About this title: The totally revised edition of a groundbreaking bestseller, first published in 1986, provides information and guidance in starting and maintaining a small business or franchise in the 1990s.
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 3/3/1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Good. 0887307280 Soft cover book that has some light overall wear to the cover and the corners of the book. The binding is tight and the pages are clean throughout. Expedited shipping available. Fast shipping. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 08/11/1994
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 08/11/1994
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Description: Good. 0887307280 Paperback with moderate shelf-wear, creases, rubbing, fraying, tears, fading, chipping and bumping to the cover, edges, corners, and spine. Binding is tight and square. Inside pages are free from underlining, note taking, and/or highlighting. Book is in stock and ready to ship same or next business day. Select Expedited shipping and receive your book within 3-5 business days. Buy with confidence! Please leave feedback after your purchase. It helps other buyers know we are a ... read more
Description: Good. Used-Good. May contain highlighting/underlining/notes/etc. May have used stickers on cover. Ships same or next day. Expedited shipping takes 2-3 business days; standard shipping takes 4-14 business days. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Very Good-Used in None as Issued jacket. / 0887307280. Very good. Minimal shelfwear. Curvature to back of book. Small stain on last few pages. Does not affect reading. No markings. Binding is tight. read more
Description: Good in Wear to cover/ Edges jacket. Personal inscription on 1st page, Text appears Clean but MAY have Marks or Hi-lights, lite Wear to cover/edges, no loose pages, cover curled----NOTE: Standard/Media-mail can take over 21 business-days to arrive. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. Corners nor spine creased, clean, no marking read more
Edition: Revised
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York USA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Good. Ships within two business days with delivery confirmation. Good condition. May or may not contain highlighting. Expedited shipping available. read more
Description: Good. Ships within 2 business days with delivery confirmation. Good condition. May or may not contain highlighting. Expedited shipping available. read more
Description: Paperback Book is in Good condition: clean cover, clean page edges (no remainder mark). Some highlighting in book. Ships with bar coded label for faster delivery! read more
"This is a good book to read if you are thinking of starting your own business. It helps you realize that just because you are good at something doesn't mean you will be good at running a business that does that. For example, not every cup cake maker can go and start their own successful cup cake business. It takes business skills and knowledge. The key to succeeding at your own business is to imagine that you are trying to create hundreds of businesses just like yours and have every process outlined specifically so that anyone could come in and run it. You have to think of it as a franchise and create a process to provide the unique value and experience you are striving for. There were some valuable points in this book, but it didn't make me excited to start my own business! :) Too much work! :)"
"some very good ideas on 3 components of our working life entity...I got the book on my ipod so I was able to listen to it while drivng...kudos for anyone thinking about starting a business or re-forming their existing business...the only reason I dont give it 5 stars is that gerber's over-anal ego gets a little tiring...maybe thats becuae i have it in audio version...he reminds me of a consultant i once knew who was quick to tell me that he was the member of the mensa society...arrrrgh"
"I want to give this one three and a half. I got one thing out of this book - and I think it was an important thing - that is the focus on the idea that while one's business reflects its owner's personality, it must operate independently of that owner to sustain itself. Other key points included a business needing to express a primary aim outside of the commodities it provides, and what the stages of infancy, adolescence, and maturity can look like for a company, and how it's important to start at maturity.
The conversational style of this book, however, was inauthentic and annoying. The information was good, the examples were good, but the dialogue style really got to me.
That said, I think I will read another of Michael E. Gerber's books, the E-Myth Contractor, since this one did not touch on the specifics of how this kind of way of thinking about entrepreneurship applies to contracting, and I bet I'll find some gems in there!"
"If you want to run your own business (and who of us doesn't, in some way), you do need to read this book. (The "E" in the title refers to entrepreneur, which even though you may be one, doesn't necessarily mean you're a successful one.)
Excellent, insightful, and immediately practical advice."
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