When Ted Lasso was hired as the new gaffer (coach) for AFC Richmond, the team, the town, and the entire country made it no secret that they thought he was just a clueless wanker. But it was clear, even early on, that Ted knew a thing or two about being a good leader. It's not about the wins and losses, but about helping others become the best versions of themselves.

Much like Ted Lasso the show, Lead it Like Lasso takes a fresh approach to leadership. The foreword alone will shock you. The lessons outlined are not just for business leaders. Rule #1 - Leadership is Life! These tools can be applied in the board room, the locker room, and the living room.

You might want to have a pencil (or your own whiteboard) on hand to work through the activities:

* Define your core values and learn how culture impacts your ability to level up

* Create a clear vision and purpose for your life to reach your goals

* Build your own personal operating system and communication guide

* Adopt effective communication strategies to grow your network

* Envision your legacy and outline a plan to make it happen

This is not your grandmother's leadership book. Heck, it isn't even Ted Lasso's grandmother's leadership book. This book feels like having your own personal Ted Lasso - breaking down leadership lessons in a way that will make you smile, inspiring action you can take right away.

The authors offer leadership lessons from their own successful startup, the lives of the team at AFC Richmond, and top leaders of industry. Level up and lead your life like Lasso. Believe.

Learn to conquer the one real hurdle to scaling your company and growing rich: Time

How you use your free time will make or break your success. The secret? It's not about working harder or finding more time to do work. It's about designing the freedom to engage in the high-value work that brings you energy and fulfillment. This is at the heart of the message that has made Dan Martell the world's most popular SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) coach. Now, in his first book, Buy Back Your Time, he teaches entrepreneurs at every level how to scale their business, fast, while avoiding burnout. Trading money for time--that is, literally buying back free space in your calendar--will give you more financial success than you ever dreamed was possible.

With over two decades of experience as a serial entrepreneur and founder, Dan Martell will teach you the secrets to work less and play more while building an empire. He'll dig into the practical steps that will allow you to start buying back time immediately, while also developing operating procedures and hiring practices that will ensure rapid and robust growth. And he will teach you how to invest in your newfound time wisely--at work and at home--so you keep building your empire while living your best life.

Buy Back Your Time is the definitive guide for entrepreneurs at every level on how to succeed in business while enjoying more freedom than you ever imagined.

Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz's Profit First system, readers will learn that:

- Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances.
- A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line.
- Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieving long-term growth.

With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humor, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of.

The all-in-one legal and tax resource every independent contractor and freelancer needs

Whether you're starting a full-scale consulting business or booking jobs on the side, Working for Yourself provides all the legal and tax information you need in one place. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes to relevant laws, including updated information on Section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation, as well as a new section on tax credits for electric vehicles. Learn how to:

• decide the best form for your business (sole proprietor, LLC, or other)


• request payment in full and on time


• pay estimated taxes and avoid trouble with the IRS


• take advantage of all available tax deductions and credits, including the 20% pass-through tax deduction


• choose health, property, and other kinds of insurance


• keep accurate records in case you get audited, and


• write legally binding contracts and letter agreements.

If you're tired of doing endless web searches for the information you need to start and run your business, this easy-to-use and authoritative resource is for you.

Learn how to create a sound, profitable business plan that will take your business to the next level

Whether you're starting a new business or you're looking to revitalise your strategy, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies covers everything you need to know. This step-by-step guide shows you how to figure out whether your business idea will work. With Dummies, your business plan can be a simple process that you tackle in stages. You'll identify your strategic advantage, discover how to gain an edge over your competitors and transform your ideas to reality using the latest tools (including AI!).

No matter what type of business you have -- products or services, online or bricks-and-mortar -- you'll learn how to create a start-up budget and make realistic projections. How will you predict and manage your expenses? When will your business break even? Dummies will help you assemble a financial forecast that leaves you confident in your calculations! Learn how to review potential risk, experiment with different scenarios to see if you're on the right track and hone your mindset for a better work-life balance.

• Establish a smart business model that really works
• Identify your edge, get ahead of competitors and win the game
• Create an elevator pitch and a one-page business plan to woo investors
• Demystify financial projections, build a budget and create cashflow
• Work smarter by taking advantage of the latest AI and online business tools

Having a good plan is the first step to success for any business. Getting it right can mean the difference between big trouble and big profits. Creating a Business Plan For Dummies gives you the detailed advice you need to guide your business all the way from concept to reality.

An all-in-one guide to helping you buy and own your own business.

Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards--as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success.

But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business, Harvard Business School professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff help you:

• Determine if this path is right for you
• Raise capital for your acquisition
• Find and evaluate the right prospects
• Avoid the pitfalls that could derail your search
• Understand why a dull business might be the best investment
• Negotiate a potential deal with the seller
• Avoid deals that fall through at the last minute

Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

With Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, you can handle a wide range of business forms and agreements on your own.

Here you'll find the forms you need to start and grow your business. Each document comes with thorough, plain-English, line-by-line instructions to help you:

• buy and sell goods


• complete forms and agreements to start your business


• create website policies and agreements


• lease commercial space


• hire employees and consultants


• buy real estate


• create noncompete agreements


• borrow or lend money

The 13th edition has been thoroughly reviewed and updated by Nolo's experts and provides the most up-to-date legal information for small businesses.

The Editors of Nolo include over 20 editors and a team of researchers. Most of Nolo's editors left careers as practicing lawyers in favor of furthering the company's mission: Getting legal information into the hands of people who need it.

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

Voted #1 business book by Inc. 500 CEOs.

An instant classic, this revised and updated edition of the phenomenal bestseller dispels the myths about starting your own business. Small business consultant and author Michael E. Gerber, with sharp insight gained from years of experience, points out how common assumptions, expectations, and even technical expertise can get in the way of running a successful business.

Gerber walks you through the steps in the life of a business--from entrepreneurial infancy through adolescent growing pains to the mature entrepreneurial perspective: the guiding light of all businesses that succeed--and shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business, whether or not it is a franchise. Most importantly, Gerber draws the vital, often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in your business.

The E-Myth Revisited will help you grow your business in a productive, assured way.

When Ted Lasso was hired as the new gaffer (coach) for AFC Richmond, the team, the town, and the entire country made it no secret that they thought he was just a clueless wanker. But it was clear, even early on, that Ted knew a thing or two about being a good leader. It's not about the wins and losses, but about helping others become the best versions of themselves.

Much like Ted Lasso the show, Lead it Like Lasso takes a fresh approach to leadership. The foreword alone will shock you. The lessons outlined are not just for business leaders. Rule #1 - Leadership is Life! These tools can be applied in the board room, the locker room, and the living room.

You might want to have a pencil (or your own whiteboard) on hand to work through the activities:

* Define your core values and learn how culture impacts your ability to level up

* Create a clear vision and purpose for your life to reach your goals

* Build your own personal operating system and communication guide

* Adopt effective communication strategies to grow your network

* Envision your legacy and outline a plan to make it happen

This is not your grandmother's leadership book. Heck, it isn't even Ted Lasso's grandmother's leadership book. This book feels like having your own personal Ted Lasso - breaking down leadership lessons in a way that will make you smile, inspiring action you can take right away.

The authors offer leadership lessons from their own successful startup, the lives of the team at AFC Richmond, and top leaders of industry. Level up and lead your life like Lasso. Believe.

One of the greatest challenges facing business owners globally is that they simply don't charge enough for what they do. And this leads to all kinds of nasty problems. There has never been a better time to put an end to this self-destructive business practice once and for all.

Someone Has To Be The Most Expensive, Why Not Make It You? is the culmination of Andrew Griffiths' thirty-five-year entrepreneurial journey. This has seen him travel the world as an author, speaker and commentator, working with business owners in every corner of the planet to help them create enterprises of substance and significance.

If you're sick of not charging enough for what you do, of not having any money in the bank, of feeling the exhaustion of working incredibly hard but not getting where you want to go, then this is, without a doubt, the book you need to read - now.

Written specifically for business owners, this book has a number of very clear outcomes:

• putting an end to the business owner struggle
• challenging your thinking about what you charge
• showing why being the cheapest is - without a doubt - the worst business strategy ever
• explaining why there has never been a better time to charge what you're worth
• ideally, giving you the courage to become the best and most expensive at what you do.

This is a concept that works, regardless of the economic conditions, the industry you may be in or your geographic location. Someone has to be the most expensive, why not make it you? But if you're going to be most expensive, you have to be the best. It really is as simple and as complicated as that.

Felix Dennis is an expert at proving people wrong. Starting as a college dropout with no family money, he created a publishing empire, founded Maxim magazine, made himself one of the richest people in the UK, and had a blast in the process.

How to Get Rich is different from any other book on the subject because Dennis isn't selling snake oil, investment tips, or motivational claptrap. He merely wants to help people embrace entrepreneurship, and to share lessons he learned the hard way. He reveals, for example, why a regular paycheck is like crack cocaine; why great ideas are vastly overrated; and why ownership isn't the important thing, it's the only thing.

ChatGPT, machine learning, automation, natural language processing. Every day, it seems like there is a new AI term to learn and a new promise of how it will improve your work. But with tons of conflicting information, small business owners are left wondering exactly how to leverage AI technology to grow and, more importantly, stay competitive with larger companies.

Cutting through the buzzwords and media frenzy, AI for Small Business is the road map to take you from overwhelmed to empowered. Opening with simple explanations of AI basics and clarification of myths, you are empowered to assess your goals to create a comprehensive AI strategy for your business--including information on selecting tools, a timeline for implementation, and ideas for scaling systems. This essential guide then walks you through practical AI applications for each department, informing you how to use AI to automate tasks, make better decisions, and grow your business in all areas including:
-Sales
-Marketing
-Social media and content creation
-Customer service
-Finance and accounting
-Operations and logistics
-Human resources and talent management
-Data analysis and decision-making
-Security and legal compliance
-R&D and innovation

Author Phil Pallen is a brand strategist who uses his AI expertise to help hundreds of businesses scale and grow profits. In AI for Small Business, case studies from Pallen's successful clients illustrate how real small business owners are applying AI technology in various ways. Plus, ready-to-try prompt sidebars and specific product recommendations allow you to start employing the power of AI in real time.

Easy-to-follow advice on launching, managing, and growing your business, and making it pay off

Small Business For Dummies is the essential guide you need to owning and operating a small business. You're ready to add your name to the roster of business owners, and this book is here to give you the advice you'll need at all stages of the game. Start off with insight on preparing to launch a small business, including picking the right business to pursue and getting all the paperwork in order. If you want to purchase an existing business, this book also has you covered. Plus, you'll learn how to wear all the hats a small business owner must wear, including being your own HR manager, accountant, and marketer--and to make it all work.

• Create a business plan and learn how to fund your business idea
• Tackle the basics of small business bookkeeping so you can budget for success
• Explore the idea of purchasing a business, and hire excellent employees
• Avoid the most common mistakes that first-time business owners make

This jargon-free book meets small business owners wherever they are on the road to business success. Small Business For Dummies is great for those just toying with the idea of opening a business, and for those who already call themselves boss but need a few extra pointers on making things run smoothly.

Like having a lawyer on your desk

Nolo's LLC Handbook is your one-stop legal guide for forming and maintaining your multi-member LLC. The book explains the forms and agreements you'll use to manage the legal aspects of your LLC, including:

• choosing and reserving a business name


• filing articles of organization


• creating an operating agreement


• creating a buyout agreement


• managing transfers of LLC interests


• maintaining legal and tax compliance


• dissolving your LLC

Nolo's LLC Handbook is a practical guide for the life of your LLC.

Learn all you need to know about SMLLCs

Single-member LLCs are the business entity of choice for small businesses with one owner. With an SMLLC, you get personal liability protection that you don't have with a sole proprietorship.

Nolo's Guide to Single-Member LLCs has all the essential information you need to decide whether an SMLLC is the right choice for your business. It explains:

• how to form an SMLLC and why it can be a good business entity choice


• how limited liability protection works


• how to choose the proper tax treatment for your SMLLC


• the tasks involved in running your SMLLC, like paying taxes, filing annual reports, and keeping proper records.

This edition explains SMLLC taxation, most importantly the 20% pass-through deduction available to SMLLC owners.

The
all-in-one business law book

Whether
you're just starting a small business, or your business is already up and
running, legal questions come up on an almost daily basis. Ignoring them can
threaten your enterprise--but hiring a lawyer to help with routine issues can
devastate the bottom line.

The
Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business has
helped more than a quarter million entrepreneurs and business owners master the
basics, including how to:

• raise
  start-up money

• decide
  between an LLC or other business structure

• save
  on business taxes

• get
  licenses and permits

• choose
  the right insurance

• negotiate
  contracts and leases

• avoid
  problems if you're buying a franchise

• hire
  and manage employees and independent contractors

• attract
  and keep customers (and get paid on time), and

• limit
  your liability and protect your personal assets.

Whether
you're a sole proprietor or an LLC or corporation, a one-person business
operating out of your home, or a larger company with staff, this book will help
you start and run a successful business.

Build and Grow Your HVAC Business is for any service business owner or integrator who desires to take their business to the next level, whatever that level may be. There are a few elements that Greg McAfee believes can help with your success:

• Developing a strong desire to take care of a customer better than anyone else.
• Swallowing your pride and relying on others who are smarter and/or wiser than you.
• Be thankful for every sale you make and every new customer you acquire.
• Having faith in God and relying on Him.
• Never forget where you came from

It doesn't matter who you are, where you came from or which market you are in. With integrity, determination and tenacity, you can achieve your dreams.