First Business

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 20 percent of startups do not live past their second year, and many more fail before their fifth year. Have you ever wondered why many new businesses fail so quickly after their inception? Over my decade-long journey of entrepreneurship, learning and observing other small companies, I've come to realize the importance of a few aspects when starting, launching, and growing a business.

Strategic Leaders Are Made, Not Born provides an important foundation for every leader who is seeking to be more strategic in how they live and work. Each day, all of us face an overwhelming wave of daily tasks that can keep us from focusing on what we care about most. This audiobook provides leaders with critical tools for this journey.

Whether it is a speech, a presentation, a webinar, or even a casual conversation, we have just a few seconds to prove our value. How can we capture our audience's instant attention and support? By mastering our first 20 seconds.

Blogging, they say, is very easy. But still, only a few people know exactly how to create a successful blog that generates tons of organic traffic with highly engaging content that goes beyond the basics, into the fundamentals. So whether you want to start a blog as a hobby or to promote your business, but aren't sure how, this book is just what you need to start on a good note. It contains everything you need to know about creating and growing a successful blog with a strong foundation.

Congratulations, you've decided it's time to make a change in your life. You’re tired of your situation, you earn close to nothing, you're working a dead-end job, and you’re worked to the bone having little to no free time for yourself. You’ve heard it through the grapevine that you can make good money by starting a side hustle and working for yourself. You’ve heard that some are making upwards of $1,000 or more in their sleep. You ask yourself, "If others can do it, why can’t I?" Well, the good news is...you can!

Ignorance made me to waste precious time doing trial and error, and spend unnecessary money when I was starting my business. You are very lucky to have this book in your hands about mistakes to avoid as a new entrepreneur. Make good use of it!

Imagine if you had the blueprint to create an agile and intelligent organisation that could handle anything that an unpredictable business world threw at it.... First Be Nimble is that blueprint, presented by best-selling author Graham Winter in an enthralling business story packed with easy-to-apply ideas and powerful tools linked to online resources. Learn how to: move, learn, and adapt - fast; replace change resistance with change resilience; thrive in ambiguity and uncertainty; break through business bottlenecks; and build a network of nimble, connected teams.

Thing First details UX Consultant Joe Natoli's no-nonsense approach to creating successful products, powerful user experiences and very happy customers. He shares countless lessons learned from more than 30 years as a UX consultant to Fortune 500, 100, and US government organizations—including a few he's learned the hard way.

Shhh Listen. Hear that? That's the sound of your business. The conversations taking place online and in the marketplace tell you nearly everything you need to know about your company and your customers - what people are saying about you, how they use your products, whether they'll buy or recommend your product, and how they respond to your marketing and advertising. Listening provides unrivaled insight. If you do it right, you'll have a decisive edge over your competition as you adapt faster to customer needs and market changes.

There is an illusion propagated by Hollywood and the media that other people have somehow worked out this 'life thing' better than us. Look around the people you work with and you will see individuals who seem unshakable, brimming over with self-esteem and personal power. But how do you know it is what it first appears? Even the strongest and most successful people have deeply negative self-talk that they keep hidden under a protective outward-facing veneer.

Solomon Aletor provides an easy understanding of how a decision can make or break things in life, in view of success. He also expresses his leadership experiences as a digital transformation professional, businessman, and football coach to enable the listeners to experience a blend of decision-making techniques, leadership strategies, and insights, all coupled in one book. Focusing on your decision from a single entry point helps to determine the course of our expected result, and it is best when using The First Decision as a preferred method to attain a fixed result.

As a teenage orphan in England in 1791, Mary Reibey was sentenced to death for stealing a horse. When police cornered her, she was dressed as a boy, and she maintained that disguise until she was unmasked at her trial. Due to her 'tender age', Reibey was spared the hangman's noose and sentenced to seven years' transportation to the colony of New South Wales. With the odds stacked against her, Reibey went on to become Australia's first female business tycoon and the richest woman in the colony, founding the Bank of New South Wales, now one of the nation's biggest financial institutions.

Ready to elevate your leadership communication skills in just a short listen? "Elevate Your Leadership: 8 Effective Communication Skills" is your key to transforming your leadership presence swiftly with concise communication tactics! Dive into "Elevate Your Leadership: 8 Effective Communication Skills" for actionable strategies on innovative thinking, transparent honesty, adaptable messaging, constructive arguments, effective differentiation, compelling storytelling, impactful body language, and crisis preparedness, empowering leaders to communicate with confidence and influence.

Learn how you can generate millions of dollars in passive income through Airbnb even if you don’t own any inch of property! And when you consider the fact that the average Airbnb property currently have a higher potential for profits than the traditional long-term rentals, this sounds like music to your ears if you ever wish to venture into real estate. With the teachings in this audiobook, you will learn how to make tons of cash through Airbnb with or without property to propel yourself to the million dollar level, fast!

This is a true story of how one woman turned tragedy into triumph and hardship into success. In Burning Desire, Deborah will share with you the tools needed for success and the activities that, as a new agent or newer agent, should be your primary focus. After listening to this book, you, too, will be inspired and motivated to reach the top level of your field in real estate, mortgages, finance, investments, or whatever you choose to do. This is an opportunity for you to change your life.

Start getting involve as an Amazon seller to have a profitable and sustainable business yourself! Learn how you can leverage the Amazon platform to sell your private labeled products, not worrying about how you can survive on the 9 to 5 job or what we call a rat race...Entering the Amazon FBA world will require you to be fully prepared and set your expectations. Following the mentioned step inside this course, you will specifically discover how you can start Amazon FBA the easy way.

In this book, Sten Morgan breaks down the process that helped him become one of the top 40 advisors in the country under 40 at the age of 30. As an active advisor and a coach to thousands of other advisors, he will share what it takes to reject the average path.

Did you know that 71 percent of marketing efforts fail because companies are using outdated methods that fall short when it comes to reaching their goals? Believe it or not, but it’s quite common even among the most experienced marketers to struggle in this area. This problem has become so rampant because most marketers fail to get to know their audience, don’t establish concrete goals, or fail to align marketing and sales goals. Which means that, more often than not, there is a great disconnect between what the company provides and what consumers actually want.

Embark on a transformative journey into the world of business flipping with "Buying for Exit." This comprehensive guide is not just a book; it's a strategic toolkit for anyone eager to master the art of buying, preparing, and selling businesses for profit.

Coaching is a skill needed by almost every leader and manager today. Your workforce is looking for a developmental mindset that is focused on not just their productivity, but also on their growth and development. Coaching is something that you can do with those at work as well as with your family and those in your community. This audiobook will get you up and coaching others around you.