Small Development

Volume I of the How to Become an e-Learning Freelancer series, “Launching Your Freelance e-Learning Career,” is an easy-to-use, practical guide to getting your freelance e-Learning career off the ground. It covers the basics of starting as a freelancer, from making the decision to go solo all the way through setting up your business’s tax structure. Consider this book your guide to establishing the fundamentals of your freelance e-Learning life, and then move on to Volumes II and III to take your career even further!

This audiobook covers how to assess whether your business is ready for franchising, the benefits of and alternatives to franchising and how to evaluate the financial feasibility of franchising your business. It outlines a franchising road map which will help you to create a franchise action plan and make it happen.

For some people, the thought of quitting their day job to start their own business is exhilarating. For many others, the loss of a stable paycheck is terrifying. But what if we could easily create new income without giving up the security of a full-time job? Enter the side hustle, a mini-business that earns you extra money. With Chris Guillebeau's step-by-step guide, you can go from idea to income in just 27 days.

The evil forces of 'Chaos' are out to destroy your small business! Here's how you can stop them . . .If you own or work in a small business, you're at risk. Massive risk. Within five years of business operation, more than half of all businesses fail. By year ten, more than 65% are cut down. Why is this? And - more importantly - how can you break the cycle?

Entrepreneurship is the process of building a business venture from scratch. More than that, it is a way of life. The path of the entrepreneur has been taken by many famous individuals like Steve Jobs, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Richard Branson, among others. These people have brought significant contributions to the world, by creating new things and defying the status quo. By becoming an entrepreneur, you will be one of a handful of people in the world who takes the road less traveled and become one of the creators of this world.

How can you guarantee that your company delivers great service, has a great culture, and still manages to stay profitable? You need to follow certain “Unbreakable Rules” for success. Best-selling business author and coach Karl W. Palachuk draws on more than thirty years of owning and running service-based businesses to present the rules his companies live by. These rules will help you align your personal and professional goals while creating “standard operating procedures” to automate successful habits.

Cracks are forming in the myth of the VC-funded, IPO-driven billion-dollar company. They're unprofitable, unethical and unsustainable - so why bother chasing unicorns? The Minimalist Entrepreneur is the manifesto for a new generation of founders who would rather build great companies than big ones. Packed with hard-won, battle-tested lessons from Lavingia's own journey of building Gumroad, The Minimalist Entrepreneur teaches founders how to start from anywhere to build any kind of software-enabled business.

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana (pop. 1,700) in the wake of his younger sister Ruthie's death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister, a schoolteacher. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister dealt with the disease that eventually took her life.

Do you love the smell and taste of doughnuts and want to make money selling them? If you want to sell doughnuts via a brick-and-mortar shop, food truck, or ghost kitchen, then this audiobook is for you. Just imagine what life would be like being around delicious doughnuts all day that you specially made and not having to worry about someone else telling you what to do. Achieving these things is very realistic with the proper knowledge and game plan. It doesn’t have to take years of pain and misery to be successful with this business.

An indispensable guide for individuals seeking to gain a comprehensive understanding of the core concepts of marketing. The goal of this book is to provide a clear and concise overview of key frameworks and models that are essential for developing effective marketing strategies, making it an ideal resource for students, entrepreneurs, managers, and educators. Written in a crisp and easy-to-read format, the book covers a wide range of topics, including branding, product development, pricing strategies, and more. Besides covering the core marketing concepts, we show you how to leverage the ...

Do you want to improve your communication capabilities but don't know where to start? If yes, then this book on How to Talk to Anyone is perfect for you! How to Talk to Anyone: Master Small Talk, Improve your Social Skills, and Build Meaningful Relationships will be your full, one-stop guide in improving your communication abilities. If you're struggling with communicating or connecting with others, don’t fret! You have the power to change. It is never too late to focus on improving yourself. The first step is to arm yourself with the right information.

Have you ever wanted to start a vending machine business in your spare time? This book is a quick start guide to help even the busiest people go out and get started in the vending business. From where to buy machines, finding locations, and collecting cash flow, you will find everything you need to know in order to get started and begin your own vending machine side hustle business!

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.

The road to launching a successful business can be long and confusing. Where do you start? Should you rent office space or work out of your garage? Should you register as a for-profit or a nonprofit business? How should you handle legal issues that come up? What does it mean to be a "Christian" entrepreneur anyway? Drawing from his work as a legal expert and business coach, Brock Shinen combines practical wisdom and a biblical worldview to help Christians turn their dreams and passions into viable businesses.

Dental entrepreneurs often have only part of their vocation mastered: dentistry. Meanwhile, they overlook the accounting and finance principles necessary to thrive as a business leader. The business acumen of a dental entrepreneur is the difference between their success and failure in growing a group of dental practices or becoming a DSO. In DEO’s Financial Secrets to Grow Dental Organizations, Ken Kaufman teaches you the critical finance tools you didn’t learn about in dental school to up your entrepreneurial game.

This book will show you how to write a mini book that will move the needle for you and your business in days… not months. The world has changed, people want shorter content. They want their problems solved in less time… with fewer words. Chris Stanley breaks down the Mini Book Model so you’ll know exactly what to do every step of the way.

An essential handbook for professionals and small business owners. This best seller has become a standard resource for those people looking for guidance on the actual words to use in a persuasive presentation.

No apology is needed for presenting this famous lecture very early in this series for perusal of business students. May we congratulate ourselves and our listeners on the privilege we have of using and studying Mr. Carnegie's words of practical wisdom.

Tax time is the most feared phase of the year for most people. It's a full-time job to keep up with the intricacies of tax law and accounting, but it's not your full-time job. You've got to run a business. The book provides you with the help you need in the time you have so that you can get taxes off the road and get back to work.

Newly updated for 2023! Want to learn how to code in less than a day? This book was designed for absolute beginners – you don’t need any prior experience or knowledge. Written by the Co-Founders of The Tech Academy (learncodinganywhere.com), it serves as a perfect introduction to computer programming for anyone. This book utilizes Small Basic, an educational programming language developed by Microsoft. Learn Coding Basics in Hours with Small Basic is easy and simple, and it can be completed fast. The Tech Academy is a technology school that specializes in coding bootcamps. You can ...