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Tested principles for transforming an idea into a fully operational company Startup Weekend-the organization behind 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and create startups-has spawned both a global initiative in entrepreneurship as well as numerous successful startups. Startup Weekend, the book, contains best practices, lessons learned, and empowering examples derived from the organization's experiences for individuals and small organizations to follow as they launch businesses.

New business enterprises. --- Entrepreneurship.

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Many of us have at some time toyed with the idea of starting our own businesses or becoming self-employed. There are many positive aspects to being your own boss: you choose the hours you want to work, but it can be daunting, and many of us ditch the dream in favor of the easy yet dreary life, which is why this book is here to help. We've thumbed through classic ideas on work and entrepreneurship and placed them in the context of twenty-first century business. The perils of running a company are not new and as far back as the eighteenth century writers such as Benjamin Franklin were advising folk on the best ways to profit from work. If you follow all the ideas in this book before long you may find that work becomes something you can choose to do rather than something you have to do. Now, wouldn't that be nice? Run your own business brings together some of the greatest ideas on entrepreneurship from four best selling books: Napoleon Hill's Think and grow rich; Benjamin Franklin's The way to wealth; George S.Clason's The richest man in Babylon. These self help classics have inspired generations of readers with simple and effective ideas that continue to resonate today. The wise lessons from these books have been interpreted here using twenty-first century case studies and modern business finance examples. These 50 short, entertaining chapters, which include practical tips and inspiring quotes, are sure to help you set up and run a successful business.

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"A refreshingly simple, easy-to-read guide to getting started in business If you've ever dreamed of starting your own business, this book will give you the information, inspiration, and reassurance you need to get started. It encourages budding entrepreneurs to take the leap into the dark, while shining a bright light on the first six months of a successful start-up. It breaks down what appears to be an Everest-size challenge into a series of small hills for you to conquer. Written by successful entrepreneur Jeremy Harbour, Go Do! argues that the skills and tactics of successful entrepreneurship can't be learnt except by doing. So this book offers the guidance and the confidence you need to just go do it"-- "In this straight talking, hugely inspiring book Jeremy Harbour explodes these myths, proving that while failure is always a possibility, there's no better time to confront your fears, plan for success, and get started"--

New business enterprises --- Entrepreneurship. --- Management.

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A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurship combines well-researched understanding of entrepreneurship issues with practical guidance in the form of case studies, exercises, advice and tips. An academic version of the bestseller Starting a Successful Business, it's ideal for teaching undergraduates, postgraduates and MBA students, offering a solid learning experience and a contemporary overview of the subject. It will also appeal to students who are looking for a supplementary text or indeed anyone who is thinking of starting their own business. It includes a section on generating and screening idea

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Women-owned business enterprises --- New business enterprises