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Once upon a time in America, the world of work was simpler. We were told to go for Plan A: Go to a great college, since your parents probably didn't get the chance. Then go to a professional school–medical, dental, law, you pick it. Then graduate, and get the very best 'professional' job you can. Work your dupa off. Work 60 hours a week. Give 150%, even though you don't own anything. Become an employee! However, you're expendable....
| Автор | Erin M.D. Albert |
Few Canadians have fought harder or longer for national unity and bilingualism than Lowell Green. <br><br>"That was then," says Green. "I have come full circle and am now convinced that it would be best for all concerned if Quebecers were to buck up their courage, cut the cord and, just as many other countries have done, become master in their own house."<br><br>As is his style, Green, with humour, insight and well-researched facts,...
| Автор | Lowell Green |
Do you dream of leaving your 9-to-5 job and never returning? Do you desire to travel the country and make new friends? Is freedom of time, mobility, and money important to you? If you answered yes to any of those questions, Thrival from Ordinary to Extraordinary is a must-read. Using personal experience, Mandela elucidates how to achieve those dreams and desires. <br><br>You will learn to:<br>¥Realize your possibilities.<br>¥Build a...
| Автор | Mark Mandela |
“It ain’t bragging if it’s true.” –a rodeo bull riderWhy are jobs moving from the once Golden State of California to the Lone Star State of Texas? Why are the best and the brightest moving from Chicago and Detroit to Austin and Houston and Dallas? Why are Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Illinois losing congressmen in 2012 while Texas gains four? Why is it that Texas is growing while the other big states in America are flat or flat-out...
| Автор | Sam Wyly |
The Best Way to Fix Our Economy describes the basic problem of the USA economy in the early-21st century. It is how to restore, re-surge and re-build America. How? The solution is building great new innovative product industries that produce excellent products at good prices that sell in the USA and markets around the globe. They generate sustainable small businesses. That then produces steady jobs that provide income that keeps taxes down and enables sizable profit, incent investment, ROI,...
| Автор | Richard G. Lazar PhD |
Scales on War is a collection of ideas, concepts and observations about contemporary war taken from over 30 years of research, writing and personal experience by retired Major General Bob Scales. The book melds Scales’ unique style of writing that includes contemporary military history, current events and his philosophy of ground warfare to create a very personal and expansive view of where Americn defense policies are heading in the future.The book is a collection. Each chapter...
| Автор | Bob Scales |
Would you like to earn a living following your creative passion and doing what you love every day? This book will show you how. In The Business of Creativity, Michael Jacobsen draws on his rich experience of owning and operating global entertainment businesses to provide the practical guidance that creative start-ups need to get going. His two key mantras are that each business needs a vision, mission and values, and that the route to success is to observe those who have been successful in...
| Автор | Michael Jacobsen Hviid |
With environmental concerns a top issue for consumers everywhere, the green market is the next big boom industry for entrepreneurs looking to make money—and make a difference. Discover 75 green startup ideas in multiple industries, including eco-tourism, small wind power, green schools, water conservation landscaping, green investment consulting and more. For each business, Croston shows you the market, product to be delivered, resources needed, major hurdles ahead, competitors and...
| Автор | Glenn Croston |
The traditional role of the university has been to teach and conduct original research, but this situation is changing. As governments judge universities on new criteria – including the 'impact' they have – and as universities are driven to search for finance from new sources, those that run universities are increasingly looking to exploit the intellectual property created by their researchers to help deliver this impact and income. How this should be done, and whether it should be...
| Автор | Graham Richards |
"One of the most important economic thinkers of all time" – Paul Krugman Milton Friedman changed the world. From free markets in China to the flat taxes of Eastern Europe, from the debate on drugs to interest rate policy, Friedman's skill for vivid argument and ideas led to robust and often successful challenges to a dizzying amount of received wisdom. Relying on big-picture economic analysis and an insistent faith in human freedom, he took on the economic and political...
| Автор | Eamonn Butler |
From producing for pleasure to producing for profit! With the growing demand for traditional, well-cooked, locally-sourced, homemade food there's never been a better time to start your own food business. You can sell your products at local food fairs, farmers' markets, food festivals and online. You can even get the ear of the supermarkets. Meanwhile, with modern technology and social media, it's never been easier to promote your products. Produced in partnership with...
| Автор | Bruce McMichael |
Becoming a successful angel Angel investors are the most important source of capital for UK companies seeking up to £2 million in funding. This importance to the British economy is recognised by the government, which means that attractive tax breaks are available to business angels. Added to this, helping start-up ventures with money and mentoring can be satisfying and fun. If you have considered taking advantage of these tax incentives by making angel investments, or find the idea of...
| Автор | Richard Hargreaves |
Private enterprises are essential to a nation's economy and society – yet without finance, or risk capital, they may never get off the ground. Lack of risk capital on suitable terms thus frustrates entrepreneurial ambition, and checks economic growth. And, just as damaging, the search for finance can lead companies and businesses into unsuitable funding arrangements – such as bank loans or equity deals with external investors – that burden them with excessive debt or limit the ability of...
| Автор | Ian Whalley |
How did farmer's markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with “good food”? And are these practices really producing food that is morally, environmentally, or economically sustainable? Rebecca Tucker's compelling, reported argument shows that we must work to undo the moral coding that we use to interpret how we come by what we put on our plates. She investigates not only the danger of the accepted rhetoric, but the...
| Автор | Rebecca Tucker |
Learn to think like a billionaire.<br /> <br />If you have ever dreamed of a better life, <b><i>Millionaires & Billionaires Secrets Revealed</i></b> will show you how to achieve the extraordinary lifestyle you desire and deserve. Learn how to master your own personal & professional financial future.<br /> <br />You will learn:<br />* Wealth creation strategies of the ultra rich.<br />* How to quadruple your speed to...
| Автор | Darren Stephens |
Wake Up and Take Control of Your Life and Business!<br /> <br />Darren Stephens and Spike Humer, two of the world's most Brilliant Business minds, reveal the secrets to How to Transform your Business and make it Survive and Thrive in any Economic Climate.<br /> <br />What separates companies in any economy, any market or any industry is your ability to adapt, adjust and execute. Business owners who know where they are, where they want to go, and then take effective...
| Автор | Darren Stephens |
The experts at Entrepreneur provide a two-part guide to success. First, find out how to start your own construction or contracting firm doing remodels, new constructions, home additions, and more. Then, master the fundamentals of business startup including defining your business structure, funding, staffing and more.This kit includes:• Essential industry and business-specific startup steps with worksheets, calculators, checklists and more• Entrepreneur Editors’ Start...
| Автор | Entrepreneur magazine |
Business Owners' Wisdom is a rare collection of insights from 16 Australian business owners, including Mark Carnegie, Harry Triguboff, Imelda Roche, Collette Dinnigan, Lorna Jane and Tom Waterhouse.Brett Kelly, a young and successful business owner in his own right, asked each person about their life lessons. What wisdom did they gain from years of hard work, and how did it shape their lives? What leads people to feats of such extraordinary magnitude in business?The result is a captivating...
| Автор | Brett Kelly |
We live in what experts call, a «Gig Economy» where businesses can outsource small jobs from just about anywhere, from anyone, at anytime. Advances in technology and speed of communication online has meant that it is now cheaper than ever to hire marketing services from anywhere in the world. Our society has also changed and the way people buy has suddenly changed along with it. Buyers are doing more research online before acquiring products and services. Buyers progress from educating...
| Автор | Justin Theng |
Kiyosaki expands on his belief that the school system was created to churn out 'Es' / Employees… those «A Students» who read well, memorize well and test well… and not the creative thinkers, visionaries and dreamers –entrepreneurs-in-the-making… those "C Students who grow up to be the innovators and creators of new ideas, businesses, applications and products.The book urges parents not to be obsessed with their kids' «letter grades» («good grades» might only mean they or...
| Автор | Robert T. Kiyosaki |
Take the analytical method of the father of Western philosophy (Socrates) and the wily habits of nature’s cleverest animal (the fox). Add a hint of Eastern mysticism from one of the finest minds ever to grace the field of scenario thinking (Pierre Wack). Blend all three of these elements – with a sprinkling of riginality and plenty of experimentation – into a strategic conversation model and what have you got? Socrates & the Fox.Chantell Ilbury and Clem Sunter have constructed an agenda of...
| Автор | Clem Sunter |
Many of the world’s true leaders in politics, business and sport have succeeded by adopting the mental processes typical to the ingenuity of one of nature’s most resourceful animals – the fox. Are these mental processes extraordinary? No. they are perfectly natural, and can be a powerful tool in scenario planning and making decisions. By drawing on fascinating examples found in business, nature, science, space and sport, Chantell Ilbury and Clem Sunter provide a crisp and entertaining analysis...
| Автор | Clem Sunter |
Was a massive terrorist strike on Western soil imaginable before 9/11? Yes, if you read the letter to the US president contained in The Mind of a Fox, the No.1 bestseller published in June 2001. The book has since transformed scenario planning from an esoteric discipline into a practical model widely used in the business world. Now the authors, Chantell Ilbury and Clem Sunter, have extended their model to allow companies to have an intense strategic conversation based on the idea that business...
| Автор | Clem Sunter |
A practical South African guide to making your small business work by avoiding common risks.With its easy-to-read, step-by-step presentation, this book is an invaluable tool for budding business people. It equips you to make informed decisions, ensuring the long-term success of your new enterprise.The author, a chartered accountant who has worked in both the corporate and government sectors before setting up his own business consulting company, is well acquainted with the challenges of South...
| Автор | Thabani Zulu |