Synopses & Reviews
Why do some small businesses succeed while others fail? That is the question one young entrepreneur faces in this illuminating business parable for our times. Loops reveals the soul-searching story of Tony, a business student who doesnt understand why he cant quit school and work in the family business.
Then his professor surprises him with an unusual final exam a twelve-week, summer-long study of the small businesses in his local area. This simple real-world assignment opens Tonys eyes to the most important lessons an entrepreneur can learn, such as how to:
- Manage “experience zones”
- Build strong customer relations through “vision moments”
- Standardize key processes for employees
- Innovate, improve, and maintain quality
- Accomplish real results by “closing the loops”
As you follow Tonys journey, youll receive a week-by-week crash course on the seven essential loops for small business. You will learn how to distinguish yourself from the competition, improve your operations, and close the loops. Best of all, youll discover innovative ways to apply the loops concept to every challenge you face, with every endeavor, in any economy.
When you close the loops, you open the doorto limitless opportunities.
Synopsis
“Every small business owner can significantly benefit from the LOOPS approach to small business.”
Steve Dee, former president, Wylers Foods
WHAT ARE “LOOPS”? Loops are the essential keys to success in any small business. They are the relationships you build. The services you perform. The products you deliver. If you want to thrive in todays economy, you need to close all the loops:
Loop One: Manage Your Experience Zones
Loop Two: Build a Winning Culture with Vision Moments
Loop Three: Help Execute Fundamentals with a Loops Group
Loop Four: Standardize Every Process
Loop Five: Innovate Constantly
Loop Six: Live in the Real World
Loop Seven: Lead by Example
Legendary small business consultant Mike Chaet and bestselling Fish! coauthor Stephen Lundin combine years of hands-on experience with a refreshingly simple concept that goes straight to the heart of successful entrepreneurship.
Relating the personal journey of a young man entering the world of small business, the authors explain how to close the seven essential loops that really matter the commitments that build trust, the innovations that improve service, and the day-to-day routines that deliver real results.
Synopsis
The bestselling coauthors of "Fish!" offer an inspiring, engaging business parable that cuts through corporate jargon to dramatize the core simplicities of running a successful company.
Synopsis
Why do some smallbusinesses succeed whileothers fail?
That is the question one young entrepreneurfaces in this illuminating business parablefor our times. Loops reveals the soul-searchingstory of Tony, a business student whodoesn't understand why he can't quit schooland work in the family business.
Then his professor surprises him with an unusualfinal exam--a twelve-week, summer-longstudy of the small businesses in his localarea. This simple real-world assignment opensTony's eyes to the most important lessons anentrepreneur can learn, such as how to: Manage experience zonesBuild strong customerrelations through visionmomentsStandardize key processesfor employeesInnovate, improve, andmaintain qualityAccomplish real results byclosing the loops
As you follow Tony's journey, you'll receivea week-by-week crash course on theseven essential loops for small business.You will learn how to distinguish yourselffrom the competition, improve your operations, and close the loops. Best of all, you'll discover innovative ways to apply theloops concept to every challenge you face, with every endeavor, in any economy.
When you close the loops, you open thedoor--to limitless opportunities.
Table of Contents
Introduction Dedication
Section one: The Journey Begins
The Last Day of Class
An Unexpected Meeting
The Summer Plan
A Conversation with Dad
Section two: Loops
Loop one: Manage the Experience Zones
Loop two: Build a Great Culture with Vision Moments
Loop Three: A Support Group Keeps Fundamentals Fun
Loop Four: Standardize Every Major Process
Loop Five: Innovate Continuously
Loop Six: Live in the Real World
Loop Seven: Lead by Example
Section Three: A Surprise Loop
The Language of Loops
Final Thoughts