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Grit and Growth: Candid Stories and Lessons for Building a Small Business with Purpose
What every entrepreneur needs to know about growing a business with purpose and resilience.
Grit and Candid Stories and Lessons for Building a Small Business with Purpose is a captivating journey into what entrepreneurship really looks like, packed with invaluable insights to help you build your small business toolkit. From doubt and disappointments to passion, purpose, and resolve―all are on the path to starting and growing a successful small business. Authors Anne Haines, Amber Kani, and Laura Marrich share practical tools alongside real-life stories, drawing on DreamSpring’s 30-year evolution from a tiny startup to a national leader in small business development.
Through real-world lessons, authentic testimonials, reflective exercises, and practical frameworks, this guide lays out the skills and resources that every entrepreneur needs to master, like clarifying your purpose, developing values-driven leadership, amplifying your strengths, and cultivating communities of support. The authors’ on-the-ground guidance prepares you to meet obstacles head-on and leverage your unique capabilities.
In the book, you
Learn to define and refine your business’s core values and mission for clearer direction and impact. Gain insights from real small business owners who have turned their struggles and challenges into steppingstones for success. Develop a robust understanding of leadership and self-assessment to enhance your entrepreneurial journey.
Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a nonprofit leader, Grit and Growth is a clear-eyed companion for navigating the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Get your copy now and start forging your path with grit, growth, and purpose.
Grit and Candid Stories and Lessons for Building a Small Business with Purpose is a captivating journey into what entrepreneurship really looks like, packed with invaluable insights to help you build your small business toolkit. From doubt and disappointments to passion, purpose, and resolve―all are on the path to starting and growing a successful small business. Authors Anne Haines, Amber Kani, and Laura Marrich share practical tools alongside real-life stories, drawing on DreamSpring’s 30-year evolution from a tiny startup to a national leader in small business development.
Through real-world lessons, authentic testimonials, reflective exercises, and practical frameworks, this guide lays out the skills and resources that every entrepreneur needs to master, like clarifying your purpose, developing values-driven leadership, amplifying your strengths, and cultivating communities of support. The authors’ on-the-ground guidance prepares you to meet obstacles head-on and leverage your unique capabilities.
In the book, you
Learn to define and refine your business’s core values and mission for clearer direction and impact. Gain insights from real small business owners who have turned their struggles and challenges into steppingstones for success. Develop a robust understanding of leadership and self-assessment to enhance your entrepreneurial journey.
Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a nonprofit leader, Grit and Growth is a clear-eyed companion for navigating the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Get your copy now and start forging your path with grit, growth, and purpose.
192 pages, Hardcover
Published May 12, 2026
About the author
Ann Haines
3 books11 followersAnn Haines is a debut writer from the South East of England. She is a married mother of two, a horror movie buff, Tweeter, Blogger and a self-confessed geek............................ and GLEEK (much to her sons annoyance).
She has been writing from an early age and even took to illustrations as she went through her teenage years. Although she still sketches as a hobby she now prefers to focus on her writing. At nineteen she became a mother and had to put her writing on hold for a more lucrative job to support her and her son, as it was just the two of them. She never gave up the idea of becoming a writer though and when her son was four he gave her the idea for what is now her first book 'Brunswick'.
After two and half years of writing her book and researching the self-publishing industry, Ann's book 'Brunswick' was published on Amazon. She became part of the Indie Publishing community that she loves and is widely involved in. Over the years she has had many ideas for her work and so we can expect to see much more of this new Indie Author.
Find Brunswick here:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007FZVOLC
http://www.smashwords.com/b/167429
Anns second novel 'Mary' will be released on 6th July 2012.
She has been writing from an early age and even took to illustrations as she went through her teenage years. Although she still sketches as a hobby she now prefers to focus on her writing. At nineteen she became a mother and had to put her writing on hold for a more lucrative job to support her and her son, as it was just the two of them. She never gave up the idea of becoming a writer though and when her son was four he gave her the idea for what is now her first book 'Brunswick'.
After two and half years of writing her book and researching the self-publishing industry, Ann's book 'Brunswick' was published on Amazon. She became part of the Indie Publishing community that she loves and is widely involved in. Over the years she has had many ideas for her work and so we can expect to see much more of this new Indie Author.
Find Brunswick here:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007FZVOLC
http://www.smashwords.com/b/167429
Anns second novel 'Mary' will be released on 6th July 2012.
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