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Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An expert on ethical leadership analyzes the complicated history of business people who tried to marry the pursuit of profits with virtuous organizational practices-from British industrialist Robert Owen to American retailer John Cash Penney and jeans maker Levi Strauss to such modern-day entrepreneurs Anita Roddick and Tom Chappell.
Today's business leaders are increasingly pressured by citizens, consumers, and government officials to address urgent...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Torrey House Press edition.
Language
English
Description
This guide gives prospective microfarmers the dirt on realistic essentials for turning a garden into a money-making enterprise. The author advises on such basics as business plans and sales techniques; profiles a range of actual working microfarms, from flowers to killer bees; and relates stories from his own microfarming.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"For the past decade, Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho-Mason have been on the front lines of exploring the global forces shaping our future normal through their work independently leading two of the most successful trend consultancies in the world: TrendWatching and the Non-Obvious Company. From donning full body haptic suits to sampling cultivated meat, their work has taken them into cutting-edge labs, private testing facilities, and invite-only...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, [this book] provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices that keep these creative entrepreneurs on track. With Q&As, insider tips, and DIYs from each maker, these pages offer guidance and encouragement to artists just starting their careers and to professionals looking to take their creative business to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"More than an honest portrait of a leader at a crossroads, Play Nice But Win is a survival story proving that while anyone with technological insight and entrepreneurial zeal might build something great-it takes a leader to build something that lasts"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First North American edition.
Language
English
Description
Taking the lessons learned from his years studying the rise and fall of the modern music industry, Spotify's Chief Economist Will Page gives us the tool set to both recognize and adapt to disruption in any industry. 'Tarzan Economics' is a rare book of economics that offers actionable takeaways in easy to understand language, and is a must read for anyone looking to failsafe their business.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Updated and expanded.
Language
English
Description
A well-thought-out business plan can mean the difference between the success or failure of your new business. In this updated, expanded version of the Amazon bestseller The Secrets to Writing a Successful Business Plan, senior executive, SCORE small business mentor, and angel investor Hal Shelton shares his insider knowledge for creating business plans that work.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"At the beginning of every successful business is a well-thought-out and exceptionally prepared business plan that was written with one audience in mind--investors. But too many budding entrepreneurs have written their business's bible with a focus on details most important to managers or employees or even themselves, completely avoiding the questions most crucial to those who determine the fate of the business's genesis... its potential backers.The...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspiring readers all over the globe to reimagine their future, this revised and updated edition of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 features new material to complement the classic text.
Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us if we make the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path...
99) The entrepreneur equation: evaluating the realities, risks, and rewards of having your own business
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
There's never been a better time to start a business—or so the conventional wisdom would have you believe. But with up to 90 percent of businesses failing within the first five years, it's time to take off the rose-colored glasses and think twice before you invest your precious time, money, and energy. The Entrepreneur Equation helps you do the math before you start down the entrepreneurial path so you can answer not just “Could I be an entrepreneur?”...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Best-selling author Chris Guillebeau presents a full-color ideabook featuring 100 stories of regular people launching successful side businesses that almost anyone can do. This unique guide features the startup stories of regular people launching side businesses that almost anyone can do: an urban tour guide, an artist inspired by maps, a travel site founder, an ice pop maker, a confetti photographer, a group of friends who sell hammocks to support...
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