Profits Aren't Everything, They're the Only Thing (Paperback)

George Cloutier

ISBN 10: 0061856312 / ISBN 13: 9780061856310

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York, 2010

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Paperback. The best family business has one member. Weekends are for working, not playing golf or coaching. Never pay your vendors on time. Wear your control-freak badge with pride. Out denial: If your business is failing during a recession, it's your fault. George Cloutiers controversial rules for doing business arent taught at Harvard Business School. The founder and CEO of American Management Services and the leading advocate for small business (Reuters), Cloutier has spent more than thirty years guiding business owners through the tough choices that line the road to profitability.Profits Arent Everything, Theyre the Only Thing is the long-overdue wake-up call for 23 million small- and midsize-business owners across America. This book serves up the hard-boiled, unadulterated truth to aspiring and established entrepreneurs, without apologies. His no-nonsense advice may be hard to hear at times, but it works. Reveals 13 maxims that small businesspeople need. This title presents such ideas as: forget teamwork, micromanage like crazy; pay raises are over; fear is the best motivator; and, if your business fails during a recession, it's your fault. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Profits Aren't Everything, They're the Only Thing (Paperback)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061856312
• ISBN 13: 9780061856310
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The best family business has one member. Weekends are for working, not playing golf or coaching. Never pay your vendors on time. Wear your control-freak badge with pride. Out denial: If your business is failing during a recession, it's your fault.

George Cloutier’s controversial rules for doing business aren’t taught at Harvard Business School. The founder and CEO of American Management Services and “the leading advocate for small business” (Reuters), Cloutier has spent more than thirty years guiding business owners through the tough choices that line the road to profitability.

Profits Aren’t Everything, They’re the Only Thing is the long-overdue wake-up call for 23 million small- and midsize-business owners across America. This book serves up the hard-boiled, unadulterated truth to aspiring and established entrepreneurs, without apologies. His no-nonsense advice may be hard to hear at times, but it works.

About the Author

George Cloutier is a CEO, coach, speaker, and TV commentator who has been seen on Fox Business News, ABC’s 20/20, CNBC’s Squawk Box, MSNBC, and Bloomberg Television. He has successfully worked with 6,000 business owners in 400 industries and has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today, and Fortune Small Business.