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About this book
Do you want to grow your business, increase profits and cash flow, and make your organization more efficient? Here’s the user manual you've been looking for.
Businesses Competitive Edge – The Alligator Business Solution enables business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to manage their key functions and make better decisions. You don’t have to be an expert in each function but like it or not, you must manage them all and to do that you need to know where to look, what to look for, and how to use the information.
Eighteen successful business were interviewed and you will benefit from their experiences. Through humor, unique graphics, and true-life stories, positive & negative, you’ll learn how to build your business house in the business swamp, establish a solid foundation, gain an understanding of your most important business functions, and align your decisions and business functions with your foundation. In the process, you will learn tools and concepts to grow your businesses, make it more profitable, improve cash flow, and streamline operations, i.e., gain a competitive edge.
This book will benefit entrepreneurs, start-ups, existing businesses, and organizations of all sizes and types both professionally and personally.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table Of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Forward
- Prologue
- Section 1: Surveying The Swamp
- Chapter 1: Alligators And Business
- Chapter 2: The Business Swamp
- Section 2: You In The Swamp
- Chapter 3: Introduction
- Chapter 4: The One Thing
- Chapter 5: Leadership
- Chapter 6: Preparation
- Chapter 7: Choices
- Chapter 8: Section 2 Summary
- Section 3: Swamp Fundamentals
- Chapter 9: Vision
- Chapter 10: Laying The Groundwork
- Chapter 11: Fundamental Purpose
- Chapter 12: Fundamental Values
- Chapter 13: Fundamental Operating Principles
- Chapter 14: Fundamental Information Systems
- Chapter 15: Section 3 Summary
- Section 4: Operating In The Swamp
- Chapter 16: Introduction
- Chapter 17: Operations
- Chapter 18: Risk Management
- Chapter 19: Legal
- Section 5: Swamp Team
- Chapter 20: Employees
- Chapter 21: Why Are You Hiring?
- Chapter 22: Hiring Process
- Chapter 23: Retention
- Chapter 24: Managing Employees
- Chapter 25: Employee Legal Issues
- Section 6: Finding Food In The Swamp
- Chapter 26: Introduction To Marketing
- Chapter 27: Who Is Your Customer?
- Chapter 28: Market Research
- Chapter 29: Marketing Strategy
- Chapter 30: Promotion And Media
- Chapter 31: Referral Marketing
- Chapter 32: Supply Chain Management
- Chapter 33: Sales Effectiveness
- Chapter 34: Customer Service
- Chapter 35: Marketing Summary
- Section 7: Navigating In The Swamp
- Chapter 36: Section Introduction
- Chapter 37: Why Accounting?
- Chapter 38: My Accountant Handles This!
- Chapter 39: The Purpose Of Financial Information
- Chapter 40: Financial Information’s Usefulness
- Chapter 41: Types Of Accountants
- Chapter 42: Finding The Right Accountant
- Chapter 43: Don’t Shoot The Messenger!
- Chapter 44: Introduction To Financial Statements
- Chapter 45: Accounting Concepts
- Chapter 46: Profit And Loss Statement
- Chapter 47: The Balance Sheet
- Chapter 48: The Cash Flow Statement
- Chapter 49: Internal Controls
- Section 8: Swamp Survival Skills
- Chapter 50: Time Management
- Chapter 51: Contrary Opinions
- Chapter 52: Single Focus
- Chapter 53: Mistakes
- Chapter 54: Adapt
- Section 9: Swamp Best Practices
- Chapter 55: Section Introduction
- Chapter 56: Tax Strategy Versus Business Strategy
- Chapter 57: Bad Debts And Collections
- Chapter 58: Recording Vendor Bills
- Chapter 59: Paying Off Loans
- Chapter 60: Debt Free?
- Chapter 61: Just In Case
- Chapter 62: Budgets Versus Forecasts
- Chapter 63: Controlled Growth
- Chapter 64: Profit Centers
- Chapter 65: Lease Or Buy?
- Chapter 66: Factoring
- Chapter 67: Bartering
- Chapter 68: Open Book Management
- Chapter 69: Negotiating
- Chapter 70: Section Summary
- Section 10: Interpreting The Swamp
- Chapter 71: Section Introduction
- Chapter 72: Smarts
- Chapter 73: Cause And Effect Fishbone
- Chapter 74: Trend Analysis
- Chapter 75: Key Performance Indicators
- Section 11: Draining The Swamp
- Chapter 76: Competitive Edge
- Appendix I: Profiles Of Successful Businesses
- Appendix II: Your Company Business Plan
- About The Author