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Boss Life - Surviving My Own Small Business (Paperback)
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Boss Life - Surviving My Own Small Business (Paperback)
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**A Forbes Best Business Book of the Year, 2015** **Winner of the
2015 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award in Entrepreneurship** When
columnist Paul Downs was approached by The New York Times to write
for their "You're the Boss" blog, he had been running his custom
furniture business for twenty-four years strong. or mostly strong.
Now, in his first book, Downs paints an honest portrait of a real
business, with a real boss, a real set of employees, and the real
challenges they face. Fresh out of college in 1986, Downs opened
his first business, a small company that builds custom furniture.
In 1987, he hired his first employee. That's when things got
complicated. As his enterprise began to grow, he had to learn about
management, cash flow, taxes, and so much more. But despite any
obstacles, Downs always remained keenly aware that every small
business, no matter the product it makes or the service it
provides, starts with people. He writes with tremendous insight
about hiring employees, providing motivation to get the best out of
them, and the difficult decisions he's made to let some of them go.
Downs also looks outward, to his dealings with vendors and to
providing each client with exemplary customer service from first
sales pitch to final delivery. With honesty and conviction, he
tells the true story behind building and sustaining a successful
company in an ever-evolving economy, often airing his own failures
and shortcomings to reveal the difficulties that arise from being a
boss and a businessperson. Countless employees have told the story
of their experience with managers--Boss Life tells the other side
of that story. From the Hardcover edition.
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