New Business Book Summary Available for The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster

In The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Darren Hardy distills what he has learned from studying successful entrepreneurs. Starting a business—riding the entrepreneur roller coaster—starts out with great excitement and expectations, but eventually entrepreneurs encounter failures and setbacks. While battling uncertainty and disapproval can help them become stronger and better skilled, entrepreneurs need guidance, clarity, and support to ride out the tough times. Hardy’s goal is to help new entrepreneurs overcome their fears, gain confidence, and achieve more than they ever imagined.

New Business Book Summary Available for Just Run It!

The many books written by CEOs of Fortune 500 companies about running a business actually have little to do with what it takes to run the typical small business. In Just Run It!, turn-around specialist Dick Cross explains that running a business is not nearly as complicated as most people think. Armed with a “back of the envelope” outline that addresses a business’s core competencies, market position, and customers, a company can determine how to best serve customers’ needs. A company should create a vision that draws people toward it, and then develop the strategy to execute effectively on that vision. Cross addresses practical considerations ranging from how to communicate effectively to how to read a balance sheet. He examines how work fits into a larger approach to the world, one that values others and thereby ensures their loyalty.

New Business Book Summary Available for The Creator’s Code

Creators, extraordinary entrepreneurs who have built hugely profitable businesses, share some common traits and practices. Amy Wilkinson has codified these into six essential skills she calls the creator’s code. She identified a select group of creators who have massively scaled their businesses to at least $100 million in annual revenue, then conducted qualitative studies of these entrepreneurs to identify the skills and traits that set them apart. In The Creator’s Code, Wilkinson posits that extraordinary entrepreneurs share an ability to identify unmet needs, to keep focused on the long term, to make fast decisions, and to learn from failure. They solve problems with diverse teams and are unflagging in their generosity. In short, the book provides the template for entrepreneurial success that the author’s research subjects never had.

New Business Book Summary Available for Mighty Midsized Companies

In Mighty Midsized Companies, consultant and former midsized company CEO Robert Sher discusses the seven “silent growth killers” that can derail or even destroy midsized companies, especially since these growth killers tend to occur together. He explains that midsized companies (those with revenues between $10 million and $1 billion) have issues specific to them that are seldom discussed in business schools or in the media. He discusses practical strategies that enable company leaders to recognize and avoid the following seven growth killers of midsized companies: (1) letting time slip-slide away, (2) strategy tinkering at the top, (3) reckless attempts at growth, (4) fumbling strategic acquisitions, (5) operational meltdowns, (6) liquidity crashes, and (7) tolerating dysfunctional leaders.

New Business Book Summary Available for Moms Mean Business

In the United States alone, women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men, and many of those women are moms. In Moms Mean Business, Erin Baebler and Lara Galloway target moms who want to be entrepreneurs—and those with businesses already underway—who need support and advice on how to optimally juggle family and business concerns. The authors discuss the importance of a relatable business plan, realistic time management, continued self-care, and identifying and staying true to one’s authentic self. They provide clear, practical strategies for all phases of starting up, nurturing, and running a successful business.

New summary available for Find Grant Funding Now!

More and more businesses are seeking alternate forms of financing, including through government and foundation grants. In Find Grant Funding Now!, Sarah Beth Aubrey shares her winning strategies for securing different types of grant funding. Every year there are hundreds of billions of grant dollars aimed at promoting business activities, and Aubrey explains how entrepreneurs and businesses can take their ideas, develop them into fundable projects, and find the right grants. 

New summary available for Start at the End

When entrepreneurs launch their businesses, they are highly motivated by the prospect of making and keeping them successful. However, initial visualizations of success can quickly give way to a host of day-to-day concerns. Business owners easily become trapped in short-term managerial concerns and lose sight of the long-term visions that first inspired them. In Start at the End, Dave Lavinsky offers entrepreneurs and business owners a new approach to drafting business plans that keeps their focus on the end vision. Only after crafting a detailed exit strategy should they work backwards to create a short-term strategic plan that dictates their day-to-day tasks.