Learn how to thrive in even the most volatile economic climate with smart strategies from USA TODAY’s top small-business columnist Today’s small business owners need all the tools they can get–whether to grow their business and have it take off, or simply to navigate and succeed in tough times. In this engaging, actionable book, USA TODAY’s senior small business columnist Steve Strauss provides you with an indispensable guide for creating your own “small business boom.” Packed with the powerful strategies and chock-full of explosive ideas, Your Small Business Boom is your blueprint for how to thrive today. Inside you will learn of a variety of affordable, savvy strategies that you can use in your own businesses; everything from finding and getting bigger clients to the secret of “doing the opposite,” and from getting a million hits on your website to getting 100,000 social media followers. With Strauss’s expert advice, you’ll learn to: Easily create a tribe of rock-solid fans, followers, and customers Generate money while you sleep Use webinars, podcasts, live streaming, and funnels to make your business boom Make social media really work for you by looking beyond “likes” Find bigger clients with bigger budgets, or even better – have them seek you out With smart, practical tips and a healthy dose of upbeat, can-do optimism, Your Small Business Boom is the book every small business owner could use right about now.
Discover the business secrets from leading business experts from around the world If your business is struggling to make a profit, read this book Counter Attack - Business Strategies for Explosive Growth in the New Economy. Brian Tracy, Khoa Bui & 34 business leaders from around the world have joined forces to give you their best secrets in profiting in business online and offline. In this book, you'll learn the following: The power of persuasion. Finding success in service to patients. Motivation as a competitive advantage. Seven steps to thrive in any economy Creating success through accountability Imperatives for business success 6 easy steps on how to become a successful 21st century pioneer Using QR codes in high speed cross-media marketing Marketing mechanisms and change the micro business plan model The secret to successful branding Lessons from by the worlds best sales trainers. People profits. How to increase traffic to your website and sell more than ever before Sustaining your business in difficult times 8 Ways to display your expertise, lock out your competition and increase profits. Why sales people fail to close. Overcoming technical sales objections. Wealth mindset The missing link to solving your clients problems Explosive growth must be earned through better leadership How to expand your business idea And much more. Learn the secrets and prosper in the new economy!
Grow Your Business will provide you with all the tools and blueprints you need to take your business from startup to scale-up. You’ve sown the seeds, it’s time for the fruits of your labor to start producing! With Grow Your Business, Eric Butow and the experts at Entrepreneur give you insider knowledge and step-by-step guides to develop your growth plan and ensure your business thrives for the long-haul. With personal anecdotes, tried-and-true tips of the trade, and detailed blueprints to build out your company the right way, Grow Your Business details every step necessary for successful expansion. Learn the strategies to position your mindset for growth, set up proper management systems for smoother transitions and efficiency, and create multiple revenue streams by identifying the sales funnels and verticals that are right for your unique enterprise. You’ll Discover: The 10 essential benchmarks to establish before expansion Advanced marketing and social media techniques to build out your loyal customer base Templates for straight-forward growth plans to keep you and your employees on the same page Your leverage points, value propositions, and identifying your unique audience Grow Your Business is the blueprint that will allow you to trigger explosive growth for your business.
You’ve grown your business, reached a plateau and are now struggling to grow. Each time you try something new or add a new customer, something else goes awry - leaving you spinning the same plates, under the glass ceiling that’s blocking your progress. You need a plateau buster to put yourself back on the growth trajectory! This book is the inspiration you’re looking for. In three major sections it shows you how to: STOP doing many of the things that were once right but are no longer appropriate, freeing up resources, allowing you to; CHANGE what you are doing for better results today and then to; GROW the business for a future that will excite you. As you turn the pages, you will find real life examples together with easily implemented ideas and suggestions to provide an immediate impact on your thinking and your business.
An updated third edition of the most comprehensive guide to small business success Whether you're a novice entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, The Small Business Bible offers you everything you need to know to build and grow your dream business. It shows you what really works (and what doesn't!) and includes scores of tips, insider information, stories, and proven secrets of success. Even if you've run your own business for years, this handy guide keeps you up to date on the latest business and tech trends. This Third Edition includes entirely new chapters devoted to social media, mobility and apps, and new trends in online discounting and group buying that are vital to small business owners everywhere. New chapters include: How to use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools to engage customers and potential stakeholders How to generate leads and win strategic partnerships with LinkedIn How to employ videos and YouTube to further your brand What you need to know about Groupon and group discount buying What mobile marketing can do for your business Give your small business its best shot by understanding the best and latest small business strategies, especially in this transformative and volatile period. The Small Business Bible offers every bit of information you'll need to know to succeed.
In this book, you will learn... The one and only Reason Your Business Exists (and why it matters). Your business can have a dramatic impact on your personal life. Understanding why you are in business will help you enjoy your business more and will help you build the right kind of business. How to stop being a slave to Your Business by Transforming it into a Predictable, Profitable, Turnkey Operation. Learn the 5 vital components of a system, why you are overwhelmed with your business, and how to streamline it so it runs like a well-oiled machine. The Proven Secrets of Record Sales and Profits. All of business is about relationships. You will learn the only 3 ways to increase sales, how to truly set yourself apart, the fastest growth tool on the planet, the biggest marketing mistake of all, and how to build a large network of supporters. In The 5 Secrets of a Phenomenal Business, the 5 “secrets” are the key areas of building your business. If any one of them is suffering, the business suffers. The stronger these key areas are the better results you get in your business. Understanding what these secrets are and how to apply them is key to a phenomenal business. The #1 Reason Small Businesses Do not Grow (and what to do about it). Thousands of small business owners around readily agree on the reason they do not grow or do as well as they “could” do. They also agree on the solution. Overcome this challenge and you will be on your way to phenomenal success!
I have been where you're at - trying to figure out how to do things differently to make that leap to the next level in your business without killing yourself. I wrote this book to empower small businesses to grow and thrive quickly, because as a small business owner myself, I have struggled and strived and persevered to find what works while trudging through the painful discoveries of what didn't work.The concepts and strategies in this book, when implemented with consistency & commitment, are guaranteed to make you more money with less effort. But, that doesn't mean that it is easy and doesn't require work. There is no 'if you build it, they will come!' in business. I have outlined a proven plan of action that has helped hundreds of small businesses just like yours make hundreds of thousands of dollars - including your competitors.It is my passion and purpose to consult, coach, teach, train, and guide small business owners who have the desire, drive, and discipline to do whatever it takes to grow and gain the competitive edge they need to thrive and succeed quickly.I am responding to a need that almost all small business owners have and who are begging for help to learn and implement simple, effective, in-expensive, and proven business growth strategies & tactics to grow and thrive so they can reach their business and personal goals; have financial freedom, enjoy time with family, travel more, enjoy their hobbies, and leave a legacy.We all need support.... AND a third-party perspective from someone who can help us navigate the treacherous terrain of entrepreneurship to achieve the results we desire.As you read the principles in this book, remember it does not matter what industry or type of business you own and operate. I have both owned and operated several successful small businesses in different industries. What matters is that you grasp the heart of the principles, lessons, strategies, and tactics that I will teach you in this book that will help you grow your business into that coveted six-figure or $1 million a year business.The concepts I will introduce you to in this book are proven and if you follow them and put them into place, you WILL have success with them. When you learn something new it requires two components, knowledge and action. You have to learn a certain amount of information in order to acquire a new skill otherwise you make a lot of mistakes that cost you a lot of time, money, and frustration. On the other hand, if you learn a lot of information and then don't do anything with that information then all you did was get a little smarter, but it won't make a difference in your life or business. Action is required to implement what you learn.My intention is to make a difference in your business as well as your life. But, ultimately, you will need to put in the effort to learn and implement what I share with you in this book. That is why I work with businesses to empower them with accountability to take action to put into practice what they learn.Everything I have written in this book is based on proven practices that I implement in my own businesses. One of my core values is integrity. And I believe that in order to be credible we must practice what we preach and teach.So, read, learn and implement your way to success. Start by learning one concept at a time and implementing that one until you see results. Then move onto the next, and so on, and so on. Learn a little and then implement a little. That approach reduces the likelihood of you getting overwhelmed with too much information that you don't know where to start to make it all happen. Learn and implement your way to success. I am with you every step of the way cheering you on.Now let's dive in and get started growing your business!
"This book applies a model to business growth, examining the successful strategies that ordinary weeds use to spread and prosper in almost any situation. This is a system based on adapting the strategies, attributes, and tools used by weeds to take root, dominate, defend their space, and further expand their domain, providing a pathway to transform a team into a collective of weeds operating on behalf of the company, acting as an incubator for innovation and productivity, and enriching opportunities for growth and security"--
Each year Americans start one million new businesses, nearly 80 percent of which fail within the first five years. Under such pressure to stay alive—let alone grow—it’s easy for entrepreneurs to get caught up in a never-ending cycle of “sell it—do it, sell it—do it” that leaves them exhausted, frustrated, and unable to get ahead no matter how hard they try. This is the exact situation Mike Michalowicz found himself in when he was trying to grow his first company. Although it was making steady money, there was never very much left over and he was chasing customers left and right, putting in twenty-eight-hour days, eight days a week. The punishing grind never let up. His company was alive but stunted, and he was barely breathing. That’s when he discovered an unlikely source of inspiration—pumpkin farmers. After reading an article about a local farmer who had dedicated his life to growing giant pumpkins, Michalowicz realized the same process could apply to growing a business. He tested the Pumpkin Plan on his own company and transformed it into a remarkable, multimillion-dollar industry leader. First he did it for himself. Then for others. And now you. So what is the Pumpkin Plan? Plant the right seeds: Don’t waste time doing a bunch of different things just to please your customers. Instead, identify the thing you do better than anyone else and focus all of your attention, money, and time on figuring out how to grow your company doing it. Weed out the losers: In a pumpkin patch small, rotten pumpkins stunt the growth of the robust, healthy ones. The same is true of customers. Figure out which customers add the most value and provide the best opportunities for sustained growth. Then ditch the worst of the worst. Nurture the winners: Once you figure out who your best customers are, blow their minds with care. Discover their unfulfilled needs, innovate to make their wishes come true, and overdeliver on every single promise. Full of stories of other successful entrepreneurs, The Pumpkin Plan guides you through unconventional strategies to help you build a truly profitable blue-ribbon company that is the best in its field.
Want to make twice as much money with half the work? It's time to shift your mindset, recognize your worth, and become a successful entrepreneur on your own terms! ‘Denise is a much-needed voice of practical wisdom.’ Marie Forleo, founder of B-School Feeling burned-out by your business? Sick of the ‘hustle and grind’ culture of your industry? There’s a better way. Get over your perfectionism, chill, and prosper! With her trademark humour and down-to-earth wisdom, money mindset coach Denise Duffield-Thomas shares the invaluable business and counterintuitive millionaire mindset lessons (no blood, sweat or tears necessary) that will set you on the path of abundance – without all the hard work. You’ll discover how to find the business model that works perfectly for your personality, and learn key concepts – such as the Golden Goose and the Keyless Life – to help you work less and earn more. Plus, Denise talks you through the small but important details of being an entrepreneur, including how to deal with awkward money situations and find the most effective ways to price offers. With real business case studies and practical advice, Chill and Prosper challenges the old, boring assumptions of what it takes to create success. This is a revised and updated edition of the book previously published as Chillpreneur.
