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Big Vision, Small Business : The Four Keys to Finding Success & Satisfaction as a Lifestyle Entrepreneur

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Big Vision, Small Business: The Four Keys to Finding Success and Satisfaction as a Lifestyle Entrepreneur, by Jamie S. Walters, is a thought provoking new book that celebrates the art - and power - of small. It is an inspiration and ''must read' for every entrepreneur and small business owner. It is also "very large!" It provides invaluable insight for every CEO and corporate executive on the issues of personal success, satisfaction, balance, authenticity, integrity, values, business growth and what is truly meaningful and important.

We tend to get so preoccupied with big business news and the day to day fluctuations in the $ billion cap enterprises that we forget that the 'drivers' of the economy in terms of employment, innovation and growth are smaller to mid-sized organizations. As business owners and entrepreneurs our 'role models' tend to be the likes of a Jack Welch leading and inspiring a major enterprise to greatness and creating mega billions in shareholder value in the process. Our business 'heroes' are 'very large' and in 'big business' and we all tend to aspire that vision of 'greatness.'

Big Vision, Small Business celebrates small business and offers us a refreshing new vision of satisfaction and success as a lifestyle entrepreneur. The vision is 'very large' and provides practical insights and inspiration for smaller business owners and entrepreneurs, and the opportunity to redefine your personal vision of 'greatness.'

Unlike most books written for smaller businesses that read like 'self help' manuals on how to get 'bigger' faster - Big Vision, Small Business challenges you to reflect on what is important to you, and your enterprise in terms of quality of service, quality of relationships, and quality of life. Within a context of mindfulness and authenticity you create your definitions of business growth, business success, personal satisfaction and balance.

The book is presented in five sections, Appreciating The Big-Vision Small Business and the four keys to success and satisfaction, which are: To Live Large, You Have To Vision Big; There's More Than One Way To Define Growth; While Who You Know Is Important, It's How You Treat Them That Counts; To Live From The Source, You Can't Let The Well Run Dry.

It is a book filled with real 'stories' of successes, challenges, decisions, failures, and lessons learned that bring the insights to life - with very sincere and thoughtful commentary from the author's personal experiences with Innovision Communications and Ivy Sea. The pages are filled with very thoughtful and practical techniques to engage and align your employees in your business, develop deep relationships with your clients and apply seasoned business acumen while remaining true to your ideals and values. The book is also filled with very inspiring quotations that perhaps by design, provide very timely moments for reflection, as you digest the insights.

Big Vision, Small Business also has a very clear focus on bottom line results and profitability, and that authenticity will ring true to all entrepreneurs and executives. There is a business acumen that underscores the insights - and the book is firmly grounded in the reality facing entrepreneurs today. This is a must read for small business owners and entrepreneurs, or those contemplating the adventure. Although directed to small business - Big Vision, Small Business is 'very 'large' and provides many insights for any CEO and corporate executive who struggles with personal success, satisfaction, balance, authenticity, integrity, values, business growth and what is truly meaningful and important.

Big Vision, Small Business is indeed a breakthrough in mindfulness and business! This is one of the best books of the year!...

"Big Vision Small Business" is a wonderfully written book. The personal
experience of the author and the numerous interviews with small-business
owners gives hope to those wish to "Have It All". Her insights and tips will show you that by using the "Four keys to success and satisfaction" you can achieve balance between your life and your business.
This is not only great, inspirational reading, it's a wonderful reference
book for anyone running or thinking about starting a small business. I
give this 5 stars !

I was self employed for many years as a real estate agent under a principle broker. I wish I had had Walters' book before I left. It would have changed many of the decisions I made and I think today I would be in a very different, much more successful place in my life. She really nails the small business process from the inside out. I can't recommend this book enough.
Top drawer.
Excellent.
A must read for any one running a small business or thinking about getting into one.

"Big Vision, Small Business" offers a refreshing and much needed perspective. So much of the focus on business is simply about getting bigger and making more money. Thus, quality of life issues such as personal values, needs and desires become secondary considerations. Jamie Walters provides valuable insights about this issue and gives practical examples and ideas on how to grow a business in a way that is right for you. As a small business owner, Big Vision not only helped to validate my experience, but to also celebrate it.

Big Vision, Small Business is wonderfully engaging, meaningful, a source of heart in daily living, and thorough. This book is about people, service to others, and appreciation of life around us. It twists and turns, running through history, religion, nature, personal sacrifice, and spiritual connections. And it is also about business. I've described this as being intellectually delicious, a phrase coined just for Walters' book. Thank you!

This book has singularly changed the entire direction of my business. It has deeply and positively influenced my vision, mission and interactions with everyone connected to my business. Anyone with a desire to create a business with social consciousness, and integrity at it's core, needs to read this book! This should be required reading for every business school as well. If "business-as-usual" is suffocating you, if you wish to make your passion your livlihood, this will show you the way. Thanks to Jamie Walters visionary intelligence I am no longer a business, but instead a "socially conscious enterprise. -Carmina McGee, President & Founder, CaraMina,Inc.

A friend recommended this very highly, saying "It's so good to read about a success that didn't sell out." I'm not into self-help books, which I mistakenly thought this was, so put it aside for a bit. Once I started to leaf through it, I was hooked. It's very readable, in a personable style, and includes many interviews with small business owners who stayed true to their dream of, well, just that: a small business that you love and can be a success at without going crazy. It's more a philosophy discussion than a self-help book; altho I'd think it would be a huge help to anyone considering starting a business. Good stuff, and highly recommended!!

"Big Vision, Small Business" is a smart and rich read, full of content ranging from interviews with more than 70 entrepreneurs to tiplists for topics including communication and relationship-building. Packed with concrete information that not only provides details on the "how"s of entrepreneurship, but also probes the "why"s, this book is at once practical and philosophical--and a wonderful addition to any businessperson's library.