Small Business Development

Magic Eight Activity Flipper is full of boredom-busting activities and business ideas. This book can be used as a tool to combat boredom. It's like having a fun giant Magic Eight Ball at your finger tips. If you run into something you've already done, simply flip listen to the audio, and try again.

Conoce las herramientas que llevaron a estas tres hermanas a ser empresarias exitosas con reconocimiento internacional, con mínimo capital. ¿Sabías que grandes empresas, como Amazon y GoPro, iniciaron con muy poco capital? Con buenas herramientas y mínimas cantidades de dinero es posible construir negocios rentables. Por eso, en estas páginas, Las Hermanas Carvajalino entregan una completa guía con estrategias creativas, ideas innovadoras y experiencias reales que te ayudarán a ser un emprendedor exitoso.

"Content Inc." de Joe Pulizzi es un faro brillante en el vasto océano del emprendimiento. Este libro es una guía esencial para aquellos que buscan el éxito empresarial desde cero. Joe Pulizzi comparte su propio viaje personal, desde empleado corporativo hasta emprendedor multimillonario, y desvela su innovador modelo de negocio basado en contenidos.

DeConstructing Criticism is the story of Alex, a gifted creative, who has trouble receiving criticism. Each chapter covers a different angle of the creative process as Alex prepares for a presentation, giving the listener useful tools for filtering feedback and creating their best work.

Denúncia contundente do atual sistema financeiro global, este livro examina com rigor a maneira como o valor econômico foi atribuído ao longo da história e revela como a teoria econômica falhou em definir com clareza a diferença entre produção e apropriação de valor. Mariana Mazzucato argumenta que essa distinção cada vez menos nítida vem permitindo que certos atores econômicos se movimentem predatoriamente em torno de um valor existente ou, pior ainda, o destruam.

Todos os anos, desde 1978, Warren Buffett escreve aos acionistas de seu conglomerado, a Berkshire Hathaway, apresentando um relato do período que passou. Suas cartas expõem com clareza e concisão a filosofia e a estratégia com que Buffett conduz sua holding, avaliada em mais de 600 bilhões de dólares. Este livro traz uma cuidadosa seleção de trechos de cartas feita por Lawrence Cunningham, professor da Universidade George Washington e profundo conhecedor da obra de Buffett.

Dream Big Start Small sets itself apart from other business self-help books by integrating the essential role of faith and spirituality in achieving success. This distinctive guide not only offers a beginner-friendly approach to starting a business, but also highlights the importance of trusting in God's plan and recognizing his divine hand in one's journey.

If you've always wanted to develop a magnetic personality by mastering the art of small talk but feel intimidated and uncomfortable in social situations, then keep reading...A study published in the Journal of Social Psychology and Personality Science has linked small talk with improved brain power and overall life satisfaction. Which means you can learn to break the ice, energize your brain cells and greatly improve your quality of life. You can do this all without having to pretend to be someone you’re not.

While most people are comfortable making conversation with friends and family, some people can easily go beyond this boundary and talk to anyone about anything. If this type of interaction seems unfathomable to you, then Small Talk: Master the Art of Small Talk Easily and Effectively with These 10 Easy Steps is the book you have been waiting for.

Der spontane Small-Talk mit anderen fällt Ihnen schwer? Sie wissen nicht, was Sie sagen sollen? Sie würden solche Momente gerne vermeiden, weil Sie sich unsicher fühlen? Für Sie ist dieses Thema Neuland? Dann ist dieses kompakte Hörbuch genau das Richtige für Sie! Rede-Denk-Experte und Kleinigkeitencoach Thomas Schlayer erklärt, wie Sie über Nacht in der Lage sind, bessere Gespräche zu führen! Auf Sie wartet eine simple und leicht umsetzbare Small-Talk-Anleitung!

Do you struggle to come up with topics to discuss about important people or people you just met? Small Talk for Success will teach you innovative ways to comfortable in social situations that could be the key to your success. While small talk is just that, small, people don’t realize that small talk could essentially be a first impression.

Many people find themselves confused with how small talk can positively affect their everyday life. Some people even despise small talk, dismissing it as nothing more than a façade, an over-the-top exchange of politeness. Learning the strategies of small talk in this book will dramatically change your social life for the better.

When Paul Kusserow began consulting for Amedisys, the home healthcare company was on the brink of collapse. Its stock had fallen to less than $11 per share, and it had to borrow money to pay a massive government fine. Six months later, Kusserow became its CEO. Under his leadership, Amedisys dramatically improved operations, increased its market capitalization by over tenfold, and took its place among the country's top home care and hospice businesses. In this in-depth case study, Kusserow explains how he achieved this stunning turnaround.

Ebanx, Voxus, QuintoAndar, Mastertech, Trinus, Gera Capital, VTEX, Movile, iFood, Stone, Brex, 99, Wildlife Studios. Essas start-ups oferecem diferentes serviços e têm objetivos distintos, mas uma característica é comum a todas: estão modificando setores inteiros e expandindo os horizontes do mercado. Embora bem-sucedidas, essas empresas passaram por dificuldades que denotam que fracasso é parte do processo. Nos relatos presentes neste volume da série Fora da curva, os líderes dessas start-ups contam os dilemas que viveram desde que descobriram sua vocação empreendedora.

This book is exactly what it says: a Book of Last Resort. But if you're an artist toiling without traction, it may be time for something different. Fifteen years in the making, The Book of Last Resort is Jon Reed's hand-crafted love letter to all the artists who aren't where they want to be creatively - or financially. The goal? Turning hard truths about the digital economy into a methodology that artists can use.

Once he received a spark in the form of some key "ah-ha moments", Snow decided to step outside his comfort zone, making many pivotal choices along the way to find his hidden potential. Learning to Choose highlights seven of these choices and the learning lessons that followed on his path to arts advocacy, community building, and creative entrepreneurship. The goal with sharing the stories within this book is to help inspire others to change their life, their community, and maybe even the world as a result of discovering the higher calling buried within all of us.

Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas is the story of Genevieve Piturro’s triumphant leap off the corporate ladder to find her life’s true calling. What started with a simple question from a little girl led Genevieve to conceive and build the nonprofit Pajama Program in 2001, resulting in a featured appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and an awe-inspiring display of compassion throughout the US and beyond. Today, Pajama Program has distributed over seven million pairs of pajamas, opened 63 chapters across the US, and established reading centers for children.

In einer Welt, in der du als Selbstständiger oder Unternehmer oft wie ein Hamster in einem goldenen Laufrad gefangen zu sein scheinst, ist es oft frustrierend, dass dein Unternehmen nicht das Wachstum erfährt, von dem du träumst. Du hast bestimmte Glaubenssätze verinnerlicht, die dich ausbremsen und es dir schwer machen, auf das nächste Level zu kommen. Aber das kann sich ändern! In diesem Buch entdeckst du, wie du deine Firma zu größerem Erfolg führen kannst. Du lernst, wie du den Zufall aus deiner Neukundengewinnung eliminierst, indem du neue Prozesse einführst.

Through the various examples highlighted in this book, Hersh Haladker and Raghunath Mashelkar emphasize that searching for growth opportunities within an offering's existing industry usually results in incremental improvement, whereas exponential improvement can be achieved by drawing parallels from outside of the current context. This book will inspire leaders to look outward and find parallels, keeping in mind that 'obvious' comparisons can, at best, lead to improvement, whereas 'unexpected' ones can lead to exponential improvement and perpetuate a legacy of innovation.

It’s not the iPhone, but VC, that is Silicon Valley’s greatest export—it’s the key ingredient of innovation and provides the toolkit for inventors and start-up founders around the world to become powerful, multibillion-dollar companies.