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For Nafisa Bakkar (CEO and Forbes Under 30), the secret to building a business from scratch is all about asking—and answering—the right questions. When she started out, Nafisa had an idea, some passion and £50 to spend on her venture. But over the next 12 months, she hustled to find the answer to every problem she faced. Six years later—with no network, no capital and no previous industry knowledge—her business Amaliah is the leading media platform in the UK for Muslim women and works with household names like Lush, Pinterest, Dove and Universal.

In today’s AI-powered world, earning online has never been easier—or smarter. This 2-in-1 guide shows you exactly how to turn ChatGPT and automation tools into passive income streams that run on autopilot. Whether you're a complete beginner or an entrepreneur ready to scale, this book gives you the roadmap to build multiple income sources, streamline your efforts, and achieve true financial freedom—no coding or marketing degree required.

Authors Imran Rashid and Soren Kenner have sparked an international debate by revealing the "mind hacks" Facebook, Apple, Google, and Instagram use to get you and your children hooked on their products. In Offline, they deliver an eye-opening, research-based journey into the world of tech giants, smartphones, social engineering, and subconscious manipulation. This provocative work reveals how digital devices change individuals and communities for better and worse.

Conventional “wisdom” holds that the most successful entrepreneurs in the world are born with a genius for starting companies, experience one lightning-bolt moment of inspiration after another, follow a tried-and-true process to scale to a billion dollars, and attract deep-pocketed investors at every turn.

Unlock the secrets of success with Paul Jamison, celebrated host of the Green Industry Podcast, in "How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business." This guide distills years of industry expertise into actionable strategies that will transform your operation and skyrocket your profits.

The Smart Start Up helps listeners start strong and stay strong in the early phases of growing their businesses, providing fundamental strategies for beating the odds. Tom Hopkins and Omar Periu want listeners to be part of the statistics for businesses that not only succeeded in their first two years, but exceeded their own expectations for success. With this information, listeners will be able to establish a solid foundation on which to build their businesses to the success level of their dreams....

Running a business involves a constant learning curve. And that applies whether you’re a rookie entrepreneur just starting out with a great idea for a new business or a more established small business owner with a quickly growing business that needs to expand. When it comes to running a business, knowing your numbers is one of the most important things you need to know. Without a good grasp of financial terms, you could be operating a glorified hobby and not a real business. Also, financing your business is probably a top concern of yours.

Having a hard time setting and meeting goals for a positive change in life? Maybe it's time to learn habit stacking. Habit stacking teaches you to build on habits and routines that already exist in your daily life. You won't struggle or stress over making significant changes and meeting extreme goals; instead, you'll steadily develop the skills and habits that promote a positive life experience without even thinking about it.

Secrets is a tour de force that combines self-help, how-to, autobiography, and short stories to dig into such topics as entrepreneurship vs. employment, money management vs. money DIY, marketing and the soft sell, vacations and health, the payback for decency, and the virtues of Generous Free Enterprise vs. traditional free enterprise. The author bashes conventional wisdom and introduces new, more dynamic and effective ways to think and act.

The lesson seems so basic. Yet time after time, good companies stumble and lose their stride - just when they were poised for rapid growth. Why? Because their leaders treated hiring as a tedious chore. They posted an ad hoc ad. Took the first person with the right skills. Hired for immediate needs, rather than future flourishing. In Hire Smart from the Start, Dave Carvajal distills lessons gained from 20 years in the trenches, building out and staffing two enormously successful Internet startups and helping firms like Tumblr, and Shutterstock land the talent they need to reach their greatest potential.

Starting a business is exhilarating—until it’s not. With a mix of personal stories, practical advice, and a dash of humor, this book takes you through the highs and lows of launching your own business, sharing hard-earned lessons from real-life successes (and, yes, plenty of failures). Pam, a seasoned entrepreneur who’s started multiple businesses with her husband—some thriving, some not—opens up about the pitfalls of rookie mistakes, failed partnerships, and the importance of loving what you do.

Do you wish you knew how to manage your team better, and get them to commit to your bold vision? The truth is...the majority of managers are simply not very good at goal-setting. (Because they were never taught how to do it properly.) Most corporate goals are never completed on time, and even your highly-educated employees are (usually) not working on essential tasks during the workday. This can be damaging to your career, and can destroy your productivity.

Unleash the power of artificial intelligence and embark on a transformative journey to financial freedom with "Smart Money: Leveraging AI for Financial Freedom." In this groundbreaking guide, discover the key strategies and insights that will redefine your approach to wealth creation in the digital age.

Ready to take your passive income to the fast track? This book will help you: Discover the best vehicle to get started—if you’re just starting out with creating passive income. Choose your next vehicle to diversify your existing passive income portfolio. Safe time, accelerate returns, and avoid mistakes when creating income flows. Passive income is one of those goals many aim for but few accomplish. Why is it so much easier to live paycheck-to-paycheck than to increase our cash flow each month? What can we do differently so we’re guaranteed to achieve our passive income goals?

The only way to secure competitive advantage is to ensure that creative thinking is driving your organization. It will enable workplace satisfaction, boost performance, and encourage new ideas throughout teams. To tackle our uncertain environment - and to win in the world of future business - we all need to get serious about creativity and the potential it can unleash. The authors of Belonging have now written A Year of Creativity, which will make creativity accessible to everyone.

As a solopreneur, you can take control of your life, use your unique talents, and choose the work you love. But avoiding the pitfalls of being your own boss can be a challenge. Money-Smart Solopreneur gives you the essential knowledge, tools, and inspiration you need to live a successful solopreneur life as a full- or part-time freelancer, independent contractor, or side-hustler in the on-demand economy.

Small Step Habits Create Weight Loss Success will guide and teach you small habit techniques for losing weight naturally and making them stick. With easy-to-understand information on your body's energy needs, charts of foods that work against it, and a simple detoxification method, Pure Smart Life shows you exactly how you can make changes without engaging in harmful, fad diets.

In Only Humans Need Apply, Thomas Hayes Davenport and Julia Kirby reframe the conversation about automation, arguing that the future of increased productivity and business success isn't either human or machine. It's both. The key is augmentation, utilizing technology to help humans work better, smarter, and faster. Instead of viewing these machines as competitive interlopers, we can see them as partners and collaborators in creative problem solving as we move into the next era.

In "Make the 10X Leap,” seasoned entrepreneur and business strategist Steve Walsh takes you on a journey into the entrepreneurial mindset and strategies that catapult your business to a new level. Scaling a business doesn’t just happen overnight - it requires a deep understanding of business models, robust planning, and strategic deployment of resources. This is what the 10X Leap is all about. This book is your ultimate guide to overcoming growth barriers, making decisive strategic moves, raising the right capital, and scaling your business tenfold.

Smart Teams will help your team to go beyond personal productivity to enhance team productivity. Building on the concepts presented in Smart Work, which focuses on personal productivity, this audiobook shows you how to turn unproductive team behaviors that create friction into "superproductive" behaviors that promote flow. Productivity is, at its core, a leadership issue - and this audiobook provides practical guidelines that help you build a culture where productivity thrives.