Review by Mandabwe7 -- Big Things Have Small Beginnings

[Mandabwe7]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Big Things Have Small Beginnings" by Wes Berry.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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4 out of 4 stars

Big Things Have Small Beginnings by Wes Berry is an engaging take on management style and business growth. It is written with a distinctive voice that to me comes across as a jovial old man whose voice fills the room. This book really delves into the depths of how to improve business at every stage of development.

In summary, the first portion of the book is about the journey Wes took to bring his business to where it is today. The rest of the book is mostly about employe's and how to manage them with a concrete ideology based off of Elbert Hubbard's A Letter To Rowan.

In my opinion, this could be an excellent book for entrepreneurs and managerial staff. He addresses common issues seen in the workplace such as how to find the right employees and how to prevent them from burning out. Particularly, this book could be of great interest to those who are looking to move their small business into the big business realm as he tells his journey doing this with his own business. Others who may enjoy this book would be historians who fancy Elbert Hubbard's writings and works as he gives an almost instructional way to interpret and use Hubbard's historical A Letter to Rowan.

If you're not interested in matters of business or self-improvement and you don't enjoy books like Dale Carnegie's How to Make Friends and Influence People, or other self-help books, then this just may not be the book for you.

Structurally, the book is well organized and well written. I noticed very few grammatical errors. He sets expectations with his readers by informing them what they will learn before they read it. Occasionally it can feel a bit repetitive in an attempt to drive home a point. However, Wes appears to be well aware of this and even apologetic about it. Personally, I felt encouraged by this book. Wes also gave me multiple concrete ideas I could go off of rather than a mundane list of commonly given advice.

The biggest thing I had an issue with was the ending, without spoiling it, I'll say he had an opportunity to end it in a way that would have been artistically beautiful. It made me cringe when he didn't take advantage of it and chose to continue on. That said, it really wasn't that big of an issue and I would recommend the book to anyone studying the business world.

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