Small Business Management

The growth engine of the global economy is no longer through mega-production and huge conglomerates, but rather through the proliferation of smaller enterprises. In America alone, tens of thousands of businesses crop up each year. Unfortunately, few will succeed, though not due to a lack of ingenuity, initiative, or even capital. Why, then?

International Marketing in 100 Minutes In sprint with fun to the point for all Long distance for all is out! Our time is characterised by speed, speediness and breathtaking progress. In-depth knowledge is increasingly reserved for specialists. The number of complex texts on the subject of international marketing is overwhelming. This book is different: with 100 pages, it is condensed to the point and written in an extremely accessible way. It is aimed at interested young people, students of all fields of study, people in practice, entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to keep an eye on the big...

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Mastering Cold Calling and Building a Business Are you ready to launch your first business? Perhaps you’ve owned one before, or maybe you’re already running your own company. Wherever you are in your journey, there’s one skill every entrepreneur needs to master: cold calling. While it may seem like an outdated strategy, cold calling remains one of the most effective ways to drum up new business and achieve real growth. In this candid, no-nonsense guide, author Jon Robert Quinn takes you through the highs and lows of his career, from spending long hours ...

How you create a legendary school starting tomorrow. Have you ever wondered, why didn’t they teach me about this in school?

How do families build and maintain their wealth? This question has challenged families for generations. In business, any wise entrepreneur would develop a plan to guide the venture. Though most people don't have a strategy in mind for their families, it is precisely what they need. This book applies business concepts to invest in our families with as much focus and discipline as we do our financial assets.

Positive leaders are able to dramatically expand their people’s - and their own - capacity for excellence. And they accomplish this without enormous expenditures or huge heroic gestures. The authors show that, like the butterfly in Brazil whose flapping wings create a typhoon in Texas, you can create profound positive change in your organization through simple actions and attitude shifts.

Most leaders feel the inevitable interruptions in their jam-packed days are troublesome. But in TouchPoints, Conant and Norgaard argue that these - and every point of contact with other people - are overlooked opportunities for leaders to increase their impact and promote their organization's strategy and values. Through previously untold stories from Conant's tenure as CEO of Campbell Soup Company and Norgaard's vast consulting experience, the authors show that a leader's impact and legacy are built through hundreds, even thousands, of interactive moments in time.

Tradition says there are three ways to grow a company's revenue: fire up the sales team with empty promises, cut costs and downsize, or cook the books. But what if there's a better way, a way that nine amazingly profitable and well-run companies are already embracing.

Stephen Lynch takes you through the proven strategic planning and business execution processes you need to drive better business results. This is not just theory. Stephen works in the trenches. As Chief Operating Officer of Results.com - the Business Execution Experts - he knows what it's like to run and grow a business.

This timeless text is required listening for any business person or athlete interested in strategy. It includes a soundtrack entitled "The Mysterious Sound of Wind In the Bamboo", a 43-minute collection of Zen-inspired Japanese music by the Matsu Take Ensemble.

You didn’t leave your job to become your own worst boss. Most entrepreneurs start their business chasing freedom — only to find themselves drowning in client demands, late-night emails, last-minute requests, and non-stop availability that leaves them exhausted and resentful. The real secret to a profitable, sustainable, and joyful business isn’t working harder or saying yes to everything. It’s mastering gentle boundaries — clear, compassionate limits that protect your time, energy, and value without burning bridges or turning you into a robot. In The Art of Gentle Boundaries, real...

Small businesses often fail because owners are unaware of the many elements that can prevent the business from growing and being successful. Often, small businesses are organized around the manager's specific area of expertise, such as marketing, accounting or production. This specialized expertise often prevents the business owner from recognizing problems that may arise in other parts of the business. This guide will provide you, the small business entrepreneur, with the essentials for conducting a comprehensive search for existing or potential problems in your Financial Planning and Loan...

Unlock the full potential of your organization with "ORDER IN CHAOS: Objectives and Key Results (OKR)." This comprehensive guidebook takes you through the ins and outs of implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), a powerful goal-setting framework that has been used by some of the world's most successful companies. Learn how to align your team's efforts and measure progress toward achieving your organization's most important goals. From crafting effective objectives to tracking progress and holding team members accountable, this book provides a step-by-step guide to implementing OKRs ...

ISO 14001 Documentation Kit for CertificationThe Complete Guide with All Templates You Need – Environmental Policies, Processes, Procedures, Work Instructions, EMS Manual, Forms, Logs, and Registers 📘 Introduction Simplify your journey to ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) certification with this comprehensive documentation kit. Whether you're building your EMS from the ground up or improving an existing system, this guide provides a complete set of professionally designed, customizable templates. Developed by environmental auditing experts, this kit equips you to ...

In this book, you'll discover the road map to financial salvation with proven steps to make your business more proficient, productive, and profitable. You'll learn how to unlock the proper mindset for success, practice compounding habits, and set authentic goals. You'll also gain insight into building a positive workplace culture, deciphering core values, and recruiting a team of high-achievers. Plus, you'll learn how to set up systems and processes for increased efficiency, establish consistent cash flow, and create a raving fan base.

Kym Gold's mantra - "never settle for a no, always look for a yes" - is what led her to co-create True Religion Brand Jeans, a major retail clothing company that she sold for close to a billion dollars in 2013. In Gold Standard, she finally gives her side of the story of how the once fledgling jeans company that nobody wanted,went on to become a giant, revolutionizing player in the fashion industry.

For a decade, Areva Martin has used the media to build a huge platform that expanded the influence and power of her brand exponentially. Media appearances on Dr. Phil, Anderson Cooper 360, The Doctors, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, and more have virtually eliminated the need of a marketing budget for her thriving law firm and nonprofit organization while securing her place as one of America's most sought after thought leaders.

While playing hooky from a conference in Boston a few years back, three former colleagues from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management hopped in a car and headed on a road trip. They pulled into a shoe store in Maine and noticed that the sales help was unusually pushy. After a few questions, they discovered the store had a "secret shopper" program, in which employees would be marked down if they were not sufficiently aggressive with customers. A lightbulb went off.

With the enabling power of technology, turning a great idea into a successful business does not have to be merely a dream. It can be a reality. The Lemonade Stand presents a new perspective on entrepreneurship that anyone who is considering starting a business or already running one, should read. The Lemonade Stand principles are thirteen guidelines that empower anyone to welcome adversity and transform problems into innovations.

Giving up should not even be contemplated. Many small businesses are battling with survival issues, it is quite understandable. Most times when your plans are not yielding desired results, unforeseen circumstance, competitive and business climate set in, they usually call for serious concern. Do not panic. Everything can still place under control. The business survival guide is here to redeem, re-engineer, re-organize and set the business back to the right path. In fact, according a statistic by the United States Small Business Association: ● 30% of small businesses fail within two years ...