by
Vojak, Bruce A., author.
Call Number
338.642 23ENG20211227
Publication Date
2022
Summary
"As small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) it is common for them to choose to only maintain what they believe to be the safety of maturity attained rather than to opt for a strategy that also includes constant reinvention and renewal. But as Bruce A. Vojak and Walter B. Herbst argue, this path of seemingly least risk and least resistance can be the most detrimental to the company in the long run. The real risk is to not innovate. No-Excuses Innovation makes the case to owners, advisors, executives, and leaders--as well as those in the trenches--of the value of innovation: why it's worthy of investment and what it can do for the health and longevity of a company. This book also details how innovation, and thus reinvention and renewal, can be most effectively and efficiently implemented. With case studies and narrative examples drawn from their time in the industry and the academy, the authors present a valuable strategy guide specific to SMMEs and one of the biggest existential dilemmas they encounter"--
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Tiend, Sophea, author.
Call Number
647.94068 TIE
Publication Date
2019
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Walker, Jeff (Internet entrepreneur), author.
Call Number
658.11 WAL
Publication Date
2014
Summary
This book will build your business -----fast. Whether you've already go a business or you're itching to start one, this is a recipe for getting more traction. Think about it - what if you could launch like Apple or the big Hollywood studios? What if your prospects eagerly counted down the days until they could buy your product? What it you could create such powerful positioning in your market that you all-but-eliminated your competition? And you could do all that no matter how hunble your business or budget? -- Book Cover.
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Hess, Edward D.
Call Number
658.406 23
Publication Date
2012
Summary
Simply put, most entrepreneurial start-ups fail. Those fortunate enough to succeed then face a second, major challenge: how to grow. This book focuses on the key questions an entrepreneur must answer in order to grow a business. Based on extensive research of more than fifty successful growth companies, Grow to Greatness discusses the top ten growth challenges and how to overcome them. Author Edward D. Hess dispels the myth that businesses must grow or die. Growth can create value. But, too much growth too fast outstrips effective processes, controls, or management capacity. Viewing growth as "recurring change," Grow to Greatness lays out a framework for how to approach business development--and how to manage its risks and pace. The book then takes readers through chapters that explore whether the time is right to grow, how to do it, and how to manage the vital reality that growth requires the right leadership, culture, and people. Uniquely, this book aims to prepare readers for the day-to-day reality of growth, offering up the lived experiences of eleven entrepreneurs. Six workshops to assess where readers stand now and a suite of templates that will prove to be useful over time help bring the book's teachings to life. After reading this book, entrepreneurs will have a real understanding of their readiness to grow and place in the growth cycle, as well as a concrete action plan for where to take their businesses next. Many books address how to start a business, but this is a unique, go-to resource for readers who want to learn how to thrive beyond the start-up phase.
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Bierman, Harold.
Call Number
658.001 22
Publication Date
2012
Summary
This unique book brings together thoughts of great men and women, not found elsewhere as a complete set, that hold special interest for managers. The ideas contained within are universal and apply to all aspects of civilization, as such, they are relevant to both work and life. The book also provides prime examples of how influential thinkers use language to effectively convey their arguments and intentions - an arguably invaluable tool for modern managers. It serves as a source of indispensable advice for business professionals and the general public.
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by
Birt, Ian.
Call Number
658.4012 BIR
Publication Date
2010
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Berry, Timothy.
Call Number
658.83 22
Publication Date
2010
Summary
"This book, written by a 30-year veteran in planning, market research, and running a business, shows you how to educate your guesses with real world common sense, to make practical business forecasts, and to use them to manage your business better. While it goes through some of the more sophisticated techniques as well, its focus is on what people really use. The book includes cases, stories, examples, and real experience. Methodologies include customer poll, market share model, chain method, product life cycle, idea adoption, idea contagion, strategic interactive model, moving averages, weighting moving average, exponential smoothing, regression, and correlation. This is a book you'll use to run your business better"--Resource description page.
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0.9008
Call Number
338.19 FIF
Publication Date
2009
Summary
Leading you all the way, the experts at Entrepreneur take you into the flourishing food industry and present you with just the right ingredients for success. Choose from a menu of fresh, low-cost business opportunities, learn essential business basics, grasp industry need-to-knows and so much more! Choose from a diverse list of 55 surefire food-related businesses. Quickly and efficiently get your business up and running for less than 5,000. Master industry mandated standards including food safety, packaging and licensing. Build a marketing plan that captures new and repeat customers.
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by
Lee-Ross, Darren.
Call Number
647.94068 LEE
Publication Date
2009
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Caplan, Suzanne.
Call Number
658.1141
Publication Date
2009
Summary
For those interested in small-business entrepreneurship, this work shows how to get financing given the current economic situation. Caplan also discusses the implications of President Obama's stimulus initiatives for the self-employed.
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by
Lesonsky, Rieva.
Call Number
658.041 LES
Publication Date
2007
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by
Mucha-Aydlott, Julie A.
Call Number
657.2 22
Publication Date
2007 2004
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0.9397
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