Small Business Management

Your business needs you for everything. And it's killing the business. Every decision waits for you. Every deadline depends on you. Every problem ends up on your desk. You didn't build a company. You built a job that won't let you leave. Build Kickass Teams is the no-BS leadership playbook for first-time CEOs, founders, and managers done being the bottleneck and ready to build a team that actually performs. Written by Pete Srodoski, a former CEO and COO who has led 10+ companies and coached 100+ leaders.

Take control of your trucking business finances in just 21 days! Are you a truck owner-operator, small fleet manager, or aspiring logistics entrepreneur struggling to manage your business finances? 21 Days to Organizing Your Trucking Business Finances is your ultimate guide to mastering the financial side of your trucking business. In this step-by-step, day-by-day guide, you’ll learn how to: Set realistic financial goals for your business. Create a simple and effective budgeting system. Track your revenue and expenses to maximize profitability. Identify cost-saving opportunities and ...

Master small business management and transform from an overwhelmed new leader into a confident operations expert. Perfect for your daily commute, this straightforward guide bridges the knowledge gap for those tasked with driving team results without a formal business degree. Stop guessing and...

Your small business idea is your baby. Maybe you've had this idea for years, and you've just never known where to start in executing it. Or perhaps you've only had the idea for a short amount of time, but you're ready to jump right into it. This may not be your first business, either. Maybe you've had some failed businesses in the past, and you're ready to give it another go. Whatever the case, starting up your own business is an exciting time. Before you start up your small business, there are many things you need to learn and understand. Starting a business requires planning for the ...

Is your business struggling? Equip yourself with proven financial strategies for growth and success. Fear not the daunting statistics: 20% of new businesses fold within two years, 45% within five, and a staggering 65% within a decade. However, 25% thrive beyond 15 years. What sets them apart? The answer often lies in mastering financial management, the hidden driver of long-term success. This book is your guide to joining that triumphant 25%, arming you with practical financial skills to propel your entrepreneurial journey from surviving to thriving.

The LLC Bible provides a clear and concise playbook which explains the positives and negatives of LLCs. You will receive expert advice on choosing members, creating your legal name, filing your Articles of Organization, as well as managing daily operations.

 Small Business for Dummies has been a leading resource for starting and running a small business. Calling upon their more than six decades of combined experience running small businesses, Eric Tyson and Jim Schell once again provide time-tested advice and the latest information on starting and growing a small business.     

Limited Liability Companies For Dummies, 3rd Edition offers a clear, concise guide that explains the pros and cons of LLCs, and shares insider tips on everything from choosing your members and your company name to creating and filing your Articles of Organization and managing day-to-day operations. You'll find the most current, real-world advice on customizing an LLC for your specific business needs, creating a great operating agreement, keeping accurate records, and new information on federal regulations and fees that are applicable to LLCs.

As a small to medium business owner, correctly managing your workers' compensation coverage may mean the difference between staying open another year or closing your doors for good. This is the book that you wish you had read before you hired your first team member. In it, Nancy Germond will break down the complexity of workers' compensation, why you need it, why you need to pay attention to it, and how doing it well will make your team better and help your company's bottom line.

Inventory Management for Small Business The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Inventory Control, Stock Management, Inventory Valuation, Reducing Waste, Improving Cash Flow, and Maximizing Profit Are you losing money because of poor inventory management? Running out of best-selling products, carrying too much dead stock, inaccurate inventory counts, and poor purchasing decisions can quietly drain your profits. Many small business owners work hard every day but still struggle because they don't have a reliable inventory system. The good news is that inventory management doesn't have to be ...

In The No B.S. Small Business Book, you will learn how to get ruthlessly honest about yourself, your business, and what you really want from both — and how to get it.

Struggling to keep your business cash flow under control? You are not alone. Many small business owners make profits on paper but still run out of cash. This book shows you how to fix that. Cash Flow Management for Small Business gives you a simple, step-by-step system to: Increase profit without increasing workload Control expenses without hurting growth Track money clearly so you always know where it goes Avoid cash shortages before they happen Build a stable, predictable cash flow system You will learn how to: Understand the difference between profit and cash flow Identify cash leaks ...

What if the smartest people in the world understand something that the rest of us don't? (They do.) What if they know that in order to achieve success, they will sometimes have to do things that others may initially perceive as stupid? The fact of the matter is that the smartest people in the world don't run from stupid, they lean into it (in a smart way). In The Power of Starting Something Stupid, Richie Norton redefines stupid as we know it, demonstrating that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid.

> Enterprise Value walks you step-by-step through the most important challenge of your career. Peter Worrell, the CEO of Bigelow LLC, a renowned private business M&A advisory firm, has spent the last 30 years helping owner-managers make the right decisions for their futures. In this one-of-a-kind guide, he helps you overcome every challenge and make the wisest decisions about selling your company, while ensuring a positive and generative legacy.

Do you have trouble keeping your team focused, motivated, and committed to the pursuit of their assigned goals? The truth is, the majority of bosses fail to inspire their employees to be engaged and productive at work. And they're often frustrated by their inability to incite their team to action.

Business models aren’t one-size-fits-all—it's about finding the one that aligns with your personality, resources, and goals. Along the journey, you will need to adopt a positive and determined attitude and reset your mindset.

The Great Game of Business started a business revolution by introducing the world to open-book management, a new way of running a business that created unprecedented profit and employee engagement. The revised and updated edition of The Great Game of Business lays out an entirely different way of running a company.

Are you working hard in your business but still wondering where all the money goes? Many small business owners generate revenue every month yet continue to struggle with cash flow problems, rising expenses, inconsistent profits, and ongoing financial stress. The good news is that improving your business finances does not require an accounting degree, complicated spreadsheets, or years of financial experience. Profit First Made Simple for Small Business was created to help entrepreneurs, freelancers, self-employed professionals, and small business owners take control of their finances using ...

Consulting frameworks are what consultants use to frame a problem as well as its solution. Consulting is a specialty of problem solving, and these frameworks act as shortcuts to problem solving. It doesn't mean that they are exclusive to consulting! anyone can learn them to help improve their problem solving skills! For the ones interested in joining consulting, practicing 1000 cases doesn’t help if you don’t use a framework consistently. Therefore a better approach for preparation is to understand and memorize the frameworks followed by a few cases only to store the framework in your ...

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.