books about: employed     books:       Working Alone32 reviews Murray Felsher Berkley Trade, 1994 Outstanding, for a start... I am a consultant, working by myself (president and chief bottle-washer) out of my home in suburban Baltimore. I've heard good things about this book, but was unable to locate a copy until last week. I was finally able to get a (used) copy of Working Alone, and having read it and believed it thoroughly, it has earned an honored spot atop my desk, and will remain there indefinitely. This is a ...             Duct Tape Marketing: The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide30 reviews John Jantsch Thomas Nelson, 2007 Stop Working With Jerks! "When I talk to groups of small business owners at workshops," writes John Jantsch, "I will often make the statement that when you properly target your clients, you will discover that you no longer have to work with jerks." It's all about identifying, defining and focusing on your ideal client. Peter Drucker preached the big picture: focus on your primary customer. Now Jantsch helps you zero ...             I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home25 reviews Kristie Tamsevicius Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, 2003 Packed with Helpful Ideas Kriste's passion for helping work-at-home moms is evident in all that she does and this book is no exception. She walks her talk in supporting work-at-home moms- she was kind enough to grant me an interview to put in my e-book "A Mother's Dream: Finding Fulfillment in Your Home Business". Any mother interested in balancing working from home with motherhood should get this book.             The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide for Running a Graphic Design or Communications Business20 reviews Cameron S. Foote W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Foote's books address different business models According to the author's website at http://www.creativebusiness.com/books.lasso The Business Side of Creativity addresses freelancing and the basics of pricing, selling, and running a SMALL design or marketing communications business. The Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business focuses on the management of a MULTIPERSON organization. The website gives a summary on the ...             Growing a Business38 reviews Paul Hawken Simon & Schuster, 1988 Business is about practice 1. Tire of spending too much time looking for natural foods, Hawken starts Boston's first natural food store. In the first year, the company was grossing $300 and it was fun. "As the years rolled by, the company made money, lost it, hired hundreds of employees, bought railroad cars, opened stores and warehouses on both coasts, set up wholesale and manufacturing facilities, flirted with ...             Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack30 reviews Donna Fenn Collins Business, 2007 Be the Lead Dog! I really like the concept behind ALPHA DOGS: HOW YOUR SMALL BUSINESS CAN BECOME A LEADER OF THE PACK by Donna Fenn. So how is the concept different than any other book? Fenn combines the strategies she is promoting with small business profiles of companies that exemplify those very strategies. For example, chapter three "Convert Your Employees Into True Believers" profiles the Dorothy Lane ...             Start & Run a Copywriting Business22 reviews Steve Slaunwhite Self-Counsel Press, 2005 The best I've read! I've read quite a few books on writing over the years, but I have found this to be one of the best I've read yet for freelance copywriting. It's full of great information and he even gives you details on how to complete many different projects. The cd it comes with is also a great benefit. I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in freelance copywriting or writing. Well worth the ...             Street Smart Franchising22 reviews Joe Mathews, Don DeBolt, ... Entrepreneur Press, 2006 Good choice This book was easy to read, but made it clear the process of being approved for a franchise and looking for an appropriate franchise. THe book put the process into perspective and helped me from becoming overwhelm with the amount of information.             Spare Room Tycoon: The Seventy Lessons of Sane Self-Employment28 reviews James Chan Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2000 Best Book Ever for the Self-Employed! Quite simply, this book is loaded with everyday wisdom for those of us who run a small business. I've been drawing inspiration from Mr. Chan's book for over seven years now & recently sent the author a long overdue thank you note. He responded in kind... Dear Mr. Wilson: Your note on my book, Spare Room Tycoon, is a very welcome Christmas gift for me. Thank you! The book is now ...             How Small Business Trades Worldwide: Your Guide to Starting or Expanding a Small Business International Trade ...30 reviews John Spiers Seattle Teachers College Press, 2001 A must read!! This book takes a very realistic approach from someone who has lived the ins and outs of importing. The book is easy to read, offers orignal perspectives, and is a must read for anyone who is considering a distribution business!             Employed for Life!: An Insider's Secrets for Guaranteed Employment in Our Permanently Changed Workplace13 reviews P. Anthony Burnham Select Books (NY), 2008 Definitive truths Tony has created a book that brings the harsh reality of our employment morality to light. Unfortunate truths of our "career" paths, but a beautiful painting of an otherwise possible grim reality. His book brings not only the hurdles of what we must overcome to our attention, but reminds that once we have accepted our roles-as-is, we have unintentionally become defeated. I recommend to all people ...             The Complete Entrepreneur: The Only Book You'll Ever Need to Manage Risk and Build Your Business Wealth16 reviews Mark A. Peterson Barrons Educational Series Inc, 1996 Peterson gives you the real deal on entrepreneurship Homer Simpson, the obese, slow-witted, and reproachable patriarch of Fox TV's notorious cartoon sitcom, The Simpsons, once said the following when looking at a colleagues farcical misfortune: 'It's funny because it is happening to somebody else.' That one comment aptly summarizes Mark A. Peterson's guide for, or shall I say warning to aspiring entrepreneurs. Taken one way, the complete ...             Starting from No: Ten Strategies to Overcome Your Fear of Rejection and Succeed in Business15 reviews Azriela Jaffe Kaplan Business, 1999 A Good Book For Dealing With Rejection Are you sitting in front of the phone, but can't stand the thought of making your daily sales calls? Are you extremely nervous before a speech you must give tomorrow and afraid someone will humiliate you? Are you feeling down because a customer criticized your product? Feeling bad because you've been voted off a desert island? Dealing with rejection is something we all need to learn. Successfully ...             The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, And Place14 reviews John Abrams Chelsea Green, 2006 Best business book I've ever read In an age of every type of self-help tale imaginable, this is the best business book I have read period; it makes perfect sense. The Openness the author is willing to share and the research behind it is tremendously thought provoking. I have purchased numerous copies to share with my friends. Like any avid reader I picked this book in the summer and put it in the pile of about 200 "to read ...             Guts and Borrowed Money14 reviews Tom S. Gillis Bard, 1997 The best book on small business management! Ever since my husband and I started our business about two years ago, we are constantly in search of good books on small business management. Having read many of the books out there, Tom's is by far the best of its kind! Tom walks you through the life cycle of a small business, alerting you to the possible pitfalls and giving you advice along the way. Almost the entire book has been ...             How to Run Your Business Like a Girl: Successful Strategies from Entrepreneurial Women Who Made It Happen15 reviews Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin Adams Media Corporation, 2005 A wonderful book for women wanting to start their own businesses, but who would love to hear from other women about how to do it This was a nice book. It points out that women and men typically have different motivations for starting their own businesses. The author says men are usually starting a business for their healthy ego and to make money. And women instead start a business so they can have more control in their lives. There might actually be some truth to that - at least for the older generation of men and women ...             9 Lies That Are Holding Your Business Back: And the Truth That Will Set It Free17 reviews Career Press, 2005 Attention Entrepreneurs! If you don't read any other book this year, READ THIS BOOK! Imagine going home at the end of the day with a feeling of contentment that your business is actually working "for" you instead of you working for your business. That dream can come true if you apply the concepts in this easy to read book. Lee Manns, MA, MBA Executive Coach             Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash16 reviews Michelle Anton, Jennifer Basye Sander Entrepreneur Press, 2006 Helpful first step for aspiring part-time entrepreneurs This book lives up to its title. It's a nice introduction to the topic of part-time (weekend) and home-based entrepreneurship, and should be a very helpful guide to anyone who is just starting out and simply needs an easy read with lots of ideas and some business basics. If that's what you're looking for, this book delivers. As a serial entrepreneur who has started several ventures, both small ...             Big Book of Small Business, The13 reviews HarperCollins e-books, 2007 Excellent wisdom and inspiration for the entrepreneur As a new small business owner, I've devoured several books written on the topic of starting a business. Most have a few good kernels of knowledge in them somewhere, but none are as consistently helpful as this book. The author, Tom Gegax, has a great deal of personal experience starting and growing companies, most of which seem to be in the tire industry. If you're business is not ...             How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts17 reviews Rebecca Pitman Allworth Press, 2003 No more starving artists! I have been painting murals and doing faux finishing, decorative paint, etc. for 11 years myself, and this is the first book that isn't laden with pretty pictures...it has the nuts and bolts of a business. When I started out professionally in this business I was 19 and had no idea how to run a successful business. Sure, I could paint anything I was asked, but that's not how you become a ...              search for books borrowed, business, communications, community, complete, copywriting, creativity, decorative, employed, employment, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, expanding, franchising, guaranteed, international, marketing, overcome, painting, permanently, practical, reinventing, rejection, self-employment, starting, strategies, successful, working, workplace, worldwide books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: A Dictionary of Marxist Thought leave a comment home  impressum - about us