Book Review
Don't Suck at Business: How to build a formidable business with speed, strategy, and a healthy dose of sarcasm, written by Kara Laws, is a business book for the brave humans who want to create a successful business but have exactly zero idea how to make said money and hold onto their sanity. This book is for the people who don't know ridiculous terms like COA, ROI, CRM, KPI, CMS, TOF, etc. This book is for the average small business owner who isn't sure they know what they are doing or how they thought they could start a business anyway. Most small business owners feel a little lost and in over their heads. Welcome! You are not alone.
Kara Laws has written her new book, Don't Suck at Business: How to build a formidable business with speed, strategy, and a healthy dose of sarcasm, for all those business owners who don't take themselves too seriously, who want to laugh, and who want to make money. She believes that building a business is different than simply selling some stuff - instead, starting a real business requires so much more than having a product. The “so much more” is what this book is about. And it is more than that. Don't Suck at Business is a step-by-step guide to creating a solid business foundation. A solid business foundation saves you time, makes you more money, and helps you avoid expensive mistakes.
Kara says that Don't Suck at Business is not a lecture, it is not a book of her achievements. Instead it’s a book that brings a combination of Humor, Sarcasm, Step-by-step guidance and Empathy. It is written for the everyday business owner who is busting their butt every hour of the day. This is for the business owner who is tired of making mistakes, tired of ending up in sticky situations. Countless business owners find themselves in sticky situations. This is the business book hundreds of business owners asked Kara to write when they realized those sticky situations were avoidable.
Author Quotes
This book is for the average small business owner. The regular Jane/Joe who isn't sure they know what the crap they are doing or how they thought they could start a business anyway.
Most small business owners feel a little lost and in over their heads. Welcome! You are not alone.
This book is for business owners who don't take themselves too seriously, who want to laugh, and who want to make money.
There are humans all over the world who want profitable businesses but have no idea how to get there. If you are one of those humans, this book is for you.
About the author
Kara Laws is a business educator and the founder of LaunchedAcademy.com. Kara has built six businesses, sold four, and still runs two. Kara has worked with over 600 business owners and has personally coached some to hit over 1 million in revenue. Kara wrote her book Don’t Suck at Business because she was getting the same feedback from the women that she taught. Kara created a program and wrote a book to teach business owners HOW. How to open a business, how to avoid expensive mistakes, how to start growing, and how to do everything in the right order. Kara’s wit and sarcasm that got her in trouble in grade school are what she uses to keep business owners from falling asleep today.
Why LoA loves it…
As women entrepreneurs, we need to constantly keep ourselves open to new ideas, new insights, new approaches that will help us to build our businesses and grow them to become the success stories we envision. Kara Laws brings a breath of fresh air to business coaching, helping entrepreneurs to navigate the world of business building and avoid making the usual mistakes that can be costly, time consuming and energy sapping. If you are looking to read a different kind of business book, one that combines advice and information with a good dose of humour included, then Kara’s new book could be for you. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa