{"product_id":"the-quantum-leap-v2-colin-stevenson-laing-mackie-9798247025245","title":"The Quantum Leap V2: Owning your First Business","description":"Over 80% of all new businesses fail within the first five years of operation. Why?\u003cbr\u003eMany reasons, but one is universal: 'Hope Springs Eternal'.\u003cbr\u003eHope will not overcome all the obstacles, nor will it make all the people you must deal with suddenly become honest.\u003cbr\u003eHope will not instantly give you the superpowers of marketing, staff management, financial acuity, negotiating prowess, unbounded energy, or be a panacea to stress.\u003cbr\u003eImagine that some of the multitude of books, courses, workshops, consultants, and magic potions actually worked and reduced the failure rate from 80% to 40% - would this be wonderful? Think about it for a second. Would it be wonderful?\u003cbr\u003eThat would give you twice as many businesses in operation - twice as many hairdressers, dog-washes, accountants, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers.\u003cbr\u003eNot twice as much money to spend in these new enterprises - just the same amount now needing to support twice as many businesses.\u003cbr\u003eThere is only one book that can increase the success rate from 20% to 40% without destroying the economy. 'The Quantum Leap - Owning Your First Business' tells you things that you will not learn elsewhere, and it can definitely save your life savings and your sanity.\u003cbr\u003eThe author, Colin S L Mackie, has spent a long and exciting life in business. Many of his own enterprises, starting as a child and commencing his first 'real' business at 19, and working over 100 hours a week and helping him to own two houses by his 21st birthday, and later as a consultant building businesses, and being the most recognised Franchisee Selection Agent in Australia, where he had the privilege of working with 100's of people entering business for the first time. This is not knowledge you can learn from a book, nor is it something you will learn without an open and enquiring mind over decades, and a solid understanding of psychology and human nature.\u003cbr\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003cbr\u003e- Why up to 80% of businesses fail-and how to avoid becoming one of them\u003cbr\u003e- The four essential pillars required for genuine business success\u003cbr\u003e- How to recognise whether you truly have the mindset required for ownership\u003cbr\u003e- The hidden financial, emotional, and family costs of business ownership\u003cbr\u003e- Why enthusiasm, timing, and personal virtues matter more than business plans\u003cbr\u003e- How to avoid catastrophic mistakes when buying your first business\u003cbr\u003e- The real difference between business owners, self-employed workers, and entrepreneurs\u003cbr\u003eThis book does not promise easy success. Instead, it gives you something far more valuable: clarity.\u003cbr\u003eWhether you are considering buying your first business, already own one, or simply want to understand the realities behind entrepreneurship, The Quantum Leap may be the most important business book you ever read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Stevenson Laing MacKie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247025245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Colin Stevenson Laing MacKie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665293906175,"sku":"9798247025245","price":20.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quantum-leap-v2-colin-stevenson-laing-mackie-9798247025245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}