Running Business

This is a complete guide to how to create a plan for, open, operate, and market a new small business. This book intends to help you overcome fear and inspire you to own and operate your own small business.

Are you a business owner that does “Okay”, but you’re struggling to increase profits and carve out more personal time? Could you benefit from expert advice in the key areas for success in your business? Pathway to Profits provides no-nonsense guidance you can use to run your company more profitably and more efficiently, which means more time for you!

The growth engine of the global economy is no longer through mega-production and huge conglomerates, but rather through the proliferation of smaller enterprises. In America alone, tens of thousands of businesses crop up each year. Unfortunately, few will succeed, though not due to a lack of ingenuity, initiative, or even capital. Why, then?

In The Liberated CEO, he turns the conventional portrait of the 24/7 entrepreneur as multi-tasking control freak on its head by using strategies that unshackle individuals from the "daily grind", inspiring you to perform your responsibilities on your own terms and schedules. In addition to giving the individual more freedom, the benefits of The Liberated CEO principles will increase the success, profitability, operational efficiency, and, ultimately, the enterprise value of any business.

In 2005, during a four-month cycling trip through Africa, Martin Parnell was struck by the power of sport and its ability to bring people together and to bring about change. Five years later, the 55-year-old mining engineer, husband, father and grandfather dedicated a year of his life to run 250 marathons with the aim of raising $250,000 for the charity Right to Play, an international humanitarian organization that reaches out to disadvantaged children around the world.

As an entrepreneur, Christiane was faced with a life-altering challenge in 2019 when she was diagnosed with stage 3C cancer. Despite the added stress of the impending COVID-19 pandemic, she refused to let her illness defeat her, and instead, used it as motivation to push forward.

John C. Maxwell, best selling author and motivational teacher, is known for his brilliant insights into the nature of leadership - and how we can tap into unfound abilities within ourselves. His new audiobook turns to the wellspring of tradition, as he offers inspiration, learning, and the power of prayer from the lives of Old Testament heroes.

He negotiated the deal of a lifetime: the first Disney theme park in mainland China. In From the Mouse’s House to the Penthouse, Michael Crawford reveals the lessons he learned about allowing culture and geography to shape his approach so you too can build and operate high-profile brands on an international scale.

From crackly conference lines to pixelated video, virtual meetings can be problematic. But you can host a productive conversation in which everyone participates.

Disruptive Leadership, written by the founder of Babylon Telecommunications, reveals the eight counterintuitive secrets that will skyrocket your business! Warning: listening to this book and following the advice within can result in developing the key trait of disruptive leadership that has been integral to the success of leaders such as Melinda Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk, Sheryl Sandberg, and Jeff Weiner.

Sports journalist and veteran shoe tester Brian Metzler takes runners and kicksologists deep inside the $10 billion running shoe industry with a behind-the-curtain look at what makes iconic running shoe brands tick. Kicksology follows a shoe from inspiration to store shelf to show how innovative ideas evolve into industry-wide trends and fads. Metzler tours shoe labs where scientists advance our understanding of shoes and running mechanics as well as the domestic and overseas shoe factories where the world's favorite kicks are assembled.

50 Things to Know about Running a Business by Jennifer McGuire offers an approach to the steps it takes to run a successful company. Most books on running a business tell you that it’s worth the reward. Although there’s nothing wrong with that, they never go into the struggles you’ll face financially, mentally, and possibly physically. Based on knowledge from leading experts, you’ll learn how to face these struggles head on.

This audiobook teaches you how to make money online by blogging and running your own YouTube channel.

With advice from Daymond John, Bobbi Brown, Mark Cuban, Sallie Krawcheck, Max Levchin, Alexa von Tobel, and other successful early stage start-up investors, Inc. magazine shows you how to attract and wisely apply your firm’s first precious sources of cash.

There are many questions and concerns when deciding to open a business and every aspect must be carefully thought about and planned to avoid future legal, tax, and financial problems. Is entrepreneurship right for you? Ready to start a small business? Got a business plan? Are you financially prepared? Which legal structure should you choose? How much in taxes will you pay? As an entrepreneur is all about making the right decisions and investments in your business.

If you’re curious about launching your own side hustle, chances are you’ve probably already heard your fair share of “rumors” about the game of entrepreneurship.

This book explores topics such as business coaching, the benefits of business coaching, the difference between training and business coaching, what to look for when choosing a business coach, how to develop a mission statement, the importance of developing an effective mission statement for your organization, tips on writing a financial plan for your business, branding, and so much more.

Being an entrepreneur is both exciting and challenging, but with determination and hard work, anything is possible. Through this book, I hope to inspire and empower other young women to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and navigate the highs and lows of the business world.

Build your own consulting business, so you can replace the full-time income your family needs, while living life on your terms. It’s a great time to be a consultant because of the changing business environment. The Great Recession, the pandemic, and 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age annually are a few of the market shockwaves creating unprecedented demand. Change your perspective, and change your world. Leverage your career expertise to generate the income you need, and live life on your terms.

Crisis manager George Pillari takes the listener through a series of real-life case studies to show us that decision making in tense situations is a skill to be learned and perfected. Different from most business books that talk about recipes for success (improve your habits, be more productive, etc.), Stupidities highlights what you need to avoid in order to be successful.