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Level up : rise above the hidden forces holding your business back / Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson, with Heather Cabot.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Portfolio/ Penguin, [2022]Description: xv, 223 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593539828
  • 0593539826
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Unlikely business partners -- Watch out for grizzlies -- It's not what you know, it's what you notice -- Customers + commerce = capital -- Hire patience, hire patiently -- Cash is king, but flow is queen -- Growing out of business -- Level up now -- Know your numbers -- The big bad wolf -- Through thick and thin -- The future is now.
Summary: "Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson draw on firsthand experience starting and scaling multiple companies over nearly two decades to crystallize their advice in Level Up, a how-to guide for small business owners. They share stories of building their own businesses, as well as actionable principles for founders looking to propel their ventures forward. They cover such topics as hiring, identifying a revenue strategy, recognizing when growth is a trap, and managing cash flow, and share the experiences of other successful founders including Jules Pieri of The Grommet, Alisa Clark of Glory Professional Services, and Sheila Jordan of Knowledge Architects"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Small Business and Self-Employment
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 658.421 A161 Available 33111010641211
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 658.421 A161 Available 33111010804553
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 658.421 A161 Available 33111009877362
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An inspiring and revelatory guide to starting and scaling a small business, from powerhouse duo Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson

Like many business owners, renowned politician and activist Stacey Abrams didn't start a business because she dreamed of calling herself an entrepreneur. Her part-time post (and its $17,310 annual salary) as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives necessitated striking out on her own as a consultant--her first small business. Then, Stacey and her friend Lara Hodgson launched an infrastructure advisory firm--named Insomnia Consulting because they did their best thinking at 3:00 a.m.--and then another business, and then another.

Fifteen years into their entrepreneurial journey together, they have tackled the obstacles that many business owners face: how to grow sustainably, hire thoughtfully, and keep up with the Goliaths in your industry.

Now, for the first time, Stacey and Lara share their inspiring and relatable personal story and lessons learned the hard way to show how every business owner can confront the forces that conspire to keep small businesses small. Lauded for her "resilient, visionary leadership" (Barack Obama) and celebrated as a "passionate advocate of democracy" (Madeleine Albright), Stacey now brings her fierce sense of justice to the challenges that America's business owners face. Level Up arms readers with the confidence, know-how, and savvy to overcome the obstacles that hold their businesses back.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223).

"Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson draw on firsthand experience starting and scaling multiple companies over nearly two decades to crystallize their advice in Level Up, a how-to guide for small business owners. They share stories of building their own businesses, as well as actionable principles for founders looking to propel their ventures forward. They cover such topics as hiring, identifying a revenue strategy, recognizing when growth is a trap, and managing cash flow, and share the experiences of other successful founders including Jules Pieri of The Grommet, Alisa Clark of Glory Professional Services, and Sheila Jordan of Knowledge Architects"-- Provided by publisher.

Unlikely business partners -- Watch out for grizzlies -- It's not what you know, it's what you notice -- Customers + commerce = capital -- Hire patience, hire patiently -- Cash is king, but flow is queen -- Growing out of business -- Level up now -- Know your numbers -- The big bad wolf -- Through thick and thin -- The future is now.

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