Jack Miller: Simply Success, Gebunden

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If you dream of starting and running your own business, being your own boss, and living the kind of life you really want, there's no better way to succeed than to follow the advice of someone who has already been there and done that. In Simply Success, Quill Corporation founder Jack Miller shares the lessons he learned turning his small business into a nearly $700 million behemoth. Miller's story is a testament to what you can do when you work hard, reinvest in your business, and have a real passion for what you do.

But Simply Success isn't a book about Miller's business. It's about the lessons he learned?lessons you can use in building your own business?as he and his brothers built Quill from a one-man operation with a phone in his dad's chicken store to a successful business with more than 1, 200 employees. This inspiring and practical guide gives entrepreneurs like you an inside look at the right way to build and run a successful business, from the nuts-and-bolts basics to long-term strategy. Miller presents deep insight on:

• What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
• Keeping it simple to keep your business profitable
• Building a vision and a long-term strategy to achieve it
• Why customer service is the key
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Building a strong, healthy corporate culture
• How to grow into a better, stronger leader
• The art of surviving the ups and downs of business

You won't learn these real-world business lessons in any Ivy League MBA program. Simply Success isn't for people who are just in it for the money. It's for people who want to build a real business that offers customers real value?all while making a great living doing what they love. Even good business ideas sometimes fail. But with the principles and advice Miller shares in Simply Success, you'll have more than a fighting chance to achieve all your goals.

Small business and the entrepreneurial spirit form the backbone of America. Tomorrow's biggest and best companies will sprout from a handful of today's smartest small businesses. Will your small business be one of them?