Social Entrepreneurship

Like a lot of people, Chris Wilson didn’t have an easy start in life. But, unlike many, he has managed to overcome severe setbacks to achieve a life defined by material success and personal meaning. How did he do it? When he committed a fatal crime at the age of 17 and received a devastating prison sentence, incarceration became the unexpected trigger that set Wilson off on a journey of self-improvement - reading, working out, learning languages, and starting a business. Creating a Master Plan for the life he wanted, he worked though it step-by-step to transform his reality.

In a market dominated by conglomerates, competition between small businesses is at its peak. Branding is a way for a business to make it to the top, plus improve its operations. It’s all right if you suddenly feel overwhelmed by the almost infinite branding techniques available. Fortunately for you, this audiobook is here to set the record straight for branding.

Online social networks marketing utilizes collaborative approaches to communicate, introduce, and advertise products, enhance sales, get feedback, develop items or business image, foster public relations, and harness client support. The expense is minimal as compared to routine marketing and item promo projects on the radio, TV, and print mediums. Company existence utilizing this type of marketing will be worldwide.

The history-making development of the Chinese economy has entered a new phase: China is moving aggressively from a strategy of imitation to one of innovation. Driven both by domestic needs and by global ambition, China is establishing itself at the forefront of technological innovation. Western businesses need to prepare for a tidal wave of innovation from China that is about to hit Western markets, and Chinese businesses need to understand the critical importance of innovation in their future.

Eager to change the world? Learn how you can have a greater social impact through your everyday purchases. Covering topics that range from why not all factories are evil, to how our morning coffee can be the easiest way for us to use our purchasing power for good, Buy the Change You Want to See makes us better-informed consumers.

It’s true that the very nature of business has changed drastically over the last few decades. Going into business with the same model as you those used as recently as the year 2010 is a completely different ball game when compared to 2022. So, how can you set up your business to make you the most money possible, whilst also losing the least money possible on inventory and brick-and-mortar warehouse spaces?

Discover the ultimate guide to building a profitable, home-based business with Home-Based Business Blueprint. If you're ready to take control of your financial future and create a reliable income stream from the comfort of your own home, this audiobook is exactly what you need. Forget about expensive startup costs, long commutes, and corporate red tape—this guide empowers you to take charge of your income and build a business that works for you.

Crowdfunding for Social Good is both practical and inspiring, featuring the stories of real people who have successfully raised big money using crowdfunding and practical advice to help you do the same. Crowdfunding is the newest way for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs to raise money for their causes, projects and companies. By reading this book, you can join the thousands who have successfully raised money to change the world. Learn how to organize your friends, colleagues and volunteers to help you raise big money. Gain insight into creating a video that will help you spread your ...

Unfiltered: How to Be as Happy as You Look on Social Media is for anyone who needs to be reminded that we're all a work in progress, no matter what judgments we make when measuring our lives against what others share online. In her debut book, award-winning journalist and sought-after speaker Jessica Abo addresses the relationship between our psychology and technology and how we can take back our happiness IRL (in real life) without falling into the compare-and-despair trap.

Business journalist Robert Spector grew up working in his family's butcher shop in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where he learned invaluable lessons about the independent retail business sand about life. Mom & pop stores have always brought people together, fostering a sense of neighborhood identity and camaraderie, and are the glue that connects people in big cities and small towns alike.

Who volunteers? Why? What are you willing to do? This title presents the hilarious, heartwarming adventures of a volunteering cynic. Do the feel-good rewards commensurate with the time and effort involved? When Seb Hunter accidentally picks up the phone to a charity Fundraiser one day, he faces a moment of reckoning. It isn't so much that he lacks a social conscience; but he can no longer assuage it by buying the odd copy of the Big Issue and eating Fairtrade chocolate.

We all want to have our message heard. In Bang! Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval tell us how. They and their talented colleagues are the brains behind a host of memorable and highly successful ads, from the enormously successful AFLAC duck to the irresistibly sentimental "Kodak moment" to Herbal Essences' outrageous "Totally Organic Experience." Kaplan Thaler and Koval offer savvy advice and proven strategies for getting out a loud, clear, attention-grabbing message about any product or service.

Meet the women who haven’t asked for permission from Silicon Valley to chase their dreams. Geek Girl Rising isn’t about the famous tech trailblazers you already know, like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer. Instead, veteran journalists Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens introduce listeners to the fearless female entrepreneurs and technologists fighting at the grassroots level for an ownership stake in the revolution that’s changing the way we live, work and connect to each other.

Este libro te servirá para aprender a relacionarte con personas de otro nivel y que te puedan aportar valor a tus proyectos. Aprenderás a tener una mentalidad de éxito y poder crear una red de contactos millonarios.

“But I hate the sound of my voice.” Those are usually the first words new podcasters tell me. Their confidence is shaken. They think they don’t have what it takes. Their mind has misled them to believe they should be amazing the first time they sit down in front of the mic. You thought you were supposed to be good right out of the gate? Oh, no. We’re all terrible in the beginning! And guess what...you can’t change the sound of your voice. So, let’s fill it with confidence, instead?

Your brand is the stories people share about you when you're not in the room, and it's these brand stories that determine if people buy from you, employ you, work for you, or invest in you. When the stakes are that high, wouldn't you want to take control of it? In Magnetic Stories, business storytelling expert Gabrielle Dolan reveals how you, too, can create and share stories that stick.

Have you ever known someone who can instantly connect with anyone? Having the ability to start and hold conversations with ease, no matter who this person meets, he or she manages to create a sense of trust and understanding within a matter of minutes. We can intuitively believe that this is a natural gift - either you can build rapport like this, or you can't. However, this isn't correct: developing rapport is a skill that anyone can learn and use.

In this third and completely revised edition of his classic book, bestselling author and college educator Mark Schaefer explains why many marketers are "sleepwalking" through the social media world because they haven't kept up with new consumer trends. Schaefer untangles the world's least understood business practices in his easy-to-understand personal style.

It is no secret that social media is massive and the influence that it has over people is just as large. If you want to expand your business rapidly and develop new channels of income for your brand, you need to get on social media and start using it in alignment with the marketing trends that are currently dominant, as well as the ones that will rise in 2019. If you are ready to discover how to use social media in 2019 and build a massive, influential presence for your brand online, then this book is for you!

Reddit hails itself as 'the front page of the Internet'. It's the sixth most-visited website in the world -- and yet, millions have no idea what it is. They should be paying attention. We Are the Nerds takes listeners inside this captivating, maddening enterprise, whose army of obsessed users have been credited with everything from solving crimes and spurring millions in charitable donations to seeding alt-right fury and even landing Donald Trump in the White House.