How to Make Big Money In Your Own Small Business: Unexpected Rules Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know

by Jeffrey J. Fox

Ever dream of starting your own business According to USA Today, more than 47 million people want to own their own businesses and over 20 million actually do. In How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business, bestselling business author Jeffrey Fox offers sound rules to succeeding in small business, whether you're running a bookstore, consulting business, or restaurant. In short chapters that range from administration and cash flow to marketing and hiring, Fox reminds entrepreneurs what's important and what's not, what makes a business succeed, and what causes it to fail.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Management, Finance, Economics

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Snappy advice with a sassy tone. Felt like I was getting business advice from a mentor over coffee. Some useful information was gleaned although some are mostly common sense.

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

As far as business guide books go this one is short. It’s well organized.
The introduction dives into exactly why you should read this book; small businesses make a lot of money. It’s the business owner’s choices the really determine if the business succeeds or not.
The information that really stood out to me as important was knowing your break-even points, using the 60-30-10 rules, and calculating the size of your market. That’s a few of the chapters that I took notes on while reading the book.
What I don’t like about it is that me and the writer have a slightly different sense of humor. I don’t particularly find the cash register sound in text form very inspiring, but I might be alone in that.
The chapters are short, only a few pages each, conveying the information concisely. There are very few wasted words. Every chapter offers useful insights in small bites. It doesn’t go too far in depth on any one subject, but it gives a good starting point to figuring out what you’re doing.
It may not be my favorite business book, but it’s a useful one to have read.

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are a lot of chapters in this small book, you can expect how each chapter is very straightforward and a bit brazen, as if an old businessman were giving you some pro tips - all of them are practical and quite debatable, I have to say. I am aware that this book was written in the early 2000s, but I believe that a good business book will be mostly relevant all the time. Due to the rapid changes in the recent decades, I'm not sure if some particular tips are applicable these days (although worth to try!) My recommendation is to give it more thoughts about the tips before deciding whether to follow them or to choose the other way.

[Madiyar Kubriyanov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Неплохая ненапряжная книжка, которую можно слушать пока моешь посуду и прочие дела.
Многие вещи уже понятны и известны давно, но освежить разок можно.
Для какой-то легкой мотивации вполне себе тоже подойдёт. Ну и конечно же если Вы только-только приступаете к открытию бизнеса.

Книга в целом охватывает многие вещи, но по верхам: тайм менеджмент, целеполагание, расчет стоимость товара/услуги и тд и тп.

Но Главу 45 прямо очень даже стоит записать или напечатать в блокноте и использовать как заставку на телефон, чтобы не забывать =)

[Margot Note]

"Always be mindful that you are constantly selling your company. You are always on view. Therefore, you must always be on guard as to how you act" (102).

"You can work. You an out plan, outhustle, outsell, and outwork anybody" (105).

[Jeremy Boody · Rating 2 out of 5]

The last few chapters are insightful and practical. Real equations and solid points that can be adjusted for whatever your small business. The middle few chapters and some of the early ones seem like filler.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

You can read it in a 90 min sitting...And you can learn quite a bit.
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[А. Тамир · Rating 1 out of 5]

Жоохон уйтгартай бас бус зүйлүүдэн ойлгомжгүй байлаа. Дараа сайн уншнаа

[Mathher Abbassi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great many advice and insights.

[Daniel Serralva · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great business book. Really easy to read and with well organised ideas.

[Alfryan Irgie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Semua hal yang besar berawal dari hal kecil. Tidak ada jalan pintas untuk menjadi sukses. Jeffrey J. Fox membantu mengembalikkan semangat untuk maju dalam berbisnis beserta tips dalam 'Menjadi Kaya dari Bisnis Kecil'.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast read of mostly common sense business advice. More like a don't sweat the small stuff style of one page chapters of business advice. You could read the titles of the chapters and get most of the book. ie hire a sales person first, be a penny saver, always price to value, the customer is your boss etc. If you have a big and want a light read to give your business a quick non-numbers checkup then this is it. IF you don't have a business pass on this one.

[Judd · Rating 3 out of 5]

I agree with most of the other reviews here - quick read with lots of common sense fundamentals. It's a great first book to read in the beginning processes of forming your small business. Yet, most-likely a nice read to re-center yourself if you've been in business for some time and need to refocus.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was not loaded with tons of new information, but I did get a few good ideas. Hiring a personal driver so that one can work in the backseat (so not wasting time) was one of my favorite ideas in the book.

[Courtney Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some refreshing thoughts but not a ton of
New information. Quick read though with concepts that I mostly agree with. Customers are your business, keep listening to what they want, be conscious of overhead, hire the right people, and you will succeed.

[Krishna Wiharsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little and straigthforward book to remind you what is important as a business owner. It is clean and simple. Not kind of those books that are complex and elaborated of business or entrepreneurial theories. It simply tells you of street-smart ways to start and manage a small business.

[Faith Farris · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was sort of cheesy, but also kind of funny and inspirational. I did think the author was a little cold-hearted when it came to talking about what you should do if an employee dies. But I get it. Your number one priority is getting and keeping customers.

[Nikita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and easy read for anyone looking for some motivation and a push!

[Şenol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Güzel fikirler veren bir kitaptı, okunmalı bazı noktalara özellikle dikkat edilmeli... benim nacizane fikrim

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick Read which for me is always a plus. Good basic information for the small business owner. Really liked the section titled - you must know your break-evens.

[Keri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read for the entrepreneur who needs extra encouragement or guidelines for creating, managing, and growing a start-up organization.

[Jerrod · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good quick read; nothing groundbreaking so much as the things you know and need reminded of. I would recommend anyone interested in their own business take the afternoon to read this.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet, essential reading! I'm a big fan of Mr. Fox because he offers a great combination of substance, style, and accessible prose.

[Lori Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

A should-read book on managing your small business for entrepreneurs.

[Fredrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Superb book,it's right on point.

[Keith Brooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as do geared as the other books but Fox has a simple way to get across what others fail to accomplish. Given to my kids to read about business ideas.

[Aaron Benarroch · Rating 1 out of 5]

One book amidst millions suggesting the very same: be confident, find your customers, conquer your customers, retain your customers, you can do it and you can do it now! Bleah, next stop: chimney.

[Jéssica M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Há livros melhores sobre o assunto mas, é um livro de fácil leitura para quem se quer iniciar.

[Princess Fairy]

i didnt actually read this book bhut i actually said i was reading it so to get it out of my side bar i said i finished it