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Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 254 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"How did Ron Shaich, the visionary founder of Panera Bread, build a little bakery in St. Louis into 2,400 restaurants with 6 billion dollars in revenue and annual returns of 25 percent, outperforming Starbucks, Chipotle, and all others? By seeing the future and clearing a path to it, leading and innovating from the future back. Now, Shaich shares his story, starting with its humble entrepreneurial beginnings: the college-campus convenience store he...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
324 pages, 16 pages of plates ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"More than an honest portrait of a leader at a crossroads, Play Nice But Win is a survival story proving that while anyone with technological insight and entrepreneurial zeal might build something great-it takes a leader to build something that lasts"--
3) A brief history of entrepreneurship: the pioneers, profiteers, and racketeers who shaped our world
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
vi, 243 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Through engaging vignettes, A Brief History of Entrepreneurship charts how the pursuit of profit by private individuals has been a prime mover in revolutionizing civilization. Entrepreneurs often butt up against processes, technologies, social conventions, and even laws. So, they circumvent, innovate, and violate to obtain what they want. This creative destruction has brought about overland and overseas trade, colonization, and a host of revolutionary...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents five key strategies responsible for the breakout growth of the most successful social startups: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and telling compelling stories.
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 266 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Entrepreneur Christiane Lemieux offers a guidebook to the new rules of entrepreneurialism and teaches young founders how to get ahead with profiles from successful entrepreneurs such as Leslie Blodgett at Bare Minerals, Justin Woolverton at Halo Top and Robert Wang at Instant Pot"--
6) Witch please
Author
Series
Fix-it witches volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Danica Waterhouse is a fully modern witch. After a messy breakup, she makes a pact with her cousin: they'll keep their hearts protected and have fun, without involving the overly opinionated Waterhouse matriarchs. No need to add criticism on top of heartache! Titus Winnaker has family trouble of his own. After a tragic loss, all he's got is his sister, his bakery-Sugar Daddy's-and a romantic curse that's left him doomed to be alone. Until he meets...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Blake Mycoskie tells the story of TOMS, one of the fastest-growing shoe companies in the world, and combines it with lessons learned from such other innovative organizations as method, charity, water, FEED Projects, and TerraCycle. Blake presents the six simple keys for creating or transforming your own life and business, from discovering your core story to being resourceful without resources; from overcoming fear and doubt to incorporating giving...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xv, 331 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"More than 600,000 new businesses are launched each year. How can a startup find the funding it needs to survive? When, if at all, should a company go public? How does an entrepreneur build and manage a work place--and create a lasting legacy? Maynard Webb has helped found, fund, and grow dozens of successful companies, and has driven strategic change at Salesforce, eBay, Everwise, and Visa, among other worldwide corporations. Known for offering savvy...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xv, 220 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The promise of entrepreneurship is to create a lifestyle of freedom--but the pursuit often leads to a time-bankrupt life. If you're an overworked employee who's done with the 9-to-5, a serial entrepreneur who has yet to realize the American dream, or a burned-out side hustle owner who's tired of the grind, this book was written for you. Passive income expert Brian Page will guide you step-by-step through 38 bite-size chapters that will teach you...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains entrepreneurship--identifying a problem and developing creative solutions. It provides examples (including kid-run businesses) from different fields and includes steps young readers can follow in starting a new business.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 272 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Successful serial entrepreneur and Guest Shark on Shark Tank Matt Higgins shows you how to conquer your fears and reach new heights by "burning your boats"-throw away your Plan B, removing any chance for an exit, and you have no choice but to win"--
Author
Series
Fifty shades trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview the young, enigmatic entrepreneur Christian Grey she encounters a man who is brilliant, beautiful, and deeply flawed. Lured by her looks, stung by her wit, and challenged by her independent spirit, Grey is determined to make Ana his sexual possession -- and what Grey wants he gets. But can their relationship ever go deeper than that? Will Ana ever penetrate Grey's cold armour, and if she does,...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiv, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"25 Steps to Found and Scale a High-Growth Business The Startup Checklist is the entrepreneur's essential companion. While most entrepreneurship books focus on strategy, this invaluable guide provides the concrete steps that will get your new business off to a strong start. You'll learn the ins and outs of startup execution, management, legal issues, and practical processes throughout the launch and growth phases, and how to avoid the critical missteps...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on in-depth interviews with more than 200 leading entrepreneurs, [including the founders of LinkedIn, Chipotle, eBay, Under Armour, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, Spanx, Airbnb, PayPal, JetBlue, Gilt Group, Theranos, and Dropbox], a business executive and senior fellow at [the Harvard Kennedy School] identifies the six essential disciplines needed to transform your ideas into real-world successes, whether you're an innovative manager or an aspiring...
Author
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Torrey House Press edition.
Physical Desc
159 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This guide gives prospective microfarmers the dirt on realistic essentials for turning a garden into a money-making enterprise. The author advises on such basics as business plans and sales techniques; profiles a range of actual working microfarms, from flowers to killer bees; and relates stories from his own microfarming.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by Brown University's beloved course?The Entrepreneurial Process?Danny Warshay's See, Solve, Scale is a proven and paradigm-shifting method to unlocking the power of entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurial Process, one of Brown University's highest-rated courses, has empowered thousands of students to start their own ventures. You might assume these ventures started because the founders were born entrepreneurs. You might assume that these...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xvi, 302 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on the highly acclaimed NPR podcast, How I Built This with Guy Raz, this book offers priceless insights and inspiration from the world's top entrepreneurs on how to start, launch, and build a successful venture"--
Raz has interviewed highly successful entrepreneurs, and here he shares tips for every entrepreneur's journey. From the early days of formulating your idea, to raising money and recruiting employees, to fending off competitors, to...
19) Entrepreneurship
Author
Series
Student handbook to economics volume V
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
143 p. : col. ill., charts, col. ports., col. photos. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sharing her own adventures in entrepreneurship, the owner of Slice Perfect, a farm-to-table pizzeria in New York City, who has become an angel investor for other promising start-ups, offers advice to help aspiring entrepreneurs make their own dream a reality.
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