{"product_id":"9781886039339","title":"Street Smart Entrepreneur-133 Tough Lessons I Learned the Hard Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you're in business now... or have ever even thought about being in business, read this book! Starting with two thousand dollars and a gritty determination to succeed, Jay Goltz built his business the hard way...from the ground up. Early on, he realized that no amount of education could prepare him for the day-to-day rigors of building a business. So, he learned through experience. Today, thirty-five years later, Goltz operates the world's largest custom picture-framing facility... it is thirty times the size of the average framing shop.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNo waxing philosophical here. In \u003ci\u003eThe Street-Smart Entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e, Goltz tells it like it is, offering real-life lessons that can help you suceed in the \"in-your-face\" world of business. Among the important topics Goltz covers:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSavvy Marketing Analysis: Starting up without throwing up\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Cash Flow: How you can be swamped with business and still go broke\u003cbr\u003eGrounding Your Business: Controlled growth or growth out of control?\u003cbr\u003eHiring Smart: You're only as good as your worst employee\u003cbr\u003eKnowing the Numbers: Good accounting won't make your business, but poor accounting can ruin it.\u003cbr\u003eLeveraging Assets: All your assets? No just the financial ones.\u003cbr\u003eServing Customers: Is the customer always right?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Addicus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039273435376,"sku":"9781886039339","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781886039339_p0.jpg?v=1763606071","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781886039339","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}