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Self-made boss : advice, hacks, and lessons from small business owners / Jackie Reses, Lauren Weinberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: xviii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781264264094
  • 1264264097
Subject(s):
Contents:
Prologue: A letter to our readers -- Taking the first step -- Creating a business plan -- Legal matters -- Operations and logistics : how to get up and running -- Finances : how to manage your money, get loans, and get paid -- Brand building and marketing -- Hiring and HR -- Roadblocks -- Growth and scale -- Transitions.
Summary: "From popular startup support company Square comes practical, proven advice to help you launch, manage, and grow your small business Leaders of large businesses rely on boards and their managers for guidance, but entrepreneurs like you have few, if any, experienced advisors to count on. Now, Self-Made Boss provides the community of advisors you need to help make the right decisions every time. Drawn from real-life stories directly from Square's Seller's Community, which is composed of millions of small businesses, the book shows you exactly what works and what doesn't. Told through the eyes of small business owners, Self-Made Boss is filled with rich, colorful examples, and valuable lessons. These are the lessons you learn only when you're an entrepreneur. They include a second-generation ice cream shop owner on how to manage price increases; a NYC restaurant owner on how to hire and manage employees; a Black female roofer on how to break through in a male dominated industry; a dentist who is transitioning out of his business; and stylist who quit her corporate job to pursue her passion. These entrepreneurs share all the things you learn on the job and wish you knew before you started your business. The book provides answers to important questions on a wide variety of topics, including: turning a personal passion or side hustle into a career, setting up your business for success, getting the word out and building loyalty, building the right team, how to transition out of your business and much more. With Self-Made Boss you have everything you need to make life and business decisions with knowledge, insight, and confidence"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Small Business and Self-Employment
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 658.022 R433 Checked out 07/05/2024 33111010808232
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From popular startup support company Square comes practical, proven advice to help you launch, manage, and grow your small business

Leaders of large businesses rely on boards and their managers for guidance, but entrepreneurs like you have few, if any, experienced advisors to count on.

Now, Self-Made Boss provides the community of advisors you need to help make the right decisions every time. Drawn from real-life stories directly from Square's Seller's Community, which is composed of millions of small businesses, the book shows you exactly what works and what doesn't.

Told through the eyes of small business owners, Self-Made Boss is filled with rich, colorful examples, and valuable lessons. These are the lessons you learn only when you're an entrepreneur. They include a second-generation ice cream shop owner on how to manage price increases; a NYC restaurant owner on how to hire and manage employees; a Black female roofer on how to break through in a male dominated industry; a dentist who is transitioning out of his business; and stylist who quit her corporate job to pursue her passion. These entrepreneurs share all the things you learn on the job and wish you knew before you started your business. The book provides answers to important questions on a wide variety of topics, including:

* Turning a personal passion or side hustle into a career
* Setting up your business for success
* Getting the word out and build loyalty
* Building the right team
* How to transition out of your business and much more

With Self-Made Boss you have everything you need to make life and business decisions with knowledge, insight, and confidence.






Includes index.

Prologue: A letter to our readers -- Taking the first step -- Creating a business plan -- Legal matters -- Operations and logistics : how to get up and running -- Finances : how to manage your money, get loans, and get paid -- Brand building and marketing -- Hiring and HR -- Roadblocks -- Growth and scale -- Transitions.

"From popular startup support company Square comes practical, proven advice to help you launch, manage, and grow your small business Leaders of large businesses rely on boards and their managers for guidance, but entrepreneurs like you have few, if any, experienced advisors to count on. Now, Self-Made Boss provides the community of advisors you need to help make the right decisions every time. Drawn from real-life stories directly from Square's Seller's Community, which is composed of millions of small businesses, the book shows you exactly what works and what doesn't. Told through the eyes of small business owners, Self-Made Boss is filled with rich, colorful examples, and valuable lessons. These are the lessons you learn only when you're an entrepreneur. They include a second-generation ice cream shop owner on how to manage price increases; a NYC restaurant owner on how to hire and manage employees; a Black female roofer on how to break through in a male dominated industry; a dentist who is transitioning out of his business; and stylist who quit her corporate job to pursue her passion. These entrepreneurs share all the things you learn on the job and wish you knew before you started your business. The book provides answers to important questions on a wide variety of topics, including: turning a personal passion or side hustle into a career, setting up your business for success, getting the word out and building loyalty, building the right team, how to transition out of your business and much more. With Self-Made Boss you have everything you need to make life and business decisions with knowledge, insight, and confidence"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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