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Make It Your Business: The Definitive Guide for Launching and Succeeding in Your Own Business
Written by Stephan Schiffman
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More than twenty years ago, entrepreneur Stephen Schiffman launched his own business - D.E.I. Management Group Inc. - and built it into a major financial success. Now, Schiffman reveals his innovative business-building strategies in Make It Your Business - a complete and concise guide written specifically for the entrepreneur.
Combining his revolutionary, user-friendly approach with real-life examples of his methods at work, Schiffman guides you through the four critical "threshold experiences" all entrepreneurs must cross to be successful:
Whether you're just thinking about starting a business, or have already taken the plunge, Make It Your Business is an essential resource that will ease your company's growing pains while helping you build the business of your dreams.
Combining his revolutionary, user-friendly approach with real-life examples of his methods at work, Schiffman guides you through the four critical "threshold experiences" all entrepreneurs must cross to be successful:
- Starting Out - the most important early issues and key questions
- Branching Out - making the most of your resource
- Finding Out - knowing your customers, and your marketplace
- Growing Up - the keys to managed change and growth
Whether you're just thinking about starting a business, or have already taken the plunge, Make It Your Business is an essential resource that will ease your company's growing pains while helping you build the business of your dreams.
Author
Stephan Schiffman
Stephan Schiffman(New York, NY) has trained more than half a million salespeople at wide range of corporations including IBM, AT&T, Motorola, Sprint, and Cigna. A popular speaker, he is the author of numerous bestselling books with eight million in print, including Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!) and The 25 Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople.
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