Entrepreneur – Small Business
Winner
High Gear: Marketing Strategies For Auto Repair Shops
Author:
Ryan Burton
How is your book helping others?
Eight years ago, Ryan Burton founded Leads Near Me, a digital marketing agency specializing in auto repair shops across North America, managing $20 million annually in Google Ads. (https://leadsnearme.com/). Metro Atlanta-based Ryan and team of 30 help auto repair shop owners succeed in business and “effortlessly increase customers.” Some shop owners are great at fixing cars but may not know much about marketing their shop in order to scale and maintain steady business. Ryan never wants them to have to go home and tell sad stories to their families about why things didn’t work out at their repair shop. “Everything my team and I do is focused on your success. I’ve put our tried-and-true methods into a new book,” says Ryan to his auto repair shop owner friends. The book shares the fundamentals of good marketing and the most effective ways to reach new and returning customers. Learn more at https://highgearbook.com/ and view this documentary: “Honest Man” – https://vimeo.com/1009337712
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Entrepreneur – Small Business
Winner
GrowUp: Take Your Startup to the Next Level
Author:
Michelle Denogean
How is your book helping others?
GrowUp helps budding entrepreneurs understand what it truly takes to scale a successful business. It is based on a key insight into the psychology of founders: what makes them great at starting companies isn't always what makes them great at growing them. GrowUp introduces a framework for self-discovery, guiding startup founders and their leadership teams to embrace their unique superpowers while addressing the blind spots that could hinder their company's long-term success. By helping leaders recognize that hiring the right people for each core competency is the cure to startup failure, GrowUp enables them to become more effective and impactful.
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Entrepreneur – Small Business
Winner
Forward Thinking For Your Business
Author:
Jennifer Lynn Layman
How is your book helping others?
Written for busy small business owners, Forward Thinking For Your Business addresses common marketing challenges that can frustrate or stall owners in making the best marketing decisions. When small businesses don’t move forward with marketing, their businesses are limited by the revenue they can generate and the opportunities they can seize. Covering topics such as handling your competitors, building a convenient marketing plan, managing time, dealing with critics and negative comments, donating with purpose, the small business advantage and more. The author specifically designed the book with short, easy-to-read chapters, making the book a quick reference for business owners who don’t have a lot of time to commit to marketing. Each chapter has real-life stories of situations where businesses did it right, or got it really wrong, and the outcomes that ensued. This book saves business owners time and money – two things they can’t afford to waste.
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Entrepreneur – Small Business
Finalist
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.: Serial Entrepreneurs' Secrets Revealed!
Author:
Colin C. Campbell
How is your book helping others?
"Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat." offers invaluable insights for entrepreneurs. With wisdom from 30+ experts and seasoned entrepreneurs, it distills hard-earned lessons to help startups succeed. Readers can uncover winning business patterns, learn to scale, protect their ventures, and navigate exits successfully.
This book equips entrepreneurs to build a competitive edge, avoid common pitfalls, and hack their way to growth. It also provides guidance on securing funding and maximizing wealth through exits. It's a practical roadmap to entrepreneurial success, allowing dreamers to turn their ambitions into thriving businesses, making their entrepreneurial aspirations a reality.
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Entrepreneur – Small Business
Finalist
Digital Threads: The Small Business and Entrepreneur Digital First Marketing Playbook
Author:
Neal Schaffer
How is your book helping others?
Digital Threads helps small businesses, entrepreneurs, and marketers by providing clear, actionable digital marketing strategies they can use right away. I break down complex ideas like social media, content marketing, and AI into easy-to-understand steps. With over a decade of experience as a Fractional CMO, I show readers how to grow their online presence, connect with customers, and build strong brands, all while keeping costs low. The book offers real-world examples and proven methods, making advanced marketing techniques accessible to everyone. Whether you're just starting or looking to refine your approach, Digital Threads gives you the tools to succeed in today’s fast-moving digital world. My goal is to make big-brand strategies simple, so small businesses and entrepreneurs can thrive.
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Entrepreneur – Small Business
Finalist
Six Figures While You Sleep
Author:
Kate Toon
How is your book helping others?
I wrote this to help people stop exchanging their time for money, and instead build a lucrative, high-profit digital business doing what they know and love.
Inspired by my own experience of making millions through automated digital passive income products such as courses, digital downloads, memberships and masterminds, I’ve written it as a step-by-step guide on turning skills and services into one-to-many profitable products.
In it, I walk readers through positioning, processes, pricing and profile building, explaining the tech, the marketing, the sales tactics and how to keep customers coming back for more.
Creating passive income through digital products is an amazing way to earn a living. It’s given me freedom, community, a creative outlet and a nice lifestyle. But it does take work and patience. I believe anyone can achieve the entrepreneurial dream of making money in their sleep, and this book spills the secrets on exactly how.
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