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Applying the dozens of lessons and practical advice will save you the time, energy, and cost of learning them the way I did—the long way and the hard way. Adopting these principles early in your business career will significantly improve your chances of success and move you ahead of your peers who are not as well informed.

Paul Woodruff compiles his lifetime of business experience into this all-in-one book for those who want to start or grow their own business. The Successful Entrepreneur’s Playbook outlines the key ingredients that would-be entrepreneurs should consider in assessing their likelihood of success and then provides the key components in building a successful business—from the basic legal and organizational choices in starting a business to tips on how to staff and create a winning team and market, sell, and deliver products or services.

You have heard it, "cash is king". I'm going to tell you this is not accurate. Margin is king. There is not a durable source of cash without margin. Unless from an outside source, cash in your business primarily comes from the margin. We can sell assets to generate cash. However, if you sell all your business assets, you likely don't have a business remaining.

Vi er den eneste art på Jorden, der efterlader os affald, som ingen andre arter ønsker eller kan bruge til noget. Men nu er der mikro-plast i havene, insektdød og rod i økosystemerne, og det skyldes vores manglende evne til at håndtere det affald, vi selv har skabt i vores hastige udvikling. Det kan ikke fortsætte.

Innovation er noget af det, som etablerede organisationer taler allermest om, men også har allersværest ved at få til at lykkes. Alt for ofte ser man, at organisationer iværksætter innovationstiltag, som ikke giver de ønskede resultater, fordi de mangler et ambitiøst og strategisk innovationsdesign.

I de byer, hvor der er et godt erhvervsklima, er der også vækst. Lokal vækst kræver, at offentlige aktører, private virksomheder og borgere med viden og ressourcer går sammen i en fælles retning. Lokal udvikling skal ledes aktivt og kompetent og i tæt samarbejde med dem, der har ressourcerne - på rådhuset, i de private virksomheder og ude hos borgerne.