Work the Bugs Out: Practices to Work In, and On, Your Business

When creating your business, why not collaborate in terms of having some fun and doing essential work? Author Wendy Dickinson applies her years of experience working with brilliant business owners using the wonderful fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" to uncover time-proven insights to entrepreneurs who want to be both wildly successful and happy.

Filled with activities and practical tips for entrepreneurs to build an asset, not just create a job. Looking at business through the eyes of Ant and Grasshopper, two budding entrepreneurs, you will have the opportunity to avoid common pitfalls such as having a managerial mentality instead of a CEO mindset, building a business that's dependent on the owner, failing to do relational due diligence when onboarding friends and family, and preparing to exit your business. "Work the Bugs Out' will empower you to work the bugs out in order to build the business of your dreams.

Wendy Dickinson is the founder of Ascend Coaching Solutions LLC, a coaching firm that specializes in working with business owners and executives who plan to expand their leadership capacity as their business grows. She is the expert Coach in Middle Market business culture, improving relationships to increase value and profits to potential investors, future prospects, and strategic partners by implementing best practices in communication, culture creation, and team building. Raised with small business in her blood, Wendy hails from a family of entrepreneurs. She is passionate about seeing business people, who have spent their lives building their business, reap the rewards of their efforts.

Jeremy is an aspiring American Chinese artist who goes by the alias CoachJeremyDraws. He specializes in digital illustration and loves to depict colorful, bright, and bold personalities in his work. Taking inspiration from his passions for swimming, libraries, and fostering youth literacy, he endeavors to draw stories that inspire young hearts to pursue growth and learning-centered living.