For decades, I've spoken of McDonald's as one of the premier examples of how to build a company, scale it, and ultimately… — Michael Gerber Build Copy Share Image
Look at what is average in your area, your industry, and your company and then be better. That could be as simple… — Michael Gerber Average Copy Share Image
After decades of studying the men and women that make the decision to open their own Great, Growing Company, I'd have to… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
No matter what your company does - build, manage, produce, import - as an owner, you can't avoid the hard work and… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
Growing your own business is great. Watching your ideas come to life, taking care of new customers and watching them become repeat… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
It's fashionable to use terms like 'sales funnels' to describe the sales process for many companies, and it is true that the… — Michael Gerber Design Copy Share Image
No matter what, the entrepreneur must strive to be above average and, at the same time, understand what is driving those averages… — Michael Gerber Average Copy Share Image
Unlike what most people think, entrepreneurs are not special people who know how to do special things that others don't. Entrepreneurs can… — Michael Gerber Born Copy Share Image
For over forty years, I've been one of the most passionate believers in entrepreneurs. From day one, I've learned that too many… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
Most people view coffee and lunch as personal time, not deal-making time. Unless the person you're meeting understands that this is a… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
Whether your dream is a $100,000 in sales or a million, the amount of work is likely the same - you'll still… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
Trendy gadgets and edgy pitches inevitably get replaced due to the fickle nature of the buying public, but a business designed from… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
The entire idea of building a series of systems in a business is simply this - to create the tools that allow… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
Opening a business is going to be hard work, no matter what choices you make. If you decide to fall on your… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
You can't be the accountant in your accounting firm. You can't cut the grass in your landscaping business. You can't work on… — Michael Gerber Accountant Copy Share Image
How can you, as a small business owner, figure out what you are and, from there, begin to take action? Simple -… — Michael Gerber Action Copy Share Image
Remember: you cannot build a better mouse trap by fixing the old one - NewCo demands active ownership, and that activity is… — Michael Gerber Better Copy Share Image
If opening your own business is the dream, then it must start with a Dream - not only to understand what it… — Michael Gerber Better Copy Share Image
The only choice that leads small business owners to real success in their endeavors is the one that requires real thought. Understanding… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
Don't look at small business as a means to an end and a way to make money until the corporation hires you;… — Michael Gerber Beauty Copy Share Image
I don't know why the word 'solopreneur' is in our lexicon. Nobody can physically do it all by themselves, and more importantly,… — Michael Gerber Management Copy Share Image
Without concentration, a business will be ordinary in every respect, because it will have no presence, no inner force, no way to… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
The entrepreneur rarely thinks in terms of what he or she wants, but dreams about results - always results and nothing but… — Michael Gerber Better Copy Share Image
Empirical and observational data along with a healthy dash of intuition often have to be combined as business owners begin to look… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
It is one thing to seek out new ways to grow your company and new potential streams of income from new services… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
A martial arts practice hall, a dojo, is a place you go to practice being the best you can be. But the… — Michael Gerber Art Copy Share Image
I believe the difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is… — Michael Gerber Believe Copy Share Image
The Big Dream of any entrepreneur really has very little to do with the entrepreneur. If you truly love repairing automobiles, chances… — Michael Gerber Accounting Copy Share Image
When I say, 'doin' it, doin' it, doin' it' to a group of small business owners, they immediately respond. They recognize the… — Michael Gerber Ahead Copy Share Image
'Product life' is measured in months, not years, and as soon as you introduce a 'product,' understand that others in your business… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
I'm not here to tell you what your average needs to be, but it would seem to me that one way to… — Michael Gerber Average Copy Share Image
The entrepreneur in us sees opportunities everywhere we look, but many people see only problems everywhere they look. The entrepreneur in us… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
Most people who go into business for themselves and, therefore, believe they are entrepreneurs, are doomed to struggle because they don't have… — Michael Gerber Believe Copy Share Image
As a small business owner, you may not have the luxury to throw good money after bad, but if you can ascertain… — Michael Gerber Bad Copy Share Image
Be honest: if your pitch is 90 minutes and you only have 60 set aside for a business lunch or a cup… — Michael Gerber 90 minutes Copy Share Image
More than a few studies have shown that the five people you spend the most time with represent you - so you… — Michael Gerber Decide Copy Share Image
Your success has to be measured against yourself - a decade ago, last year, or yesterday. — Michael Gerber Decade Copy Share Image
Most entrepreneurs are merely technicians with an entrepreneurial seizure. Most entrepreneurs fail because you are working IN your business rather than ON… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
People who lack the skill of discrimination tend to believe that everything is of relatively equal importance. — Michael Gerber Believe Copy Share Image
If you are planning to start a business, and if you want that business to have a hope of succeeding, be sure… — Michael Gerber Business Copy Share Image
