About this title: The totally revised edition of a groundbreaking bestseller, first published in 1986, provides information and guidance in starting and maintaining a small business or franchise in the 1990s.
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Description: Good. 0887307280 Paperback with moderate shelf-wear, creases, rubbing, fraying, tears, fading, chipping and bumping to the cover, edges, corners, and spine. Binding is tight and square. Inside pages are free from underlining, note taking, and/or highlighting. Book is in stock and ready to ship same or next business day. Select Expedited shipping and receive your book within 3-5 business days. Buy with confidence! Please leave feedback after your purchase. It helps other buyers know we are a ... read more
Description: Very Good. 0887307280 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Description: Very Good. 0887307280 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Edition: First Editon
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperBusiness/A Division of HarperCollins Publshers, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Good. First Editions, Collectibles! 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 266 pp. Moderate wear. Solid binding. Moderate fading due to aging. Unmarked pages. read more
Description: Very Good. Truly very good softcover, no marks, covers glossy, bright, clean, binding square and tight, not a remainder, very reliable shipper(shelf#789) read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are neat and clean, no markings. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1995-04-12
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Good. Mild shelf and corner wear; Tanning to mild browning to page edges; Mild rubbing and wear to covers and spine; ** Free USPS tracking and confirm on US orders ** read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1995-04-12
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Very Good. 2001 2nd edition paperback no marks and is in very good condition All of our products are cleaned with an disinfectant for your protection before shipping. read more
Edition: First Edition {Ninteenth Printing}
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "In this first new and totally revised edition of the 150, 000-copy underground bestseller, THE E-MYTH, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. " This book has 268 pages. The text contains NO internal markings whatsoever. read more
Edition: Third Edition {Sixth-Eighth Printing}
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780887307287ISBN:0887307280
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "In this first new and totally revised edition of the 150, 000-copy underground bestseller, THE E-MYTH, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. " This book has 268 pages. The text contains NO internal markings whatsoever. read more
"This is a good book to read if you are thinking of starting your own business. It helps you realize that just because you are good at something doesn't mean you will be good at running a business that does that. For example, not every cup cake maker can go and start their own successful cup cake business. It takes business skills and knowledge. The key to succeeding at your own business is to imagine that you are trying to create hundreds of businesses just like yours and have every process outlined specifically so that anyone could come in and run it. You have to think of it as a franchise and create a process to provide the unique value and experience you are striving for. There were some valuable points in this book, but it didn't make me excited to start my own business! :) Too much work! :)"
"some very good ideas on 3 components of our working life entity...I got the book on my ipod so I was able to listen to it while drivng...kudos for anyone thinking about starting a business or re-forming their existing business...the only reason I dont give it 5 stars is that gerber's over-anal ego gets a little tiring...maybe thats becuae i have it in audio version...he reminds me of a consultant i once knew who was quick to tell me that he was the member of the mensa society...arrrrgh"
"I want to give this one three and a half. I got one thing out of this book - and I think it was an important thing - that is the focus on the idea that while one's business reflects its owner's personality, it must operate independently of that owner to sustain itself. Other key points included a business needing to express a primary aim outside of the commodities it provides, and what the stages of infancy, adolescence, and maturity can look like for a company, and how it's important to start at maturity.
The conversational style of this book, however, was inauthentic and annoying. The information was good, the examples were good, but the dialogue style really got to me.
That said, I think I will read another of Michael E. Gerber's books, the E-Myth Contractor, since this one did not touch on the specifics of how this kind of way of thinking about entrepreneurship applies to contracting, and I bet I'll find some gems in there!"
"If you want to run your own business (and who of us doesn't, in some way), you do need to read this book. (The "E" in the title refers to entrepreneur, which even though you may be one, doesn't necessarily mean you're a successful one.)
Excellent, insightful, and immediately practical advice."
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