Profits aren't everything, they're the only thing : no-nonsense rules from the ultimate contrarian and small business guru / George Cloutier.

Author: Cloutier, George.

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: New York, NY : HarperBusiness, c2009.

ISBN: 9780061832857
0061832855

Description: p. cm.

Subject: Small business Management.
Profit.
Success in business.

Contents: Profit rule #1: profits aren't everything, they're the only thing! -- Profit rule #2: end denial -- Profit rule #3: forget sweat equity -- Profit rule #4: love your business more than your family -- Profit rule #5: the best family business has one member -- Profit rule #6: delegate don't abdicate -- Profit rule #7: live and die by a real plan -- Profit rule #8: pay for performance -- Profit rule #9: "I am your work god" -- Profit rule #10: you are not in business to pay your vendors -- Profit rule #11: when filing for Chapter 11 is your best option, do it now! -- Profit rule #12: don't treat sales like your mother-in-law -- Profit rule #13: give up golf, retreats, offsites, and trade shows -- Profit rule #14: forget teamwork; it's overrated -- Profit rule #15: it's not the economy, stupid, it's you!