ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Alfred Rochefort Calhoun Publisher: Public Domain Books Number of Pages:
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Business, Second Edition: The Ultimate Resource (Business : the Ultimate Resource)
ISBN: 0465008305 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 2 Rev Upd Author(s): Basic Books Publisher: Basic Books Number of Pages: 2208
The "Business Bible" that captured the imaginations and fueled the ambitions of readers from the boardroom to the mailroom has now been completely revised and updated to reflect the state of the business world today This one-ofa- kind reference guide offers readers a portable MBA between two covers without the expense of tuition the trouble of entrance exams or the struggle of making it to classes on time As business is arguably the most potent force in society today--CEOs wield more power and influence than political leaders trade of goods and services spreads cultural values around the globe even the rules of commerce increasingly govern the administration of our educational nonprofit and social institutions--it is more important than ever that professionals from all walks of life understand its language and its theories Business: The Ultimate Resource captures the state of the art in business today and the extensive revisions and additions make this second editionthe undisputed reference for anyone in the field The additional material includes 30 new articles from authors such as Michael E Gerber Howard Rheingold and Francis Fukuyama; the Management Library is 40 percent new with 39 articles including "The Tipping Point" and "Barbarians at the Gate" Moreover everything else--from the Actionlists to the Dictionary-is fully updated to reflect the latest in business knowledge Business is the gold standard of insight and information for executives and managers entrepreneurs administrators educators and students alike
The Big Book of Small Business: You Don't Have to Run Your Business by the Seat of Your Pants
ISBN: 0061206695 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1st Collins Ed Author(s): Tom Gegax, Phil Bolsta Publisher: HarperBusiness Number of Pages: 448
Your shoes are charred from stomping out brush fires You have nightmares about UFOsUnreachable Financial Objectives All-star interviewees turn into duds Meetings cause more problems than they solve The office is a ghost town at 5:01 pm Does this sound familiar Tom Gegax knows what that is like Years after running his Tires Plus franchise by the seat of his pants blissfully unaware of how little he knew about getting the most out of people and managing a world-class organization Tom was faced with a cancer diagnosis and a business at the brink of disaster Resolved to change things around he improved his mental clarity health and relationships and noticed that the more he profited on a personal level the more his company profited Tires Plus grew into a 200 million business with 150 upscale locations He had learned the first lesson in Enlightened Leadership 101: Focus on the well-being of your employees and customersas well as your ownand success will follow naturally In The Big Book of Small Business Tom shares his hard-earned lessons on how to become an enlightened effective leader and on how to do the small things right so the big decisions work This all-in-one toolbox for small businesses is jammed with warm-hearted tough-minded practices and street-smart tips covering every aspect of a growing business:
Starting funding and getting your new business off the ground
Crafting a mission and growing a corporate culture that works
Hiring the best people and maximizing their potential
Communicating and negotiating with your employees customers and suppliers
Creating processes for continuous innovation and growth
Protecting your business from unforeseen dangers
Planning for growth
And much more
As thorough as a textbook and as lively as a news magazine The Big Book of Small Business is the most comprehensive and practical book on how to take a small business to the next level and an indispensable slingshot for the millions of scrappy Davids taking on corporate Goliaths
Small Business For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))
ISBN: 1118083725 Binding: Paperback Edition: 4 Author(s): Eric Tyson, Jim Schell Publisher: For Dummies Number of Pages: 432
The leading resource for starting and running any small businessWant to start the small business of your dreams Want to breathe new life into the one you already have Small Business For Dummies provides authoritative guidance on every aspect of starting and growing your business from financing and budgeting to marketing management and beyondThis completely practical no-nonsense guide gives you expert advice on everything from generating ideas and locating start-up money to hiring the right people balancing the books and planning for growth You'll get plenty of help in ramping up your management skills developing a marketing strategy keeping your customers loyal and much more You'll also find out to use the latest technology to improve your business's performance at every level
How start-up and established small businesses can use the Small Business Jobs Act to their advantage
Enhanced and expanded coverage on using technology in your small business
Hiring employees using online resources including LinkedIn Facebook and other social media sites
New coverage of the recent health care bill health savings accounts and their implications for small business
Updated coverage of the best places to get small business loans
What it takes to achieve and maintain success in an ever-changing economic landscape
You have the energy drive passion and smarts to make your small business a huge success Small Business For Dummies provides the rest
ISBN: 007310597X Binding: Hardcover Edition: 8 Author(s): William Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin Number of Pages: 800
Understanding Business by Nickels McHugh and McHugh has been the number one textbook in the introduction to business market for several editions for three reasons: (1) The commitment and dedication of an author team that teaches this course and believes in the importance and power of this learning experience (2) we listen to our customers and (3) the quality of our supplements package We consistently look to the experts full-time faculty members adjunct instructors and of course students to drive the decisions we make about the text itself and the ancillary package Through a series of focus groups symposia as well as full-book single-chapter revised manuscript reviews of both text and key ancillaries we have heard the stories of more than 500 professors and their insights and experiences are evident on every page of the revision and in every supplement As teachers of the course and users of their own materials the author team is dedicated to the principles of excellence in business education From providing the richest most current topical coverage to using dynamic pedagogy that puts students in touch with todays real business issues to creating groundbreaking and market-defining ancillary items for professors and students alike Understanding Business leads the way
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll.
ISBN: 0981808204 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1st Edition Author(s): Mike Michalowicz Publisher: Obsidian Launch, LLC Number of Pages: 199
"Never started a company before Struggling with little or no cash Have no experience no baseline to judge your progress against Thank God You've got a shot at making this work" So says Mike Michalowicz author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur a business book that is so uniquely useful so raw and entertaining it reads like the brainchild of Steve Jobs and Chris Rock
The founder of three multimillion-dollar companies including Obsidian Launch a company that partners with first-time entrepreneurs to grow their concepts into industry leaders Mike Michalowicz knows what it really takes to spin your great idea into pure gold
Whether you're just starting out or have been at this for years Mike's "get real" approach to business is a much-needed swift kick in the pants In this book you'll discover: Why a business plan is a total waste of your time Why fulfilling your own needs is the first and last order of business Which three sheets of paper you need to successfully launch manage and grow your business How to get started in business with little or no money How to find and exploit resources that no one else knows about How to stop procrastinating and take action NOW
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) - A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence
ISBN: Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Mary Owens Crowther Publisher: Fili-Quarian Classics Number of Pages: 180
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) - A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence is presented here in a high quality paperback edition This popular classic work by Mary Owens Crowther is in the English language and may not include graphics or images from the original edition If you enjoy the works of Mary Owens Crowther then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection
ISBN: 1422133443 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Harvard Business Review Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press Number of Pages: 288
Change is the one constant in business and we must adapt or face obsolescence Yet certain challenges never go away That's what makes this book "must read" These are the 10 seminal articles by management's most influential experts on topics of perennial concern to ambitious managers and leaders hungry for inspiration--and ready to run with big ideas to accelerate their own and their companies' success
If you read nothing else - full stop - read:
Michael Porter on creating competitive advantage and distinguishing your company from rivals John Kotter on leading change through eight critical stages Daniel Goleman on using emotional intelligence to maximize performance Peter Drucker on managing your career by evaluating your own strengths and weaknesses Clay Christensen on orchestrating innovation within established organizations Tom Davenport on using analytics to determine how to keep your customers loyal Robert Kaplan and David Norton on measuring your company's strategy with the Balanced Scorecard Rosabeth Moss Kanter on avoiding common mistakes when pushing innovation forward Ted Levitt on understanding who your customers are and what they really want C K Prahalad and Gary Hamel on identifying the unique integrated systems that support your strategy
ISBN: 0077398114 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 9 Author(s): William Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin Number of Pages: 569
Tales of the Revolution: True Stories of People who are Poking the Box and Making a Difference
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): N/A Publisher: The Domino Project Number of Pages: 110
Early in March The Domino Project published Seth Godins Poke the Box We Immediately received stories about people taking initiative in their own lives - doing things differently at work or with their families taking initiative in places they were scared to Prompted by the number of inspiring stories we received we launched Tales of the Revolution profiling examples of passionate self-starters who regularly went above and beyond to make a difference by doing This free Kindle edition is a sampling of the hundreds of stories we received Each one could be just the right inspiration for you to keep poking
