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Book SynopsisChina's economic rise and influence has been one of the most significant developments in the global economy of recent times. A driving force behind this expansion has been the private entrepreneurs and companies of China, some of which have literally redefined the economic and business landscape, both inside and outside of China. Born in a small fishing village in 1967 to a poor family, Guo Guangchang's break came when the Chinese government began to encourage business enterprise. He and four university friends set up their own company in 1992 to advise foreign companies that were entering into China. Fosun International eventually became the largest private enterprise in China by expanding into insurance, pharmaceuticals, property, mining, retail and finance. Today, Guo is the Chairman of Fosun International and this book provides a unique, inside examination of Guo and his company's remarkable global expansion.

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Book SynopsisBo Burlingham, the bestselling author of Small Giants, returns with Finish Big, an original guide to exiting your company successfully and gracefully.Finish Big is for all those founder/leaders who want to do more than take...it is for the ones who want to leave something behind. Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat LastPractical and profound, fast-moving and thought-provoking, masterful in its clear prose and compelling stories- Bo Burlingham has once again done a tremendous service in deploying his craft. Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and co-author of Built to Last and Great by ChoiceNo two exit experiences are exactly alike. Some people wind up happy with the process and satisfied with the way it turned out, while others look back on it as a nightmare. The question I hope to answer in this book is why. What did the people with ''good'' exits do differently froTrade ReviewFinish Big is for all those founder/leaders who want to do more than take...it is for the ones who want to leave something behind. -- Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat LastI love Burlingham's quest to understand why some entrepreneurs create a meaningful life after exiting their businesses, while others suffer and wander without purpose. Practical and profound, fast-moving and thought-provoking, masterful in its clear prose and compelling stories - Bo Burlingham has once again done a tremendous service in deploying his craft. -- Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and co-author of Built to Last and Great by ChoiceGiven the plethora of management books, the idea of something truly new is nutty. But Finish Big sprouts from untilled soil, offering invaluable tales of business owners wrestling with life's thorniest issues. Remarkable research, remarkable prose, remarkable book. -- Tom Peters, coauthor of In Search of ExcellenceThis book is a gift, a must read for anyone who has even an inkling that it might be helpful. It will reward you with both peace of mind and a significant ROI. -- Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author

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Book SynopsisFor many the dream of owning their own business remains just that. Even if you have a great idea, the work and money involved in building a business from the ground up can prove too daunting. What few aspiring entrepreneurs realise is that buying an already existing business can be far easier, sometimes possible with little or no money at all, and can be just as satisfying a route to self-sufficiency. In easy-to-follow language, Buying and Selling a Business takes you through the entire process, from identifying your target business and assembling the right team to help you, to valuation, agreeing terms and finding the necessary finance. Just as importantly, Haigh helps you ensure your deal is the right deal for you, offering advice on running the business you buy and implementing proper exit strategies from the start. With valuable appendices containing typical documentation, and how to read them, Jo Haigh''s book is a one-stop resource to closing the deal and transforming

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Book SynopsisA unique insider's guide to turning risk into opportunity, essential reading for entrepreneurs. 'One of the best books written on entrepreneurship in recent years' Financial TimesTrade ReviewOne of the best books written on entrepreneurship in recent years * FINANCIAL TIMES *The book sets out the principles of successful entrepreneurial behaviour - a detailed cookbook, making Cohen the Delia Smith of the entrepreneurial world * NEW STATESMAN *A most valuable and instructive bible about how to move your enterprise forward and manoeuvre past early limitations and obstacles * FORBES *A tour-de-force covering both the economic history of entrepreneurship and private equity...and real, experience-based stories about successes and failures that are designed to make the reader assess their own entrepreneurial potential * BUSINESS ECONOMIST *

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Book SynopsisThis is a useful step-by-step guide for starting your own apparel boutique or online business. Marissa Zorola, University of North Texas, USWritten by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, the book explains management, market segmentation, financial statements, cash flow, accessing capital, e-commerce, and omni-channel retailing. A hypothetical business plan that builds with each chapter and examples of business models from Warby Parker and Etsy give you a framework for building a successful fashion company. Profiles of entrepreneurs and exercises in a book illustrated with more than 100 images show you how to apply the process to your own ideas.Instructor Resources -Instructor''s Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes -Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter -PowerPoint presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discuss

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Book SynopsisMartin Quinn is a full-time Lecturer in Accounting at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. Previous to this he has eleven years experience in accounting and IT roles in the manufacturing sector. He is an Associate member of CIMA. He is also a registered PhD student at the University of Dundee aiming to complete his PhD in early 2009. He has contributed to two academic texts in the past two years: Drury, C. Management & Cost accounting, 7 edition 14 half page real world views McLaney & Atrill, Accounting, an introduction, 4 edition a series of key concepts for the MAL tool and a review of questions within MAL.Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Accounting fundamentals The nature, purpose and role of accounting Branches of accounting Accounting terms – assets, liabilities, income, expenditure etc Basic concepts – the business entity, underlying assumptions, accounting equation Users of accounting information and their needs – to include qualitative characteristics Chapter 2 – The business plan- Preparing a plan to present to a bank/financier Appreciation of costs and cost structures The concept of breakeven The basics of budgeting and planning Chapter 3 – Financing Sources of finance Financing options, costs, advantages/disadvantages Chapter 4 – Keeping the books Source documents and records Books of original entry Computerised entry Chapter 5 – Double entry accounting system Principles of the double-entry system Nominal and personal ledgers Control accounts – explanation and purpose The trial balance – preparation and purpose Chapter 6 – Income statement and Balance Sheet (sole trader) Preparation of basic income statement and balance sheet from trial balance Would introduce revenues, expenditures, accruals, depreciation, stock valuation Layout of the financial statements Chapter 7 – Accounts of limited companies Differences, additional requirements Chapter 8 – Cash Flow Statement Preparation of a cash flow statement Chapter 9 – Interpretation of financial statements Need to interpret accounts Usefulness and application of ratio analysis Main accounting ratios; relationships between ratios Chapter 10 – valuation of companies Book v market value Some simple valuation methods

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Book SynopsisSteve Parks is also the author of How To Be An Entrepreneur; The Small Business Handbook; and How To Fund Your Business. He recently set up an exciting and groundbreaking new business and is a veteran entrepreneur with vast experience. He began his career as a journalist and presenter for BBC Radio.Table of ContentsIntroduction Week 1:The Beginning Week 2: The Future Week 3: Where Are You Now? Week 4: Start Learning Week 5: The Founders Week 6: The Idea Week 7: Idea to Opportunity Week 8: Testing and Refining the Opportunity Week 9: Pitching your Opportunity Week 10: Customers Week 11: Competitors Week 12: Branding Week 13: Sales Week 14: Premises and Equipment Week 15: People and Technology Week 16: Suppliers Week 17: Planning for Problems Week 18: Profit Forecast Week 19: Cash Flow Forecast Week 20: The Business Plan Week 21: Banks and Advisers Week 22: Start Selling Week 23: Pitching for Funding Week 24: The Big Leap Week 25: Making it Official Week 26: Launch! Epilogue Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisWhether you know it or not, the seeds of success are already within you, so instead of endlessly putting off your dreams, dive in and get started now.Trade ReviewSetting up a successful business is a daunting task for any entrepreneur. Many fail at the first attempt and need encouragement to get back out there. How to Make a Million before Lunch gives you that encouragement in practical steps to help start, build and manage a business. Read it. Take the leap, but remember try to have fun along the way! -- Sir Richard Branson on How to Make a Million Before LunchBecoming an entrepreneur is one of the most exciting things anyone can do and this book should be on the bookshelf of anyone who dreams of running their own business. Rachel Bridge has written a practical guide to maximising your chances of success in a very clear and informative way. An essential book for every budding entrepreneur -- Peter Jones, entrepreneur and star of BBC's Dragon's Den on How to Make a Million Before Lunch

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Book SynopsisDo you want to achieve a long-held dream or reach a life-changing goal? That big promotion or fulfilling new job? That business you want to start? That exciting new life in the sun? That amazing idea you long to put into action? Are you held back by fears that you haven''t got what it takes?You may not realise it but your personality, character, experiences, skills and even your personal circumstances are all fantastic tools and assets which you can use to create the life and career you''ve always wanted. All you need to do is identify and make use of them.In Already Brilliant, bestselling author Rachel Bridge will help you work out what you want to do, and show you how to get there by playing to the strengths you already possess. Packed with practical tips, ideas and interviews with successful people in all walks of life, and supported by academic research, Already Brilliant will show you how to find a way of working that suits you best, how to

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Book Synopsis''For everyone who wants to build their online presence, the RIGHT way!'' - Julie Montagu, wellness guru and author of RechargeThe inspirational new book from the author of The Million Dollar Blog -- discover how to build an authoritative and authentic personal brand that will change your life.If you google yourself, what do you see? Do you blend in with the masses or stand out from the crowd? Are you recognised as a thought-leader in your industry? Or are you watching others build their profile and wondering if you are being left behind?Whether you''re an entrepreneur, executive, expert or an employee, how you present yourself online has a huge impact on your professional reputation. We are lucky to live in a world where everyone now has the power to publish and create micro-fame by putting out content - word by word, post by post, video by video. But how do you grab people''s attention in today''s noisy online world?Using

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Book SynopsisSean Pillot de Chenecey is a marketing expert, who for over 20 years has combined brand consultancy with ethnographic activity and trend research around the world. His clients have included Unilever, Swatch, Heineken, Diageo, General Motors, Beiersdorf, AXA, Vodafone, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Muller, GlaxoSmithKline, Visa, Granarolo and Starwood; and he's collaborated with numerous advertising, branding, design, media and PR agencies. He is a university lecturer and has written for Admap, Brand Strategy, Contagious, Dazed and Marketing. A public speaker, he's given speeches for over a decade in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America.Trade Review"Don't try to hide from the future - it will be here sooner than you think. And when it arrives, you'd better be prepared! Start by reading Influencers & Revolutionaries. And then shape your future." * Carsten Beck, Director of Research, The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies *"Influencers & Revolutionaries covers a life where progress depends on "good business" becoming a real way of operating and not just a PR strategy. It will serve not just business people but also policymakers and activists." * Thomas Coombes, Head of Brand, Amnesty International *"Sean Pillot de Chenecey's previous publication examined the phenomenon of the post-truth world. His compelling new book analyses its consequences. Marketers, retailers, innovators, communicators, engineers, travellers, urban planners, venture capitalists and entertainers will all be inspired by this thought-provoking and immensely readable book." * Julian Boulding, President, The Network One *"This book is thought-provoking and refreshing. It highlights critical catalysts, specifically the climate crisis, which remain little understood at the most senior levels of industry sectors facing disruption." * Joanna Catalano, President, Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific *"Sean Pillot de Chenecey has rescued the concepts of innovation and disruption from becoming meaningless jargon and empty clichés. Influencers & Revolutionaries provides an in-depth understanding of the dynamics transforming businesses globally and across sectors. This book is indispensable." * Michael Cohen, President, Michael Cohen Group, NYC *"This book provides a critical compass for innovation in a period of profoundly needed ecological transformation. Sean Pillot de Chenecey weaves compelling examples of innovation across a wide range of sectors to powerfully demonstrate how socio-ecological concerns and innovation can be fundamentally aligned. A must-read for anybody who wants to be part of the "solution generation" in the decade to come." * Carole Collet, Professor for Sustainable Futures, Central Saint Martins UAL *"The genesis of many great start-ups is the desire to challenge the status quo. Sean Pillot de Chenecey's new book helps you understand the power of disruption to change the world. It should be standard reading for all aspiring entrepreneurs." * Scott Goodson, Founder and Chairman, Strawberry Frog *"A smart read for tumultuous times. Sean Pillot de Chenecey deftly navigates today's new business climate and its disruptive trends, with insights and tangible solutions. Amazingly timely." * Lucie Greene, Founder, Light Years *"Influencers & Revolutionaries is full of signposts to possible futures in tourism, health, fashion, entertainment, transport and more. Sean Pillot de Chenecey's is a singular voice in the often-contradictory worlds of innovation, marketing and consumption; and his refreshing forthright prose is the next best thing to hearing him give a speech." * Ben Hughes, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology *"Companies have arguably never faced such urgency in being able to change as fast as the culture they operate in. Sean Pillot de Chenecey's book is an inspirational and, most importantly, useful map to why and how change is occurring in the world and how businesses are responding - and need to respond. It's a call to arms." * Gareth Kay, Founding Partner, Chapter *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Classic innovation theory and current leading-edge thinking; Chapter - 02: The disruptors disrupted. What next for adland?; Chapter - 03: The future of retail and the future home; Chapter - 04: How the food and drink industries leverage catalytic trends; Chapter - 05: The wellness economy meets the lifestyle industry; Chapter - 06: Smart cities, the IoT and connected living; Chapter - 07: Intelligent and sustainable – a new era of tourism and mobility; Chapter - 08: The transformation of entertainment by technology, experiences and personalization; Chapter - 09: The future of work – goodbye to certainty and stability. Hello to Industry 4.0; Chapter - 10: Fintech and insurtech, and the battle of choice vs privacy; Chapter - 11: Summary – The Influencers and Revolutionaries Innovation Manifesto; Chapter - 12: References and further reading; Chapter - 13: Index

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Book SynopsisWant to be your own boss? Or want to be THE boss? Start here.Believe. Build. Become. is a hands-on manual designed to help any woman develop the skills and mindset she needs to become a successful leader. Based on the AllBright Academy courses created by entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow (OBE, Founder of Love Home Swap) and leading businesswoman Anna Jones (former CEO of Hearst), Believe. Build. Become. offers a chapter-by-chapter system for readers to work through, focusing on the skills and confidence required to master the mindset of leadership. Debbie and Anna also reveal their own journeys to success - the gritty reality, the lessons learned and how they really got to the top. This is an inspirational, practical and accessible guide to becoming the boss you want to be.

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Book SynopsisIn Lead Your Tribe, Love Your Work , Piyush Patel offers an insider's perspective on how to unify your team around a common purpose by uncovering your core values and transforming your culture. With over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, Piyush has discovered that-while leaders can provide opportunities-real culture comes from the heart.

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Book SynopsisSocial and economic history of science and technology has emerged as a major theme of interdisciplinary research in South Asian history since the late 1990s. This book studies the correlation between technological knowledge and industrial performance, with the focus on electricity, an emerging technology during 1880 and 1945. The arrival of electricity necessitated the introduction of new institutional facilities, and with the growth of technological system, a new business culture grew - there was demand for trained manpower to handle machines and better educational facilities. Taking a broad view of the subject, the narrative of this book is built around the historical experiences of the local Bengali-speaking population. Adopting the social constructionist model, Let There Be Light presents an amalgamation of archival and Indian language source materials to delineate the diverse nature of the appropriation of technological ideas into Indian culture.Table of ContentsList of abbreviations; List of figures; Preface; Introduction; 1. Technical knowledge and its institutes; 2. Entrepreneurship, industry and technology; 3. Electrification: the shaping of a technology; 4. Domesticating electricity; 5. Assimilation of technological ideas; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisBuild your best life by forging your own path to business success After speaking to companies such as Merck, Land O'Lakes, and Cargill, and to over 2000 audiences across the world, Damian Mason, successful businessman, agriculturalist, podcaster, and writer, wants to help you achieve your entrepreneurial goals and live a better life. While other business books claim to tell you how to reach success, they fall short because they don't address the fact that success is different for each of us. Do Business Better helps you define success on your terms, then shows you how to achieve it. You'll learn the Four Unwavering Traits of Entrepreneurial Success and how to discover the differences between routines and habits, then implement your changes through meaningful actions that create permanent improvement. Along the way, you'll learn from real-world examples and relatable stories, and discover a wealth of applicable advice on starting, managing, and growing your own enterprise. DiscovTable of ContentsForeword vii Introduction xi 1 Success Defined. By You. 1 2 Get Better 5 Section 1 Traits 9 3 Four Unwavering Traits of Entrepreneurial Success 11 4 Risk Tolerance 13 5 Drive 25 6 Resilience 37 7 Vision 47 Section 2 Habits 59 8 Success Is a Habit, But It’s Not a Routine 61 9 Pull the Trigger 67 10 Treat Time Like Money 71 11 Be a Goal Setter 77 12 Be Relevant 85 13 Be Critical 95 14 Be a Promoter 103 15 Sell, Sell, Sell! 109 16 Know Your Position 121 17 Stop Making Excuses 129 18 Know Money (Or You’ll Have No Money) 135 Section 3 Actions 153 19 It’s All About You 155 20 Get Past What’s Holding You Back 157 21 Your Business Personality 171 22 Exploiting Your Talent Stack 181 23 Manage Your Emotions 195 24 You Are Not an Island 205 Do Business Better 217 Life and Business by Choice 223 About the Author 225 Index 227

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Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Get your business up and runningâand keep it thrivingâwith the latest edition of the classic entrepreneurial resource For over 20 years, Steven Rogersâs Entrepreneurial Finance has been the definitive guide to setting up and managing the financial aspects of any small- to medium-sized business. But how can todayâs entrepreneurs learn to thrive in the most difficult economy in generations? In this long-awaited fourth edition, Rogers updates his classic content for the 21st century, revising every chart, graph, and case study to reflect the modern entrepreneurial landscape. Inside, youâll find the most up-to-date information on writing a growth business plan, compiling and understanding financial statements, making a company profitable, vaTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments1 FAQs on Entrepreneurship Television Shows2 The Entrepreneurial Spectrum Introduction The Entrepreneur The Entrepreneurial Spectrum Stages of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Finance 3 Financial Statements Introduction The Income Statement The Balance Sheet The Statement of Cash Flows Development of Pro Formas Checklist of Financial Information 4 Financial Statement Analysis Introduction Proactive Analysis Income Statement Analysis Ratio Analysis Breakeven Analysis Case Study—Turner Company Gross Margins Net Margins Other Issues to Consider 5 Cash Flow Management Introduction Types of Cash Flow Cash Flow Forecasts Cash Flow Management Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable The Cash GapWorking Capital Finding Cash 6 Valuation Introduction Valuing the Turner Company Premoney and Postmoney Valuations Why Value Your Company? Key Factors Influencing Valuation Valuation Methods Valuing Technology-Related Companies 7 Raising CapitalIntroduction Value-Added InvestorsSources of Capital 8 Debt Financing Introduction Pros and Cons of Debt Financing Cost of Debt Capital Sources of Debt Financing Creative Ways to Structure Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt Rules to Live By Debt Financing for Working Capital 9 Equity FinancingIntroduction Pros and Cons of Equity Financing Sources of Equity Capital Private Placements Corporate Venture Capital International Private Equity Advice for Raising Private Equity Small-Business Investment Companies Initial Public Offerings Direct Public Offerings The Financing Spectrum 10 Financing for Minorities and WomenIntroduction Minorities—Debt Financing Minorities—Equity Financing Women—Debt Financing Women—Equity Financing 11 Taking a Job with an Entrepreneurial Firm Introduction Case Study: Considering a Job Offerfrom an Early-Stage Company Case Study Analysis 12 Intrapreneurship Introduction The Intrapreneurship Spectrum Intrapreneurship Models Traits of the High-Growth Intrapreneur Acts of Intrapreneurship Signs of Intrapreneurial Success Standard Operating Procedures Intrapreneurship Blunder 13 Crowdfunding Introduction Crowdfunding with Pledges Crowdfunding CampaignsCrowdfund Investing Through the Jobs Act Alternative Crowdfund Investing Approaches A Note on Crowdfunding Versus Crowdsourcing 14 FAQs on Entrepreneurship TelevisionShows—with AnswersConclusionNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship: The Art, Science, and Process for Success, emphasizes three core tenets necessary to start an entrepreneurial venture:  Art of using your accumulated experiences along with practical examples to turn any entrepreneurial venture into a success. Science of taking what is already known as the heart of starting and running a successful entrepreneurial venture. Processes that have proved themselves over decades of research and experience that tie these two areas together into a coherent and organized business. With its adaptive learning tools, students learn the art, science, and process of designing, starting, and managing a small business. Through its real-world approach, students are placed in the roles of financial analysts, marketers, and business owners, where they are required to think critically to develop their plan to survive in the ever-changing business world. Rather than have a c

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Book SynopsisEveryone can be an entrepreneur! You no longer need a fat savings account, rich benefactor or angel investor to start a business by doing what you love. Thanks to the internet, it's never been easier to make money by sharing your passion with the world. But all the options can seem confusing and overwhelming, particularly if you're not a technical whizz or have never had a business before. Should you sell on a website like Etsy or eBay, or have your own online shop? What laws and regulations do you need to know about? How do you make sure people can actually find your shop?This book walks aspiring creative business owners right through the process of deciding what to sell, developing a brand, choosing the right platform and getting an online shop live in six weeks or less without a computer engineering degree or spending hundreds of pounds. It's a step-by-step guide that combines practical information, worksheets and checklists with the gentle encouragement and support so ofteTrade Review"A brilliant, practical guide to starting a creative business" Camilla Westergaard, Folksy "Indispensable advice" Becky Doggett, Handmade NationTable of ContentsIntroduction Week 1: What type of business do I actually want to have? Week 2: Where's my sweet spot, and what do my customers want? Week 3: The What, Where, When and How! Week 4: Getting ready to launch Week 5: Preparing for lift-off Week 6: Ready, Steady, Launch! Index Further resources Index

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Book SynopsisCatherine Blackburn and Chris Garden both spent may years in corporate employment, gaining skills and excelling in their respective roles; Chris as a Chartered Accountant and Catherine as a Marketing Director having worked with household brands including Unilever, Heinz, Guinness and Colgate. After both were made redundant they decided to put their corporate skills and entrepreneurial leanings to good use and founded Ubevco together in 1996, quickly turning it into a 100m business employing over 120 people and launching key drink brands such as Red Bull, Tiger and Sol into the UK market. Employee to Entrepreneur is their first book.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION ABOUT US PART 1: THE REASONS FOR GOING IT ALONE CHAPTER 1: Why do it? CHAPTER 2: When should you do it? CHAPTER 3: Looking for inspiration CHAPTER 4: Leaving Employment PART 2: BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN CHAPTER 5: The Idea CHAPTER 6: Number Crunching CHAPTER 7: Getting Advice CHAPTER 8: The Right Business Structure CHAPTER 9: Branding Your Business CHAPTER 10: Minimising Risk CHAPTER 11; The Final Plan and How To Use It PART 3: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS CHAPTER 12: Working Smartly CHAPTER 13: The Right Environment CHAPTER 14: Staying on Track CHAPTER 15: Managing Relationships CHAPTER 16: Managing Growth CHAPTER 17: Embracing Change PART 4: UNCONVENTIONAL LESSONS CHAPTER 18: Beware of Experts CHAPTER 19: Luck or Judgement CHAPTER 20: The Do Nothing Strategy CHAPTER 21: Business Bullies CHAPTER 22: How To Sleep At Night CONCLUSIONS

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Book Synopsis1. Secret #1: Highly Effective Social Impact Communicators Care More About the Mission Than the Words.- 2. Secret #2: Highly Effective Social Impact Communicators Are Astute Translators Inside and Outside of Their Organizations.- 3. Secret #3: Highly Effective Social Impact Communicators Leverage the Strengths of Their Personal Values to Tell Compelling Stories.- 4. Secret #4: Highly Effective Social Impact Communicators Embrace the Renewable Fuel of Teamwork.- 5. Secret #5: Highly Effective Social Impact Communicators Reframe Every Setback as the Crest of a Hill.- 6. Secret #6: Highly Effective Social Impact Communicators Cede Perfection to the Messy Reality of Change-making.- 7. Secret #7: Highly Effective Social Impact CommunicatorsBuild Personal and Professional Legacies That Will Outlive Them and Their Careers.- 8. Some Helpful Resources for Social Impact Communicators. Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThe Power of Entrepreneurship begins by addressing the idea that the rejection of change is likely to occur when opportunity seizing by analyzer organization is accompanied by proactive strategic typologies. Strategic changes in digitization are also discussed in respect to the case of the Microsoft Corporation strategic transformation initiated with the goal of moving beyond the niche associated with Office products to outstrip the market of cloud technologies from its leader, Amazon Web Services.The authors go on to explore how the discipline of entrepreneurship has evolved, the role of entrepreneurship education, and how research skills could facilitate the development of entrepreneurial culture and innovation.This compilation also measures entrepreneurship performance in Vietnam at the national level through a new approach, the Global Entrepreneurship Development Index. Results indicate that nine bottlenecks of fourteen pillars are performing with very low scores, in which the highest policy priority is given for including risk acceptance, opportunity perception, internationalization and technology absorption.Brief reviews of the evolution of local economic development policies and practices and of quantitative entrepreneurial research are followed by a case study to reflect the value of such analyses. It examines proportional relationships between demographics, entrepreneurial development and economics and provides evidence that entrepreneurship in South Africa is not limited.The next article emphasizes the dilemma proposed by the new concept of acadepreneurship especially its two facets of intrapreneuring (intrapreneurship) and extrapreneuring (extrapreneurship). The authors stress the boundaries of academic entrepreneurship and draw a conceptual framework of the neologisms of acadepreneurship and acadepreneur.Aspiring entrepreneurs aiming to launch high-expectation start-ups can be at a critical juncture. Five research propositions are offered that intend to form the basis for scholars carrying out further studies on this matter. Practitioners may also leverage on the insights provided in order to facilitate the creation and development of knowledge ecosystems for high-expectation start-ups.The closing paper examines (1) whether social entrepreneurship is an oxymoron, and (2) the characteristics and sources of social entrepreneurship knowledge.

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Book SynopsisThis book is focused on theoretical bases of technology management in global environment. The author analyses different approaches of innovation creation and development. Main innovative strategies are discussed within different external and internal circumstances. This book is focused on theoretical and practical bases of technology management in global environment. The author analyses different approaches of technology transferring and development in global markets. Global environment analysis, global markets classification and innovations'' transferring process are discussed. The main idea of this book is sustainable strategy development for global technology companies. The first chapter refers to recent trends in global innovations'' environment: global factors, markets, trends and risks are discussed. The second chapter refers to legal and theoretical aspects of technology entrepreneurship. The third chapter refers to global trends of external and internal environments: environmental analysis, structure and concepts are discussed. The fourth chapter refers to the best practices of global companies in technology management: global leadership through innovations, transferring innovations and problems of customization are discussed. The fifth chapter refers to different models of innovations: core competencies, 4th Industrial revolution and global partnership of global corporations are discussed. The last chapter discusses strategic approaches of global technology entrepreneurship. The theoretical approaches are extracted and discussed with different authors cross over the world; practical material is based on the best practices of global corporations. The material is prepared on the basis of market research of enterprises and organizations of various forms of ownership in different countries. The theoretical approaches are extracted and discussed with different authors from across the world. The publication is intended for specialists in the field of higher professional education institutions, as well as for a wide range of researchers, postgraduates and graduate students within any economic specialties.

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Book SynopsisAre you one of the many people who long to ditch the cubicle and go to work for yourself, on your own terms? What's holding you back? Self-doubt, fear, technology challenges, the feeling that there are already too many other people doing what you want to do? It's time to face those things head-on and transform your passion into a thriving business. Why? Because your message matters. In this uplifting and practical book, blogger, speaker, and business coach Jonathan Milligan gives you a simple 4-step framework to rise above the noise and build a real business. He shows you how to believe, define, craft, and market your message so that you can fulfill your unique purpose in this life. With plenty of helpful assessment tools and proven strategies--including how to create 7 perpetual income streams in 12 months from just one message--this is your go-to guide for living your dreams and impacting the world for good.

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Book SynopsisOver 70 in-depth interviews of Fintech Founders provide lessons from some of the most successful fintech entrepreneurs that will help you understand the challenges and opportunities of applying technology and collaboration to solve some key problems of the financial services industry. This book is for entrepreneurs, for people working inside of large organizations and everyone in between who is interested to learn the secrets of successful entrepreneurs. In this advice-filled resource, Rubini gathers advice that comes from a diverse range of financial services niches including financing, banking, payments, wealth management, insurance, and cryptocurrencies, to help you harness the insights of thought leaders. Those working inside the financial services industry and those interested in working in or starting up businesses in financial services will learn valuable lessons on how to take an idea forward, how to find the right business founders, how to seek funding, how to learn from initial mistakes, and how to define and reposition your business model. Rubini also inquires into the future of fintech and uncovers provoking and insightful predictions.

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organisations or revitalising mature organisations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities. Entrepreneurship is often a difficult undertaking, as a vast majority of new businesses fail. Entrepreneurial activities are substantially different depending on the type of organisation that is being started. Entrepreneurship ranges in scale from solo projects (even involving the entrepreneur only part-time) to major undertakings creating many job opportunities. Many "high-profile" entrepreneurial ventures seek venture capital or angel funding in order to raise capital to build the business. Angel investors generally seek returns of 20-30% and more extensive involvement in the business. Many kinds of organisations now exist to support would-be entrepreneurs, including specialised government agencies, business incubators, science parks, and some NGOs. This book presents the latest thinking in this vibrant and essential area.

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Book SynopsisWritten for people who are old enough to know who they are, what they want, and what skills they are best at, this guide shows exactly how to build a successful and profitable business. Older people are among the world''s most successful entrepreneurs with a wealth of in-depth experience, education, and mature judgment that younger people can''t match; they also care more about creating financial security and doing what they want. Business consultant and serial entrepreneur Robert Bly teaches how to find the right home business opportunity; determine the target market for that business; sell the right product to the market at a profit; manage the business without wasting time; effectively market the business; comply with all laws, regulations, and taxes for the business; and generate enough income for retirement. Covering every aspect of building a successful business, not just the broad outlines, this book also provides senior-oriented information on computer equipment, the internet, and social media marketing.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines select research topics in the study of entrepreneurship. Technological growth, entrepreneurship, and unemployment influence each other in numerous ways, forming a trio of inter-related components. This book empirically explores the interrelationship between entrepreneurship, unemployment, and growth in a dynamic context using vector autoregression (VAR) with panel data across sectors of the U.S. economy. Also discussed are immigrant entrepreneurs and small business owners and their access to financial capital; factors affecting entrepreneurs among veterans; and an assessment as to whether the U.S. bankruptcy system is effective in providing small businesses a "fresh start" after a bankruptcy filing.

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Book SynopsisToday''s manufacturing organisations in Mexico are increasingly confronting new markets, new competition, and greater customer expectations. Being immersed in this highly competitive environment is considered relevant for manufacturing SMEs to achieve optimal organisational performance, through efficient work processes, and leading the company to accomplish the competitiveness that the market demands. With this process, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico face manifold difficulties in reference to the operational efficiency required to stay in the market. While globalisation poses challenges and opportunities for the development of enterprises, SMEs have not found a way to exploit this conjuncture, and they may not be sufficiently competitive with new market requirements. This book, with the incorporation of the theoretical review of the concepts involved, and the empirical study, which shows the relationship between organisational performance and competitiveness from the perspective of resource-based theory, provides greater understanding of this theoretical connection through non-experimental research; of trans-sectional type; and with a correlational/causal approach.

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Book SynopsisThere is little doubt that significant income inequality persists across as well as within countries, and that wage differential exists between male and female workers across the industries and within establishments. The differences in earnings not only affect the well-being of the current generation but also have major long-term impacts on health, education and skill formation of future generations. Although an important goal of a country is to improve the well-being of their workers, the ways to achieve this goal may differ. This book presents recent research on labour economics, addressing issues such as gender wage gap, regional wage disparity, inter-and intra-industry wage inequality, the wage effects of immigration and the effects of wage negotiations in organisations. There are three parts in this book. Part A contains five chapters addressing the issue of gender wage gap. Part B also contains five chapters on regional studies to show the effects on wage, skill formation and the correlation between public and private sector employment. Part C focuses on wage negotiations in organisations. The book provides several important insights into many contemporary labour market issues.

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Book SynopsisEach year, the government obligates billions in contracts to businesses, nearly $537 billion in fiscal year 2011. About $104 billion (19.4 percent) was obligated to small businesses that identified themselves as minority-owned. In this book, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) describes what federal agency officials and advocacy groups identified as challenges small, minority-owned businesses may face in seeking federal government contracts, including and linguistic or cultural barriers, and agencies efforts to address them; and what information is available on federal efforts to assist small, minority-owned businesses in contracting with the federal government.

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Book SynopsisThe Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including loan guaranty programs; disaster loan programs; management and technical assistance training programs; and federal contracting programs. Congressional interest in these programs has increased in recent years, primarily because they are viewed as a means to stimulate economic activity, create jobs, and assist in the national economic recovery. This book examines the economic research on net job creation to identify the types of businesses that appear to create the most jobs; and the arguments for providing federal assistance to small businesses, noting that policy-makers often view job creation as a justification for such assistance whereas economists argue that over the long term federal assistance to small businesses is likely to reallocate jobs within the economy, not increase them.

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Book SynopsisA predictable pattern of success Entrepreneurs who have read early drafts of The Start-Up J Curve responded, ''I wish I had this book years ago.'' A start-up unfolds in a predictable pattern; the more aware entrepreneurs are of this pattern, the better abTrade Review"Howard gives you an invaluable framework for understanding where you are with your startup and how to progress to success. "---- Pete Flint, Co-Founder of Trulia (06/28/2016) "Howard Love is a deeply experienced entrepreneur and early stage investor. This book is a culmination of many years of seeing successes and failures, what works and what doesn't. I highly recommend this book to entrepreneurs who want to make their own unique mistakes, rather than repeating the mistakes of others."---- Bill Ericson, General Partner Mohr Davidow (06/28/2016) "The J Curve is a must-read for any entrepreneur, whether first-time or seasoned! Howard's genius is that he understands and empathizes with the entrepreneurial experience--and how humbling it can be--while also giving insight into and support as to why the challenges are of crucial benefit to the process of building a truly successful company. Entrepreneurs can use Howard's practical insights to better understand the realistic stages to expect in starting a company in a way that is demystifying and empowering, and quite honestly, provides an appreciated element of sanity to the often crazed entrepreneurial experience. Highly recommend!"---- Sara Sutton-Fell, CEO, FlexJobs (06/28/2016) "I've been lucky to collaborate with Howard as an investor, advisor and co-founder - he's made me a better entrepreneur, and by reading this book, he'll make you one too."---- Sam Shank, CEO, Hotel Tonight (06/28/2016) Howard gives you an invaluable framework for understanding where you are with your startup and how to progress to success. ---- Pete Flint, Co-Founder of Trulia (06/28/2016)" "As I begin another "pivot" in my own business, I find myself wishing that Howard had written this book years ago...when I began my own entrepreneurial journey. It would have been a tremendous roadmap and guide for the many twists and turns I faced. The J Curve is a must-read for any aspiring entrepreneur, yet I am confident that start-up vets like myself will also find many new insights as well. Howard presents a fresh and spot-on approach to understanding the growth stages, and do's / don't's for each stage, of the entrepreneurial process, all based on his own vast experience starting and backing multiple companies."---- Mark Divine, founder of SEALFIT, The Coronado Brewing Company, NavySEALS.com, and NYT Best Selling author of The Way of the SEAL and Unbeatable Mind (06/28/2016) "I ve been lucky to collaborate with Howard as an investor, advisor and co-founder - he's made me a better entrepreneur, and by reading this book, he'll make you one too. ---- Sam Shank, CEO, Hotel Tonight (06/28/2016)" Howard gives you an invaluable framework for understanding where you are with your startup and how to progress to success. ---- Pete Flint, Co-Founder of Trulia (06/28/2016)" "As I begin another "pivot" in my own business, I find myself wishing that Howard had written this book years ago...when I began my own entrepreneurial journey. It would have been a tremendous roadmap and guide for the many twists and turns I faced. The J Curve is a must-read for any aspiring entrepreneur, yet I am confident that start-up vets like myself will also find many new insights as well. Howard presents a fresh and spot-on approach to understanding the growth stages, and do's / don't's for each stage, of the entrepreneurial process, all based on his own vast experience starting and backing multiple companies."---- Mark Divine, founder of SEALFIT, The Coronado Brewing Company, NavySEALS.com, and NYT Best Selling author of The Way of the SEAL and Unbeatable Mind (06/28/2016) "Howard Love is a deeply experienced entrepreneur and early stage investor. This book is a culmination of many years of seeing successes and failures, what works and what doesn't. I highly recommend this book to entrepreneurs who want to make their own unique mistakes, rather than repeating the mistakes of others. ---- Bill Ericson, General Partner Mohr Davidow (06/28/2016)" "The J Curve is a must-read for any entrepreneur, whether first-time or seasoned! Howard s genius is that he understands and empathizes with the entrepreneurial experience and how humbling it can be while also giving insight into and support as to why the challenges are of crucial benefit to the process of building a truly successful company. Entrepreneurs can use Howard s practical insights to better understand the realistic stages to expect in starting a company in a way that is demystifying and empowering, and quite honestly, provides an appreciated element of sanity to the often crazed entrepreneurial experience. Highly recommend!"---- Sara Sutton-Fell, CEO, FlexJobs (06/28/2016)" "I ve been lucky to collaborate with Howard as an investor, advisor and co-founder - he's made me a better entrepreneur, and by reading this book, he'll make you one too. ---- Sam Shank, CEO, Hotel Tonight (06/28/2016)"

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Book SynopsisIn this book author Pamela Ryan explores the likely realities facing our planet and humanity for the next few decades. We are, as she tells us, at a pivotal moment in history where there are organizations and investors doing immense good, but there are also seemingly insurmountable challenges for our planet that they are trying to overcome: overpopulation, climate change, and economic disparity. This book stems from consultations with over 130 professionals in the burgeoning impact innovation space. As Dr. Ryan shares insights from these impact innovators about how we can meet these challenges in the next few decades and beyond, she encourages readers to think about how they too can be a part of the impact revolution and help our future with their actions in the present.

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Book SynopsisA tale of mentorship, hard truths, and the path to success. In a fictional account of an entrepreneur's rollercoaster ride to the top, Cap Treeger crafts a series of dynamic, well-drawn lessons for anyone craving a career in the tech startup industry. The hero of the story, Ren, is fired up with ambition and has a strategic dream in place to build his own startup from the ground up, but he has a lot to learn about how this particular sector of the business world works. Fortunately, Ren has the guidance of generous and invested mentors, and their sound recommendations and warnings are chronicled as Ren makes decision after decision. With their advice, as well as his own encounters with trial and error, he discovers that who he chooses to employ and partner with, and how he engages with them, makes all the difference. Ren's journey guides readers through numerous factors necessary for success, including building a solid team with strategic placement of individuals in carefully selected roles appropriate to their skill sets and crafting the all-important business model. Ren navigates the daunting process with grace and hands readers an account loaded with insight-rendering Finding the Way, told in a straightforward and reader-friendly manner, a valuable gem amidst business-building literature.

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Book SynopsisThis is the fifth book by Professor Alan E Singer on business ethics and strategy. This book emphasizes aspects that are thought to be most likely to rise to prominence in the years to come. These include ecological-understandings at the conceptual level and the participation at the practical level in a distributed system of global governance system that strives to uphold all of the human goods, including the positive and negative freedoms, but in a reasonably balanced way. In a section on justice and politics, several issues related to social and environmental justice are duly viewed from both a theoretical perspective and from a corporate (strategic) perspective. A further section focuses upon the governance and ethical implications of what James Martin (founder of the 21st Century School'' at the University of Oxford) has called the "technologies of sorcery": synthetic biology, nanotechnology, robotics and artificial general intelligence. The final section of the book applies a stable organizing framework to the teaching of ethics in business and politics. This book will be of interest to students and practitioners across a wide spectrum of academic subjects and professions.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors draw together some leading international research (both theoretical and empirical) that analyzes economic and behavioural issues surrounding entrepreneurial incentives, performance and risk. The book begins with a conceptual theoretical analysis of firm development, taking into account its interaction with the four principal factor markets. Furthermore, conflicts at the managerial level are considered. The remaining chapters analyze empirically some of the behavioural/psychological/demographic factors affecting entrepreneurship. In summary, this book draws on international research to provide insights into the economic and behavioural factors affecting entrepreneurial incentives, risk-taking and performance.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the extent to which product innovations stem from small, young firms versus large, established firms by analysing the patenting behaviour of public firms derived from the NBER-Compustat database and assembling a dataset of private and public firms from the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. The Thomas Register evidence shows that small firms are surprisingly capable of inventing and managing products relative to large firms. In 2002, small firms had an average of 10.01 products, while large firms had an average of 21.44 products; thus, small firms had on average half the number of products per firm compared to large firms. The NBER-Compustat evidence shows that small firms are more innovative per dollar of R&D than large firms, and the extent to which this occurs is decreasing in firm age; and young firms are more innovative per dollar of R&D than old firms, and the extent to which this occurs is decreasing in firm size.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the participation of U.S. based women entrepreneurs in Patents and Trademarks activity. Using data obtained from the United States Patents and Trademarks Office, the book probes, in-depth, the number of patents and trademarks obtained by women entrepreneurs as well as the concomitant gender gap for the period 1975-2010. The purpose of this book is to quantitatively define the number of women entrepreneurs applying for and receiving patents and trademarks, and analyse the differences in the number of women applying for and receiving patents and trademarks as compared to men.

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Book SynopsisSince small businesses have historically created a disproportionately large share of new jobs, this book analyses the factors that lead new businesses without employees to hire their first employee. This is a significant aspect of small business job creation. Given that about three in four small businesses do not have employees, these non-employer businesses present an important source of potential new jobs. Non-employer firms -- businesses without employees -- represent a large percentage of businesses; however, little is known about their dynamics (entry and exit). This book seeks to illustrate basic statistics about the prevalence of entry and exit for non-employers and the local conditions that led to their entry.

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