Bob Pritchett started his first business at age six. In high school, he ran a software company that sold to Fortune 500 companies. By the age of 20, he had co-founded Logos Research Systems, Inc. He has seen the ups and downs of a failed OIPO attempt. Pritchett's success and failures led him to write this book. Far from a treatise of giving employees the axe, this book uses four categories-People, Leadership, Finance and Operations-to cover a wide range of issues unique to the more than 20 million small business owners in the U.S. Filled with hands-on advice and practical examples from real businesses, the book takes a no-nonsense approach to the uncomfortable decisions and actions that every manager, business owner or entrepreneur face.