Build a Business You Love

Mastering the Five Stages of Business

De: Dave Ramsey

Narrado por: Dave Ramsey

In Build a Business You Love, #1 New York Times bestselling author and Ramsey Solutions Founder and CEO, Dave Ramsey breaks down the system that took his business from a card table in his living room to a $250 million operation.

Business leaders face all kinds of challenges and fears as they work to grow their business. Dave Ramsey gets it—because he’s been there. Over the past 30 years, he and his team have taken some right (and plenty of wrong) turns as they worked to build his one-man financial counseling business into Ramsey Solutions, a $250 million company with over 1,000 team members. Now, Dave is sharing what he’s learned from walking through three decades of business growth—so you can grow your business faster with fewer missteps.

In Build a Business You Love, Dave lays out the EntreLeadership System, the road map that takes the guesswork out of growth for business owners like you. Because after more than a decade of helping leaders grow their businesses—and through direct experience with his own company—Dave has found that there are five distinct stages of growth every business has to conquer to reach its potential:

• Stage 1: Treadmill Operator
• Stage 2: Pathfinder
• Stage 3: Trailblazer
• Stage 4: Peak Performer
• Stage 5: Legacy Builder

Throughout the book, Dave breaks down each of the stages and their unique challenges in detail to help you solve the right problems, at the right time, in the right way. You’ll learn how to navigate everything business ownership throws at you—from hiring the right people, to finding and training leaders, to creating and operating a budget, to nailing down strategic plans that get results, and more.

Build a Business You Love is the essential guide for business owners who want to grow their business the right way and leave a legacy they’re proud of.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Great tools for your business

Great book! I’m a new business owner, and I learned a lot from this book highly recommend any business owner to give it a read you won’t regret it.

The structured phases of Business development from a trusted source. Dave Ramsey

I really appreciate the insight on the different Business developmental stages as well as The corresponding steps involved in each stage or phase. I love how he speaks to businesses being about serving the community versus selfish intent. Awesome thank Dave

Great Information

I love all of Dave Ramsey's books! Lots of information, will probably listen to many times!

Beyond EXCELLENT

What an Incredibly engaging, effective, efficient and compelling read! LOVE. Thank you for sharing your heart here.

Real world solutions

Real world experience and solutions. The closing statements are the best part of the book!

Very good info

Wish I had read this book at the beginning of my career and not towards the twilight but it still helps a lot

Right as Ramsey

If you know Dave Ramsey than you... know Dave Ramsey and this book will be what you expect. If you don't know about him or what he stands for... settle in for a quick recap. He is the guy who a lot of people think is crazy cause he talks about maintaining no debt. This book is not about that. Anyone who owns a business... works in a business..or has ever considered it... this book is a great resource no matter if you think you need it or not. Many key points to consider re: the now of your game plan and the path of the future. While he is a Godly man and their are Christian references it is not shoved down the non believers throat. Any one in the higher ups of any company... THIS IS A MUST READ ( or listen).

EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT!!

I really like this book. It is very informative and educational. I would HIGHLY recommend this book and I have bought the actual book.

Dave nails it again!

Good sense business building model no matter where you are in business. Even though I am still a treadmill operator, I see the wisdom Dave puts forth as I move to the next stages.

If you liked his other books, you’ll love this one too!

Great information! You can feel Dave’s passion and enthusiasm for this subject! Information can be applied to all areas of life as well! Great read!