by Marcia Hoeck on May 20, 2010
I’m Marcia Hoeck, and I guide small business owners like you through the maze of running a small business — the stuff you didn’t learn in school.
I believe that most entrepreneurs and small business owners are different from “normal” people. The same qualities that can be powerful drivers of success — high levels of creativity, lots of energy, the ability to start several projects at the same time, and extreme drive — can also be the things that get in your way and keep you stuck.
That’s where I come in. Using proven business and marketing strategies, I’ll help you get focused, get out of overwhelm, unstuck, and attracting new customers. Together we’ll build your plan and systems for its foundation.
I’ll support you, up close and personal, and teach you how to create a business that will almost run without you, so you can get back to what you started your business for in the first place.
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by Marcia Hoeck on June 16, 2010
I was asked for a recommended reading list by several people I met when I was speaking last week in Denver at the HOW Design Conference. Because my topic was “Be a Better Manager: The 3 Major Principles of a Great Team,” this list covers my favorites for management, leadership, business, and some good books to just get the juices flowing — but not my marketing favorites. I’ll follow up with those later.
Here ya go:
The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber
Now, Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton
7 Secrets for Building a Business that Has Value, by Patricia Noel Drain
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People & Profits, by Dan Kennedy
Think & Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill
Think Big, Act Small, by Jason Jennings
Growing Great Employees, by Erika Anderson
A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink
HOW also recorded my presentation, so I hope to have information on where to get a copy of that soon, as well. I’ll keep you posted. And let me know how you’re doing with your reading!