our lives? Let’s reimagine leadership to celebrate the silent influencers and recognize that each one of us possesses the power to lead. Are you ready to step into your role as an everyday leader?

With over half a million copies sold, Small Miracles opened the hearts of people all over the world with real life stories of remarkable coincidences.

Now, authors Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal have assembled a collection of new stories, each recalling a coincidence that is moving, heartwarming, and inspirational.

Author and entrepreneur Mick Spencer offers entrepreneurs an inspiring new road map to success - one that runs against nearly everything you've ever been taught about business. In this book, Spencer presents a solid case that analysis paralysis and endless "preparation" won't get you anywhere - you have to take that leap and do what you really want to do. He challenges you to get outside your comfort zone and, although intimidating, his approach forces you to learn "on the go" and focus on what you can do rather than what you can't.

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.

This brilliant audiobook explains and explores the essential terms and key concepts in the world of business, finance and company management. If you're perplexed by profit margins, confused by cash flow or baffled by balance sheets, all your questions and many more are answered in this indispensable guide. Get to grips with how companies work from management to research and development, and sales and marketing to production and distribution.

"The Profit Mindset: How to Think Like a Successful Entrepreneur" is a comprehensive guide to mastering the mental and emotional habits of highly successful entrepreneurs. Written by a seasoned entrepreneur and business coach, this book will teach you how to develop the mindset and strategies needed to achieve financial success in today's competitive business landscape. The book delves into the key principles and strategies that successful entrepreneurs use to create and scale profitable businesses. It covers topics such as setting and achieving goals, developing a powerful vision, creating...

Urgency - that frantic feeling that we need to be doing more, and faster - is a destructive force in today's workplace. Unnecessary urgency can be toxic, causing stress and burnout. But not all urgency is bad, and sometimes we really do need to get things done quickly. Too little urgency can lead to inaction and lost productivity. So how do we find the right balance where we can use urgency as a meaningful tool to keep productivity up without generating burnout? Urgent! is a guide to using urgency for good to help achieve your goals, to drive success, and minimize stress.

Build the Damn Thing Now: A Business Owners Guide for Becoming More is a must-listen for every CEO, entrepreneur, and small business owner alike. After you listen to this audiobook, you'll have everything you need to become a boss CEO and key builder in each department in your company.

Knowing that entrepreneurs have no time to waste, Ramberg presents simple and effective guidance that can be put to use right away. This book will be indispensable for every small business owner, from a family-owned store to a venture capitalist-backed start up.

INSIGHTS grants you access to some of Yale's leading entrepreneurs and the key learnings they've collected on their own entrepreneurial journeys. From founders of Fortune 500 companies such as FedEx, to the next generation of entrepreneurs like Thiel Fellows, to early investors in Apple, Cisco, Facebook, and other billion dollar startups, INSIGHTS is a collection of the best advice offered by a diverse group of leaders and innovators.

> Enterprise Value walks you step-by-step through the most important challenge of your career. Peter Worrell, the CEO of Bigelow LLC, a renowned private business M&A advisory firm, has spent the last 30 years helping owner-managers make the right decisions for their futures. In this one-of-a-kind guide, he helps you overcome every challenge and make the wisest decisions about selling your company, while ensuring a positive and generative legacy.

This book takes an entertaining approach to teaching practical strategies for success in everyday decision-making. Its 101 lessons can change your life by teaching you to see competition from a completely new perspective. The book is full of stories, jokes, and quotes based on strategic principles that go back 2,500 years to Sun Tzu's The Art of War.

Hype Yourself is an invaluable toolkit for getting you and your business featured in the media: newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. Crammed full of insider advice, from the building blocks of your PR strategy to the execution of creative campaigns, it includes expert tips from journalists and industry specialists and is supported by a stack of online resources. Lucy Werner has over 15 years of publicity experience, including running her own specialist consultancy focused on startups and entrepreneurs.

Funding falls apart. A similar product is unveiled by a more established company. A key employee jumps ship to work for a competitor. These are the unexpected obstacles that derail even the most promising new ventures. Entrepreneurs determined to keep up with today's constantly changing business environment need to stay nimble enough to shift their strategies, products, and services on a dime. Yet many fail to master this essential new mind-set: agility.