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Book Three, Growing the Enterprise, nurtures and propagates the business venture. The first chapter documents the formation and evolution of three entrepreneurs and their enterprises. Lessons from the three case studies are abstracted into general guidelines for the gestation of enterprises into robust corporations. This is supported by a framework on the Enterprise Life Cycle and Life Forces originated by the author. The next four chapters of Book...
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Book One, Preparing for Entrepreneurship, opens the curtains on A Trilogy on Entrepreneurship. As the title proclaims, Book One endeavors to take the entrepreneur through the step-by-step process of Opportunity Seeking, Opportunity Screening and Opportunity Seizing. The first step allows the entrepreneur to unravel the myriad possibilities in finding a good business venture by following any one of several proven methodologies. This is a creative and...
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This is a guide specially written for Singapore business people who wish to start and operate a child care center in Singapore. The Singapore government has initiated to have 200-day care centers to be built from 2013 to 2017 to enable women to work in Singapore. At the same time, the flow of household help could tail off as supplier countries like Indonesia, the Philippines experience a surge in economic activity and job creation. Locals need to...
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Book Two, Creating the Enterprise, commits the entrepreneur to establishing a new business venture. The organizational, legal, technical and managerial elements of putting an enterprise together are complemented by the writing and submission of a business plan for the eyes and ears of investors, financiers, partners and managers. The book takes the entrepreneur through the art and science of Investing and Financing. For entrepreneurs considering the...
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Starting a Cleaning Business? Want the facts? Want a good chance at succeeding? I was in the cleaning business for over 35 years. I have watched countless individuals and couples start, fail and work themselves to the bone and for not much of anything. The business setup steps in this book will get you started on the right track from day one. You will find practical advice steps to take and in the proper order to get legal, get licensed, get insured,...
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Do you have a passion to eat and live healthy? Are you a good manager of people? This business will likely require you to coordinate several helpers during busy periods. Are you well-organized enough to prepare an array of foods and keep them ready for a client rush (i.e., lunch hour)? If you do, health food eateries may be for you. The trend to eat healthy is strong and many are looking for fast and healthy food instead of unhealthy traditional fast...
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This book shows franchisees how to ask the right questions, avoid the common pitfalls, and select the right franchise to match their skills, lifestyles and dreams of running their own businesses. Drawing from the author's 30-year experience as a food and management consultant, this books provides essential tips for buying a successful franchise. Topics covered: What Is A Franchise; Types of Popular Franchise; How to Evaluate a Franchise Opportunity;...
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Are you thinking of becoming a trainer? This book will show you how to start and run your own training business. It covers the following: - Understand what drives the training market - What it takes to be a good trainer - How to choose the right business structure - Marketing and promotion ideas - How to cope with challenges in the training room. This is the ideal book for getting started in the training business.
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Let's be honest, we all hear about how eCommerce is booming and how anybody can
create an online store and start selling like crazy, but so few actually succeed in a consistent way...
The truth is that a lot of people started an online store or tried dropshipping, and they got burned or gave up too early...They struggled with technical stiff like setting up an online store, pre-paid stock, inventory, fulfilment , cashflow, and so on.
There is actually...
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Productivity is key when it comes to work-life balance. When you think of hard work, you may fall into the old mindset that eight hours equals productivity. But a work from home schedule doesn't have to mean working straight through. You can work an hour here or there. Or work on off-hours such as evenings and weekends.
Work-life balance is all about making sure that you fit work around your lifestyle, not the other way around. You will find yourself...
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I put down what I have learnt when I had to run a retail shop. It was a humbling experience because retailing is so complex. Customers depend on you, and suppliers always have their own agendas and push what they think you should sell. However these are not what customers want to buy. Your duty is to the customer. At the same time, your investors trust you to bring back a certain return on their backing and support for you. Finally I found the secret...
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"TOWKAY HO SEH BOH?" which means "How Are You Boss?" in English is the first straight-talking book of business lessons written in English with a good dose of Singlish, Hokkien and Chinese. This book became a Singapore Bestseller after it was launched and was translated into Indonesian language and published in Indonesia. The author provides readers with a realistic picture of what it means to be a towkay (meaning - boss) and tells the basic values...
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Invigorate Your Business Growth by Discovering the Power of Imagination
"Think Deeper: Harness Your Inner Creative Power for Business Growth" serves as your throne to the realm of creativity within the business environment. Unearth an untapped reservoir of creative thoughts in you and learn the significance of out-of-the-box thinking for your business embellishment.
Chapter One introduces you to the fascinating realm of creativity. Unravel 'what...
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If you are starting an enrichment program for kids and students, then this is the guide for you. In this handy guide, the author shares with you the tips and tricks of running an enrichment education business. Topics covered include: Importance of Enrichment Education. Understanding Consumer Behavior. Knowing Yourself. Pricing Your Enrichment Programme. Location As A Success Factor. Instructors As Stars. Entry Strategies. Marketing And Promoting Enrichment....
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It is the coffee shop. It is traditional. It is on the verge of extinction. Then the young discovered the joys of coffee from the multi-national coffee chains that began to invade. Soon tea drinking, that was the characteristic of the culture of India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and China gave way to coffee drinking. Coffee drinking was hip. Coffee was trendy. The coffee shop becomes the coffee eatery. Now you, too want to...
16) Powerful Questions for Business Success: The Right Questions for Business Survival and Profitability
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Many entrepreneurs start out with lots of passion and enthusiasm in their business but get burnt out after suffering a few bumps and bruises along the way. Some may even quit eventually. Others may become too entrenched in the day-to-day operations of the business that they degenerate from an energetic entrepreneur into an overworked and confused workhorse, doomed for failure. The key to keep the fire burning and sustaining your business is to remember...
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I enjoyed my stint in teaching employment laws and HR practice and policy to groups of students from the Trade Unions, the HR departments of multi-national companies and the personnel department of small and medium sized organizations. I notice that there has been a lack of understanding of the trends in the development of the only one resource that Singapore has - human talent. This book helps people who want to deploy human talent so that the potential...
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Remote Working From Home
Everybody, be it they are an employer or an employee will want to improve output, maintain respect and trust within their work team, and keep a healthy work-life balance.
How will you cultivate a long-distance relationship - something that can be difficult both personally and professionally - with your remote or hybrid team?
If you operate as if there is no distance, you will be met with a plethora of...
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Be You, Be Great! will go deep into helping you find your purpose, along with your gift or gifts maybe you never knew were sitting right there inside of you. This book will help you distinguish the types of relationships that could be either flourishing your greatness or harming your greatness, all the way to helping you determine what cords are attached to you holding you back, and what enemies, aside from people, you could be sleeping with. Be You,...
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How to Get Started Selling Your Own Digital products Selling digital products is a great source of income for entrepreneurs-it's a semi passive income source because efforts are required for marketing your created products to attract traffic to your online Moneysites and provide customer support for them, unless such supporting services are being outsourced. It may seem like a pretty intimidating idea if you have never created your own product, but...
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