Business Plan

From the New York Times bestselling author of Clear Thinking and Farnam Street founder, Shane Parrish. The second book in the timeless Great Mental Models series. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental...

The author of the New York Times Bestseller THE $100 STARTUP shows how to launch a profitable side hustle in just 27 days. For some people, the thought of quitting their day job to pursue the entrepreneurial life is exhilarating. For many others, it’s terrifying. After all, a stable job that...

Bestselling author Howard Green profiles former Scotiabank CEO Rick Waugh and sketches an unprecedented and up-close picture of what it is like to run a global bank, often during financial chaos, while leading more than 80,000 employees in more than fifty countries. From navigating a violent...

What do you want me to do? This question is the enduring management issue, a perennial problem that Stephen Bungay shows has an old solution that is counter-intuitive and yet highly practical. The Art of Action is a thought-provoking and fresh look at how managers can turn planning into execution, and execution into results.

The subject of “design thinking” is the rage at business schools, throughout corporations, and increasingly in the popular press—due in large part to work of IDEO, a leading design firm, and its celebrated CEO, Tim Brown, who uses this book to show how the techniques and strategies of...

Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You’ll learn: Why...

Best-selling author Chris Guillebeau presents an ideabook featuring 100 stories of regular people launching successful side businesses that almost anyone can do. This unique guide features the startup stories of regular people launching side businesses that almost anyone can do: an urban tour...

Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Are you wondering if it is too late for you to be rich? David Bach has a plan to help you live and finish rich—no matter where you start As a number-one bestseller in its hardcover edition, Start Late, Finish Rich has helped hundreds of thousands of people of...

Overcome the twelve habits holding you back and take your career to new heights with this wise and approachable guide from two business leadership experts. Ready to take the next step in your career . . . but not sure what's holding you back? Read on. Leadership expert Sally Helgesen and...

The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children. Do today’s children lack the flexibility and mental strength they need to cope with life’s challenges in an...

The Retail Start-Up Book provides clear guidance and advice on how to develop a winning retail strategy that seamlessly merges online and offline tactics. Introducing the science of shopping and how to understand customer behaviors and needs, it explores the essential steps of developing a business plan, marketing and promoting a business, and advising on buying and visual merchandising.

In this revolutionary book, a professor of education at Stanford University and acclaimed math educator who has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education, reveals the six keys to unlocking learning potential, based on the latest scientific findings. From the moment we...

Are you good at working with your hands? Do you love creating things? Would you like to start a profitable side hustle, but don’t know where to begin? Maybe you already make and sell your own soap, but you don’t know how to find new customers. No worries: My book, Ultimate Guide to Building a Soap Making Business Empire can give you the knowledge and inspiration to start making and selling your own unique line of handmade soaps.

There’s never been a better time to quit the rat race and start your own business...but where do you start? Are you passionate about pooches but clueless, confused, and crippled with fear when it comes to marketing? I hear you. The pet service sector is booming - but the market is saturated. Competition is everywhere, and it’s increasing every day. The good news is there’s a tried-and-trusted way to stand out and leave that competition behind.

Starting a business is no easy task and figuring out how to package and present your idea can be even harder. You will need time, dedication, investment money, and, most importantly, the ambition to get through the first steps of the process. Luckily, you've already completed one of the most difficult steps: recognizing that a stellar business plan is crucial to the future success of your business. This audiobook provides the tools and techniques that are needed to form a business plan that will have investors begging to give you their money.

Performed by Trevor Moawad with a foreword written and read by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson From a top mental conditioning coach—""the world’s best brain trainer” (Sports Illustrated)—who has transformed the lives and careers of elite athletes, business leaders, and...

So you've already figured out that business intelligence can be pretty valuable in making the right decisions about your business. But you've heard at least a dozen definitions of what it is, and heard of at least that many BI tools. Where do you start? Business Intelligence for Dummies makes BI understandable. It takes you step by step through the technologies and the alphabet soup, so you can choose the right technology and implement a successful BI environment.

Finally, a book that speaks to the heart of small business struggles! Small Business, Big Opportunity is a beacon of hope for entrepreneurs drowning in overwhelm. Beverlee’s expertise shines through as she provides actionable strategies to streamline operations, empower your team, and finally make sense of your numbers.

Can you succeed in business when your strength is more about sensitivity than swagger? If you’re moved by meaning, more than manipulation? In other words: Can you succeed while still being you? Christine Kane is living proof that the answer is yes. Far too many of us have swallowed the notion that business owners have to be a certain way to be successful - strategy-obsessed, data-driven, and relentlessly aggressive.