Entrepreneurship / Start-ups

In the high interest topic of start-ups focused on the beginning stages of entrepreneurship, Beyond the Startup fills a void in the entrepreneurial discussion on how to scale a second stage start up laying out, in practical terms, the tools and practices that allowed Ralf Specht to transform companies into global powerhouses.

Feeding the world's growing population is a critical policy challenge for the twenty-first century.

The producer of the hit film, Jobs, shares his visions of Hollywood, big business, and entrepreneurial success with America's most powerful CEOs.

This inspirational, informative guide offers "e;proven and tested practical ideas for growing your business in .

New York Times-Bestseller: "e;This encouraging and practical book will give you hope and a plan"e; for overcoming obstacles and growing your business (David J.

Lessons from immigrants who have prospered against the odds: "e;Marvelous.

A practical, sensible plan for finding the type of self-employment that suits you, and taking charge of your own future.

A practical plan for entrepreneurs that "e;takes you by the hand and leads you to success as a business owner"e; (Jay Conrad Levinson, national-bestselling author of Guerrilla Marketing).

Learn to design, build, and maintain an effective and fulfilling life with this unique guide from the innovative entrepreneur, speaker, and author.

The New York Times bestseller that shows how to become the author of your own destiny-in both business and life.

From a master salesperson and a revolutionary marketing strategist: A take-no-prisoners guide to making your small business dreams come true.

Discover the underdog story of the improbable rise of small-batch distilling in America.

Discover the underdog story of the improbable rise of small-batch distilling in America.

In 1993, Tony Magee, who had foundered at every job he'd ever had, decided to become the founder of a brewery.

Open innovation has been widely implemented in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the aim of influencing business promotion, value gain, and economic empowerment.

Tapping into more than 33 years of small business expertise, the staff at Entrepreneur Media takes todays entrepreneurs beyond opening their doors and through the first three years of ownership.

This book aims to reconstruct the activities of enterprises and individuals over two decades in one developing country (Hungary), within and across four politico-economic domains (agriculture, infrastructure/construction, commerce, and manufacturing), from the initial Stalinist obsession with heavy industry through later reforms paying greater attention to profitable farming and the provision of abundant consumer goods.

Internationally recognized millionaire-maker Dan Kennedy leads business professionals into the post-recession economy and introduces them to the new rules, new restrictions, new obstacles, and new opportunities that lie ahead.

When Before You Quit Your Job was written and published, it was a guidebook for aspiring entrepreneurs.

In this title, two entrepreneurial Icons share experiences and insights into creating and building successful businesses.

This book on entrepreneurial fundraising combines rigor and applicability to train current and prospective entrepreneurs in the financing processes.

This lively and provocative book introduces this burgeoning field for readers concerned with K-12 education in the United States--and with efforts to reform and improve it.

This lively and provocative book introduces this burgeoning field for readers concerned with K-12 education in the United States--and with efforts to reform and improve it.

A practical guide to surviving-and even thriving-in the new economy where nearly any job can be automated with artificial intelligence.

GET OUT THERE, GIVE IT 110% AND ABSOLUTELY SMASH IT!

Guide to Fashion Entrepreneurship delves into a comprehensive, step-by-step entrepreneurial action plan that investigates how fashion product concepts are created, branded, sourced, marketed, channeled, and merchandised.

Slay Procrastination, Distraction, and Overwhelm!

Grow a Profitable and Lasting Business on Your TermsIf you ve started a business, you know that the journey toward success can be both invigorating and confusing, so where can you find advice that is practical and focused but still as playful and passionate as you are?

Over the last decade, Lean-Agile principles have become the standard methodology by which product and technology teams operate.

This managerial book goes beyond the traditionalthoughts on this subject.

Over the last decade Lean and Six Sigma methods and tools have helped organizations improve to historic productivity levels with the data driven, systematic elimination of waste and improvement of flow.

In today's world, managers need real market examples to demonstrate the effective use of certain management and marketing principles.

The "e;green"e; or environmental sustainability movement has taken hold throughout the world.

Most people who start businesses do so with little or noexperience and no formal education in business or managementtraining.

This book provides a guided deep dive into the early stages of venture development of social entrepreneurship.

Many business ventures today are looking to attract externalfinancing, with an emphasis on business angelinvestment.

Since Michael Porter's book Competitive Advantage introduced the value chain in 1985, it has shaped how businesses think about competitive advantage.

Every business aspires to be competitive and profitable in its market.

This book focuses on the steps a new business owner must take in the first 100 days of starting a business to establish a lasting and successful enterprise.

Research and development (R&D) supply chains are often designed without the process discipline and rigor that typically characterize the development of products emerging from R&D programs.

If you're a manager of a supply chain operation, or a student learning about supply chain management, this book will provide not only an overview of supply chain management but also a framework for subsequent, more detailed study in various aspects of supply management.

The Hispanic-Latino community is large, expanding, and an important contributor to the U.

This book provides a short, concise overview of lean work design, which sees lean systems as the result of a systematic implementation of appropriate work processes.

If you are a supply chain manager, an executive, an entrepreneur, or a stakeholder in a sustainable business, this book will help you develop the awareness and skills needed to support sustainable supply chain management in your firm.

The business environment in the twenty-first century is truly global in scope.

If you're an executive dealing with extended supply chains, you live with stress and worry.

This text offers a practical approach for understanding the US Army's extremely complex global logistics system, widely acknowledged as one of the largest in the world.

Every company must continually wrestle with the problem of deciding the right quantity and mix of products or services that it should produce as well as when and where to produce them.

Efficient planning and superior execution against clear objectives is the way companies operate best.