Overview
When it comes to getting practical advice, small business owners too often donāt know where to look. Sure, you can find all sorts of high-level strategic tips from Fortune 500 CEOs. But what if you own a restaurant, and youāre trying to figure out how to source good fish, or if youāre looking to increase revenue from your plumbing supply store? Youāll be running a lot of Google searches before you hear from someone whoās actually stood in your shoes.
Longtime Square executives Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg want to change this. So they reached out across the country, talking to dozens of entrepreneurs with valuable businessesāand invaluable advice. This book is the product of that research. Part starter-kit, part encyclopedia, part inspiration, Self-Made Boss is filled with information not just about who these small business owners are, but how they built their companies, step by step.
How did they get their start? When did they decide to hire more staff? How did they set a course for growth? And when problems arose, how did they fight through them? Youāll hear from a second-generation ice cream shop owner on how to manage price increases; an oyster farmer finding new ways to stay afloat in the middle of a global pandemic; a roofer who refused to be denied or defined by her race and genderāand dozens of other small business owners making a big difference in their communities.
No matter the size of your business todayāor where youāre thinking about taking the jump tomorrowāyouāll find answers you can apply right away.
Because thereās a common purpose that all small business owners share: the drive to build something from the ground up; the relentless pursuit of turning obstacles into opportunities and roadblocks into stepping stones. Itās tough and messy, hard-fought and hard-won. And above all, itās something you canāt have when you work anywhere elseāor for anyone else.
Thatās what it means to be a Self-Made Boss.
This book title, Self-Made Boss: Advice, Hacks, and Lessons from Small Business Owners, ISBN: 9781264264094, by Jackie Reses, Lauren Weinberg, published by McGraw-Hill Education (January 4, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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