Entrepreneurship / Start-ups Books
Penguin Random House India The Learning Factory
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£19.99
Penguin Random House India Leapfrog
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£15.99
Kogan Page Ltd Influencers and Revolutionaries
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
£12.74
Ebury Publishing Believe. Build. Become.
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.
£11.99
Oratia Media Whriki The Reemergence of Mori Kin Community
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£26.34
Burke Publishing Project Leadership and Entrepreneurship Building
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£26.96
Dream Big Imprint Lead Your Tribe Love Your Work
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.
£15.68
Cambridge University Press Digital Innovation Strategy
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£99.75
Cambridge University Press Strategic Management of Innovation Networks
Book SynopsisSuitable for a one- or two-semester course for undergraduate and graduate students, this interdisciplinary textbook explains the diverse aspects of innovation and social networks, which occupy a central place in business and policy agendas. Its unified approach presents networks as nested systems that can span organisations, industries, regions, and markets, giving students a holistic perspective and reducing the amount of effort required to learn the theoretical framework for each layer. With engaging real-world examples, the text also provides a practical guide on how to manage networks to increase innovation and improve performance. Topics covered include forming teams to foster creativity, selecting partners and leveraging partnerships for learning, managing organisational change, and sponsoring technologies in communities. Students will learn the metrics used in social network analysis and how they are interpreted and applied. Suggested reading lists and online resources offer oppTrade Review'Innovation has always been a multi-player game. But in an era of 'open innovation' organizations need to learn new skills around understanding and working at the network level. This text offers an excellent and interdisciplinary overview of this important developing field.' John Bessant, Exeter University'In a world that has become increasingly connected the importance of understanding how networks influence innovation is critical to organizational performance. I would recommend Strategic Management of Innovation Networks to anyone who is interested in how innovation is embedded in networks. Özman gives an excellent introduction to a complex topic and details both the theoretical relationship between networks and innovation as well as outlining the steps needed to analyse and manage innovation networks. It is a must-read for students, practitioners and researchers.' Andrew Parker, University of KentuckyTable of ContentsPart I. Opening the Black Box of Innovation Networks: 1. Introduction; 2. Two sides of innovation: search and selection; 3. Network as a nested system; 4. Social network analysis for innovation networks; 5. Managing innovation networks; Part II. Search Processes: 6. Alliances, networks, and learning; 7. Creativity and networks; 8. Users, product systems, and networks; Part III. Selection Processes: 9. Decision-making, signals, and new ventures; 10. Networks and organisational change; 11. Networks and diffusion; Part IV. Behind Networks: 12. Tie formation and dissolution; 13. Network evolution.
£999.99
Cambridge University Press Let there be Light
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.
£71.25
John Wiley & Sons Inc Do Business Better
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
£18.99
McGraw-Hill Education Entrepreneurial Finance Fourth Edition Finance
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
£62.24
McGraw-Hill Education Entrepreneurship The Art Science And Process For
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
£51.29
Pearson Education Brilliant Selling
Book SynopsisJeremy Cassell has worked as a freelance trainer for 12 years. Before that he was National Training Manager for L'Oreal and National Sales Training Manager for Walker's, part of Pepsi. Before entering the business world, he gained experience in teaching English and history. He has worked as a TEFL teacher and is an NLP Master Practitioner and trainer. Tom Bird's business career stretches over 20 years and spans sales and sales management as well as personal development and performance improvement. He is a director of RTP and has been involved professionally in developing people to realise more of their potential since 2000. To supplement his business experience Tom qualified as a Master Practitioner of NLP (the study of modelling success) and achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Coaching and Development.Trade Review‘Brilliant Selling can make a positive difference to salespeople, sales managers and of course the performance of organisations.' Philip Jansen - CEO, BTTable of ContentsTable of Contents Part 1 – You 1. The personality of a salesperson 2. How beliefs and values impact sales success 3. Performance and selling 4. Continually improve through self coaching Part 2 – Process and planning 5. The sales process as a tool for improvement 6. Making the most of your time 7. Planning for success 8. Setting the right goals 9. Managing sales information Part 3 – Your power to influence 10. Credibility and rapport – the foundations of effective influencing 11. Managing your state – being confident whenever you want 12. Asking the right questions 13. Listening and learning 14. Negotiating collaboratively Part 4 – Understanding buyers and prospects 15. How do you sell? 16. The modern buyer 17. Prospecting with purpose 18. Initial meeting(s) with prospect 19. Identifying what the prospect wants and needs Part 5 – Presenting solutions 20. Appealing to the customer 21. Writing great sales proposals 22. Preparing winning pitches 23. Persuasive delivery 24. Making the most of objections 25. Closing and commitment Part 6 – Developing customers 26. The value of a customer 27. Managing the ‘relationship’ 28. Your priorities in managing customers
£999.99
David & Charles From Passion to Profit
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
£13.49
Pearson Education Employee to Entrepreneur
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
£13.49
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform The Lemonade Stand What every entrepreneur should
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£18.13
APress 7 Secrets of Highly Effective Social Impact
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
£22.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc The Power of Entrepreneurship
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.
£163.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Technology Management in International
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.
£72.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Organizational Science: A Global Perspective
Book SynopsisThis volume offers a worldwide array of the first truly integrated work reflecting the most up-to-date research and practice in global organizational science by 40 topmost experts (scientist-practitioners) from 25 nations. It is a well-blended international stew of epistemic knowledge on some of the hottest subject areas such as cross-cultural and cross-border issues of importance and challenge to organizations today, small and family business/entrepreneurship, diversity, individualism-collectivism, and modern technology. It is a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, managers, decision makers, and students alike. This extraordinarily well-written and practically-crafted, culture-inclusive text could not be more relevant and timelier.
£999.99
Baker Publishing Group Your Message Matters – How to Rise above the
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.
£12.99
De Gruyter Fintech Founders: Inspiring Tales from the
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.
£19.95
Nova Science Publishers Inc Entrepreneurship & its Economic Significance,
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.
£73.49
Linden Publishing Co Inc Start Your Own Home Business After 50: How to
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.
£16.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Global Entrepreneurship: Analyses of Performance
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Topics in Entrepreneurship: Select Research
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.
£126.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Theory of Control in Organizations
Book SynopsisThe theory presented in the book deals with methodological and mathematical foundations of control in organisations. It extends the traditional approach of management science by introducing the optimisation and game-theoretical tools for systematic accounting of the special nature of human beings as a control object (e.g. opportunism, selfish behaviour, information manipulation). Formal methods are used to construct robust and efficient decision-making procedures (the, so called, mechanisms), to support all aspects and stages of management activity (planning, organisation, motivation, and monitoring), over all decision horizons, from operational to strategic management. This book reflects modern state of the art theory of control in organisations and is intended for advanced graduate students specialising in management sciences and in applications of control theory and operations research in business administration.
£999.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Organizational Performance & Competitiveness:
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.
£146.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Wages & Employment: Economics, Structure & Gender
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.
£159.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Government Contracts & Small Minority-Owned
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.
£67.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Small Business & Job Creation: Analyses &
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.
£126.74
Greenleaf Book Group LLC Start-Up J Curve: The Six Steps to
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)"
£20.66
Greenleaf Book Group LLC Impact Imperative: Innovation, Entrepreneurship,
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.
£20.03
Greenleaf Book Group LLC Finding the Way: The Entrepreneur's Tale
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.
£21.38
Nova Science Publishers Inc Business Ethics in the 21st Century: Stability &
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.
£146.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Entrepreneurship: Motivation, Performance & Risk
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.
£69.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Innovation in Small Firms: Select Research on
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.
£189.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Patent & Trademark Activity of U.S. Women
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.
£146.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Small Business & Employment: Nonemployers, First
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.
£67.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Entrepreneurship & Firm Performance
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Inc. Original Grow: Take Your Business from Chaos to Calm
Book SynopsisBecome the leader your people need you to be. The transition from bootstrapping entrepreneur to effective leader is arduous, and very few can make the transition. This is what Grow was written to do—assist in that transformation. Grow, is focused on taking a business from the first day of cash flow to sustainability. It shows readers how to build their organization into one with • an environment that expects people to thrive, • a leader who meets the organization where it needs to be met, and • trust as a baseline for all relationships. The path set forth for readers in Grow will not only give business owners many options, but it will also put them in an incredibly strong position to cash out, if and when they decide to choose that option. This book was written to help readers reach the promised land of sustainability in their businesses.
£19.80
Greenleaf Book Group LLC The Structure of Success: A Framework to Help
Book SynopsisCreating success-and avoiding failure-for small and medium-sized businesses has proven-over a sustained period-to be the direct result of the decisions and actions made by their leaders about the internal structures of these businesses. By focusing on building a strong core, business founders, owners, and executives have the power to ensure success, rather than falling prey to failure. The Structure of Success provides a simple framework-consisting of approaches, methodologies, and tools for assessing, determining, planning, and implementing decisions-for building the internal structural components of a business, and, specifically, focusing on the eight most important categories that have been shown to impact success and failure for small and medium-sized businesses.
£20.48
Mascot Books, Inc Game Changer: The Story of Pictionary and How I
Book SynopsisIt all began with one small step. Game Changer is the story of how a twenty-three-year-old waiter from Seattle had the outrageous dream of beating industry giants Milton Bradley and Mattel at their own game. With no experience, Rob Angel used his guts, drive, and intuition to create one of the most beloved board games of all time: Pictionary. Rob did it his way. He produced the first 1,000 games by hand in his tiny one- bedroom apartment, disrupted the market by selling to nontraditional retail outlets, and did countless demonstrations at the bottom of the escalator at Nordstrom" "a store with no game department. Anything to succeed. Getting there wasn''t easy; Rob had to navigate his way through production mishaps, cash flow troubles, and countless copycats trying to scratch their way past Pictionary. Still, within three years, Pictionary became the bestselling board game in North America, and shortly after, the world. When Mattel acquired Pictionary in 2001, a staggering 38,000,000 games had been sold in 60 countries. In Game Changer, Rob shares the remarkable inside story of taking Pictionary from simple idea to iconic global brand by breaking rules and breaking records, never giving up or giving in, and working harder when most would walk away all while having the time of his life. Candid and compelling, Game Changer is as much a captivating memoir as it is a blueprint to personal and professional success.
£24.64
Nova Science Publishers Inc Competitive Trends and Technologies in Business
Book SynopsisThis book explains the global business management domain in the current scenario and it covers the latest concepts in business and technologies applied for their successful implementation. The growth of global corporations has led to the development of new business strategies by the applications of new technologies. The critical success factors of business management depend on the successful applications of information systems and information technologies. To achieve competitive advantages, business management is applying strategies from technological perspectives for various concepts such as customer relationship management, cost management, marketing management, etc. COMPETITIVE TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT describes the applications and concept of IS in business management and presents the success stories of business. The book assesses competitive business management from an IS and IT perspective, examining business development policies linked to the profitability of global firms. The book covers comprehensive topics such as use of green technology in business processes, machine learning in business education, and artificial intelligence in the business sector. This book will drive readers to actively think through the most fundamental business concepts developed by IS and IT in the current competitive landscape and provides answers to questions such as: what are the new drivers of Business Management? and how do businesses apply IS and IT? The current Covid pandemic has caused serious financial loss to developing countries, and this book will help to explore new options of expanding markets for businesses by the applications of IS and IT.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Applications of Decision Support Systems in CRM; Successful E-CRM by the Application of Management Information Systems; Applications of Green Information Technologies in Business Process Management; Consumer Behavior Appraisal for Health and Fitness Services; Economies of Scale for Security Applications in Business; Virtual Learning in Business Information Systems: A Case Study on Quality Matters Applications; Application of Data Management System in Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce; Applications of E-Learning Tools for Achieving Student Learning Outcomes for Business Programs; Emerging Technologies in Finance and Market: Applications of AI; Index.
£72.24
Greenleaf Book Group LLC Grind: A No-Bullshit Approach to Take Your
Book SynopsisThis practical guide to starting a new business skips the MBA and goes right to the nuts and bolts of building a successful, self-sustaining brand. In Grind, Michael J. McFall, co-CEO of BIGGBY COFFEE, helps readers identify the common-sense strategies they need to focus on to turn their start-up ideas into positive-cash flow businesses. Dispensing with the notion that potential business owners require a formal education, he outlines several fundamental areas of importance for them, keying in on hustle, self-evaluation, and commitment. Readers will be pleased to find that McFall avoids sophisticated and tedious descriptions of processes, theories, and regulations. In addition to his calls for ""personal due diligence,"" grit, and hard work, he goes into detail about crucial business drivers, speaking from his personal and professional experience and including examples of hits and misses. Filled with anecdotes, ideas, and calls to action, Grind provides the expertise new businesses need to perform well. Throughout the book, the author encourages readers with his positivity and stubborn enthusiasm, using an energetic, casual tone to preserve engagement (and entertainment). Having risen from an entry-level position at BIGGBY to his role as co-CEO, McFall speaks with the authority of hard-fought achievement-yet retains a down-to-earth approachability.
£13.77
Transcendent Publishing Digital Millionaire Secrets: How I Built an 8-Figure Business Selling My Knowledge Online
£15.24
Goose Lane Editions Unicorn in the Woods: How East Coast Geeks and
Book SynopsisA Globe and Mail Top 100 SelectionLonglisted, National Business Book AwardA CBC New Brunswick Book List SelectionAs tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at over $1 billion), acclaimed business journalist Gordon Pitts asks whether there can be a place for high-tech innovation and unicorn-like value creation outside of major urban centres, whether in Atlantic Canada, rust-belt New York, or Northern Ontario.Journeying back to the origins of Radian6 and Q1 Labs — two New Brunswick companies that sold for a combined $1 billion — in the basements and offices of a group of geeks and dreamers, Pitts tells a story of two remarkable companies and the legacies that continue to this day. But theirs was not a simple tale of overnight success; there were sellouts and firings, comebacks and vindication, and still unfulfilled promise.This is a story of high-tech value creation far from Silicon Valley, a story of the mythical unicorn in the woods. Are the stories of Radian6 and Q1 Labs outliers, rogue datapoints that should be discarded, or the foundation for a new knowledge economy outside of the mainstream?Trade Review"You can’t beat Gordon Pitts. No guff, straight-up, Pitts always gets to the guts of things and keeps the story moving. Unicorn in the Woods is an engrossing read for anyone interested in the future of Canadian innovation and the promise of a new age of prosperity for a part of the country looking to write a proud new chapter in its economic history." -- Howard Green, author of Railroader and founding anchor, Business News Network"From deals and development to the biographies of their creators, Unicorn in the Woods presents a series of events that educate readers not just about business development, but the kinds of relationships and vision that lead to extraordinary results." * Midwest Book Review *
£21.59
