In "The E-Myth Contractor", Gerber continues to expose common business assumptions, this time applying his E-Myth Revolution specifically to contractors, the largest group of clients Michael Gerber's "E-Myth Mastery Program" serves. This book reveals a radical new mind-set that will free contractors from the tyranny of an unprofitable, unproductive routine. With specific tips on topics as crucial as planning, money and personnel management, "The E-Myth Contractor" teaches readers how to: implement the ingenious turnkey system of management - a means of creating a business prototype that reflects the business owners unique set of talents and replicating and distributing it among employees and customers; recognize and manage the four forms of money - income, profit, flow and equity; and harbor the power of change to expand the company. The book also provides help on a larger level, leading readers to become business visionaries by relinquishing tactical work and embracing strategic work, by letting go to gain control. Once put into action, Gerber's revolutionary ideas promise not only to help contractors build successful businesses, but successful lives as well. From The Publisher: E-Myth 'e-, 'mith n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small businesses are entrepreneurs 2: the fatal assumption that an individual who understands the technical work of a business can successfully run a business that does that technical work In "The E-Myth Contractor," bestselling author Michael Gerber reveals a radical mind-set that will free contractors from the tyranny of the unprofitable, unproductive, and perpetual routine -- doing everything that needs to get done, themselves. The E-Myth Contractor will teach you how to: implement the ingenious turn-key system, a means of creating a business model that produces consistent, predictable results recognize, understand, and manage the four factors of money -- income, profit, flow, and equity -- and understand the impact of each in your business transform your company and your people while enabling the firm to grow exponentially without your having to be there all the time. Drawing on thirty years of experience working with tens of thousands of small-business owners, Gerber provides revolutionary, practical, and enlightening insights on how to produce the best real-world results on the job, in the field, and in a contractor's life. |