An instant classic, this revised and updated edition of the phenomenal bestseller dispels the myths about starting your own business. Small business consultant and author Michael E. Gerber, with sharp insight gained from years of experience, points out how common assumptions, expectations, and even technical expertise can get in the way of running a successful business. Gerber walks you through the steps in the life of a business—from entrepreneurial infancy through adolescent growing pains to the mature entrepreneurial perspective: the guiding light of all businesses that succeed—and shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business, whether or not it is a franchise. Most importantly, Gerber draws the vital, often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in your business.The E-Myth Revisited will help you grow your business in a productive, assured way.

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File Size: 1125 KB
Print Length: 292 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books; Upd Sub edition (March 17, 2009)
Publication Date: March 17, 2009
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
Language: English
ASIN: B000RO9VJK
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Great book for entreprenuers

ByTrent Ron February 28, 2017

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A well out book that sets expectations for anyone who wants to open a business. And get a clearer view why small business owners operate the way they do and common pitfalls by being your own boss.

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Learn how to do it right the first time and save heartache and money

BySteven Monahanon September 28, 2015

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Best book ever written on starting your own business. Its older but timeless. I was a business broker and lender and saw how ill prepared people are to start their own business. Must read. Learn how to do it right the first time and save heartache and money. I use this regularly in mentoring millennials to boomers.
Steven Monahan, author the One Thing 66 Day Workbook.

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Still The Best

ByScott (Technogeek)on November 21, 2012

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Best book I have ever read on running a small business the most efficient way. Great tips on figuring out your best role within your own business, and how to improve the process. The book is written about fictional characters to explain the concepts in a fluid way. I enjoyed it, and even though published years ago, all the info still applies today. Author's own business specializes in saving distressed businesses, so he has a lot of first hand information and experience.

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but the boring story about the pie maker makes you wish she ...

ByC. Newcomeron February 23, 2015

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This book seems to be the gold standard for small businesses, whether established or start-up. I am trying to get through this book, but the boring story about the pie maker makes you wish she had choked on one of her pies. The pie story is overly long and far to verbiose. It seems to take forever to come to the points that are important to the entrepreneur. I often put this book down, then weeks later pick it back up to resume, as I know the info is valuable.

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This book gives an outstanding perception of exactly why I ...

ByJason Krauseon October 10, 2016

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This book gives an outstanding perception of exactly why I started my first business. It goes beyond explaining why independent small businesses fail way more than franchises, it explains what needs to happen to be successful. Mr. Gerber knows people that want to run a small business and he knows small businesses.

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A must-read for engineers looking to go into business.

ByAustin Mullinson March 28, 2012

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I was really excited on the day I got the bug in my ear that I should be running my own engineering firm. Then I heard the suggestion that I read The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber, and I am so glad that I did.

The book puts in simple, conversational terms the mindset you need to run a successful business AND the process you need to go through to create it. The tone is respectful of people who have valuable technical skills that want to see that value realized, but the book very quickly warns the reader that doing the work is very different from owning a business that does the work, and there are a number of problems the technical person often never sees coming until it's too late.

Far from deterring me from entering the business world, this book has me more excited than ever about asking the questions and setting up the systems that allow a great business to function.

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Great for new entrepeneurs!

ByDon September 17, 2017

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If you want to start a business, read this! It will help you understand if you really want to do what you think you want to do.

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Very Helpful and Insightful

ByJoshua Lakeon October 8, 2012

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Michael Gerber's biography calls him a small business legend and guru. His career and his businesses are designed to help budding entrepreneurs succeed, and this book is Gerber's manifesto. I read this book to begin my own self-education in running a small business. Even if I never start or own one, it's helpful to understand what makes a business successful.

E-Myth is divided into three sections, each teaching a new lesson. First, that we each have three personalities that must be balanced to be successful in business: entrepreneur, manager, and technician. Second, that consistent, repeatable processes are more important than the product. Third, that it is important to develop a solid business model from the very start.

This book was helpful to me, even before I've begun any business. I was grateful for the lesson that a successful business is one that you can walk away from, come back a month later, and find it running just as well. As Gerber writes, "If your business depends on you, you don't own a business-you have a job." (40).

I also appreciated Gerber's instruction that a successful business depends far more on its owner's commitment to learning than any brilliantly novel product. As he writes, people who are exceptionally good in business have an insatiable need to know more.

If you're looking to learn about small businesses or hoping to improve your own business, E-Myth is a great place to start.

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