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Build a Business, Not a Job: Grow Your Business & Get Your Life Back
Build an Owner-Independent Company and Get Your Life Back!
According to the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, the average small business owner works 52 hours a week, with more than 20 percent working seven days a week. The U.S. Census Bureau says 88.6 percent of all U.S.-based companies still require the owner to be there as the primary person responsible for core functions like producing their product or service, managing the day-to-day operations, or managing the financial aspects of the business.
If you’re a business owner who wants to accelerate your company’s growth, but do it in a way that enables you to get your life back, this book is for you.
Join Wall Street Journal best-selling author David Finkel and former chairperson of the National Association of Manufacturers Stephanie Harkness as they give you a concrete, step-by-step map to empower you to build an owner-independent company and get your life back.
You’ll
The only sustainable way to escape the Self-Employment Trap™.The 4 most costly excuses that hold business owners back.The 8 essential building blocks upon which to scale your company.25 formats to package your business systems.A powerful 1-page quarterly action plan format.6 time mastery strategies to free up a full day each week to build your business.How a skilled surgeon tamed his medical practice not by working more, but rather by working less and empowering his systems, team, and culture to do more.How a contractor escaped the 70-hour-a-week trap, doubled his sales, and cut his work hours in half (and how you can too.)How a second-generation manufacturer took over his family business and brought it from the brink of failure to record profits.How a niche software company owner grew her company’s market value tenfold, while at the same time enjoying a greater sense of time freedom than she ever thought possible.And much more.These two world-class entrepreneurs will show you how to sustainably grow your company, increase your profitability, and enjoy more time freedom. You will learn how to truly build a business, not a job.David Finkel is CEO of Maui Mastermind®, one of the world’s premier business coaching companies, which has worked with more than 100,000 business owners, helping them grow their companies and get their lives back. Over the past 25 years, David and the other Maui advisors have personally scaled companies with an aggregate market value of $63 billion. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 11 books, including SCALE. He lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Stephanie Harkness is a serial entrepreneur with more than 35 years’ experience and eight successful businesses under her direct leadership. The former chairperson of the National Association of Manufacturers, past recipient of its prestigious Freedom Award, and #5 on the Business Journal’s Top 50 Women Business Owners in California.
According to the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, the average small business owner works 52 hours a week, with more than 20 percent working seven days a week. The U.S. Census Bureau says 88.6 percent of all U.S.-based companies still require the owner to be there as the primary person responsible for core functions like producing their product or service, managing the day-to-day operations, or managing the financial aspects of the business.
If you’re a business owner who wants to accelerate your company’s growth, but do it in a way that enables you to get your life back, this book is for you.
Join Wall Street Journal best-selling author David Finkel and former chairperson of the National Association of Manufacturers Stephanie Harkness as they give you a concrete, step-by-step map to empower you to build an owner-independent company and get your life back.
You’ll
The only sustainable way to escape the Self-Employment Trap™.The 4 most costly excuses that hold business owners back.The 8 essential building blocks upon which to scale your company.25 formats to package your business systems.A powerful 1-page quarterly action plan format.6 time mastery strategies to free up a full day each week to build your business.How a skilled surgeon tamed his medical practice not by working more, but rather by working less and empowering his systems, team, and culture to do more.How a contractor escaped the 70-hour-a-week trap, doubled his sales, and cut his work hours in half (and how you can too.)How a second-generation manufacturer took over his family business and brought it from the brink of failure to record profits.How a niche software company owner grew her company’s market value tenfold, while at the same time enjoying a greater sense of time freedom than she ever thought possible.And much more.These two world-class entrepreneurs will show you how to sustainably grow your company, increase your profitability, and enjoy more time freedom. You will learn how to truly build a business, not a job.David Finkel is CEO of Maui Mastermind®, one of the world’s premier business coaching companies, which has worked with more than 100,000 business owners, helping them grow their companies and get their lives back. Over the past 25 years, David and the other Maui advisors have personally scaled companies with an aggregate market value of $63 billion. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 11 books, including SCALE. He lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Stephanie Harkness is a serial entrepreneur with more than 35 years’ experience and eight successful businesses under her direct leadership. The former chairperson of the National Association of Manufacturers, past recipient of its prestigious Freedom Award, and #5 on the Business Journal’s Top 50 Women Business Owners in California.
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First published December 15, 2014
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About the author
David Finkel
4 books12 followersDavid Finkel is the CEO of Maui Mastermind®, one of the world’s premier business coaching companies with thousands of clients worldwide. He is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of eleven books, including SCALE (co-authored with Priceline.com Co-founder Jeff Hoffman) and the soon to be released, The Freedom Formula: How to Succeed in Business Without Sacrificing Your Family, Health, or Life. David’s syndicated business articles can be seen on Inc.com, Fastcompany.com, and Forbes.com and have garnered millions of readers and his work has been featured in several prestigious media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fox Business, MSNBC, and Inc. Magazine. He has helped hundreds of thousands of business leaders grow their companies and get their lives back. He lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with his wife and three sons.
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August 13, 2018
Not particularly impressed. Serial entrepreneur here. All the information he gives is repeated in countless other business books and explained better. The entire book is self promotion for his coaching business which means you are helping him build his level 3 business. Not impressed by the free stuff he sends to you either if you sign up.
December 1, 2020
Pareto stype book: 20% content 80% self advertising. I've never skiped a page in a book, but this book changed it all. You can read just the titles and subtitles - congrats, you've finished the book, got the idea, and didn't waste time on their self advertisement.
April 17, 2021
This was a really great book on scaling your business. The ideas in this book are great for making your business go from a level 2 to a level 3 owner independent business. I believe level 3 is the goal for every business owner and this book lays the groundwork for how it is possible.
November 18, 2021
A Needed Manual
I am so thankful to the authors! This book is practical and so real. Thank you for the extra resources and worksheet. I am implementing on the go and this is a must have manual for every business owner.
I am so thankful to the authors! This book is practical and so real. Thank you for the extra resources and worksheet. I am implementing on the go and this is a must have manual for every business owner.
February 16, 2019
For the most part the book was full of feel good motivational content, with minimal learning points or depth.
January 4, 2018
This book was a pitch fest from the word go. The authors were too busy mentioning their mastermind group to deliver even the tiniest bit of value to the reader. I would definitely not wast my time with this book and rather look for Micheal Gerber's "The E-Myth" instead.
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