Winning Small Business

By cutting out the noise and providing a clear and proven plan, this road map helps even brand-new entrepreneurs make decisions quickly, get their product up for sale, and launch it to a crowd that is ready and waiting to buy. This one-year plan will guide you through the three stages to your first $1 million: the Grind (months 0-4), the Growth (months 5-8), and the Gold (months 9-12). If your goal is to be a full-time entrepreneur, get ready for one chaotic, stressful, and rewarding year. If you have the guts to complete it, you will be the proud owner of a million-dollar business.

Reclaim your time and scale your small business with practical AI automations designed for overwhelmed entrepreneurs. If you are a time-poor founder exhausted by tech jargon, this calming, step-by-step roadmap turns artificial intelligence from a confusing buzzword into your most reliable...

Grab your front-row seat in the story of a lifetime. Witness how one family escapes the rat race - the world's economic religion - and how you can too. By all appearances, Jeff and Samantha Trotman are living the American dream. But behind the white picket fence, they endure an American nightmare. With little time for each other, a pile of debt, and Ferrari taste on a Ford budget, the ruse of affluence is killing them.

How to use the principles of Pixar-style storytelling to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, marketers, and business-minded storytellers of all stripes. Pixar movies have transfixed viewers around the world and stirred a hunger in creative and corporate realms to adopt new and more impactful ways...

How to Win in the Government Market, 2nd Edition, November 2024 by Mark Amtower & Mike Lisagor Note: Read at no-cost on any device at: https://publuu.com/flip-book/694428/1596839 "You’re holding a collection of advice and insights on the government market from a pair of old hands who have pretty much seen it all. Something else that is very apparent is that Amtower and Lisagor want you to succeed and what they offer here is a treasure chest of information and insights. Each essay is a nugget that you can use as you drive your organization forward." - Nick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, ...

Unlock the power of Artificial Intelligence—even if you’ve never coded, never followed the hype, and never thought AI was “for you.” Are you curious about AI but overwhelmed by buzzwords, jargon, and conflicting advice? Do you want practical, timely ways to use AI to get ahead in your career and daily life but worry you’ll get lost in technical details? Are you wondering how to identify AI’s real potential and risks without falling prey to hype or fear? You’re in exactly the right place. AI for Business is a no-nonsense, up-to-date handbook designed for ambitious, thoughtful ...

Tommy Mello, the Home Service Millionaire, shares what inspired him and how you can learn from his experiences. He quotes from his favorite successful business gurus and explains what it takes to get to the top. He teaches you his method for training and inspiring employees, teaching accountability, and improving performance for any size business. A lively discussion of what it takes to succeed.

Fourth Edition (2026) – Updated and Revised This book gives you the exact step-by-step concepts, strategies, and battle-tested recommendations for winning government contracts. Forget the generic content. These strategies have already helped companies win more than $14.6 Billion in government contracts - and they will work for you. Written in the author's bold, direct style, this book will permanently change how you approach government sales. Using real-world strategies and examples, it delivers precise recommendations for helping you synchronize business development strategy with ...

Every plumber knows the 6:12 call — and the four words that come with it. There's water everywhere. The thirteen-year-old tank that picked a finished basement. The second emergency landing while you're mid-drive to the first. The board detonating, again — while a $15,000 sewer replacement dies quietly in your camera roll, lost to a shop that's no better in the ground. Just better on paper. In this trade, any Tuesday can detonate. The water clock never stops. And the emergency work that pays today is the same work that starves the big jobs that should be building your company. This is a ...

Though it's a potentially lucrative enterprise, the reality of independent consulting seldom matches the dream. Most solo consultants and boutique consulting firms are perpetually within six months of bankruptcy due to the sputtering unreliability of their new business engines.

Good proposals are THE key to winning Government contracts. This guide specifically helps small and medium firms write winning proposals. Inside, you'll discover: Practical, step-by-step guidance on each step of the proposal process Real examples and personal anecdotes from 35+ years of experience Tips and strategies that are easy to apply How to get noticed in a crowded field From understanding the basics to using technology in proposal development, this book covers it all. Each chapter is organized for quick reference, allowing you to easily find the information you need. Start writing ...

In a world where the federal government is constantly looking for contractors, it’s possible for you to start your own government contracting business and actually become profitable. If you’re interested in learning about how you can become a profitable prime federal contractor who scores government contract after contract, then it’s time for you to listen to this comprehensive guidebook from best-selling author Martin Saenz.

Author's Note: This slow-burn, low-spice/clean enemies-to-lovers rom-com is set in a small town full of quirky citizens and is packed with pop culture, witty banter, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After--provided they can resist the urge to throw each other off a Colorado mountainside first...

Every HVAC owner knows the first 97-degree Saturday. Thirty-one voicemails before 7 a.m. Every caller says "no air," and every one of them is right that it's an emergency. A tech texts in sick — maybe sick, maybe interviewing with the shop that's been poaching. And somewhere in that phone, a $12,000 replacement quote is going cold, because the season that buries you in $189 service calls is the same season you lose the five-figure installs. Feast or famine, twice a year, every year. Either the season runs you, or you run the season. This is a practical playbook for owners of residential ...

Physician-led healthcare startups massively outperform their non-physician-led counterparts. But since only 17% of healthcare startups have a physician founder, physicians are needed not just as founders but also as executives in startups that already exist. Startups in fields like AI will continue to leap forward with or without physicians. But with doctors in key leadership roles, progress will be faster, more patient-centered, and more impactful.

Turn Scrolls Into Sales With A Profitable TikTok Shop You already know how powerful TikTok is for grabbing attention. Now it’s time to turn that attention into real income. TikTok Shop Masterclass 2026 Edition shows you exactly how to build a profitable TikTok Shop from scratch, grow a loyal audience, and turn simple videos into a steady stream of orders. Written for beginners and busy creators, this step by step guide walks you through every part of the process, from opening your shop to scaling winning products with short form content that actually converts. Inside you’ll discover: ...

A good deal should still make sense after the excitement is gone. What makes a business deal good? Price matters—but so do understanding, evidence, responsibility, and the people who live with the result. In DEAL, Di Tran presents a practical approach to humanized value exchange through Di Tran University’s College of Humanization philosophy. The four-part DEAL method helps readers: • Define the exchange: clarify the promise, scope, and people affected. • Examine the evidence: test claims, assumptions, full costs, and cash timing. • Allocate risk and reward: identify who performs,...

This book was a long time coming. For years now, friends, family and colleagues have asked me how I continue to win not realising that I have the same daily struggles as them. I think the difference is that I just keep my head down and stay the course. My career has not always been wins. In fact, I have more losses than wins if you want my honest opinion. I fail every single day in one way or another. There are lessons here. Apply these lessons. Half of winning is just showing up. Apply these lessons and I am positive you will see improvement in your daily life.

Your buyers decide before they ever call you. At any moment, roughly 95 percent of the businesses you want as clients are not in the market. When they finally are, they read, compare, and ask peers long before a salesperson gets a word in. If you are not part of that quiet phase, you are not part of the deal. Here is the part most marketing books skip: this is good news for small firms. You cannot outspend a corporation on advertising. You can absolutely out-teach one. This second edition is a complete rewrite — three times the length of the original, with the buzzwords either defined or ...

Every cleaning company owner knows the 5:44 Monday morning. Two crews didn't show. Three sites are open. And you're driving over with a mop bucket in the back seat, texting a property manager an apology before he unlocks the door. You didn't start the business to run it this way. You started it because you were good at the work — and now you barely have time to touch it. This is a practical playbook for owners of small cleaning companies — commercial, residential, or specialty, with 1 to 15 cleaners — who want to use AI where it actually helps, and never where it shouldn't. Thirteen ...