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The $100 startup : reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love, and create a new future

New York : Crown Business | 2012

In preparing to write this book, the author identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and from that group he’s chosen to focus on the 50 most intriguing[...]

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The $100 startup : reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love, and create a new future

Chris Guillebeau, Author | New York : Crown Business | 2012

In preparing to write this book, the author identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and from that group he’s chosen to focus on the 50 most intriguing[...]

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All in startup : launching a new idea when everything is on the line /

Diana Kander, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2014

"A book for anyone who has started a business, thought about starting a business, or just been close to someone who has, All In Startup introduces the reader to the latest advances in entrepreneurship, including a new understanding of how to lau[...]

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All in startup : launching a new idea when everything is on the line /

Diana Kander, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2014

"A book for anyone who has started a business, thought about starting a business, or just been close to someone who has, All In Startup introduces the reader to the latest advances in entrepreneurship, including a new understanding of how to lau[...]

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Angel : how to invest in technology startups-timeless advice from an angel investor who turned $100,000 into $100,000,000 /

Jason Calacanis, Author | [S.l.] : HarperCollins Publishers | 2017

One of Silicon Valley's most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in startups.

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Becoming the boss : new rules for the next generation of leaders /

Lindsey Pollak, Author | New York (NY) : HarperBusiness | 2014

We are in the midst of a leadership revolution, as power passes from Baby Boomers to Millennials. All grown up, the highly educated Generation Y is moving into executive positions in corporations and government, as well as running their own busi[...]

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Bids, tenders and proposals : winning business through best practice /

Harold Lewis, Author | [S.l.] : Kogan Page | 2012

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Bids, tenders and proposals : winning business through best practice /

Harold Lewis, Author | [S.l.] : Kogan Page | 2015

Bids Tenders and Proposals is a practical guide to winning contracts and funding through competitive bids, proposals and tenders. Written in a clear, accessible style using examples and checklists from real-life winning bids and tenders, this bo[...]

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Burn the business plan : what great entrepreneurs really do

Carl J. Schramm, Author | [S.l.] : Simon & Schuster | 2017

Burn the Business Plan tells stories of successful entrepreneurs in a variety of fields. It shows how knowledge, passion, determination, and a willingness to experiment and innovate are vastly more important than financial skill. This is an impo[...]

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Business ethics : managing corporate citizenship and sustainability in the age of globalization /

Andrew Crane, Author ; Dirk Matten, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2010

The third edition of this book introduces business ethics concepts, tools and theories, then applies them to key stakeholder groups. It takes a global approach in a market dominated by US texts. The accessible style and thorough pedagogy ensure [...]

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Business plan workbook : the definitive guide to researching, writing up and presenting a winning plan

Colin Barrow ; Paul Barrow ; netLibrary, Inc. ; Robert A. Brown | [S.l.] : Kogan Page | 2008

This book is in electronic format.

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Business and sustainability

Mickhael Blowfield, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2013

The author adopts a mix of practitioner and theoretical perspectives and offers an insightful review of the subject across three core areas: the global business context, business management and ownership, and the external environment. Each of th[...]

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Cases on technology innovation : entrepreneurial successes and pitfalls /

S. Ann Becker, Author ; Robert E. Niebuhr, Author | Hershey, PA : Business Science Reference | 2010

This book presents cases on theory, research, and practice in the areas of technology transfer, innovation, and commercialization, offering illustrations and examples of entrepreneurial successes and pitfalls in university, industry, government,[...]

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Collective genius : the art and practice of leading innovation /

Linda A. Hill | Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press | 2014

What is the relationship between leadership and innovation? How can some companies innovate again and again--continuously producing products and services that customers want--while most other firms cannot? How do you unleash consistent creativit[...]

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Commercialization of innovative technologies : bringing good ideas to the marketplace

C. J. Touhill ; Gregory J. Touhill ; American Institute of Chemical Engineers. ; Thomas A. O'Riordan | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2008

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Conquering global markets : secrets from the world's most successful multinationals /

Nancy Hubbard, Author | [S.l.] : Palgrave Macmillan | 2013

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Creating good work : the world's leading social entrepreneurs show how to build a healthy economy

Ron Schultz, Author | [S.l.] : Palgrave Macmillan | 2013

A rich guide book that recounts the stories of some of the most successful social entrepreneurial programs operating today, with real life examples of how they overcame both physical and societal barriers to create a lasting impact on the wo[...]

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Creativity, Inc. : overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration /

Edwin E. Catmull, Author ; Amy Wallace, Author | Toronto : Random House Canada | 2014

"Creativity, Inc. is a book for managers who want to lead their employees to new heights, a manual for anyone who strives for originality, and the first-ever, all-access trip into the nerve center of Pixar Animation--into the meetings, postmorte[...]

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The crowdfunding handbook : raise money for your small business or start-up with equity funding portals /

Clifford R. Ennico, Author | Saranac Lake (United States) : American Management Association (AMACOM) | 2016

In 'The Crowdfunding Handbook', Cliff Ennico explains the JOBS Act and translates the regulations into a clear set of do's and don'ts for entrepreneurs and small-business owners looking to get in early - and do things right. Need help pricing y[...]

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The economics of innovation : an introduction

Peter G. M. Swann | [S.l.] : Edward Elgar Publishing | 2009

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Entrepreneurship for scientists and engineers

Allen, Kathleen, Author | [S.l.] : Pearson Prentice Hall | Entrepreneurship Series | 2010

For science and engineering students at both the graduate and undergraduate level who are considering entrepreneurship as a career path. Essential business lessons for turning today’s scientists and engineers into entrepreneurs in new technolog[...]

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What every engineer should know about starting a high-tech business venture

Eric Koester, Author | [S.l.] : Marcel Dekker Inc. | What every engineer should know | 2009

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The everything store : Jeff Bezos and the age of Amazon /

Brad Stone, Author | [S.l.] : Bantam Press | 2013

This book is the definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Compared to tech's other elite innovators -- Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg -- Bezos is a private man.[...]

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Global clusters of innovation : entrepreneurial engines of economic growth around the world /

Jerome S. Engel, Editor | [S.l.] : Edward Elgar Publishing | 2014

In the geography of the global economy, there are known 'hot spots' where new technologies germinate at an astounding rate and pools of capital, expertise and talent foster the development of new industries and new ways of doing business. These [...]

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Global innovation science handbook

Praveen Gupta, Editor ; Brett E. Trusko, Editor | [S.l.] : McGraw-Hill Companies | 2014

"Global Innovation Science Handbook" presents a proven approach for understanding and implementing innovation in any industry. The book covers: covers: " Preparing for innovation--establishing a framework and creating a culture for innovation Ke[...]

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Global marketing management : changes, new challenges, and strategies /

Kiefer Lee, Author ; S. Carter, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2012

Includes index.

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Global perspectives on technology transfer and commercialization : building innovative ecosystems

John S. Butler, Author ; David V. Gibson, Author | [S.l.] : Edward Elgar Publishing | 2011

Technology transfer is a dynamic area of study that examines traditional topics such as intellectual property management, the management of risk, market identification, the role of public and private labs, and the role of universities.

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A guide to open innovation and crowdsourcing : expert tips and advice /

Paul Sloane, Author | [S.l.] : Kogan Page | 2011

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The hard thing about hard things : building a business when there are no easy answers

Ben Horowitz, Author | [S.l.] : Harper Business | 2014

"Horowitz tends to dispense management advice in a kind of one-two punch. First comes the self-deprecating quip about mismanagement and misery, delivered with a knowing grin and capped with a two-beat chuckle. But soon the smile will vanish, and[...]

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High tech start-up : the complete handbook for creating successful new high tech companies

John L. Nesheim, Author | New York : Free Press | 2000

This revised and updated edition of Nesheim's underground Silicon Valley bestseller incorporates twenty-three case studies of successful start-ups, including tables of wealth showing how much money founders and investors realized from each ventu[...]

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