Running Business

Best-selling author, professor, and consultant Ken Colwell, PhD, MBA knows what it takes to fuel the growth that brings a new business out of the early startup days and into a new phase of profitability. Drawing on nearly three decades of hands-on experience, Colwell lays out the clearest path yet for new entrepreneurs who need to manage hiring, daily operations, and business growth while developing critical leadership, time management, and growth mindset skills.

It doesn't matter how old you are or where you're from; you can start a profitable business. The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business will show you how. Through stories of young entrepreneurs who have started businesses, this book illustrates how to turn hobbies, skills, and interests into profit-making ventures. Mariotti describes the characteristics of the successful entrepreneur and covers the nuts and bolts of getting a business up, running and successful.

There are many aspects to running businesses, and products are the most important of them. Unless and until you have a great product, your business is a nonstarter. But then even businesses with great products can flounder. So, how can you ensure that you build great products that run businesses? How can you make sure that your product attracts the market's attention? This book will show you what you must know about building products for your business.

Based on the success story of a small Seattle coffee shop, this little book is a tasty brew of sound principles and instructive anecdotes. As the coffee shop owner looks for ways to retain his customer base, a consultant helps him focus on what really matters. Authors Yerkes and Decker, renowned for their consulting and business savvy, have done their homework and turned Beans into "a business fable taken from real life".

The step-by-step guide to building your gym. Tactical, actionable advice from the founder of the world's largest gym mentorship practice. Your business has two parts: your operations and your audience. Each of those two parts can be built according to a recipe. And this is your recipe audiobook.

Start making choices now that serve your desired future. Today’s fast-paced and radically shifting business world means that many leaders, even those considered successful, are simply navigating urgent tasks with little to no strategy. In Strategy to Action, award-winning educator and coach Keita Demming of The Covenant Group presents an innovative and deceptively simple tool to help business professionals unite their short-term tactics with their long-term goals.

Filled with intriguing insights about the trucking industry, and packed with practical strategies on how to start and succeed in the business, this guidebook will help you lay your path to success.

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.

Taking a leap and making the choice to start a business can be hard, but all that comes after - the planning, loans, marketing - can be even harder. Every new business owner needs an easy, clear, and useful guide to follow when embarking on this venture, and Minding My Business will make the process as simple as possible.

Entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Kiyah Wright knows exactly what it takes to amass wealth in the hair and beauty industry. In From Beauty to Business, Wright breaks down her seven proven success principles that helped her achieve her goals: developing a success mindset, understanding the business of the beauty business, finding your niche, diversifying with multiple streams of income, growing your platform to grow your profits, preparing for the unexpected, and planning for your future.

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.

If you are an OnlyFans or Myystar Content Creator, or a Sugar Baby, you are running a business. How do I file my income tax returns? When do I need to pay my taxes? How do I keep track of my accounting books and records? How do I handle banking? Do I need to form an LLC? This book is your comprehensive guide to answer those questions, and more. I have taken my 30 years experience as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and explained everything you need to know.

This book will take you from knowing nothing about the vending machine business to learning more about it than most people running an already successful business of this kind!

Whether you're new to running meetings or a seasoned executive with no time to waste, leading effective (and even pleasant!) meetings is a must.

Unlock the exciting world of mobile cuisine with our comprehensive guide, 'How to Start a Food Truck Business.' This book leads you through the intricacies of launching a successful food truck – from concept development to scaling your operations. Whether you're a seasoned chef or simply someone with a passion for food, this guide equips you with the practical knowledge and strategies needed to transform your culinary dream into a thriving business.

Are you interested in starting an online business but worried about inventory and upfront costs? 'How to Start a Dropshipping Business' demystifies the dropshipping model, providing you with all the essential steps and strategies you need to launch your very own e-commerce store. This guide is perfect for beginners and seasoned entrepreneurs who want to explore the world of dropshipping as a business model.

In February 2009, Dan Maccarone, a digital product design executive who works with some of the world’s top brands, walked through the doors of what would be his new bar, Destination, in Manhattan’s East Village. The overwhelming stale-beer smell, ruined floor, and “Happy New Year 2008” banners that hung from the walls were the least of his worries. He had just six weeks and a budget of $150,000 to turn the place into the neighborhood’s new favorite hang-out - and start turning a profit.

Many security consultants have dedicated their lives to perfecting their craft while working at the behest of someone else. They are Subject Matter Experts in Risk Assessments, Threat Analysis, or a myriad of other security topics. But when it comes to running a business, they feel they don’t “have what it takes”. Malarky! There has never been a better time to step into the world of running a security consulting business. You don’t need a business degree, a nest egg of savings, or a long list of existing clients.

The Long Run begins with the story of Ben Andrews and his quest to become one of America's top milers, a quest that starts strongly, but seems doomed when he later faces obstacle after obstacle, not the least of which are his own fears and insecurities. Ben often finds that his dreams–both athletically and later in business–seem just beyond his reach. But each time he is ready to quit, an unlikely mentor comes his way to tell him "not yet".

Most small business owners never achieve their goals because they do not know what to do or do not understand why they need to do it and/or cannot figure out how to do it. Running Your Small Business like a Pro is a commonsense guide for learning how to run your business as a professional enterprise. It provides you with a fundamental understanding of the challenges small businesses face with real-world solutions that drive results.