Product Description

In "The E-Myth Contractor", Gerber continues to expose common business assumptions, this time applying his E-Myth Revolution specifically to contractors, the largest group of clients Michael Gerber's "E-Myth Mastery Program" serves. This book reveals a radical new mind-set that will free contractors from the tyranny of an unprofitable, unproductive routine. With specific tips on topics as crucial as planning, money and personnel management, "The E-Myth Contractor" teaches readers how to: implement the ingenious turnkey system of management - a means of creating a business prototype that reflects the business owners unique set of talents and replicating and distributing it among employees and customers; recognize and manage the four forms of money - income, profit, flow and equity; and harbor the power of change to expand the company. The book also provides help on a larger level, leading readers to become business visionaries by relinquishing tactical work and embracing strategic work, by letting go to gain control. Once put into action, Gerber's revolutionary ideas promise not only to help contractors build successful businesses, but successful lives as well.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #216716 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
Michael Gerber is the founder and chairman of The E-Myth Academy, based in Santa Rosa, California. He is the bestselling author of THE POWER POINT, THE E-MYTH, THE E-MYTH REVISITED and THE E-MYTH MANAGER as well as a highly sought-after speaker around the world and small-business revolutionary.

Customer Reviews

OK, but thin on ideas (and pages)
At just over 100 pages, this book reiterates Michael Gerber's central idea that owners should work on their businesses rather than in them.

However, it is not something that necessarily applies well to contractors. If by "contractor" we mean anyone who quotes for and does project work, we are including craftspeople with our plumbers and electricians, kitchen fitters and builders. The book points out that as "technicians", many such folk are bad at running their businesses. That they need structure, planning, consistency, marketing and motivated staff to take the reins and implement rules and systems to take the strain off themselves. True, but if the business owner is happy with his one-man band, not really applicable.

Gerber suggests refusing to do any work that can't be quoted for exactly, as if you can't do this, you are in the wrong business. But I am sure many contractors would argue that some jobs CAN'T be quoted for exactly. Who's going to do them? Not an e-myth business, according to Mr Gerber. Standardise and expand and refuse custom jobs seems to be what he says.

I am a big fan of Michael Gerber, but here he stretches his concept a bit far for me. I feel that while this would be an interesting read for contractors, it is not an essential one. Interestingly though, in my business - a web agency - the idea of concentrating on simple products that people need that we can deliver better than anyone else and quoting for them for exactly is actually appealing, even though this book is not aimed at the likes of me.

As with all Mr Gerber's books that I've read, then, I got something from it. Just not as much as some of the others. Still, worth reading if you are a contractor and you haven't read E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

One good idea.
This is a one good idea repeated book. Though as a contractor i know only to well that the point being made is so misunderstood by contractors. To many technicians are brillant technicians and useless business people. I feel that too many potential contractors will buy this book and still fail to see the importance good financial planning and cash flow control. The book is worth buying but listen to what is being said and ask yourself so hard questions.