Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

 
The Productive Narcissist Maccoby, Michael Broadway Books , 2003 Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

For our age of rapid social and economic change, author Michael Maccoby proposes a new paradigm of leadership, one that is based on a classic Freudian personality trait – narcissism. Challenging prevailing theories of...

 
 
The Risk Takers Martin, Renee | Martin, Don Perseus Books , 2010 Business Biographies, Entrepreneurship

Starting a business, keeping it going through the inevitable ups and downs of the business cycle, and making it wildly successful are all part of the American Dream. However, being a small business owner is also a...

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Conquer the Chaos Mask, Clate | Marineau, Scott John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Entrepreneurship

Most small business owners start their businesses in order to become their own boss, and to free themselves from the confines of a corporate job. What entrepreneurs tend to find is that once they are free from a 9-5...

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Lesson from the Edge Matthews, Jana | Davis, Jeff | Economy, Peter Oxford University Press , 2000 Entrepreneurship, Management

Most entrepreneurs and business owners are terrified of losing their companies that they built with years of blood, sweat, and tears. Although there...

 
 
Full of Bull McClellan, Stephen T. FT Press , 2010 Economics & Finance, Entrepreneurship

In Full of Bull, McClellan uses his thirty-two years of experience as a securities analyst on Wall Street to help individual investors decode the Street’s confusing advice and make better investment...

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What Were They Thinking? McMath, Robert M. | Forbes, Thom Crown Business , 1998 Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Every year, more and more new products are created, backed by marketing plans, focus groups tests, and advertising campaigns. But according to one study, only 1 out of 671 new product ideas ever reaches the market and...

 
 
The Self-Made Myth Miller, Brian | Lapham, Mike Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2012 Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth

In The Self-Made Myth, Brian Miller and Mike Lapham examine the widespread belief that successful people in America are “self-made,” with little outside help. While hard work, creativity, and sacrifice...

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A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurship Morris, Michael Kogan Page Limited , 2012 Entrepreneurship

In A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurship, Michael Morris states that, “Starting a business today may be more difficult than at any previous time in history.” However, despite all of the obstacles...

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Startup Weekend Nager, Marc | Nelsen, Clint | Nouyrigat, Franck John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Entrepreneurship

What began as a casual conversation during a weekend road trip has evolved into a global phenomenon. Startup Weekend has hosted more than 300 events in over 55 different countries. More than 34,000 people have attended...

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Small Business Smarts O'Leary, Steve | Sheehan, Kim | Lentz, Sterling Praeger , 2011 Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Although small businesses are in stiff competition with big box, large-franchise corporations that have multi-million-dollar marketing budgets, social media can help level the playing field. Social media sites such as...

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