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Start-up survival : tacticals van 50 topondernemers
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ISBN: 9789401450447 9401450447 Year: 2018 Publisher: Tielt Lannoo

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De ultieme praktijkgids voor startende ondernemers met ambitieHoe kun je je start-up laten groeien ?Hoe zet je je product in de markt ?Hoe kun je investeerders overtuigen om mee te stappen in je start-upverhaal ?Als startende ondernemer is het niet eenvoudig om van je unieke droom een succes te maken. De eerste jaren krijg je te maken met veel onzekerheden. Het is vaak schipperen tussen klanten, je eigen team, de financiële balans en je privéleven.Start-up survival loodst je door de vier cruciale fasen van oprichting, de markt betreden, groeien met of zonder investeerders en ten slotte de vraag of je je bedrijf verkoopt of verder blijft groeien. Vijftig topondernemers en -investeerders delen zowel hun successen als valkuilen voor de startende ondernemer.Dit boek koppelt waardevolle inzichten aan best practices. Aan de hand van veelgestelde vragen en do's-and-don'ts biedt het concrete handvatten in elke fase van je onderneming.Bron : http://www.lannoo.be


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Sustainability Challenges and Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid : Business, Technology and the Poor
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ISBN: 1906093113 1909493775 1351279882 1351279874 9781909493773 9781351279888 9781906093112 9781351279871 1351279866 Year: 2017 Publisher: London : Taylor and Francis,

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"Around the turn of the millennium it had become painfully evident that development aid, charity or "global business-as-usual" were not going to be the mechanisms to alleviate global poverty. Today, there is little dispute that poverty remains the most pressing global problem calling for innovative solutions. One recent strategy is the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) concept developed by Prahalad and Hart, which relies on entrepreneurial activity tapping into the previously ignored markets of the economically most disadvantaged. It is a process requiring innovations in several disciplines: technological, social and business. This book covers a number of areas. First, much of the current BoP discussion emphasises targeting products to the needs of the poor. But do we actually know what the real needs of the poor are? This book takes a bottom-up human-centred approach and examines examples that truly engage the poor in BoP product and service development. What types of needs assessment methodologies are indicated considering the cultural differences in BoP countries? Are the existing methodologies adequate? Do they need to be redefined and redeveloped?Second, the book considers how we can balance poverty alleviation and stimulate economic growth without stressing the ecosystem. Tragically, the poor are hardest hit by the adverse effects of environmental deterioration such as water shortages, climate change or the destruction of habitats. While the economic welfare of the poor is critical, the BoP approach must balance its inherent paradox of encouraging greater consumption while avoiding further pressures on environmental sustainability. The link between the BoP approach and sustainable development is a key feature of this book. Third, it looks at innovation and asks what kinds of"bottom-up" innovation (open source, technological, social and business) support BoP initiatives (and sustainable development)?Fourth, the book deals with the relationship between development assistance and BoP. Is a BoP strategy the antithesis to development aid or can these two co-exist or even complement each other?Finally, the book raises questions about the relationship between corporate responsibility and BoP. Is BoP a new form of corporate neo-colonialism or a new form of corporate responsibility?Although the BoP concept has unleashed an extensive and generally enthusiastic response from academics, businesses, NGOs and governments, the knowledge domain around this concept is still in the early stages of development. This book addresses that need with a focus on the needs of the end-users - the poor - as a starting point for BoP products and innovations. With contributions from both supporters and critics, it provides a treasure trove of global knowledge on how the concept has developed, what its successes and failures have been and what promise it holds as a long-term strategy for alleviating poverty and tackling global sustainability."--Provided by publisher.


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Hustle and Gig : Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy
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ISBN: 9780520300569 0520300564 9780520300552 0520300556 0520971892 9780520971899 Year: 2019 Publisher: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press,

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Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the sharing economy, a nebulous collection of online platforms and apps that promise to transcend capitalism. Supporters argue that the gig economy will reverse economic inequality, enhance worker rights, and bring entrepreneurship to the masses. But does it? In Hustle and Gig, Alexandrea J. Ravenelle shares the personal stories of nearly eighty predominantly millennial workers from Airbnb, Uber, TaskRabbit, and Kitchensurfing. Their stories underline the volatility of working in the gig economy: the autonomy these young workers expected has been usurped by the need to maintain algorithm-approved acceptance and response rates. The sharing economy upends generations of workplace protections such as worker safety; workplace protections around discrimination and sexual harassment; the right to unionize; and the right to redress for injuries. Discerning three types of gig economy workers-Success Stories, who have used the gig economy to create the life they want; Strugglers, who can't make ends meet; and Strivers, who have stable jobs and use the sharing economy for extra cash-Ravenelle examines the costs, benefits, and societal impact of this new economic movement. Poignant and evocative, Hustle and Gig exposes how the gig economy is the millennial's version of minimum-wage precarious work.

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