Dear Preston: Doing Business with Our Hearts : A Practical and Friendly Guide to Running Your Own Creative Service Business (Hardcover)

from loafhunter13

This book is a primer for creative types interested in running or improving their existing business. It is written by the successful event planner Preston Bailey. While not everyone agrees with his abundant style, his success if undeniable. He puts his suggestions and thoughts forth on a number o...

from Lakenvelder

Preston Bailey is the owner and one of the top event designers in the world. In this book he offers his guidance to others running a creative service business. The book is written in a advice-column format with the type of questions he is most commonly asked. I found the book to have very practic...

from miamiman

I REALLY enjoyed this book. While I am not a professional event planner or anything near that for my occupation, I do deal with the public and sell products rather than services. Clearly, Preston's years of experience with demographics of all types has taught him the consistency of sound values a...

from bokai

As far as self help books go this one is pretty good. The author is a successful owner of his own creative service business, and sometimes it's difficult to buy into his optimism when you consider how many people try and fail to strike out on similar ventures, but his advice is down to earth and ...

from michrym

This was sent to me as a Early Reviewer selection and I was thoroughly blown away by it! It may be because I am in a creative business, but this was so heartfelt and informative I literally could not put it down until I finished it. I wish there was something like this when I first started in my ...