The E-Myth Revisited

Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

By: Michael E. Gerber

Narrated by: Michael E. Gerber

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's Summary

In this audio edition of the totally revised underground best seller, The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business, from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial perspective, the guiding light of all businesses that succeed, and shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business, whether or not it is a franchise. Finally, Gerber draws the vital, often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in your business. After you have listened to The E-Myth Revisited, you will truly be able to grow your business in a predictable and productive way.

©1955, 2001, 2003, 2004 Michael E. Gerber (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic Reviews

"Gerber loves to exhort people to develop powerful visions for their companies." (Fortune)

A must have business book.

I was going into this book with apprehension, a fear that this was yet another "I'll show you how it is done and you will live a great life forever". But I decided to buck the critic on audible who said it was awful and got it. Well I was surprised. It gives you the basics on running a business, a department, or anything...really. It shows you some of the obvious things that you never think about and then allows you to expand on them for yourself. It's a book that I have read a number of times...well listened to, but the first that I took notes on. E-Myth Mastery is next.

Saved my Life

I am a small business owner just like the woman he describes in the book. After listening for 20 minutes I felt hope for my business, by the end of the book I had a plan in action to turn that hope into prosperity. This book saved my business and my sanity.

E-Myth Revisited Review

Excellent read and recommend listening to it once a year. Challenges small business owners to work yourself out of your job and to delegate. In order to build a self sufficient company with total freedom, one must develop systems that the "least" qualified employee in your organization can follow. It's all about the SYSTEMS in your company.

Life Changing, I Gotta Say

I had heard about this book for years, but Gerber's writing style, with its endless dependent clauses, bothered me. However, when I got the audio book, and heard him reading it, and got the way it was meant to be taken in, I got it.

This book has radically helped me in the past month and a half since I read it, and dramatically changed how I look at my (*CURRENTLY*) one-person business. I cannot recommend this book enough to those of you who started a small business without any entrepreneurial training or experience.

Must have/Life changing book

This book was *very* good. It's perfect for people who want to start a business. The author's narration was easy to listen to and really made the listening experience enjoyable.

Ideas to build a life, not just a business

This book is helping me understand how a clear vision for my life and new business will help me accommodate changing markets, staff roll over, and evolving partnerships. E-Myth has changd my perspective and goal -- to develop an enterprise with a clear mission, and to plan this business to thrive without me.

My $0.02

Maybe I just hit this one at just the right time, but this has been the BEST marketing book that I have "read", EVER. Yep, the pace is a bit slow but It takes some time to soak up ideas as big as the ones in this book. Any quicker and things might get missed. Just one simple idea in this book is worth what I have paid for my entire Audible membership!

Hard to follow

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Its not clear what his goal is and hard to follow. It feels like it was written in the 90's and hasn't changed. I honestly don't know why so many people liked this book or recommend it. Seemed to go in circles and lost focus plenty of times.

What was most disappointing about Michael E. Gerber’s story?

Talked about a lot of the same things and hard to follow. Seem to not have a main point.

Any additional comments?

I would not recommend this book. Period.

Must listen for would be entrepreneurs

The audiobook is a bit too long. The stories about Sara's problems are a bit too long and too emotional at the first sight. However, when you look closer, you realize the story is about someone like you. If you try to think like Sara, the main character, it is about life and meaning of life. Then, you understand the real substance of what the author is transmiting using an emotional story. There is knowledge inside: how to start a business; how to not be consumed by your business; how to balance business with life; how to grow; how to be successful etc.
It is the true substance of the book that made me to upgrade from 3 to 4 stars.

Wow! Does this guy know me?

I couldn't believe this book. It seemed like the author had a hidden camera into my life and my business. He knew everything about me! As he went through the stages of a new business, it was like as if he were telling my life story. His suggestions were timely and relevant. His methods were clear and easy to follow. I found this book to be particularly exciting and motivational. He reawakened the vitality in me that I had when I initially started my business. And most importantly, this book made me realize that my business ups and downs were not unique, and gave me hope that there was a way out. This is a perfect read for someone in the small, then big, then small again place in their business. However, I imagine it is relevant at any point in the growth of a small business. Hopefully you will read this book early so you can avoid some of the pitfalls he describes and I have already experienced. This is a MUST READ for any small business owner.

Small business owners - you must listen to this!

Where does The E-Myth Revisited rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

We all get bogged down in the doing. This book explains why and what to do about it.

What did you like best about this story?

Practical application.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, because you need to ponder the ideas being suggested. It's better to listen to a chapter, think and then move on. But you also want to go back and listen to it again.

3rd time of reading, 1st time of listening.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

A super business book.

If you run a small business as I do, read this book as it'll give you a reality check.

This audible version is easily the best format for this very worthwhile book.

What did you like best about this story?

Very sound advice for anyone running their own business.

Implementing The E Myth Revisited

What I love about the book is it not only helped me understand myself more as an Entrepreneur but also my team an I now understand why they think the way they do.
Technician, Manager Entrepreneur

Just listening is not enough. We are implementing from start to finish all the lesson. Even though that means revisiting the every aspect of the business.

Anyone thinking of starting a business should listen and implement all the lessons.

Even if you are already in business, check yourself through this book which is where I came from. Had been in business 25 years without any education in the area of business. I know realise in my previous business I was the technician.

Enjoy and implement

thoroughly engaging and practical business advice

practical and engaging advice for small business owners. explains how to move away from being the exhausted technician to the profitable system-based business owner

Every small business owner should listen

This is a great book for small business owners. I run a number of businesses and advise many others (not as part of Emyth Worldwide, I should add!) and the themes covered in this book, the systems and processes it introduces are excellent. The only reason it isn't 5* is because the story is a little too sickly at times and the narration is too slow (like so many narrators). I listened on 1.25x to make it sound normal!

great book

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The best book in growing a business I know

This is the most eye opening book about building a business I have ever known.

Read

This book is a must read for anyone who is thinking of running their own business

# 1

Probably one of the best book for business starters. Puts you on right way and helps to reduce mistakes done if you don't have business experience. Great voice.

Best book on management to start with, a must read

One of my first few management books but one should start with this, its a mind opener