Why do some small businesses succeed while others fail? That is the question one young entrepreneur faces in this illuminating business parable for our times. Loops reveals the soul-searching story of Tony, a business student who doesn’t understand why he can’t quit school and work in the family business. Then his professor surprises him with an unusual final exam― a twelve-week, summer-long study of the small businesses in his local area. This simple real-world assignment opens Tony’s eyes to the most important lessons an entrepreneur can learn, such as how
I don't usually read business management books for pleasure, so I was a bit taken back when I was asked to read this book with an eye to making it into a children's picture book. What? A Children's Picture book about business management? I will admit I was skeptical. But the book has a charm and an appeal that lifted it out of the realm of the dry business text. It is less a how to book on management and much more a manual on successful living - no matter what your occupation. A pleasure to read, inciteful in many ways. But a children's book? Hmmm. We will have to think about that.