Search results for ""Author Colin Barrow""
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Global Property Investor's Toolkit: A Sourcebook for Successful Decision Making
How real estate investors and speculators can take their business global The real estate boom has gone global, and those successful investors who want to keep up their profits are starting to look at emerging markets on other continents. Markets in South America, Eastern Europe, India, and Asia are currently experiencing the rapid growth that mature domestic markets experienced a few years ago. Based on the author's personal experience buying and selling dozens of overseas properties, this book provides all the relevant data investors need to evaluate properties and markets anywhere in the world. Colin Barrow (Hayle, Cornwall, UK) is a non-executive director of two venture capital funds and serves on the UK Government Task Force for Business.
£17.09
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA in International Business: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
From supply chain management to entrepreneurship and social responsibility, The 30 Day MBA in International Business provides a comprehensive insight into this fascinating sector. It is difficult to understand the complexities and nuances of international business without comprehensive and expert teachings on its many sectors. This book demystifies the complexities of this growing industry, as it draws upon the insights from the MBA courses from the top business schools. These teachings are supported by fascinating case studies from some of the world's leading organizations. With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in International Business is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge. About the 30 Day MBA Series... MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.
£49.50
John Wiley & Sons Inc Buying a Property in Spain For Dummies
Buying a property abroad is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make. But don't worry – your Spanish dream needn't become a nightmare. From finding an estate agent and arranging a mortgage to negotiating the best price and moving in, this book is packed with practical advice on every aspect of the Spanish property market. It leads you safely and simply through the legal, logistical, and financial minefields, helping you maximise your time and your money to enjoy a hassle-free property purchase.
£12.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Starting & Running a Business All-in-One For Dummies
Get well on your way to business success Starting & Running a Business All-in-One For Dummies is a treasure trove of useful information for new or would-be business owners in the UK. This comprehensive guide will help with every part of starting your own business and keeping it running. Generate great business ideas, navigate legal considerations, finance your new business, create a solid business plan, and spread the word through marketing. With this guide, everything you need is in one place, so you don’t have to bounce from book to book as you learn. And it’s all written in simple terms anyone can understand. You’ll be flipping that sign around to open up shop any day now! Get UK-specific advice on structuring and launching your own business Learn the most effective methods of marketing, virtually and otherwise Keep your books in order and find success in your first year of business Write a stellar business plan and hire good people to keep your business going This book is for any new entrepreneur looking to start a UK business from the ground up and keep it running successfully, as well as veteran entrepreneurs who want to get up-to-date on the latest business trends.
£22.49
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA in International Business: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
From supply chain management to entrepreneurship and social responsibility, The 30 Day MBA in International Business provides a comprehensive insight into this fascinating sector. It is difficult to understand the complexities and nuances of international business without comprehensive and expert teachings on its many sectors. This book demystifies the complexities of this growing industry, as it draws upon the insights from the MBA courses from the top business schools. These teachings are supported by fascinating case studies from some of the world's leading organizations. With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in International Business is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge. About the 30 Day MBA Series... MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.
£16.99
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
From business reports and capital structures to risk management and mergers, The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance offers comprehensive insights from the world's leading finance courses. Fill the gaps in your knowledge and develop your analytical and decision-making skills through this holistic guide to the finance sector, covering all of the modules you would find at a top business school. It also features an array of fascinating case studies from some of the world's most successful businesses, clarifying how these skills drive success. With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge. About the 30 Day MBA Series... MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.
£15.29
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
Accelerate your career and transform your skillset without the commitment or cost of an MBA. This internationally bestselling book distils the full insights of an MBA, providing a comprehensive and engaging guide to success. This latest edition has been extensively updated to reflect the evolving curriculums from leading business schools, including new theories and insights on globalization and entrepreneurism. The 30 Day MBA takes you beyond the basics as it covers all 12 core disciplines of MBA courses, supported by insightful case studies from world-leading organizations such as Ikea, Cisco, Shell and Heinz. Colin Barrow draws upon his extensive academic and professional career to provide insights, guidance and clarity that equals the teaching from the world's top business schools. Look no further than The 30 Day MBA to broaden your mind with all the knowledge and confidence you need to overcome the competition and excel in your career.
£13.49
Kogan Page Ltd Starting a Business From Home: Your Guide to Planning Your Home Start-up, Reaching a Market and Creating a Profit
For aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners, the possibilities are limitless. The flexibility, freedom and cost-effectiveness that starting-up in the home offers means that more and more entrepreneurs are choosing this as the best location to agilely launch their business. Starting a Business from Home gives you the valuable advice you need on how to run a successful business from your own desk and, crucially, how to rise to the challenge of business expansion. Packed with practical advice, Starting a Business from Home covers how to research your market, business ownership and titles issues, raising money and managing your finances, building and operating a website, writing a business plan, preparing your accounts, taking your product to market and expanding overseas - all from your home. Exercises, end of chapter actions and technical resources in the appendices mean that this is the ultimate practical guide for home-based entrepreneurs. Case studies from around the world showcase best practice and provide inspirational stories from successful businesses that began in the home.
£22.49
John Wiley and Sons Ltd E-Training and Development: Training and Development 11.3
Effective Training & Development is essential if you are to continuously get the best from your people and extend the knowledge shelf-life of your company. This module explores the vast array of options available to the HR function including on-the-job learning, formal management education, coaching and mentoring. Cost-effectiveness and measurable payback are also dealt with as cornerstones of any training and development activity.
£10.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Complete Small Business Guide: A Sourcebook for New and Small Businesses
"Would-be entrepreneurs and their advisors will find fewer better investments than this publication." Financial Times. "An excellent book, a veritable survival Baedeker." Guardian. "An exhaustive reference book." Money Mail. "A mightily impressive undertaking which we cannot recommend highly enough." Mind Your Own Business. "Provides a way through the maze of information." Financial Guardian. Would you like to escape the daily grind? Escape having to work for someone else? Would you like to be in charge of your own destiny? To start your very own business? Whether it's just a fanciful dream or the bullet has already been bitten, you will need and want guidance on how to turn the business of your dreams into reality. In its 6th edition, The Complete Small Business Guide provides the next wave of entrepreneurs and small business owners with a one-stop resource of vital business information. It contains invaluable information on how and where to start, with advice on all the pitfalls, timing and how to create a business plan. It deals with the legal, financial and practical aspects of raising capital, employing and training yourself and your staff, youth opportunities, marketing and protecting your ideas, VAT, tax, new technology and starting up overseas. It offers sources of direct help, with extensive address lists. It is a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know to start, survive and succeed in business. Join the thousands of others who have used The Complete Small Business Guide to fulfil their start-up dreams. It's the complete resource to help you create your own business.
£14.99
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA in Marketing: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
Discover the teachings and insights from the world's leading marketing courses with The 30 Day MBA in Marketing. From advertising and promotion to buyer behaviour and budgets, this comprehensive book includes all of the modules you would find at a top business school, allowing you to fill the gaps in your knowledge and develop your creative, analytical and decision-making skills. It also features an array of fascinating case studies from some of the world's most successful businesses, clarifying how these skills drive success. With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in Marketing is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge. About the 30 Day MBA Series... MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.
£49.50
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA in Marketing: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
Discover the teachings and insights from the world's leading marketing courses with The 30 Day MBA in Marketing. From advertising and promotion to buyer behaviour and budgets, this comprehensive book includes all of the modules you would find at a top business school, allowing you to fill the gaps in your knowledge and develop your creative, analytical and decision-making skills. It also features an array of fascinating case studies from some of the world's most successful businesses, clarifying how these skills drive success. With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in Marketing is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge. About the 30 Day MBA Series... MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.
£16.99
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
From business reports and capital structures to risk management and mergers, The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance offers comprehensive insights from the world's leading finance courses. Fill the gaps in your knowledge and develop your analytical and decision-making skills through this holistic guide to the finance sector, covering all of the modules you would find at a top business school. It also features an array of fascinating case studies from some of the world's most successful businesses, clarifying how these skills drive success. With its comprehensive insights and accessible guidance, The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance is essential reading whether you are a professional looking to accelerate your career or a student interested in expanding your knowledge. About the 30 Day MBA Series... MBAs are expensive, demanding and time-consuming. Covering marketing, finance and international business, this internationally bestselling series offers you the same world-class insights and guidance without the costly investment.
£49.50
Kogan Page Ltd The 30 Day MBA: Your Fast Track Guide to Business Success
Accelerate your career and transform your skillset without the commitment or cost of an MBA. This internationally bestselling book distils the full insights of an MBA, providing a comprehensive and engaging guide to success. This latest edition has been extensively updated to reflect the evolving curriculums from leading business schools, including new theories and insights on globalization and entrepreneurism. The 30 Day MBA takes you beyond the basics as it covers all 12 core disciplines of MBA courses, supported by insightful case studies from world-leading organizations such as Ikea, Cisco, Shell and Heinz. Colin Barrow draws upon his extensive academic and professional career to provide insights, guidance and clarity that equals the teaching from the world's top business schools. Look no further than The 30 Day MBA to broaden your mind with all the knowledge and confidence you need to overcome the competition and excel in your career.
£45.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Starting a Business For Dummies
Launch your new business with confidence and skill using the latest guidance from the UK’s most trusted small business guru Starting a business is one of those courageous and audacious decisions that many of us dream about. If you’re ready to take the leap and turn your great idea into action, or you already have, you’ll need to arm yourself with the best strategies you can find. In Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition, business growth expert Colin Barrow, MBA, provides these strategies as he walks you through every critical step in launching your company. From writing your first business plan to surviving and thriving in your first year, and everything in between, you’ll learn how to go from concept to revenue, handle the post-Brexit United Kingdom regulatory and tax environment and utilise public grants and incentives to help get you off the ground. You’ll also: Understand how the UK business landscape has been impacted by Brexit and COVID-19 and the practical steps you can take to adapt Finance your new venture with grants from the UK government and enjoy brand-new tax incentives aimed at R&D and innovation Find your inspiration with motivating case studies of real-world successes who conquered every challenge the market threw at them You’ve spent your life building the skills you’ll need for this moment. Let Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition show you how to apply them for maximum effect as you grow your company from an idea into an unstoppable juggernaut.
£23.39
John Wiley & Sons Inc Understanding Business Accounting For Dummies - UK
The easy way to get your head around company finance Having an understanding of your company’s finances is crucial for both small business owners and corporate managers with budget responsibilities. Understanding Business Accounting For Dummies simplifies the key elements of UK business accounting, covering everything from evaluating profit margins to writing financial reports. Fully updated to cover the emergence of IFRS and dealing with foreign exchange, this new edition thoroughly outlines the essentials of business accounting. With comprehensive guidance and helpful strategies, this book makes light work of the financial fundamentals you need to move up the corporate ladder Use the latest technology to manage the bottom line Control profit and cash flow Budget with confidence Make sense of financial statements Survive an audit If you’re ready to balance your budget, boost your profit margin and enhance your career profile, this hands-on guide has everything you need to get started.
£17.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Malaysian Economics and Politics in the New Century
Malaysia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world today, and this book reflects current debates about the future directions of the national economy, polity and society in light of the late 1990s watershed period of financial crisis, the arrest of Anwar Ibrahim and the subsequent 1999 general election. Malaysian Economics and Politics in the New Century aims to answer questions about how the economy and society are organized, about how the benefits from economic development are distributed, about government's relations to major national institutions, and about the nature of the political process. With its focus firmly on Malaysia's future, this will be a volume of particular interest to scholars, academics, researchers, business leaders and policymakers involved in the Asian region, and Malaysia in particular.
£33.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Malaysian Economics and Politics in the New Century
Malaysia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world today, and this book reflects current debates about the future directions of the national economy, polity and society in light of the late 1990s watershed period of financial crisis, the arrest of Anwar Ibrahim and the subsequent 1999 general election. Malaysian Economics and Politics in the New Century aims to answer questions about how the economy and society are organized, about how the benefits from economic development are distributed, about government's relations to major national institutions, and about the nature of the political process. With its focus firmly on Malaysia's future, this will be a volume of particular interest to scholars, academics, researchers, business leaders and policymakers involved in the Asian region, and Malaysia in particular.
£99.00
Apple Academic Press Inc. Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin: Extraction, Applications, and Potential Health Benefits
This new volume explores the importance of phytochemicals from plants in therapeutics, focusing on the extraction of bioactive compounds and their applications in human health. Natural products and their bioactive compounds are increasingly utilized in preventive and therapeutic medication as well as for the production of pharmaceutical supplements and, more recently, as food additives to increase the functionality of foods.The first section of the volume describes recent advances in the extraction of bioactive compounds from various sources. It looks at advanced extraction techniques such as enzyme-assisted, microwave-assisted, ultrasound-assisted, pressurized liquid extraction, and supercritical extraction techniques. Part 2, on bioactive compounds and health claims, covers the roles of different bioactive compounds and their health-promoting potential for lifestyle diseases. This section explains the botany, physical characteristics, uniqueness, uses, distribution, importance, phytochemistry, bioactivities, and future trends of different functional foods.
£124.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Business Plans For Dummies
Your one-stop guide to creating a winning business plan from scratch Whether you're starting a new business or growing an established one, you'll need a solid business plan to get you where you want to go. Revised for today's rocky economic climate, this edition of the UK's bestselling business plan guide gives you what you need to map out your business strategy and stay on course including a complete sample plan that you can easily adapt for your business! Chart your course assess the current state of your business and where you'd like to take it, and establish clear, achievable objectives Get to know your customers learn the latest techniques for getting a better idea of who your customers are and what they want Scope out the competition find out who your competitors are and what it'll take to get your share of the market pie (and theirs) Sort out your finances construct a value chain, examine your cash flow and calculate a sensible budget Enter the Dragons' Den convince bankers, investors, venture capitalists and other funding sources your business is a good investment Read the tea leaves learn to decipher changing cultural, political and technological trends and to alter your strategies as needed Open the book and find: Tips on developing a sure-fire business strategy How to set realistic objectives Forecasting and budgeting strategies Keys to writing a motivational mission statement How to decipher the latest consumer trends Advice on building your brand and brand loyalty Tips for seeing and seizing opportunities before the competition Ways to adapt your plan to economic change Learn to: Prepare a watertight business strategy Assess the marketplace Devise a sensible forecast and budget
£16.19