Running Business

This report is part of a multi-volume technical report series entitled Running a Food Hub, with this guide serving as a companion piece to other United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports by providing in-depth guidance on starting and running a food hub enterprise.

As an entrepreneur, Christiane was faced with a life-altering challenge in 2019 when she was diagnosed with stage 3C cancer. Despite the added stress of the impending COVID-19 pandemic, she refused to let her illness defeat her, and instead, used it as motivation to push forward.

Are you a business owner that does “Okay”, but you’re struggling to increase profits and carve out more personal time? Could you benefit from expert advice in the key areas for success in your business? Pathway to Profits provides no-nonsense guidance you can use to run your company more profitably and more efficiently, which means more time for you!

The growth engine of the global economy is no longer through mega-production and huge conglomerates, but rather through the proliferation of smaller enterprises. In America alone, tens of thousands of businesses crop up each year. Unfortunately, few will succeed, though not due to a lack of ingenuity, initiative, or even capital. Why, then?

In The Liberated CEO, he turns the conventional portrait of the 24/7 entrepreneur as multi-tasking control freak on its head by using strategies that unshackle individuals from the "daily grind", inspiring you to perform your responsibilities on your own terms and schedules. In addition to giving the individual more freedom, the benefits of The Liberated CEO principles will increase the success, profitability, operational efficiency, and, ultimately, the enterprise value of any business.

In 2005, during a four-month cycling trip through Africa, Martin Parnell was struck by the power of sport and its ability to bring people together and to bring about change. Five years later, the 55-year-old mining engineer, husband, father and grandfather dedicated a year of his life to run 250 marathons with the aim of raising $250,000 for the charity Right to Play, an international humanitarian organization that reaches out to disadvantaged children around the world.

John C. Maxwell, best selling author and motivational teacher, is known for his brilliant insights into the nature of leadership - and how we can tap into unfound abilities within ourselves. His new audiobook turns to the wellspring of tradition, as he offers inspiration, learning, and the power of prayer from the lives of Old Testament heroes.

He negotiated the deal of a lifetime: the first Disney theme park in mainland China. In From the Mouse’s House to the Penthouse, Michael Crawford reveals the lessons he learned about allowing culture and geography to shape his approach so you too can build and operate high-profile brands on an international scale.

Disruptive Leadership, written by the founder of Babylon Telecommunications, reveals the eight counterintuitive secrets that will skyrocket your business! Warning: listening to this book and following the advice within can result in developing the key trait of disruptive leadership that has been integral to the success of leaders such as Melinda Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk, Sheryl Sandberg, and Jeff Weiner.

50 Things to Know about Running a Business by Jennifer McGuire offers an approach to the steps it takes to run a successful company. Most books on running a business tell you that it’s worth the reward. Although there’s nothing wrong with that, they never go into the struggles you’ll face financially, mentally, and possibly physically. Based on knowledge from leading experts, you’ll learn how to face these struggles head on.

Sports journalist and veteran shoe tester Brian Metzler takes runners and kicksologists deep inside the $10 billion running shoe industry with a behind-the-curtain look at what makes iconic running shoe brands tick. Kicksology follows a shoe from inspiration to store shelf to show how innovative ideas evolve into industry-wide trends and fads. Metzler tours shoe labs where scientists advance our understanding of shoes and running mechanics as well as the domestic and overseas shoe factories where the world's favorite kicks are assembled.

From crackly conference lines to pixelated video, virtual meetings can be problematic. But you can host a productive conversation in which everyone participates.

With advice from Daymond John, Bobbi Brown, Mark Cuban, Sallie Krawcheck, Max Levchin, Alexa von Tobel, and other successful early stage start-up investors, Inc. magazine shows you how to attract and wisely apply your firm’s first precious sources of cash.

Vous êtes un entrepreneur ou un pigiste qui a bâti votre entreprise et qui, du jour au lendemain, voit son monde changer à la suite d'un diagnostic de cancer! En tant qu'entrepreneure, Christiane a été confrontée à un défi qui a changé sa vie en 2019 lorsqu’elle a reçu un diagnostic de cancer de stade 3C. Malgré le stress supplémentaire de la pandémie imminente de COVID-19, elle a refusé de laisser sa maladie la vaincre et l’a plutôt utilisée comme motivation pour aller de l’avant.

There are many questions and concerns when deciding to open a business and every aspect must be carefully thought about and planned to avoid future legal, tax, and financial problems. Is entrepreneurship right for you? Ready to start a small business? Got a business plan? Are you financially prepared? Which legal structure should you choose? How much in taxes will you pay? As an entrepreneur is all about making the right decisions and investments in your business.

This book explores topics such as business coaching, the benefits of business coaching, the difference between training and business coaching, what to look for when choosing a business coach, how to develop a mission statement, the importance of developing an effective mission statement for your organization, tips on writing a financial plan for your business, branding, and so much more.

Crisis manager George Pillari takes the listener through a series of real-life case studies to show us that decision making in tense situations is a skill to be learned and perfected. Different from most business books that talk about recipes for success (improve your habits, be more productive, etc.), Stupidities highlights what you need to avoid in order to be successful.

Being an entrepreneur is both exciting and challenging, but with determination and hard work, anything is possible. Through this book, I hope to inspire and empower other young women to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and navigate the highs and lows of the business world.

Build your own consulting business, so you can replace the full-time income your family needs, while living life on your terms. It’s a great time to be a consultant because of the changing business environment. The Great Recession, the pandemic, and 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age annually are a few of the market shockwaves creating unprecedented demand. Change your perspective, and change your world. Leverage your career expertise to generate the income you need, and live life on your terms.

Alan McGee's role in shaping British musical culture over the past 30 years is hard to overstate. As the founder of Creation Records, he brought us the bands that defined an era. A charismatic Glaswegian, who partied just as hard as any of the acts on his notoriously hedonistic label, he became an infamous character in the world of music.