“Mad Men” is a runaway hit that offers a fascinating glimpse into the successful advertising world of the 1960s. The show explores the cultural landscape of the time amid the Civil Rights era and women’s empowerment. It also offers many powerful lessons about successful business management that are helpful to small business owners even today.

The agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce was started as a leap of faith, and it has steadily grown into a successful business that has become competition for some of the top agencies. Here’s what the success of this fictional business can tell you about achieving success in your small business: