‘When Friday Isn’t Payday’ Randy Kirk founded 24-plus small businesses ranging from retail to manufacturing, advertising agency to consulting, and mail order to Amazon. He consulted with 180 companies including plastic surgeons, dentists, retailers, restaurants, importers, lawyers, chimney sweepers, mortgage brokers and real estate … Continued
‘Profit First’ Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales – Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren’t always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales – Profit … Continued
‘The Purpose Is Profit’ Do you feel the pull to start your own business? Tired of working for others and dealing with office politics, eager for control and more money? Ed ‘’Skip’’ McLaughlin certainly felt it. When he left his high-level corporate position to start … Continued
‘Unlimited Memory’ Do you ever feel like you’re too busy, too stressed or just too distracted to concentrate and get work done? In “Unlimited Memory,” you’ll learn how the world’s best memory masters get themselves to concentrate at will, anytime they want. When you … Continued
‘The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life’ Although the media track him constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full life story. His reality is private, especially by celebrity standards. Indeed, while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far … Continued
“Sustainable Business in Iowa” Local author and sustainability expert, Adam Hammes, released his second book in January, “Sustainable Business in Iowa: How Leading Companies Profit from Environmental and Social Responsibility.” The book is a primer on designing and implementing profitable corporate sustainability programs. More than 30 Iowa businesses … Continued
“Born to Build” People will ask you throughout your life, “Where do you work?” and “What do you do?” They never ask you, “What are you building?” When conversations change to “What are you building?” the world will change. Written for anyone trying … Continued
‘The Moonshot Effect: Disrupting Business as Usual’ ‘Management Mentor: Techniques for New Managers’ Drawing on the seminal 1961 Moonshotstory of President Kennedy as well as real life stories from the authors’ work, “The Moonshot Effect” steps you through the elements of a successful moonshot, from assembling a … Continued
‘Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track — and Keeping It There’ Regardless of what kind of organization you work for or operate, whether it’s your own small business or a global Fortune 100 company, your No. 1 goal is success. “Predictable Success” takes … Continued
“Crushing It!” In his 2009 international bestseller “Crush It,” Gary Vaynerchuk insisted that a vibrant personal brand was crucial to entrepreneurial success. In “Crushing It!,” Gary explains why that’s even more true today, offering his unique perspective on what has changed and what principles remain … Continued