by Paul Simister
on February 6, 2018
The full title of this book by Verne Harnish is
“Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t“.
In my review at Amazon.co.uk, I rated it as a FOUR Stars book, meaning that I think its in the range of good to very good.
Here is what I posted.
How you can grow past the normal constraints on growth
This is an interesting book which looks at how you can push past the constraints which stop most businesses from growing.
It’s split into four sections – people, strategy, execution and cash.
I started reading it and throughout the People section, I was convinced this was going to be a five star book but, the more I read, the more I was tempted to knock off one star. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on June 6, 2017
The full title of this book by Richard Legg is
“Hidden Profits: Get more sales, bigger profits and greater freedom by unlocking the invisible revenue sources that already exist in your business“.
In my review at Amazon.co.uk, I rated this book at the Four Stars level, meaning I consider it to be in the good to very good range.
Here is my review.
Focused on Internet Marketing businesses
This is an interesting book about increasing profit without taking big risks on new marketing campaigns. It is written for Internet marketing businesses but many of the ideas can be applied to more conventional businesses although you’ll have to do more thinking about how you can adapt the ideas. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on February 12, 2017
The full title of this book my Paul Avins is
“Business SOS: 173 Proven, Fast-Acting Strategies to take Your Business from Surviving to Thriving“.
It won’t be a surprise for you to know that I couldn’t resist reading this since I abbreviate my free Business Second Opinion Sessions to Business SOS.
In my review at Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book a Four stars rating. This means that I feel it is in the good to very good category.
Here is my review.
Plenty of ideas to increase sales and profit
This is a good summary of how to improve the results of a business that draws on the ideas of many well known “gurus”.
If you’ve read many small business success books, I don’t think it will include much that’s new to you but, even so, it is a good reminder of what you should be doing.
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by Paul Simister
on January 23, 2017
The full title of the book by Carol Wain is
5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Grow Your Profit: Using the F.O.R.C.E. Formula™
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it 3 Stars.
Here is my review.
An introduction to her FORCE training and coaching
I’d feel much happier about this short book if it was free of charge. Basically it is a long explanation of the author’s FORCE training and coaching programmes with a sample tip included from each main stage. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on January 5, 2017
The full title of this book by Vincent Turner is
“The Secret to Increasing Your Profits – An Introduction to Breakeven Analysis“.
In my review at Amazon.co.uk, I rated the book at the Four Stars level. This means I consider it to be good or very good.
Here is my review.
Short and simple explanation of break even analysis
Business owners need to have financial acumen and the two fundamentals I want them to understand are
1 Break even analysis or as it is sometimes called cost volume profit analysis.
2 The cash flow cycle in a business as a business buys stock, pays for it, makes a sale and collects the cash.
This book looks at the first issue. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on January 4, 2017
The full title of this book by Andre Larabie is
“How To Double Your Profits In 6 Months Or Less: Fast, proven, easy-to- implement strategies to out-perform, out- maneuver and out- profit your competition immediately!“.
In my review on Amazon.co.uk, I rated this book at the Four Stars level. This means it’s good to very good.
Here is my review.
A good, practical book on business growth
There are quite a few profit improvement books with similar titles but different approaches.
This is a good, practical book that looks at profit improvement through business growth rather than cutting costs and eliminating waste. It’s also tactical rather than strategic. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on January 4, 2017
The full title of this book by Brian Kaskavalciyan is
“How to Double Your Profits in Six Months or Less: 8 Powerful Profit-Multiplying Strategies That Any Business – Regardless of Size – Can Immediately Implement and Profit From“.
In my review on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book a FOUR stars rating. This puts it in the range of good to very good.
Here is my review.
Focuses on better marketing along the three ways to grow a business
This is a good, practical book to help you to find ways to increase profitability by better marketing. If you’ve read much by Jay Abraham or Dan Kennedy, the contents of this book will be very familiar. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on January 2, 2017
The full title of this book by John Fenton is
“How to Double Your Profits within the Year: An Action Plan For Your Business“.
In my review at Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book a Four Stars rating. This puts it in the good to very good category.
Here is my review.
A helpful guide focused on profit improvement.
This is the second time I’ve bought this book. I remembered it as a helpful guide but I couldn’t find my original copy.
This one is in a slightly different format. The book print size is smaller meaning the dimensions of the book can be trimmed. Personally I wish they hadn’t done it because it has made the book harder to read and the margin between the print and the binding is tighter than I’d like. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 16, 2016
In my review posted of
Go Forth & Multiply: 7 Day Profit Boosting Plan
by Robert Mark Hurn posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it Three Stars.
Here is my review.
The contents is much better than the feel of the book
The worst part of this book is its feel. It’s been self published and the author has used a company that seems to have a different binding technique. It’s hard to describe but it’s one of those books that you expect the pages to fall out if you read it much or if the spine gets broken.
The book itself has plenty of pages for notes and personal pledges to try to turn it into a workbook. Good intentions but it also pads out the contents over more pages. I doubt many people will use these pages as intended because of the binding issue. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on December 12, 2016
The full title of this book by Bob Fifer is
“Double Your Profits in Six Months or Less: 78 Ways To Cut Costs, Increase Sales & Dramatically Improve Your Bottom Line“.
In my review at Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book a rating of Four Stars. This means it is good to very good.
You may think you focus on profit but after reading this book, the new you is going to be much more focused
Who should read a book about doubling profits?
Pretty much every business owner because running a more profitable company gives you the chance to be more innovative for customers and a better employer for the people who are good at their jobs. In contrast, a struggling business is constantly juggling costs and forced to make hard decisions. [continue reading…]
