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Company of one : why staying small is the next big thing for business / Paul Jarvis.

by Jarvis, Paul (Business writer).

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

Small business.

9781328972354 (hc.)

xvi, 249 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Begin. Defining a company of one -- Staying small as an end goal -- What's required to lead -- Growing a company that doesn't grow -- Part 2. Define. Determining the right mind-set -- Personality matters -- The one customer -- Scalable systems -- Teach everything you know -- Part 3. Maintain. Properly utilizing trust and scale -- Launching and iterating in tiny steps -- The hidden value of relationships -- Starting a company of one : my story -- Afterword: Never grow up.

A guide to enjoying a more successful and fulfilling career by staying small outlines a one-person business strategy for generating consistent cash flow, detailing how to set up, address unexpected setbacks, and maintain happy clients.

"What if the real key to a richer and more fulfilling career was not to create and scale a new start-up, but rather, to be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours, and become a (highly profitable) and sustainable company of one? Suppose the better—and smarter—solution is simply to remain small? This book explains how to do just that. Company of One is a refreshingly new approach centered on staying small and avoiding growth, for any size business. Not as a freelancer who only gets paid on a per piece basis, and not as an entrepreneurial start-up that wants to scale as soon as possible, but as a small business that is deliberately committed to staying that way. By staying small, one can have freedom to pursue more meaningful pleasures in life, and avoid the headaches that result from dealing with employees, long meetings, or worrying about expansion. Company of One introduces this unique business strategy and explains how to make it work for you, including how to generate cash flow on an ongoing basis. Paul Jarvis left the corporate world when he realized that working in a high-pressure, high profile world was not his idea of success. Instead, he now works for himself out of his home on a small, lush island off of Vancouver, and lives a much more rewarding and productive life. He no longer has to contend with an environment that constantly demands more productivity, more output, and more growth. In Company of One, Jarvis explains how you can find the right pathway to do the same, including planning how to set up your shop, determining your desired revenues, dealing with unexpected crises, keeping your key clients happy, and of course, doing all of this on your own."--From publisher.

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