Entrepreneurship / Start-ups Books

The process of working out how to exploit a perceived business opportunity is a journey of discovery made in the face of a lack of knowledge about the future outcome. A scoping business plan provides a way to prepare for uncertainty while keeping a...

This book offers a rethinking of the burgeoning research on not-for-profit organizations and socially responsible economics. Adopting a comparative approach, the chapters explore and reinterpret the impact of social enterprises on the provision of...

To whom does a father, retiring from his life as a successful entrepreneur, pass control of the business he has built? Once it would always have been his eldest son, but increasingly women are becoming involved in family firms having risen to positions...

Intellectual property rights are essential for a firm's competitive edge and success and form the significant assets for many firms. The authors of this book argue that intellectual property is a complex phenomenon, which inevitably requires a...

Sigourney Weldon is a Business Medicine Facilitator, Spiritual Teacher & Revolutionary Leader in the New Consciousness Paradigm.Founder of The WILDGRACE Movement, a groundbreaking development in healing, is the culmination of Sigourney's career in...

Identifying and developing leaders in a family business can be more difficult than traditional business. How do you develop each child differently, how do you lead your sibling-- who in fact may be older than you? Balancing the diverse demands of your...

A window into understanding the inner workings of the family business the unique opportunities for the non-family employees

While every family business is unique, embracing systematic governance processes can help any family business achieve goals shared by virtually all: orderly decision-making, peaceful continuity, and the freedom to make decisions based on the highest and...

The founders of the family business must impart their vision and leadership to succeeding generations.  Preparing those generations for leadership is challenging and encompasses a lifetime, but it is critical to the continuity and revitalization of the...

Catapulting Change identifies a myriad of opportunities left on the table far too often as similar patterns and trends emerge exposing gaps in leadership that systematically disarm individual talent, passion, and drive from those who possess these...

The book examines the main dimensions of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, the factors affecting its emergence, evolution and performance and the importance of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship for European growth and competitiveness.

The majority of SMEs are operating in a networked business environment, and these networks extend beyond national and cultural boundaries. Within these networks, growth takes various routes and forms. Instead of linear, positive growth, international...

Interest in generally expanding the understanding of small and medium-sized enterprises, especially understanding their strategies and operations to enter international markets, is growing rapidly among researchers and academics globally. Government...

How many businesses start-ups conduct some or all of their trade 'off-the-books'? And how many enterprises continue to do some of their work off-the-books once they are more established? What should be done about them? Should governments adopt ever more...

Is there a desire inside of you to create?  Artists, Makers and Originators of all trades, this book is for you! To inspire you on your creative journey. There is an agony, a voice, a desire inside of you calling you to create, but do the day to day...

Inspirational work! The author's voice conveys concern, caring, and optimism, creating a positive and inspiring book.  Steven Monahan, prior Fortune 100 executive, now an author and self-awareness coach has the necessary experience, confidence,...

Here is our story: when we started our cloud practice, we decided to go all in. We quit our jobs, did a ton of research on the cloud about how cloud businesses worked, how to grow a business, how to manage staff, and so on. We honestly read over 30+...

Network marketing is one the most exciting ways to start a new business and create residual income working from home. It costs almost nothing to start, allows for flexible hours, and paves the way for financial independence. Yet so many people fail in...

If you are struggling and making no headway in your network marketing business, then you are probably trying to build a network organization the old fashioned way. The traditional way of building a network marketing organization is dead. It is a waste of...

In 26 weekly steps, this unique and cleverly structured book will walk any budding entrepreneur through everything you need to know and do, in the exact order you need to do it, to get your new business up and running. Each step contains a to-do list, an...

The book is of particular interest to investors and potential immigrants. The book looks at Canada's millionaires and billionaires, and expects to have many more of them in a population of 100 million Canadians by 2100. It points out how the dream can be...

What if I told you that there is probably an 80% chance that an employee or business partner will steal from you at some point in your career? Sadly, that is true. And as daunting as that probability is, you are far from helpless in the battle...

The comprehensive guide to starting and growing your dream business. In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author Jim Stovall shares the practical wisdom gained from his forty-year career as an award-winning entrepreneur alongside the time-tested...

Do you want to build a business publishing comics?  Do you want a chance to create and own the next generation of iconic characters?  Do you want to understand how the comic book industry really works?  If you're a comic creator who is...

"Thriving While Black" sets out to explore the psychological and emotional consequences of being Black in corporate America. "Ain't I an American?" the famous words of Langston Hughes, is a question every Black person unwittingly asks themselves. The...

Ready to take your property investing to the next level? The Book on Property by David Leon is your no-nonsense guide to building a profitable property portfolio, no matter your level of experience. This book will give you the guts of property investing,...

Edited by a multi-national team, this comprehensive book focuses on the blend of theory and practice needed to accurately inform advanced entrepreneurship students of the specifics of high-tech start-ups.

This book looks examines the history of entrepreneurship in India, the different entrepreneurship models adopted, the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the future of entrepreneurship in the country. It will benefit businesses, policy makers and researchers...

Sales, marketing and customer-success organizations are under enormous pressure to hit increasing targets. Are you giving them their best chance to succeed?Imagine a world where instead of being viewed as an annoyance, salespeople are viewed as valuable...

In face of the overwhelming arrival of a mass of young people on the job market and in an era characterized by the acceleration of technological progress, climate change, the advent of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), and the rise of populism,...