Business Leadership and Community: Perspectives on Developing Business Community
ExplorePeoria.com Owner, Amy Blain is a co-author of the book, "Business Leadership and Community"
It reached bestseller status on the Free on Kindle platform in two categories: Workplace Behavior and Business Leadership.
Community and business leadership go hand-in-hand, and no business lasts long without either one.
Communities are only as supportive as the leaders within that community.
All the authors are directors of the Strategic Advisor Board or are strategic partners of SAB.
Business Leadership and Community sets its main focus on how community affects business leadership.
The Strategic Advisor Board, is a group of successful business leaders who work together to offer advice and strategies to success in business.
The book's cover art was created by Chris O'Byrne and Business Leadership and Community is self-published.
Blain's experience with the local community theatres and other performing arts non-profits as well as her experience working as the marketing manager at the Peoria Civic Center inspired her to start her local events & entertainment website with the goal of helping to spread the word about the
When asked about why they wrote the book, Blain said: "I found the process of building my website over the last 15 years to be quite a learning experience as well as being a rewarding one."
It's gratifying to speak with people who have been loyal fans of my website and who really appreciate the work I do for the community." Blain has hopes that the book will help inspire others who have the desire to build their business by becoming more involved in their local community.
"Because most of the other co-authors are working with other business owners and not consumers, I wasn't sure if this contribution to the book would be relevant to readers," Blain said.