THE COMMON TABLE
Find a useful resource, a different perspective, or the right kind of outside help.
Community
1 Million Cups (Program / community provider)
Local gatherings where entrepreneurs share their businesses, discuss challenges, and learn from the community.
Keep in mind: You need private advice, a retained specialist, or a guaranteed investment introduction.
Book
Laura Vanderkam (Author)
A book about examining how you allocate a week.
Keep in mind: Reading does not include individual advice or implementation.
Article collection
Yale School of Management (Publisher) · A.J. Wasserstein (Featured author · individual works may have coauthors)
A faculty publication list connecting to cases and notes on small-business ownership.
Keep in mind: Authorship and access differ by work; the listing is not an open course.
Podcast
Acquiring Minds (Publisher)
Interviews about finding, buying and operating small businesses. Webinars are a separate part of the publisher’s collection.
Keep in mind: You need a step-by-step course or a professional review of your own deal. A guest’s outcome is one example.
Shep Hyken (Author)
Shep Hyken’s book on practical customer-service habits.
Keep in mind: Reading alone is not a service redesign or team training engagement.
Book
Dave Whorton (Author) · Bo Burlingham (Co-author)
A book about building enduring privately held companies.
Keep in mind: Reading does not include individual advice or implementation.
Event
Barry Moltz (instructor)
Business presentations offered for event organizers.
Keep in mind: A talk does not include ongoing individual consulting.
Podcast
Laura Vanderkam (Host)
Before Breakfast offers short episodes about time management and everyday scheduling questions, for work and life.
Keep in mind: This is general time guidance; it does not review your staffing, finances, or business processes.
Newsletter
Kaustubh Deo (Author)
Kaustubh Deo’s writing about buying and operating small businesses.
Keep in mind: Personal experience is not independent deal verification.
Book
Laura Vanderkam (Author)
A book about priorities and a sense of time abundance.
Keep in mind: Reading does not include individual advice or implementation.
Book
John Warrillow (Author)
A book about building a company that can operate without depending entirely on its owner.
Keep in mind: Reading does not include individual advice or implementation.
Business Ventures Corporation (Service provider)
Business coaching and training for contractors.
Keep in mind: Confirm the coach, engagement, fees and current capacity.