Small business author Mike Michalowicz believes steadfastly in the entrepreneurial dream. Even as we all head further into the global and local economic problems created by the coronavirus pandemic, Mike still believes you can succeed. Now is the time to trail ahead. And with over half a million readers of his books and four...
There are thousands of great business books. These are the top 10 small business books that I've read over the years that have been most helpful for me. These books will help ground you in mindset, marketing and finances. MINDSET of business, being a better leader and inspiring your team. MARKETING your business to get more...
Starting a business in most cases is exciting. While it comes with its own challenges, it is often just the tip of the iceberg. The major challenge comes in scaling it up. For this reason, most entrepreneurs fail within the first few years of operation. However, there’s a way to escape or avoid this,...
The journey to business success is fraught with potholes, cliffs, valleys, and mountains to scale. Many of these challenges are inside of us. Not lack of cash flow. Not a need for better marketing. But the battles of our mind. Three books I’ve recently read helped to realign my mindset towards success. They will...
Carl Reader's New Book "Boss It", is the recipe for success for business owners who want to control their time, income and life - as the subtitle reads. For new business owners Boss It, is a must, for seasoned business owners you'll learn something as well. Mindset in business is so important and Carl lays...
Small business owners get caught up in the smoke of constantly putting out fires under duress, all the while missing what it is that their business needs to stay profitable and continue to grow. It is this central problem that Mike tackles in his best-selling book, Profit First, and its recent follow-up, Fix This...
Over the past few years, there seems to have been an increased entrepreneurial focus that's just about MONEY, GREED and OVERALL NASTINESS. Of course everyone is not like this, many executives have a heart and want to do good. However the image portrayed in much of the main stream media is a "dog eat dog" world....
I learned my first business lesson very early as a young boy, watching the owner of a corner grocery store – my dad – cry when he didn’t have a deli item for one of his customers. He rode his bicycle across town in blistering heat to buy the specialty meat, went to the...
I'm not a sports fan. However, I've been mesmerized at how the Cleveland Cavaliers were down 3 to 1, in the NBA Championship 2016 and Lebron James, in large part, brought them back to WIN the Championship - a feat never done before. A major play in this comeback was the perseverance and grit of the...
Selling is a learned skill and an art. For professionals, entrepreneurs, small business owners - for all smart hustlers - selling is essential. Whether we're selling a product or service to a prospective customer, or selling an idea to our team - we all sell something, every day, to someone. In Robert Herjavec's (Shark Tank)...
