Small businesses and self-employment

The era of digital transformation brings to small and medium-sized enterprises new challenges and complex issues that need to be navigated carefully and effectively to keep pace with the rate of local and global changes, to continue operating efficiently and competitively.

Make the business of society your businessNo one knows the business of social entrepreneurship better than Rupert Scofield.

Todays internet offers a virtual world of opportunity!

When this book was first published in 1991, political ideology had thrust small-firm issues to the forefront of attempts to revitalize the British economy.

Cut and come again forestry - reviving the ancient practice of resprout silviculture to power local woodland-based economies.

"e;A much-needed guide to winning in business as a human in an all-too online world.

An MBA for the SME!

Learn the key for any company to building a workforce dedicated to generating new business, creating new products and services, and sustaining growth.

This book examines entrepreneurship and small business in Russia and key countries of Eastern Europe, showing how far small businesses have developed, and discusses how far 'market reforms' and a market mentality have been taken up by ordinary people in the real everyday economy.

Reduce your taxes Completely updated for 2017 returns!

The 10 Principles of Open Business is a practical guide to organizational design for the Twenty-First Century.

There is more to setting up a successful business than just a good idea.

Wouldnt you love to own your own trendy boutiquea hot spot that showcases your unique style?

Could everything we've learned about entrepreneurship simply be wrong?

Everyone should work for themselves.

From the bestselling author of The Market Gardener - key principles for biointensive market gardening and powerful stories of successful growers who are farming profitably on a human-scaleMicrofarms is a guide to setting up and running profitable small-scale vegetable farms using organic, low-tech, and highly intensive production methods grounded in ecological principles.

Recent studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates.

The process of the transition to a market-oriented economy for countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) started some 25 years ago.

Developments in Chinese Entrepreneurship offers empirical evidence from cutting-edge research into the experiences and challenges of entrepreneurial activities and small business issues within China.

Americans love their cars.

When originally published in 1986, this book was one of the first to deal solely with the urban and regional incidence and development implications of new firm formation in particular EU countries.

This volume examines the involvement of minority- or women-owned businesses in technology-based research, with particular focus on the differences in research outcomes in achieving commercialization.

So you've come up with a killer business idea and you're ready to turn it into a side hustle or startup.

Mehr Zeit für die Familie, motivierte Mitarbeiter und finanzielle Sicherheit – das ist der Traum vieler Kleinunternehmer.

The Growing Business Handbook, now in its 17th Edition, provides a comprehensive account of the underlying challenges for growing companies, offering insight into techniques and solutions for maximising growth and controlling risks during the course of 2016/17.

The strategic journey taken by firms starts with entrepreneurial inception and can go all the way through adaptation to sustainable enterprise, exit, or failure.

Drawing on empirical case-study research carried out in the Bangalore software industry, this book explores the role of network relationships in the internationalization of small knowledge-intensive firms.

Meet the JacMar family: successful, committed, and--like every other business family--trying to strike a balance between their professional and personal lives.

For all professionals and students who want to improve their prospects in business, this book prepares and positions them to build dream careers, giving them the education and guidance required to develop vital soft skills, and work remotely and independently.

This book opens up the world on private equity investment in one of the hottest industries - Biotechnology.

A helpful resource that helps business professionals navigate the murky waters of capital formation--offering actionable strategies to overcome challenges at every phase of the growth cycle.

This is your complete guide to hiring independent contractors to meet your business needs, from making sure you comply with state labor and antidiscrimination laws to protecting your intellectual property to drafting and signing agreements.

This book discusses and provides empirical evidence of the importance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a number of developing countries.

Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards, Christopher Bland Prize and The People's Book PrizeA Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction BookThe captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain - from a woman at the heart of the women's liberation movement.

We've all been told that nice girls don't get the corner office.

For many, small firms are everyday realities of the economy and visible in every high-street and industrial estate.

Financial statements hold the key to a company's fiscal health so learn to read them!

Are you ready to fly the corporate coop and become the boss of you?

Technology entrepreneurship refers to business activities that are based on new scientific insights and new technical developments.

Viele junge Friseure träumen vom eigenen Salon, ein Teil von ihnen wagt den Schritt in die Selbständigkeit.

The edited collection brings into focus the meanings, interpretations and the process of value creation in international business.

Intellectual property protection is increasingly becoming a central issue for businesses.

Think your business is too small to have big safety issues?

"e;The pet sitting business is booming.

This book studies the economic recovery of individual European Union member states more than ten years after the beginning of the global economic crisis.

Build a thriving 21st-century consultancy with an all-new edition of the classic bestsellerIn a world of rapidly evolving technologies and business paradigms, your consulting business needs to radically adapt its techniques and models.