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The E-Myth Contractor

Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
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The E-Myth Contractor by Michael E. Gerber provides practical advice specifically aimed at contractors to help them transform their businesses into profitable enterprises. It explores common myths and misconceptions about running a construction business, offering a clear framework for streamlining operations, enhancing profitability, and achieving greater personal and professional satisfaction.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might like this book if you are a contractor looking to transform your business. This book may appeal to you if you want practical advice on improving operational efficiency, managing growth, and achieving long-term success.

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The E-Myth Contractor

Featuring common business assumptions, this book reveals a mind-set that aims to free contractors from the tyranny of an unprofitable, unproductive routine. It also provides specific tips on topics such as planning, money and personnel management and teaches readers how to implement the ingenious turnkey system of management.

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In The E-Myth Contractor, Michael E. Gerber delves into the unique challenges faced by contractors and offers groundbreaking solutions to transform their businesses. By applying the principles outlined in his best-selling The E-Myth Revisited, Gerber provides a tailored blueprint that empowers contractors to break free from the constraints of unproductive and unprofitable routines.

This insightful guide reveals a radical new mindset, enabling contractors to think beyond day-to-day operations and instead build a sustainable and scalable business. Gerber illuminates the path to becoming a business visionary, one who can relinquish tactical work and embrace strategic development to gain true control and freedom.

Among the invaluable tips and strategies presented, readers will learn to:

  • Implement the ingenious turnkey system of management—a method for creating a business prototype that encapsulates the owner's unique set of talents, then replicating and distributing them among employees and customers.
  • Recognise and manage the four forms of money: income, profit, cash flow, and equity.
  • Harness the power of change to foster growth and expand the company.

On a broader level, The E-Myth Contractor encourages readers to step back from the minutiae of everyday tasks and instead focus on long-term strategies for success. By shifting their approach, contractors can not only build thriving businesses but also enrich their personal lives.

Whether you're a seasoned contractor or just starting out, this book provides the tools and insights needed to transform your business into a well-oiled machine that reflects your vision and values. Embark on a journey towards sustained profitability and ultimate personal fulfilment with Michael E. Gerber as your guide.

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The E-Myth Contractor is praised for providing valuable insights into the business side of contracting, with practical advice on scaling and systematising. Readers appreciate its clear explanations on building a successful, sustainable business, though some feel it overlaps with Gerber’s other works. Overall, it’s seen as a useful guide for contractors seeking to improve their business acumen.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780060938468

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: Harper Business

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 113g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Michael E. Gerber is a true legend of entrepreneurship. INC. magazine called him "the World's #1 Small Business Guru." He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Michael E. Gerber Companies—a group of highly unique enterprises dedicated to creating world-class start-ups and entrepreneurs in every industry and economy—a company that transforms the way small business owners grow their companies and which has evolved into an empire over its history of nearly three decades.

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