Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Entrepreneurship

Dies ist der erste spezifische Ratgeber zur erfolgreichen Etablierung in der Startup-Welt. Wertvolle Insidertipps, spannende Erfolgsgeschichten und aufschlussreiche Interviews mit Startup-Profis erklaren Entwicklung und Charakter der lebendigen Grunderszene und stellen Ein- und Aufstiegsmoglichkeiten vor, um neue und innovative Arbeitswelten aktiv mitzugestalten.

Mit viel Praxis-Knowhow und Expertenwissen informieren die Autoren uber die spezifischen Grundungs- und Entwicklungsphasen und vermitteln authentische Einblicke in die unterschiedlichen Anforderungen, die zur dynamischen...

Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight...

With the availability of self-publishing services and the rise of the entrepreneur as a thought leader, writing a book is becoming more appealing to an increasing number of small business owners. The problem? Most small business owners aren t writers, have never written a book before, are time poor and don t know where to start. While many want to write a book, they worry about investing months of their time and thousands of their dollars to write something that isn t any good, or to not even finish. Book Blueprint gives a step-by-step framework that any entrepreneur can follow to...

Uber. Airbnb. Amazon. Apple. PayPal. All of these companies disrupted their markets when they launched. Today they are industry leaders. What's the secret to their success?

These cutting-edge businesses are built on platforms: two-sided markets that are revolutionizing the way we do business. Written by three of the most sought-after experts on platform businesses, Platform Revolution is the first authoritative, fact-based book on platform models. Whether platforms are connecting sellers and buyers, hosts and visitors, or drivers with people who need a ride, Geoffrey G....

In the face of limited progress toward meeting Millennium Development Goals or addressing climate change and resource degradation, increasing attention turns to harnessing the entrepreneurial, innovative, managerial and financial capacities of business for improved social and environmental outcomes. A more proactive role for business in sustainable development is especially pertinent in sub-Saharan Africa, which has been plagued by conflict and poverty but shows signs of a brighter future as the world's second-fastest-growing region.

The book considers how the socio-economic context...

As human beings, we are all plagued with upper limit challenges, real or perceived. Aaron Walker masterfully depicts how he has pushed through barriers and overcome monumental hurdles to achieve success. Creating opportunities, where there appeared to be none. Confronting bitterness, pushing through pride and being granted grace for a pedestrian fatality are all toils and trials that have shaped Aaron s life. Understanding and embracing the council of the multitudes, Aaron shares techniques and strategies that allow readers uniqueness to flourish regardless of their current...

Thomas Wittig aims at gaining additional insights into the crisis and turnaround process of SMEs, investigating both, the turnaround success and the impact of turnaround on the family role in family firms. Based on a specifically developed integrated conceptual turnaround model, the author collected a sample of 209 turnaround cases of German medium-sized companies from restructuring experts working for German banks. Employing a variety of carefully selected statistical analyses he identifies key factors for turnaround success and finds specific archetypes of crises and turnaround. The...

At a time of global economic crisis and disillusionment with capitalism, Adodo offers refreshing and positive insight into a more integral way of business management, enterprise and community development as well as holistic healing in Africa. For over three decades, Africa was the recipient of billions of dollars in aid funds that were meant to catapult the continent from undeveloped to developed status. Yet the more the aid poured in, the poorer African countries became.

The devastating effect of western economic models in Africa that followed is well documented. Integral...