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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Pearson Business; 1 edition (23 July 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0273720937
  • ISBN-13: 978-0273720935
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 262,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Entrepreneurs face a constant struggle to make a profit. They are entirely caught up in the day-to-day race against ever more demanding customers, rising material costs, a mounting tax and regulatory burden, increased international competition, and an ever more challenging labour market.

They rarely have time to get away from this ongoing struggle, to think about what they could do to find new customers, manage existing customers more effectively, cut operating costs, minimise their red tape, and get their staff working more productively. Yet, they know that if they could make even small improvements in those areas they would be able to revolutionise their businesses and their lives.

They are not alone in this. Few executives at larger companies have the time to address these issues. However, executives at larger companies usually do have the budget to hire consultants to advise them in all these areas. Entrepreneurs don’t. They have neither the time nor the money to address these issues.

Furthermore, entrepreneurs tend to be conquerors, rather than empire builders. Very often those who are best equipped to make it through the early years, are least well-equipped to build on that early success. Yet they are desperately keen to see a reward for all the work they put in to get their enterprises off the ground. They have both a need and a desire for advice on how to take their businesses forward.

This book is a practical guide, showing them how they can make those improvements with minimal investment of time or money. The ideas will be simply expressed, the action points will be clearly achievable, and the theory will be illustrated with examples of small businesses that have already grown by following this path.

By reading this book, and by following each of the action points, every entrepreneur will be able, over time, to cut costs, increase sales and boost profits. It will revolutionise those businesses.

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How to grow your business for Entrepreneurs

 

If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re more likely to be a conquerer than an empire builder.

But if you want your business to succeed in the long-term, you need to excel at both the challenge of creating a new idea and building secure foundations to give it every chance to survive into the future.

How to grow your business for Entrepreneursshows you how to do just that – you’ll find out how to:

·         Delegate in order to grow your business

·         Get the right people in and develop their talents

·         Grow a long and prosperous relationship with your customers

·         Get the financials right so your business has a real future

 

There are all sorts of exciting ways to grow your business and make improvements. How to grow your business for Entrepreneurs will show you how to ~

Make changes, with minimal investment in time and money, that have a big impact on sales and profit. 

Find new customers and makethe most of your existing customers to boost sales

Discover ‘secret’ tips and tricks to cut costs and increase your outgoings

How to grow your business for Entrepreneurs will help you escape the struggle for profit, giving you an extensive toolkit to increase sales and profit without the fight.

 

Endorsements-

Whether you are an entrepreneur or Director of a company, you need to read this book.

Dr. Shai Vyakarnam: Director Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Take your business to the next level – read this book before your competitors do.

 Dr Sally Ernst, UK President, Entrepreneurs' Organisation (www.Eonetwork.org)

This book is applicable to all stages of growing a business. It’s full of helpful exercises and quick tips – Alex clearly recognises entrepreneurs are short of time!

Reshma Sohoni, CEO, Seedcamp

 

 

 


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book in the airport on my way for a much needed break and a week in the sun.
I started reading it on the plane and was hooked immediately, continued reading whilst waiting for my luggage and then on the coach to the hotel. At this point I'd already started making new and exciting plans for my nine year old web development company.

By the end of the week I had not only finished the book but had also fleshed out a five year growth plan that will see my company expand five fold.

The book itself was a joy to read. Each chapter was well written, gave inspiring case studies and really made me want to get back into my office and start implementing new ideas.

For me personally, buying this has been a life changing experience. I urge any small business owner who wishes to grow their business to buy a copy today, you cannot fail to be inspired.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I wish I'd read this book 2 years ago. At that point, we were a small business with me doing most of the work to keep everything ticking along. Now, two years later I've painfully learnt most of the lessons covered in this book.

If I'd read it two years ago I could have saved myself plenty of time, effort and (most importantly) money.

However, it did a great job of reminding me of some of those mistakes and refocused my mind on what's important in my role now. First job: rewrite my business plan.

If you're an entrepreneur running a business and wondering why you're struggling to get past the next phase of growth this is the book for you. Don't wait two years before reading it!

Enjoy.
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This book gives excellent and realistic advice on how to grow your business. Each chapter and the case studies provided are extremely useful as they can be applied to all developing businesses.
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Useful and practical advice
I found this book really useful. Some areas were a sense check against things i have been doing in setting up my own business, others were a reminder that i had missed some simple... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by Mr. Julian Wells
Succinct, Practical and Inspirational
A really well written and practical book that brings a clean edge to the subject. Like many in business, I need occasional reminders to maintain focus on what's important and the... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2009 by MJ Clarkson
Make time to read this book!
I don't have much time so this won't be a long review. But - significantly - I DID find time to read this excellent book. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2009 by Dr. R. C. MCCANN
A great read with sound, practical advice
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If you run a business, or are thinking of running a business you should read this book. It's written clearly and is business jargon-free, giving you genuinely valuable insights. Read more
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Out with the Beermat Entrepreneur!
Whilst I do appear in this book you may consider I am biased. Nothing could be further from the truth. My first entrepreneurial book was the Beer Mat Entrepreneur. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by Mr. D. J. Fell
Great Easy to read content
As a business owner I know how scarce time is; reading books is never top of my priority list.

The great thing about this business book is that you can put it down and... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by Tim Hallac
An engaging business book!!
This is certainly one of the best business books I have read. And as I am now running my third company, I've read a lot! Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by Paul Bridge
No wonder it's flying off the shelves
I've experienced at first hand the challenges that face start-up businesses. Mine was successful but there were lots of mistakes on the way. Read more
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