ericanicolee
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I’d love to create a resource for the best books written on Systemizing a business. Here’s a few to start. Post more suggestions and I’ll edit this post into a compendium of the best. Apologies if links direct to different countries’ amazons!
Edit: Added a few new ones from the sweetprocess blog .
Books
Edit: Added a few new ones from the sweetprocess blog .
Books
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It — Michael E. Gerber — Excellent read. Everyone should start with this book.
- From Stress to Success: How to build a successful business that operates without you — John Paul — Also excellent. A book about how John structures his property management company, and the tips apply to every business.
- The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich — Tim Ferriss — Heavily focused on automation and use of technology. Very recommended for ideas if you’re a little less tech-savvy.
- Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less — Sam Carpenter — Sam gives insight into how he systemized a failing answerphone service business
- Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business — Gino Wickman — Gino expands on the concept of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and creates an EOS: Entrepreneurial Operating System, for not just running the business but for making your life easier in doing it.
- Get Your Business to Work!: 7 Steps to Earning More, Working Less and Living the Life You Want
— George Hedley — George shares techniques for how he turned $2000 into a $50 million company in just 7 years. - The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right — Atul Gawande — Atul teaches on the importance of using checklists to improve the results you can achieve
- Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You — John Warrillow — John says the #1 mistake an entrepreneur makes is having a business be too reliant on them. He’s 100% correct and turns your business into something you can sell.
- Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself — Mike Michalowicz — Consistently highly rated. Looks like a great and easily digestible read for any small business owner. Will be adding this to my own library.