Small Leadership

"Streamlining Success: A Practical Guide to Automated Information Management for Small Businesses" provides small business owners with a clear, actionable roadmap to harness the power of automation. This concise guide covers the essentials of Automated Information Management (AIM), from understanding its core benefits to overcoming the challenges of manual processes.

My name is Susan Kilmer, and I am the author of this starting-a-business planning guide. Over the course of my business and entrepreneurship background, I have taught hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs how to start a business and business owners how to keep their businesses going. One of the things they have all said at one time or another is, "I wish there was some manual or guide that would walk me through the business planning steps - through what I need to know to start, operate, or grow my business." I listened, and I did it.

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.

Wes Berry built a remarkable $60-million-dollar international business from his family’s small florist shop, which began in Detroit. Now, in his extraordinary new audiobook, he shares what he has learned over the years about leadership and business growth. In many businesses that fail, the small things are overlooked; they are the things that are often the easiest to implement, but at the same, time they are easy to forget. It’s these small things that have the greatest impact in the long term.

"Maximizing Profits with Chatbots: A Small Business Guide to Setup and Benefits" is an essential resource for small business owners who want to harness the power of chatbots to improve customer service, streamline operations, and drive profits. This guide covers everything from understanding the different types of chatbots to setting up and optimizing them for your business. Learn how chatbots can provide 24/7 support, personalize customer interactions, and automate lead generation, all while saving costs and boosting efficiency.

Did you know that what helps elite athletes and coaches perform better under pressure applies directly to the world of business? The author of this audiobook, Dave “Dr. Dave” Striegel, draws on his experiences with world-class athletes to help you pursue excellence as the leader of a small business. Take Your Shot is about the day-to-day actions and interactions that move the needle. How you mentally prepare to lead, communicate your expectations, and offer feedback are building blocks of leadership.

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.

How did Apple rebound from a decade-long slump? By creating a product, the iPod, that transformed not just the company, but the entire music industry. How did Whole Foods turn itself into a supermarket empire? By challenging the sacred cows of the food business. And how did Dove differentiate its line of beauty products? By creating the concept of "real beauty". In Big Think Strategy, Bernd Schmitt shows you how to "think big" by sourcing and implementing bold ideas that change markets.

The lean entrepreneurship movement has captivated Silicon Valley and entrepreneurs across the country. It provided an agile framework to develop the right product solution for a given target market and is now used by almost every fledgling company to do just that. The next challenge is growth - to achieve the financial returns and, more importantly, the impact they dreamed of when starting off on their adventure.

This book is about job shops. Inside is a combination of stories and practical tips from my experience. It’s not theory. This is how I lost money, made money, kept my job, or got promoted. These are all the things I dug through the literature trying to find answers to. Job shops can be many different types of businesses. Factories, distributors, and government offices could all be considered job shops.

All too often, entrepreneurs become their own worst enemies, designing systems that keep them stuck without even realizing it. When that happens, it’s easy to blame the lack of progress on other people. Owner Shift is the no-holds-barred, breakthrough story of Mike Malatesta’s own journey through excitement, pain, grit, and mistakes—showing you how to take back your power, evaluate your business objectively, and claim the future you want. When it feels like the world is against you, Owner Shift reveals the Five Words that can reignite your fire.

Have you put hard work, time, and energy into building your pet sitting, dog walking, pet grooming, dog training, or dog daycare business - but keeping up with everything has left you stressed out, overworked, and overwhelmed? If you're wondering where to go from here, and whether you and your pet business can move beyond burnout or compassion fatigue, get ready to unlock the solutions you need with this audiobook. Now it's your turn to find hope, relief, and a solid road map to run your pet business in a new way that supports your personal time and freedom.

No matter what you want to achieve in life, the secret to doing it is passion. For people to be happy, they need to find meaning in what they do and in the roles they play in their lives, careers, and communities. But it's not always easy to find our passions. Author Keith Abraham tells you how to ignite the passion in your life, as well as in the lives of your colleagues, employees, and associates. He includes in-depth research, easy-to-understand concepts, and inspirational stories to teach you how to find out what's meaningful to you and pursue it with passion and energy.

The only secret you need to grow your business now: Elevate your customer experience. This audiobook can show you how! Are you looking for a how-to guide on building loyalty, generating word-of-mouth, and keeping customers coming back? The customer is the heart and lifeblood of every business, if they’re not happy, they won’t come back. If they don’t come back, they don’t spend money. This vicious cycle can end a business, so don’t get caught up in this vortex of doom. With concepts, statistics, and real-world examples, this audiobook rises above all others like it.

Start your business safely with Salespreneurship! This is brand-new sales and marketing book to show how to start a business “Salespreneurship” breaks down the old sales frames and promotes new ways to walk the path of successful and happy entrepreneurs. Planning, personnel management, marketing, and finance are important in growing a business, but sales can't be excluded. Many entrepreneurs undervalue the importance of sales and are terrified by the prospect of personally conducting sales. So how can you learn sales and marketing and overcome your fears? And How to start a business? ...

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.

Have you ever been thrust into a surprising place of leadership? Are you looking for a mentor who has had similar experiences? Ebony S. Small is a young leader with a wealth of experience in both churches and organizations. She's got practical and biblical wisdom to offer whether you are just starting or are looking for a fresh start in your life and leadership. Every life experience - good, bad, or indifferent - is a distinct marker that God used to hardwire you for purpose and help you lead from an authentic and healthy place.

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.

Can a small church bring big hope to a struggling rural community? In Restoring Buildings, Restoring Lives, veteran pastor and visionary leader Rev. John E. Miller shares a bold, faith-filled blueprint for how rural churches can lead transformational ministry through the power of compassionate outreach. Set in Walton, West Virginia — a small town marked by poverty, addiction, and spiritual need — the story of HopeWorks Walton is an inspiring call to action for churches, leaders, and partners everywhere: ✅ Restore broken places ✅ Serve hurting people ✅ Model the love of Christ ...

We're in "wild west" times for business. Thanks to social media and new technologies, customer-brand relationships are suddenly wide open and up for grabs. Big players are getting taken down, while upstarts are starting up, gunning for market share, and outmaneuvering the Goliaths. So, just when a rethink might seem in order, why do so many act like it's 1982 all over again? Why do they believe product pushing still works?