ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

 
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...

 
 
Raising Money Merrill, Ronald E. | Nichols, Gaylord E. AMACOM , 1990 Economics & Finance

Investors demand solid, specific, quantitative facts in order to evaluate you as well as your venture. So, your first step in the money-raising process is to do your homework, which consists of answering Five Key...

 
 
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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Get Lucky Muller, Thor | Becker, Lane Jossey-Bass , 2012 Business Strategy

Many entrepreneurs will claim that they got lucky or were in the right place at the right time when asked why or how their businesses succeeded when so many others fail. In Get Lucky, authors Thor...

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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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How They Blew It Oliver, Jamie | Goodwin, Tony Kogan-Page Limited , 2012 Business Biographies, Business Strategy

In How They Blew It, Jamie Oliver and Tony Goodwin investigate 16 of the world’s greatest business failures in order to help readers avoid similar situations. To be successful entrepreneurs or CEOs,...

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Viral Loop Penenberg, Adam L. Hyperion Books , 2009 Business Strategy, Technology

The startling technological advances of the Internet age have changed the way we think, the way we play, and the way we work. As a result, the arena for business success is more open and expansive than it has ever been...

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Doing Business in China Plafker, Ted Business Plus , 2007 Entrepreneurship, Global Business

Over the past few years, China has transformed itself into a powerful, consumer-oriented culture, and many Western companies have flocked to China to take advantage of this new marketplace. However, entrepreneurs from...

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