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This title unwraps the life of Marie Callender's founder Marie Callender! Readers will follow Callender's journey from her early work as a baker in a deli to establishing a nation-wide chain of restaurants with her husband and son. A timeline, fast facts, infographics, a glossary, an index and historical and color photos supplement easy-to-read text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint...
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Chip Gaines is well known as a TV star (HGTV's Fixer Upper), renovation expert, husband to Joanna, and father of 4 in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most...
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If you study the lives of the most successful people around you; these people without fail apply the principle of leverage and use it to maximum effect in their life. Without applying some kind of leverage there is no possibility of creating accelerated wealth. Bestselling author Praveen Kumar in this book explains how you can create massive wealth in quick time by simply understanding and mastering the principle of leverage. Correct application of...
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Andrew Yang, the founder of Venture for America, offers a unique solution to our country's economic and social problems-our smart people should be building things. Smart People Should Build Things offers a stark picture of the current culture and a revolutionary model that will redirect a generation of ambitious young people to the critical job of innovating and building new businesses. As the Founder and CEO of Venture for America, Andrew Yang places...
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Brand development and direct marketing expert, Craig Wilson, argues for the responsibility of consumers and the companies they spend money with. It is only through the power of the consumer, and the dedication of businesses to creating responsible and sustainable products, that we will be able to combat the draining of resources and the chemicals behind global warming and air and water pollution. Craig Wilson's The Compass and the Nail lays out a...
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The entrepreneurial journey is lonely-especially if you're looking to start a business in Latin America, where opportunities are ripe but resources are scarce. Brian Requarth is well acquainted with the challenges unique to this part of the world, having grown Viva Real from two people to over 500 employees, and tens of millions in dollars of revenue.
Now, Brian wants to help demystify the obstacles you'll face, teach what you won't learn in business...
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As an innovator in a large company working hard to drive growth and deliver products consumers love, your size is an advantage-one that you can leverage for incredible results.
But when it comes to innovation, you can't rely on big-company strength alone. Between your company's capabilities and the entrepreneurial ethos underscoring every successful startup lies the sweet spot for disruptive innovation, and the key to unlocking exponential growth.
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With advice from Daymond John, Bobbi Brown, Mark Cuban, Sallie Krawcheck, Max Levchin, Alexa von Tobel, and other successful early stage startup investors, Inc. magazine shows you how to attract and wisely apply your firm's first precious sources of cash.
Bootstrapping, crowdfunding, VCs, payroll, profits-money makes your business boom. But mess up your finances, and the venture can go bust.It's time to get smart. Let the experts at Inc. guide you...
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Should you take the time to visit customers and suppliers in person? Absolutely. Who makes the best accountant? A pessimist. What do you do with a good employee who is a jerk? Fire him! Whether you are a young company that's just starting out or a mature business looking to grow, Bob Pritchett's hands-on advice and practical examples are a must-read for every manager, business owner, and entrepreneur. Inside this book, you will not find Thirteen Incontrovertible...
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Two-time heavyweight champion of the world and record-busting businessman George Foreman has spent his career challenging prevailing conceptions of success and achievement. In this book, he's stepping into the ring as a coach to teach entrepreneurs the knockout business secrets that lead to extraordinary levels of success. You'll learn how to focus on smart growth, fearlessly seize opportunities, and build an organization of significance. Knockout...
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The startup playbook for partnering with big business
Corporations are desperate to overhaul their culture and the perception that they are giant, bureaucratic dinosaurs too slow to react in a rapidly changing business landscape. Many are trying to be more innovative and agile, like a startup. One easy way to achieve this goal is through partnering with or acquiring a startup. Corporate venture capital (CVC) now makes up 25 percent (~$18 billion)...
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Avoid the speed trap! Discover how changemakers can find lasting solutions to urgent social problems through a proven 5-step process for listening thoughtfully, building broad support, and exploring unconventional options.
Society celebrates leaders who promise fast, easy solutions to the world's problems-but quick fixes are just mirages that fade, leaving us with the same broken systems. The truth is, effective social change happens through slow,...
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Entrepreneurs are the heartbeat of America's economy!
Today, more businesses - sometimes referred to as side hustles - are popping up than ever before. The secret is out, the best opportunity to obtain financial freedom is through entrepreneurship.
Millions of courageous men and women leave the comfortable, predictable salaries to stake their claim on their futures. It's almost like the days of the Gold Rush, when droves of people traveled west...
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Before you sell your company, even the odds.
While a successful entrepreneur may exit a handful of companies in their lifetime, large buyers close deals all the time. Without decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, founders don't have the tools they need to get the best results for themselves, their teams, or the new parent company.
Through dozens of interviews with M&A leaders at the biggest Silicon Valley acquirers-as well as attorneys,...
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The Modern Mughal Mentality transforms hardships and difficulties into success stories by introducing the Jugaad Management Principle Business Model, which can be applied to any business, anywhere. For the purpose of this book, the term Jugaad will be defined as "obtaining your objectives by maximizing resources through thinking out of the box." Following this new business model will inspire all types of companies around the world, no matter how big...
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Go behind-the-scenes and learn the struggles De'Shaun endured that led her to start her company, Dare Hair. You see the success, but to truly appreciate what she's built, you need to understand how it started. In this book, you'll learn how much it cost De'Shaun to start her hair care company and the challenges she faced while building it to what it is today.
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Want to Start Your Own Business? Growing a Business? Let Jack Fecker Be Your Mentor in Creating Profitability! Procrastinating on starting a new business? Struggling to expand your business? Give yourself one of the most creative mentors in the marketplace today ~ Jack Fecker. The tools and ideas contained in these pages have been proven market-tested tough during Jack's startup of more than 20 businesses, and in speaking to, coaching, and mentoring...
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Get the Summary of Seth Godin's Linchpin in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: Few authors have had the kind of lasting impact and global reach that Seth Godin has had. In a series of now-classic books that have been translated into 36 languages and reached millions of readers around the world, he has taught generations of readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas....
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If you have a valuable idea and want make the leap from there to billionaire, let the Larry and Barry guide you through this difficult process -- from business-building to profit-making. These two characters will keep you entertained while offering priceless advice on: Clarifying your idea and determining valueTurning a vision into a businessFinancingStarting your businessStaffing - needs versus wantsNetworking Attracting partners Maintaining cash...
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Because many startup founders do not have, much time to read extensively, this book is deliberately short and as practical as possible. It offers a very simple framework, the 8-step SLAM process (The VALIDATION checklist) in the first half of the book and the 8-step GRAND process (the EXECUTION checklist) in the second half. These processes are designed to help ideators and entrepreneurs think about the viability of their startup in a highly structured...
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