In Simply Success, the former chairman and founder of Quill Corporation presents key lessons of entrepreneurship, including how to get started, set a vision, finance the business, and build a successful corporate culture.
In Simply Success, the former chairman and founder of Quill Corporation presents key lessons of entrepreneurship, including how to get started, set a vision, finance the business, and build a successful corporate culture.
In Simply Success, the former chairman and founder of Quill Corporation presents key lessons of entrepreneurship, including how to get started, set a vision, finance the business, and build a successful corporate culture. Based on his own experience, Miller shares his most hard-earned lessons, so you can avoid learning the same lessons the painful way. For entrepreneurs young and old, or even if only dream of starting a business one day, this book is a guiding light to a successful enterprise.
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JACK MILLER is the founder and former president and CEO of the Quill Corporation, which he sold to Staples for almost $700 million. He currently deals in real estate and other investments at Millbrook Properties and The Benida Group.
If you dream of starting and running your own business, being your own boss, and living the kind of life you really want, there's no better way to succeed than to follow the advice of someone who has already been there and done that. In Simply Success , Quill Corporation founder Jack Miller shares the lessons he learned turning his small business into a nearly $700 million behemoth. Miller's story is a testament to what you can do when you work hard, reinvest in your business, and have a real passion for what you do. But Simply Success isn't a book about Miller's business. It's about the lessons he learned--lessons you can use in building your own business--as he and his brothers built Quill from a one-man operation with a phone in his dad's chicken store to a successful business with more than 1,200 employees. This inspiring and practical guide gives entrepreneurs like you an inside look at the right way to build and run a successful business, from the nuts-and-bolts basics to long-term strategy. Miller presents deep insight on: What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur Keeping it simple to keep your business profitable Building a vision and a long-term strategy to achieve it Why customer service is the key Forecasting and budgeting Building a strong, healthy corporate culture How to grow into a better, stronger leader The art of surviving the ups and downs of business You won't learn these real-world business lessons in any Ivy League MBA program. Simply Success isn't for people who are just in it for the money. It's for people who want to build a real business that offers customers real value--all while making a great living doing what they love. Even good business ideas sometimes fail. But with the principles and advice Miller shares in Simply Success , you'll have more than a fighting chance to achieve all your goals. Small business and the entrepreneurial spirit form the backbone of America. Tomorrow's biggest and best companies will sprout from a handful of today's smartest small businesses. Will your small business be one of them?
Every entrepreneur needs a mentor If you want to build your own business, there's no better way to improve your chance of success than by following the proven advice of someone who has already walked the same path. Some lessons you have to learn the hard way, but there's no reason you can't avoid the big miscalculations that can doom your business from the start. In Simply Success , Jack Miller, founder and former CEO of the Quill Corporation, shares his insights and advice on what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur and how you can avoid costly missteps along the way. Short of your own, full-time business mentor, this is as close as you can get to watching a real entrepreneur make growth and success a daily reality. There's no substitute for experience Simply Success is the next best thing.
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