THE COMMON TABLE
Find a useful resource, a different perspective, or the right kind of outside help.
Explore the selected resources and services for each family, with their different purposes and access explained.
Podcast
Service Business Mastery (Publisher) · Tersh Blissett (Host) · Josh Crouch (Host)
Interviews about running a home-service business.
Keep in mind: Guest stories and commercial partners are not independent validation of a product.
Danny Meyer (Author)
Danny Meyer’s account of hospitality, employees and customer relationships.
Keep in mind: Reading does not include individual advice or implementation.
Shep Hyken (instructor)
Commissioned talks about customer service and customer experience.
Keep in mind: It is not ongoing help with individual customer complaints.
Greg Crabtree (Author)
A book on owner compensation, labor productivity, cash and profitability.
Keep in mind: You still need your own accurate records and professional advice where required.
Book
Bo Burlingham (Author)
Accounts of companies choosing goals beyond continual size growth.
Keep in mind: Reading does not include individual advice or implementation.
Book
Barry Moltz (Co-author) · Becky McCray (Co-author)
A book applying small-town business experience to customer and community relationships.
Keep in mind: Its older digital examples are not a current marketing-platform guide.
SMB Law Group (Service provider)
Legal work for business acquisitions.
Keep in mind: Confirm jurisdiction, conflicts, responsible lawyer, scope and fees.
SMBootcamp (Program / community provider)
Recorded acquisition lessons with templates and financial-model walkthroughs.
Keep in mind: It does not include the separate live intensive or individual All Access coaching.
Program
SMBootcamp (Program / community provider)
A three-day in-person acquisition intensive with application and fit review.
Keep in mind: Dates and capacity vary. The Denver cohort is waitlisted; verify the chosen cohort and total travel cost.
StartSmart Counsel (Service provider)
Ongoing legal and compliance support for startup and growth businesses.
Keep in mind: Confirm jurisdiction, conflicts, scope and fees with the firm.
StartSmart Counsel (Publisher)
A purchased collection of startup legal templates.
Keep in mind: Templates do not establish that a document fits your jurisdiction or circumstances; review separately with qualified counsel.
Norm Brodsky (Co-author) · Bo Burlingham (Co-author)
A shared book about everyday entrepreneurial judgment.
Keep in mind: It does not provide personal mentoring from either author.