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Most small business guides claim to be for entrepreneurs, but either talk over their heads or treat them like they have no business savvy. The solution? "Business for Beginners."
Written by an entrepreneur, it targets the 13 big questions (and all the other questions that come with) that entrepreneurs need to consider to build a successful business, with the answers that will set them on the right track.
Frances McGuckin and SmallBizPro
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This is a hands-on book that focuses on the tasks that a new business owner must complete in the first 100 days of launching a business. Think of it this way. Imagine you've conceived a business idea, written a business plan, raised seed capital, and are set to launch your business on October 1. Now, what would you actually do on October 1, October 2, October 3, and so forth? How would you set your priorities? How would you know which tasks are the...
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This program, produced in Australia, offers a comprehensive overview of the main types of business entities, from small, home-based enterprises to corporate giants listed on international stock exchanges. With the help of real-world case studies and expert interviews, students learn how to choose the right legal structure for a new business as they become familiar with sole traders, partnerships, private and public limited liability companies, and...
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Discusses the benefits of writing a business plan; contains a self-evaluation guide to help people determine whether they really want to own a business; looks at potential sources of money to start or expand a small business; and provides step-by-step guidance for designing successful business plans and loan packages. Includes a CD-ROM with forms, spreadsheets, and sample business plans.
12) Teenage tycoons
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"This program reports on successful ventures undertaken by kids as young as 10 using the same resources most adult-owned start-ups make use of: their brains, their sweat, and the Internet."--Container
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Airbnb, Social Dining and Sidecar: swapping instead of buying - we take a look at how this new form of economic activity, the so-called "sharing economy", is developing in different countries around the world. What is the secret behind the success and appeal of the "sharing economy"? With underlying motives ranging from sustainability to economics, new business models and - potentially - an alternative culture of consumption and community are emerging...
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In this film, HR consultant Peter Wallbridge provides personal experiences of shaping the business and culture to accommodate mergers, acquisitions and divestment. He discusses how merging businesses must quickly create a new structure and leadership and clear roles, and communicate a new vision to employees. After getting a structure in place, the new company must create a new culture; most mergers fail due to cultural differences.
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"In this book, David Korten makes a compelling and well-documented case that capitalism's claims to being the engine of wealth creation, the champion of democracy, and the embodiment of the market economy are unfounded. Among Korten's conclusions: Capitalism is a pathology that afflicts democracies and market economies in the absence of vigilant public oversight. The consolidation of economic power under a handful of global mega-corporations is a...
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This guide to the entire business planning process from start to finish provides a framework for: conceiving the vision of the firm; defining the purpose of the firm; setting business goals and strategies for achieving them; establishing operating plans for functions; and executing the plan.
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"In Managing for the Long Run, Danny Miller and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller argue that the same attributes that have long been vilified as weaknesses of family businesses - stable strategies, clan cultures, lifetime tenures - have actually created formidable competitive advantages for many of these firms. The authors have identified more than forty large, family-controlled businesses that not only dominated their markets for twenty to one-hundred-plus...
18) A killer bargain
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Are inexpensive consumer goods really a bargain when they carry such a high human cost? This program goes to textile production centers in India to reveal the downside of cut-rate fabrics, from the growing of cotton using carcinogenic pesticides through the dyeing of cloth with harmful chemicals, to fabrics' final sale as towels and sheets in Western stores. Wreaking havoc on workers' health as well as on local biosystems, the textiles industry operates...
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David E. Gumpert maintains that writing a business plan not only takes too much time, but distracts entrepreneurs from tasks that mean more to potential investors, like preparing a presentation, developing a Web site, obtaining publicity, and making sales. You'll learn a totally new approach to starting and building a business and impressing investors.
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This book presents innovation and entrepreneurship as a purposeful and systematic discipline that explains and analyzes the challenges and opportunities of America's new entrepreneurial economy. The author explains what established businesses, public service institutions, and new ventures need to know and do to succeed in today's economy.
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