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About Steven Little - Speaker on Management and Business Growth:

Steven S. Little is a much sought after speaker on the subject of business growth, management and the future of opportunity. As a former President of three fast-growth companies, he now advises thousands of leaders of growing organizations and communities each year. For over ten years, Steve was also a Senior Consultant for Inc. magazine. He is the author of the best-selling books The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth and The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth And his newest book Duck and (re)Cover: The Embattled Business Owner’s Guide to Survival and Growth received praise as the must-Read Business Book of 2009.

He also regularly speaks for some of the world’s leading organizations, including UPS, Microsoft, FedEx, Bank of America, SunTrust Bank, Echostar, National Association of Home Builders, Consumer Electronics Associations, National Sporting Goods Association, Million Dollar RoundTable, American Banking Association, Associated General Contractors, Retail Industries Leaders Association and over 80 chambers of commerce. His style has been described as real-world highly credible and uniquely engaging.

From 1988 thru 1999, Steve was President of three fast growth companies. Both FAME, Inc. and Erb Industries, Inc. achieved profitable growth rates of over 500% during his tenure.

Steve is a graduate of Miami University and has studied at The Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and The University of Houston’s Future Studies Program. Steve and family live in sunny Wilmington, NC and historic Merida, Mexico.

What Steven Little Talks About:

Duck and (re)Cover: The Embattled Business Owner’s Guide to Survival and Growth
Little’s timely new keynote clearly identifies the ways in which today’s business growth leaders can both prevail and prosper in the midst of economic uncertainty. As the former President of three fast growth companies, Little imparts lessons learned in the trenches and couples that personal perspective with his decade-long experience working with resilient business growth leaders. Having already weathered three economic downturns, he brings a unique perspective on what works (and what doesn’t) in challenging times like these.

Focusing first on the most immediate challenges facing any organization’s leadership, he challenges much of the conventional wisdom regarding how business leaders should react to a recession. Little then highlights the inevitable opportunities created by economic downturns. This presentation provides specific answers regarding those areas in which leaders need to concentrate their time, money and effort in today’s volatile world. Short on theory and long on actionable advice, he helps growth-oriented leaders best position themselves for both survival and growth in the 21st century.

Your audience will learn:

• Stark New Realities
• Creative Cash Controls
• Proactive Planning Techniques
• Efficient Marketing Strategies
• Proven Growth Initiatives

The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth
Growth. It’s the central focus for nearly every organization and leader. So why then do so many organizations, both big and small, continually find ways to shoot themselves in the proverbial foot? In this humorous, yet insightful keynote presentation, Steve shows you how to identify and overcome the growth-stifling behaviors inherent in any organization and how you can lead the way toward substantive change and real growth.

The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Business Growth: 21st Century Strategies for Building Your Company
More than any other objective, businesses want to grow. In this, his most popular keynote, Steve investigates what it takes to grow your business both effectively and profitably. Through his personal experience as a growth expert (both as a growth consultant and as President of three fast growth companies) and studies of the Inc. 500 (America’s fastest growing privately-held companies) Steve identifies those best practices of organizations that achieve sustained and profitable growth.

The Future of Opportunity: A 20/20 Vision of Your Success
In this exciting and thought-providing keynote, Steve helps audiences focus on their near-term future. By identifying the most impactful macro-changes taking place in our world today, and dovetailing them with the specific developments within your industry or organization, Steve illuminates the future of opportunity and success for your group over the next 3 to 15 years. No crystal ball or tea leaves here…just factual, down-to-earth information your group will find interesting, entertaining and actionable.