How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The R. C. Willey Story - Hardcover

Jeff Benedict

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606410415 ISBN 13: 9781606410417

Publisher: Shadow Mountain, 2009

Synopsis

Any entrepreneur will love and appreciate this fascinating story sharing the life lessons that Bill Child learned as he built R. C. Willey, a highly successful furniture business eventually bought out by the legendary Warren Buffett. Lessons on leadership, frugality, honesty, integrity, innovation, and customer service will inspire and motivate readers. How do you take a good company and make it one that billionaire Warren Buffett would buy? The blueprints are in the footprints of a remarkable man: Bill Child. Here are just a few of Bill s philosophies: Character and work ethic carry more weight than resumes. Change is an essential ingredient for success in the retail industry. Companies that don t adapt don t last. Delegation is vital to growing a small business. True delegation only exists when the leader trusts his people enough to allow them to perform their responsibilities without constant interference.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeff Benedict is considered one of America s top investigative journalists. He has published several critically acclaimed books, and his articles have been published in Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on ESPN, NBC Nightly News, CBS s 60 Minutes, and ABC News. Currently, Jeff teaches creative writing at Southern Virginia University. He lives in Virginia with his wife and their four children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shadow Mountain
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1606410415
• ISBN 13: 9781606410417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192