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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
A toolkit for entrepreneurial success In The Essential Entrepreneur, celebrated entrepreneur and business strategist Richard Turner delivers a practical, step-by-step approach to starting and growing a thriving enterprise. If you're ready to take your fledgling business to the next level--and finally follow that brilliant big idea--this guide covers everything you'll need to navigate the challenges ahead. Richard shares straightforward advice and...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Distilling Ray Zinns astonishing career as CEO of Micrel; this book's tough-love approach tells you what it takes to succeed in a world where markets are constantly changing; new technologies are emerging; and small startups are going head to head with industry giants. --
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages)
Language
English
Description
"In the middle of the pandemic when the world was turned upside down overnight, some of us out there were still so consumed by the notoriety of startup behaviors while most of us were mourning the loss of freedom, a social life and some, families and friends. I thought to myself, surely people stuck at home don't need to read more about who's done what wrong to who, but I was clearly naïve. I was still getting calls from journalists asking if I...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
What does it take to turn ideas into action? What are the elements of a perfect pitch? How do you win the war for talent? How do you establish a brand without bucks? These are some of the issues everyone faces when starting or revitalizing any undertaking, and Guy Kawasaki, former marketing maven of Apple Computer, provides the answers. The Art of the Start will give you the essential steps to launch great products, services, and companies-whether...
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Series
Language
English
Description
The perfect resource for your journey to start a business Entrepreneurship For Dummies is the essential guide to becoming your own boss and a successful entrepreneur. We make it simple to learn every step of the process. Identify an opportunity, learn your customers' needs, test your product, protect your intellectual property, secure funding, and get ready for that all-important launch. In classic Dummies style, this book is packed with practical...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
©2014
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations
Language
English
Description
A guide to setting up and managing your business' finances. It offers potent methods for keeping firm financial control of your enterprise and insightful tips for avoiding the multitude of financial barriers that may block your entrepreneurial dream.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"More than 100,000 entrepreneurs rely on this book for detailed, step-by-step instructions on building successful, scalable, profitable startups. The National Science Foundation pays hundreds of startup teams each year to follow the process outlined in the book, and it's taught at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and more than 100 other leading universities worldwide. Why? The Startup Owner's Manual guides you, step-by-step, as you put the Customer Development...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Language
English
Description
In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg describe how social entrepreneurs target systems that exist in a stable but unjust equilibrium and transform them into entirely new, superior, and sustainable equilibria. All of these leaders-call them disrupters, visionaries, or changemakers-develop, build, and scale their solutions in ways that bring about the truly revolutionary change...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 online resource (182 pages)
Language
English
Description
World-changing ideas become reality with practical, effective planning Profit + Purpose: Tools to Structure, Fund, and Run a Social Enterprise is a practical step-by step guide to creating a successful socially-oriented business venture. With practical, actionable guidance for all stages of social entrepreneurship, the book provides a roadmap from concept, through implementation, to measurement. The companion website includes video to complement the...
Publisher
LID
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume)
Language
Español
Description
A nadie se le ocurre dar por hecho que el hijo de un gran violinista será también un virtuoso de este instrumento. En cambio, sí se da por sentado que los descendientes de un empresario heredarán el gen emprendedor y la capacidad de dirección del padre. Hay que tener claro que la propiedad puede adquirirse y heredarse, pero que esto no conlleva la adquisición de la capacidad de dirigir y gobernar. El apellido no es ninguna garantía,...
Author
Publisher
Career Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume)
Language
English
Description
Anna Sabino is an artist, but certainly not a starving one. She wasn't born into a wealthy family, didn't inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn't have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most important, as an artist. In Your Creative Career, she shows her fellow artists and creatives how to build a business that reflects their talent and true calling while generating serious cash. Whether the goal...
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Taking readers on a lively global adventure to explore the current state of innovation, this book provides concrete strategies to support purpose-driven sustainable innovation through deep cultural transformation. --
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Startup money is moving online, and this guide shows you how it works. The Art of Startup Fundraising takes a fresh look at raising money for startups, with a focus on the changing face of startup finance. New regulations are making the old go-to advice less relevant, as startup money is increasingly moving online. These new waters are all but uncharted--and founders need an accessible guide. This book helps you navigate the online world of startup...
Author
Publisher
Editions d'Organisation
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (122 pages)
Language
Français
Description
Présentation Un point de vue original sur les étapes de la création d'une jeune entreprise innovante (JEI), sur les problèmes et l'attitude que doit adopter le chef d'entreprise pour y faire face. "François Cazalas sait de quoi il parle quand il explique les souffrances et les bonheurs du dirigeant. Sa jeune entreprise CLARANOR est la concrétisation de sa persévérance. Oséo est fier de soutenir l'innovation et la croissance de CLARANOR."...
Author
Publisher
Pearson
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to help a successful e-commerce startup use IPO funding to extend its niche leadership into new ventures, dissuade online competitors, and move long-time "bricks and mortar" shoppers online. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many industries and markets, it exposes readers to the entire decision-making process, providing opportunities to perform analyses, interpret...
Author
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (11 pages)
Language
English
Description
Science-based industries such as biotechnology offer the potential of high growth, but they are fraught with risk. The payoffs can take many years to materialize or may never come. Even though the traditional venture capital/entrepreneurial model has been shown to stimulate innovation in a wide range of technology settings (software, computers, Internet, electronics, et cetera), it wasn't designed to deal with the costs, risks, and slow payout of...
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