The Street-Smart MBA: Mastering Business Acumen Without Going To School

Having worked in a similar industry to the author, I wanted to get an insight on what made business owners tick and what are the challenges they face. It gave me a great insight to both. For me personally, the book has been hugely beneficial in my sales role and helped me understand what business owners are trying to achieve - helping me to align my strategic goals to the partners and driving mutual benefits for both myself and the organisation. Thanks Ian.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Street-smart MBA , many sections resonate well as I am two years into building my own company, it made me get on whiteboard a number of times to make notes on things I need teams to pick up on ... especially with my Financial Controller, Customer Ops Manager and Ops Director. Each section provides a real example which really resonates with day to day activity, issues and challenges, providing good food for thought on options for planning ahead your company growth across every aspect from Sales, Operations and options for raising the necessary funding for growth . Highly recommended !

I couldn’t recommend this book enough. Full of great ideas and easy to read and understand.If you want to understand business and how to be successful in a simple way then this is the book for you. With great analogies and examples to illustrate the important points, this will help people of all levels.Whether you are a person with a great idea you want to use to start a business or you want to impress your boss with some great theories, this book will help you put theory into practice.It contains many concepts that crystallise what we all think we know, and puts it in perfect order.

A great read - very insightful, enjoyable and in short stories - so easy to pick up - perfect for those with not much spare time but who want to learn!

This book is very helpful to any person in business irrespective of your industry. As a relatively young CEO, I can relate to many areas of this book and the book opens your eyes to a different way of thinking.What makes the book for me is the short, sharp sections. It is direct and informative and relates to every day life in the business world.You won't be disappointed by purchasing this book!

Fantastic book and so easy to read and understand. It brings you back to basics then pushes you forward with enhanced learning. A book I would recommend for all levels and each section builds so you can also help build or rediscover your own skills and knowledge. Many books with MBA in a title try to be overly technical and overly wordy but Ian manages to break this down into easy, simple and universally understood stories and examples.Highly recommended.

Great reference book for matters and life for real things that happen in businesses and organisations. Simple, straightforward examples, easily understood and usable everyday. Thorough recommend it.

This book is a great read. I’m a senior manager in telecommunications organisation and the book is full of short stories and key lessons that you can only learn with experience. The book was such an easy read and any of the stories can be looked at just on their own when you feel like you need a little advice. Highly recommended!