— SMALL BUSINESS WORKBOOKS
Over 30 years of real-world business wisdom, distilled into practical workbooks designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
— MIKE'S APPROACH
These are not theory books. Every workbook you'll find here was born from real conversations with real business owners — the notes scribbled on whiteboards, the questions asked in small groups, and the problems solved over 30 years of consulting.
"Grow to the size you want, with the profit and revenue you need — without the business running your life."
Whether you're a solopreneur, running a service business, or leading a team of 100 — Mike's practical guides will help you move past the obstacles and grow with clarity.
— THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Practical guides tested on thousands of business owners over three decades.
— WORKBOOK 14
Sell your best work to more customers, at a higher profit, without driving yourself crazy. A program for growing your business through strategic marketing.
— GROWTH GUIDE
Tackle the barriers to growth encountered by most successful small businesses. Tools derived from work with over 1,000 business owners.
— WORKBOOK
Five elements needed to overcome any barrier to growth. Hands-on exercises to tackle every challenge your business faces.
— ACTION PLAN
Create a practical plan of action for the coming year. Goals, strategies, activities, and key challenges — refined over 25 years of workshops.
— FOR CONSULTANTS
How to consult profitably with owner-run businesses. Build a successful and lucrative practice working with smaller companies.
— CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Think it through, build support, deal with resistance. Step-by-step guidance to bring change to your workplace with minimum resistance.
— SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES
Move past your "seat of the pants" style. Build the systems and procedures you need for growth, profitability, and ease of operation.
— FINANCIAL PLANNING
Link your marketing, finances, and paycheck. Calculate exactly what you need — and want — to pay yourself, and build your business to deliver it.
— TIME STRATEGY
Don't just save your time — invest it. A strategic 4-tier approach to using your most valuable resource for maximum return.
— LEADERSHIP
Polish the skills and capabilities you need to boost your growth, profitability, and ease of operation. Stop being the bottleneck.
— TECHNOLOGY
Explains the capabilities of expert systems, describes how they learn from experience and correct mistakes.
— MIKE'S SIGNATURE WORK
Tools derived from work with over 1,000 business owners over 20 years.
The larger your company grows, the tougher it can be to grow yet larger. This book tells you how to tackle the barriers to growth encountered by most successful small businesses.
Whether you're just starting out, or you're a manager of a larger organization, the practical tools inside come from real-world experience — not theory. Every strategy has been tested and refined with real business owners over decades.
If your business runs your life instead of the other way around, this book will help you take back control — and grow with clarity.
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