Book Review
Now You’re the Boss, the new book by Sika A Lawson, is a complete playbook for turning your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving reality. Whether you're just starting out on your entrepreneurial journey or already have an established business, this book teaches entrepreneurs how to successfully grow and scale their businesses, then leverage them as a vehicle for building generational wealth. It is packed with practical strategies and resources to guide you every step of the way. From getting properly set up, to building a personal brand that makes you unforgettable, to mastering the art of networking and scaling your venture, it provides valuable tips and insights to help navigate this journey.
Entrepreneurship is not just all about the hustle; Now You're the Boss: A Complete Playbook for New Entrepreneurs by Sika A Lawson, shows you how to plant the seeds for future success. It explores how to utilize your business to acquire assets; re-focusing short-term gains to long-term investments. It will shift your mindset from working hard for your money to finding ways to make your money work hard for you, as you build not just a business, but a lasting legacy. Think of it as your essential guide to building your successful business, with a side of humor and a splash of tough love thrown in for good measure.
Author Quotes
Not everyone is built or has the mindset to become an entrepreneur; most importantly, a successful one. Whether you see feast or famine depends solely on you, and how much time and work you put into your business.
To really grow your business, you’ll need to not only create different systems and processes for your operations, but also have a solid understanding of how to implement them effectively.
My entrepreneurship journey has brought me to successfully establish businesses in diverse fields ranging from various design systems, real estate, RetailTech, and educational services with plenty of side hustles to boot!
About the author
Sika Lawson is a versatile visionary and esteemed leader working in the intersections of business acumen, design systems, and technology. Guided by her favorite word, “legacy,” she is deeply passionate about helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses into profitable enterprises that serve as vehicles for building generational wealth. In her role as Founder and CEO of Makolaa and Makolaa Media House, she is driven by a deep passion for the power of entrepreneurship, community building, and empowering small Black-owned businesses and independent sellers through the power of group economics. As a Togolese/Nigerian-American, she has often felt like a product of two worlds - her West African heritage and her American upbringing. Despite these "two worlds," she couldn’t ignore one glaring similarity between them: the shared challenge of low socioeconomic status and the barriers to capital and business growth, affecting both African and Black American communities. This inspired the birth of Makolaa and its mission to empower native and local communities to redeem the wealth they've helped generate for other nations; a name drawn from an adage of her Yoruba roots, ‘Ọmọ ko ọla wọle’ meaning, ‘The child brings wealth home.”
Why LoA loves it…
Building a successful business is always a tough journey, requiring large amounts of tenacity, self-belief, motivation, endurance, and the determination to succeed, no matter how many hurdles are thrown along the way. In Sika A Lawson’s new book, she provides a practical and insightful guide to successfully navigating the entrepreneurial journey, leveraging her own hard-won experiences and knowledge. This is a great read for any woman entrepreneur starting out in business and with aspirations to build a sustainable business for the future. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa