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Summary of Sprint by Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz | Includes Analysis Preview: A sprint is a lightning-speed process to isolate a company's most pressing problem and find its solution within a week. This speedy process was developed by author Jake Knapp and his co-authors in their work with Google Ventures, which invested in startups and other companies and needed to bring them to success expediently and efficiently. While the Google...
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Summary of The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford | Includes Analysis Preview: The Phoenix Project is a business allegory about how a fictional company becomes profitable after a crisis-driven change in its information technology management style. Bill Palmer is promoted to vice president of IT at Parts Unlimited, an automotive parts manufacturer and retailer, at a time when it is struggling financially and trying to launch...
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Well come to first issue of Entrepreneur Prime Magazine that is an international magazine - inspires entrepreneurs, founder's, CEO's, VP's, directors, startups, business people with a content that sparks curiosity, attention and conversation.
This issue, on the cover we feature the mother of coaching Dr. Chérie Carter-Scott, Trains & Licenses Professional Coaches Worldwide. Oprah Endorsed. New York Times Best Selling Author, Fortune 500 Business...
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El libro escrito por 79 especialistas docentes de Instituciones de educación superior pública y privada de México y Colombia, nos transmite conocimientos a través de sus experiencias para comprender la forma como se deben plantear las diferentes estrategias de mercadotecnia.
El texto pretende ser una herramienta que permitirá a los profesores y a los alumnos conocer casos de empresas en México y Latinoamérica y la manera en que ellas han llevado...
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M carefully selects in this document the maritime market analysis that has been, created by its representative Jose María Candina over the last four years, highlighting those that have received the most impact from their attentive readers in the networks, where some of their analyzes have reached more than 22 thousand visits.
We believe that compiling all this, analysis and presenting it as a yearbook of ideas is necessary, since we think...
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Obtener financiación es uno de los grandes retos para los emprendedores que desean llevar a cabo su propio negocio. EXPANSIÓN ha reunido 185 ayudas identificadas por Comunidades Autónomas que te servirán para poner en marcha tu idea. Se trata de subvenciones a fondo perdido, financiación bonificada, ayudas a la contratación de personal, formación, apoyo a I+D, asesoría y hasta el alquiler de un local a un buen precio.
Además, aquí podrás...
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This report summarizes the results of an extensive survey of the business community on the challenges of doing business in Papua New Guinea. It finds that despite some improvement in the business environment following a similar survey conducted in 2002, progress has been disappointing. Many of the issues identified then still have a negative impact on investment and entrepreneurship. To ensure that the current resource boom is translated into sustainable...
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Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, the number of small farms operating in the United States dropped by more than 75 percent according to the US Department of Agriculture. But, recently, there has been a major resurgence in these family operated, outdoor businesses that has made them both financially viable again and underrepresented. The world of small farm businesses is being bolstered by a surge in interest by health conscious individuals...
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Railways are essential for the development and diversification of Mongolia's economy. The Government of Mongolia recognizes that structural changes will be required to improve the efficiency of the rail sector and to provide incentives for private sector investment. A key step toward rail sector reform is to institute a tariff system for the use of rail infrastructure that provides "open access" to the rail network. This report proposes a system of...
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Leading productive teams requires laying the groundwork for success and following through effectively. This guide offers immediately actionable advice on how to choose the right team members; clarify goals, rules, and responsibilities; foster trust, creativity, and risk taking; and resolve conflicts and maximize productivity.
The Pocket Mentor Series offers immediate solutions to common challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in...
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This book provides a current and comprehensive analysis of the context in which Pacific women engage in the private sector, as well as a detailed list of strategies to increase their participation in business. Drawing on research and data from seven Pacific countries, it offers a diversity of innovative and pragmatic ways to empower women and enhance their economic opportunities. Jointly undertaken by the Asian Development Bank's Pacific Private Sector...
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Every entrepreneur wants to know more and to able to do more, learning from those that have succeeded is one of the best ways to accomplish that. The entrepreneurs in this book discuss the skills needed to be successful in starting, growing and managing technology-based business in the 21st century. Lessons include being an entrepreneur, marketing, strategy & planning, people, sales, growth, technology, investors, financing, operations, corporate...
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The accelerating pace of technological development combined with the massive challenges that humankind faces make ethics ever more important. If we do not stop to think about what is fundamentally important and act accordingly, then we might find ourselves in a world that we do not wish for.
Being an ethical company is fast becoming a business advantage but soon it will be a hygiene factor. I.e., you will not be rewarded for being an ethical company,...
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The global value chain approach to development looks at trends and lead firms in global industries juxtaposed to firm and industry performance in local economies to identify strategies for value creation and upgrading that increase prosperity and economic growth. The movement to higher-value-added activities and services improves competiveness with other socio-economic multiplier effects such as employment creation, foreign direct investment, rural...
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This tool kit is to help staff and consultants of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) conceptualize and design gender-responsive public policy and projects in the micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise sector. It guides users in the design of project and program outputs, activities, inputs, indicators, and targets to respond to gender issues in micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise development and finance operations. ADB staff can use the tool...
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This guidebook is a product of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Accountability Mechanism's Office of the Special Project Facilitator (OSPF). Built on the experiences and lessons of OSPF's problem solving with ADB-assisted projects, it spells out a practical approach to solving problems encountered in projects. The value of the OSPF approach to problem solving is recognized in resolving community development problems, in facilitating improved relations...
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Cloud computing is considered to be one of the main business drivers for growth and innovation, and a global survey by Gartner listed cloud computing as one of the top three technology priorities for CIOs in 2012. Yet, debate continues around its real benefits, security and data protection issues. The articles in this eBook look at different aspects of cloud computing, from strategic and infrastructure considerations to legal and security issues,...
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