Small businesses and self-employment

Regional disparity is one of the current pressing social issues.

Exploring the lives and achievements of 36 extraordinary individuals from across 18 nations and every continent, this books champions innovators: the disruptive individuals whose heroic visions and indomitable spirits are redefining the economic and social structure of our world.

This book examines the sustainability of supply chains in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in developed and emerging economies.

THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FORMING AN LLC!

Includes 10 handy do's and don'ts of using KPIs Want to measure the performance of your people and your business?

Writing spreadsheets, budgets and forecasts is an important part of many managers roles, but do you need help in understanding and presenting the information in a clear and concise way?

This book examines knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship (KIE) with a focus on the European textile and apparel industries.

Women accomplish nearly two-thirds of total work around the world (including household duties), comprise one-third of the formal labor force, but women receive one-tenth of the world's income and own only one-hundredth of the world's property.

Get yourself paid and broaden your skillset with this everyday guide to side hustles The gig economy is growing by leaps and bounds, partly because it s easier to find a flexible work-life balance.

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

Written by a sister and brother team with 35 years of combined experience, this book demystifies business development and offers a simple and highly effective method of selling for business coaches and consultants.

The SBIR program allocates 2.

Women today feel pressure to be the best wife, mom, and professional possible, often at the expense of our own identities.

The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream.

Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln both considered small business the backbone of American democracy and free enterprise.

Florists create beautiful arrangements for individuals or special occasions.

Create products and services your consumers can't pass up--without the high cost of developmentSuccess is all about connections.

Du hast eine Idee für ein Drehbuch, aber weißt nicht, wo du anfangen sollst?

If youre good with your hands and have a great business sense, now is the time to start your own construction or contracting firm.

'Business Development' provides a readable and practical book for the growth and development of businesses.

This edited volume explores the process by which SMEs internationalize.

Discover new insights on how to setup, manage, and advise wealthy families and their family offices The Complete Family Office: A Guide for Affluent Families and the Advisors Who Serve Them, 2nd Edition represents the newest update to an essential series.

Kleine und mittlere Betriebe kümmern sich oft erst dann um die Weiterbildung ihrer Mitarbeiter, wenn sich herausstellt, dass Prozesse nicht optimal laufen.

Creating Good Work is a practical guide book, that recounts the stories of some of the most successful social entrepreneurial programs operating today, with real life examples of and how they overcame both physical and societal barriers to create a lasting impact on the world they encounter.

Essential reading for all students of agricultural science and for everyone who needs to understand the business of farm management.

More than half of all small businesses fail within the first five years.

The most comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to selling a business available!

An increase in the restrictions on the availability of funding for new and growing businesses in the aftermath of the global financial crisis has been accompanied by the emergence and growth of crowdfunding as an alternative method of raising capital.

The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps.

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***It's time to turn your dreams into reality.

The sixth edition of Entrepreneurship and Small Firms has been fully revised and updated with contributions from leading academics in the field.

This book provides new perceptions of rural community development by considering the relationships between communities and individuals.

A company's most valuable assets may not be physical.

The contribution of a good non-Executive Director can make a huge difference to a small to medium sized business.

When companies go looking for top business talent, they hire a headhunteran executive recruiter.

Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of the agriculture and food sector in Africa, which is projected to exceed a trillion dollars by 2030.

The dream of starting a retail business can easily become a reality.

Strategies for Growth in SMEs explores for the first time the role of information and information systems (IS) concepts in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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.

Following the 2008 global financial crisis, entrepreneurship has never been more vital.

Witty, authoritative, comprehensive and fun, Wake Up and Smell the Profit is the ultimate guide to making more money in your coffee business.

DHL: From Startup to Global Upstart is the story of a startup that became the first worldwide logistics service organization, fighting regulation, trade restrictions, customs, and many other technical issues to develop processes that have stood the test of time to become the accepted norm in delivery throughout the world.

This volume explores the ways in which knowledge and innovation impact business and economic sustainability, offering a wide-ranging and richly illustrated study of knowledge, innovation and sustainability of organizations from a dynamic capabilities perspective.

This book presents a review of the role of overconfidence in small firms and explores how biased judgment and decision-making can affect business performance.