The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael E. Gerber
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $2.96
You Save: $13.99 (83%)
New (83) Collectible (6) from $5.68
Avg. Customer Rating:  299 reviews
Sales Rank: 281
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 268
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0887307280
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.022
EAN: 9780887307287
ASIN: 0887307280
Publication Date: April 12, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Our feedback rating says it all: Five star service and fast delivery! We've shipped four million items to happy customers, and have one MILLION unique items ready to ship today!
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
In this first new and totally revised edition of the 150,000-copy underground bestseller, The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial perspective, the guiding light of all businesses that succeed. He then shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business—whether or not it is a franchise. Finally, Gerber draws the vital, often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in. your business. After you have read The E-Myth Revisited, you will truly be able to grow your business in a predictable and productive way.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 294 more reviews...
 Great Revelations June 30, 2008
This book really makes you think. I am a small business owner, and when he explains about the technician turned business owner working himself to death, the manager dying a neat death and the entrpreneur dying an extravagant death, I almost couldn't keep reading. It hit too close to home. It is followed by great tips on how to balance the three and how to look at your business as a franchise prototype, even if you are not going to franchise. How to implement systems that requires the LOWEST possible skillset instead of the highest, and much more. Very much an imortant read for anyone new in business or someone planning to start one up.
Repurchase of an old friend June 25, 2008
I purchased two copies of this. One to give to a friend and one to replace my original which had become a victim of one of my wife's cleaning campaigns.
I will get around to re-reading this in due course, but I have, over the years, referenced sections of it. A must read especially for anyone without small business experience contemplating such a venture.
Excellent Book! June 13, 2008
This book should be required reading if you're a small business owner. If you've ever wondered why you're working so hard and not getting ahead, Michael Gerber will show you why. This is the book to read about to learn how to systematize your business.
The main thesis of the book is that you should spend more time working on your business than in your business. Michael teaches you to build value in your company through developing your intellectual property. That means to figure out how you want your business to run and to be experienced by your customers. You then build systems to make that experience come alive.
It's powerful stuff. Get the book today and read it!
Wow!!! June 7, 2008
I have been a business owner for 8 years. I feel this powerful book has changed my life. All the time I spent working "in" my business, I had no clue how to work on it. The wisdom in the book has given my business a second chance.
I urge all people thinking about starting their own business to read this book as well as other books on how to create business processes and procedures. I also recommend "Your Marketing Sucks" for those who need to understand what not to do to promote your business.
I would have saved so much time AND LOTS OF MONEY had I spent even a few months educating myself on how to run a business. Take time to plan and educate yourself. So many businesses do fail before their tenth birthday. Mine almost did.
Why Most Small Churches Don't Work . . . May 29, 2008
I read this book from the perspective of one has not only pastored in the church for 40 years, but also as one who has consulted with numerous leaders about their churches. The insights from small business easily carry over into the business of establishing a church community. It's not about money, it's about really understanding what you're all about, building a system to make it happen in the best possible way, and maintaining your joy in doing what you really love to do. I am passionate about urging other church leaders to read this book. It's a gem!
|
|
|
