Practical and Actionable help for business Owners and Managers
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This book is among the "Best of Breed" business books I've encountered, and I've studied many business books.  As a CPA and business owner, I found the advice practical, actionable and you don't need a Harvard MBA to understand and act on it.  The authors bring real life relevant business experience in a format that is easily understandable and is immediately applicable.  The book can be read cover to cover, but its handbook format allows the reader to pick a topic that is of immediate interest, dive in, learn or reinforce best practices and move on.
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Jen's book offers a great perspective and practical advice. It is readable and the recommendations are practical. Her stories from her experience and coaching are especially helpful because she shares both successes and failures. Jen herself is engaging and effective - and she has written a book that offers both as well. This is a valuable read!

Dr. Tracy Brower, author of Bring Work to Life by Bringing Life to Work: A Guide for Leaders and Organizations
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The benefits of employing an EA have been long overlooked and Jan Jones book is overdue, especially for business owners looking to expand

Accessible enough small business owners, yet aspirational too, Jones delves into a world we are rarely are privy too (interviewing Richard Branson, Dan Kennedy & Donald Trump), and delivers a candid insight into what makes such powerful organisations cogs turn. It was particularly interesting to discover how the elite 1% of business leaders attribute part of their success and efficiency in their business to their assistant.

Our company runs master classes for entrepreneurs and business coaching for smaller companies, one of our first points of call is to recommend a specific type of assistant. Its fantastic to see somebody articulating this as Jan does, with clear concise instructions for business owners to follow. This book is a useful resource and a great point of reference - an invaluable tool for small as well as large business owners on identification and recruitment of excellent EAs.

Its useful to have a clear differentiate between traditional secretarial roles and what skills Jones says we should grow to expect from PAs/EAs, and its especially interesting to read her advice on ways execs and assistants can nurture their relationship.

Were buying this book as an aspirational tool for a few of our colleagues in similar assistant type roles as its got a lot of practical advice for career advancement. A few of our entrepreneurs who would benefit from hiring an EA are also be getting a copy as a new year resolution gift!

We, as I'm sure many others, will be using it as a training manual from now on!
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Need to work on your company's culture, customer experience and/or learn about customer retention or reactivation? Then this is the book for you.

Very inspiring with actionable ideas to help businesses of any size.
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Great book with many practical points for any person, company, organization or family!
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I found this book quite practical, helpful and action oriented. it provides many powerful resources too. Thanks Michael for creating this useful book for many.
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Davids rules helped me with immediate issues and provided solutions for the future as we grow the company.
It is a ready reference for any size businesssmall, medium and large.
Ive read it forward and backward and continue to review the chapters as I see the need.
David continues to help with advice and consultation.  The book along with his advice will help your business.

Gary J. Gray
President and CEO
Acquisition Systems Associates, Inc.
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Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go is a handy resource for managers of all kind.  I particularly love its simplicity and practicality. I tried out two of Beverly and Julie's "Try This" tips and found both extremely valuable.  Now I always try to end my meetings with a question and focus on the ABC's when providing feedback...you'll have to read the book to find out why both of these practices make such a difference. I know you'll be happy you did!
Jayne Johnson, Talent Director, Deloitte Services LP
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This book is the CEO's playbook for how to build a stellar organization & culture. It is chock-full of actionable advice and strategies that will save money and increase profits. Many business books are fast reads that are quickly tossed away. But I will return to this book at later dates, when I am ready to employ more advanced strategies, such as building a sales team & training them.
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As the CEO of a small company, I found the advice in this book invaluable.  The advice was clear, actionable and definitely applicable to any business looking to increase revenue and grow your business.  Now that more and more business is moving online, everyone needs to consider membership and subscription models and this book explains how and why to do this.  Strongly recommended!
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McGrath and MacMillan have achieved what dozens of authors have only hoped for - written a book that contains strategies and tactics that are powerful and immediately actionable.

The Entrepreneurial Mindset is packed with tools that can be used by CEOs, Division Managers, Product Managers and anyone responsible for driving profitable company growth. Many of the techniques in the book appear deceptively straightforward - yet are powerful and immediately practical.

Concepts like Attribute Mapping and Consumption Chain analysis, for example, can serve as a core framework for developing - or repositioning - existing products and services. The goal is to move away from selling commodities, and creating valueable (and profitable) offerings that customers absolutely must have.

I have used these concepts numerous times and with great success.
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I received a pre-release copy of this book to review, and loved it! I've been an entrepreneur for a long time and am always looking for better ways to build and improve my businesses. This book provides practical advice that anyone can put into use to "dominate their market" as the book says.

I'd strongly recommend this book to anyone who is or wants to be a business owner. Whether you're thinking of starting a business or have been in business for 30 years, there's something for everyone to learn here.

My favorite parts: The chapter on social media marketing, the "Pulling a 180" chapter on turning your business around, and the section on social entrepreneurship. Good stuff!
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This book offers terrific ideas on how to differentiate your business and drive profitability. What I appreciated the most was that it contains actionable examples for the reader to consider and apply to their business. Many of the topics are daily activities which the authors have identified as an opportunity to delight your customers and leave a lasting positive impression. This is a tremendous way to increase customer loyalty. By doing so your bottomline can benefit.
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What I like best is that Edwin Dearborn gives practical actionable steps that one can do. This book is a must for those who want to have knowledge of getting in touch with their customers and getting them to reach for your services.
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I highly recommend this book.  I was introduced to the book first in a workshop to evaluate my own business idea:  I found it to be very helpful in assessing the strength of my business idea and helping to quickly identify the areas for my focus going forward.  I have also since used it to help entrepreneurs I advise, and also to teach students in entrepreneurship and business.  It gets the to crux of the most important business variables that a business founder of leader needs to manage, and includes a self-assessment tool to translate your learning into actionable activities to move your business forward.  Great book!
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Fantastic book! Marilyn Suttle's simple approach will have you master how to powerful serve and learn from your customers. For any business, large or small, the key to high performance and high profitability lies in the simple principles and actions this book offers.
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This new book in the "Worst Case Scenario" series offers quick, practical solutions for the most common (and often most costly) business problems. It provides an excellent guide for entrepreneurs and business owners when creating a plan to salvage or protect their business in today's economically uncertain clime.

This is a must-read for anyone who wants to prevent their company from going under. But it's also a great resource for those who want to learn from the experts on how to keep their businesses in the black and thriving.

Buying and reading The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide - time and money well-spent!