Candy Valentino – författare

You don’t have to be educated or connected to be wealthy How do wealthy people do it? Are they geniuses? Lucky? We tend to think something special must be going on because it looks like magic. But nothing could be further from the truth. Wealthy people have simply adopted six key, yet ordinary, habits … and they do them extraordinarily well. Candy Valentino opened her first brick-and-mortar store at 19—no college, no connections, no money—and built it into a seven-figure business before most of her friends graduated college. Over two decades of success as a serial entrepreneur and real estate investor, she has labored relentlessly to crack the code of the super-wealthy, and in doing so, has unearthed six simple habits that directly contribute to those who become part of the self-made millionaire class. In Wealth Habits, Valentino reveals all six habits, and shows you how you can put them to work for you: Long-term investing strategiesHow to recession-proof your businessWays to keep money out of the IRS’ handsWhat to teach your children about moneyHow to establish financial protection and security The secrets to keep more of the money you make (so you can invest more)“Think and get rich” will only get you so far. It’s time to do and become wealthy… and set yourself up for a lifetime of true financial freedom.

Practical wisdom on tools, concepts, and strategies to build, grow, and optimize your business 91% of small and medium sized businesses fail in the first 10 years. What is the other 9% doing to succeed? The 9% Edge is a highly practical guide to entrepreneurship and taking your business to the next level, no matter where you currently are in your build. Developed from extensive research on businesses and their founders, combined with the 26 years of real-world, firsthand experience of author Candy Valentino, this book breaks down the core principles and concepts that are essential to bridging the knowledge gap between different stages of a build, and contains a wealth of tools and strategies, explained in plain English, that can be put into practice as soon as today. Valentino went from a teenager living in a little white trailer on government assistance, to building, scaling, and selling multiple businesses in various industries and helping countless other businesses do the same in a consultant role. In this book, readers will learn about: Expanding your customer base, strategically reducing costs without compromise, and measuring and evaluating critical revenue driversMaking data-driven decisions, implementing strategic financial and metric changes, and always moving forward with intentionAchieving organizational transformation through revamping a marketing strategy, optimizing operational efficiencies, and restructuring financesThe 9% Edge is an essential resource for all business owners seeking to learn from someone who has run the gambit in entrepreneurial endeavors and knows from experience what has been proven to work.

Helpful planner to drill down, get organized, and start putting concepts from The 9% Edge into action The 9% Edge Yearly Planner is a companion to The 9% Edge that gives readers all of the hands-on tools they need to seamlessly implement the proven principles contained in the main book. Written by Candy Valentino, WSJ bestselling author, business growth expert, and financial analyst with 25 years of experience, this planner contains worksheets, checklists, and other tools for success that readers can use to intelligently create, develop, scale, and exit their enterprises, no matter what stage they're currently at or how big they want to become. Some of the concepts that this planner helps readers drill down include: Identifying and implementing key strategies that have a direct impact on your bottom lineNavigating each stage of the business development process with a different set of talents and skillsExpanding your customer base, enhancing average order value, and boosting the frequency of purchasesStrategically reducing costs without compromise and measuring and evaluating critical revenue driversThe 9% Edge Yearly Planner is a highly practical planner for driven entrepreneurs and business leaders seeking to access a wealth of business development tools that have been proven to work time and time again.