Download or read book ParentPreneurs written by Jamie Ratner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-21 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This fun tale is entertaining and inspiring in equal measure." Publishers Weekly Come along for the ride, as Jamie and Brian Ratner show you how to build a successful business with your spouse. When Jamie Ratner pitched her new idea for a family-friendly Groupon to her husband Brian on their drive to Pittsburgh for the Christmas holiday in their messy minivan, Brian’s response shocked her. He said, “That’s a great idea.” For the rest of their holiday, while his parents watched their two young kids, they worked late into the night on a business plan and timeline to launch what soon would become CertifiKID. Jamie was an entrepreneur at heart but had no business background. Brian was a partner at a Washington, DC, law firm whose practice was litigation not corporate law. They had no free time. The timing to start a business was far from ideal. They did it anyway. More than a decade later, in ParentPreneurs, Jamie and Brian tell their rollercoaster story of how they built a multi-million dollar company through thousands of deals with small and big businesses for the benefit of their million plus members; cut a deal with Kevin O’Leary (aka “Mr. Wonderful”) on the ABC television show Shark Tank that was one of his biggest deals in 10 seasons; and navigated the Covid pandemic that sent their business to the edge of the cliff by making a risky pivot acquisition. They give an honest account from each of their own unique perspectives on the toll and rewards of mixing marriage and business at every stage. They provide tips and lessons for how to manage both, maintain work/life balance especially in this age of remote and flexible work, and accomplish your personal and professional goals. This is a book for every entrepreneurial parent, whether you’re in the game or just thinking about it. It is real and uplifting, and it will inspire you to rethink how you view your work and determine whether you can start or build something new that will bring you greater joy and fulfillment. Jamie and Brian show how parents can be successful entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs can be successful parents and spouses. And so can you.
Download or read book The ParentPreneur Edge written by Julie Lenzer Kirk and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-05-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for The ParentPreneur Edge "Who needs an MBA? Julie's book teaches you how to use your parenting experiences to build a business. Brilliant stuff!" --Mary Cantando, author, The Woman's Advantage: 20 Women Entrepreneurs Show You What It Takes to Grow Your Business "Finally! Something that successfully illustrates that parenthood is clearly an asset to gaining the edge in business and success. Julie has written a valuable book that inspires, motivates, and educates." --Gina Robison-Billups, President, Moms In Business Network and The International Association of Working Mothers "Whether you already have your own business or are thinking about starting one, you need to read this book. Full of actionable ideas that, when adopted, will bring benefits to your business before you're even done reading the book!" --Dr. Tom Hill, coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul "At last--a book that demolishes the polarization of parenting and work! The skills and talents developed through parenting are a mirror image of those developed and needed in entrepreneurship. Julie Lenzer Kirk's . . . firsthand experience blows away abstractions and shows both parents and entrepreneurs how to thrive. This is a necessary and inspiring book for anyone wanting a whole life." --Margaret Heffernan, author, The Naked Truth and How She Does It, Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship, Simmons College School of Management "Julie Lenzer Kirk integrates parenting and entrepreneurship in a way that incorporates the best of both worlds with a message that screams: You can do it all and enjoy it too!" --Claudia Morrell, Executive Director, Center for Women and Information Technology "This engaging book will inspire readers by showing them how the lessons and skills they've learned as parents can give them an edge in launching a business." --Rieva Lesonsky, Editorial Director, Entrepreneur magazine "Julie makes the case that parenthood and entrepreneurship are the two toughest jobs you will ever love. Successful parenting skills can be put to great use when you journey down the exciting path of entrepreneurship. This book will help readers make that important connection." --Monica Smiley, Publisher and CEO, Enterprising Women magazine
Download or read book The More You Hustle the Luckier You Get written by James Oliver Jr and published by James Oliver, Jr.. This book was released on 2016-07-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a parent is hard, and so is being an entrepreneur. But being a Parentpreneur? Well, that's a whole new level of crazy! This book takes you on a journey as James, a new dad of twins, and founder of a funded tech startup, overcomes tremendous obstacles and shares his best lessons learned with you. You will be inspired to never quit. To follow your dreams. And you will know that you CAN be a successful Parentpreneur.
Download or read book Overcoming Barriers to Entrepreneurship in the United States written by Diana Furchtgott-Roth and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents, chapter-by-chapter, evidence for and possible solutions to many of the most evident obstacles to entrepreneurs. It seeks to demonstrate that policy changes can have a significant effect on entrepreneurship in America by reducing barriers that block business creation.
Download or read book Parentpreneur Survival Guide written by Yvonne Jones and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Today's society we see the SHEroes' and the HEroes', but we don't always see what happens "behind the scenes" of overcoming or maintaining their super human abilities in balancing entrepreneurship aligned with work, life, and parenting! This book is an empowering guide featuring bold and truthful advice from several men and women sharing their story of how they "do it all"! This Co-Authors edition is the all-in-one resource you need to create your "survival guide toolbox" with easy-to-use strategies, backed by real life stories, inspirational encouragement, and the tools needed for overcoming challenges faced by todays "ParentPreneur's".
Download or read book Andrew Carnegie written by Samuel Bostaph and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Carnegie was a leading industrialist who used his fortune to create a legacy of philanthropy and peace advocacy. This biography examines his rise from a poverty-stricken childhood to a position of international leadership.
Download or read book Parentpreneur Survival Guide Quick Guide written by Juliet Jones and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congratulations to all of the Super Moms and Super Dads (single or married) in the world who are doing your best while juggling work, life, and parenting! In Today's society we see the "SHEroes and the HEroes', but we don't always see what happens "behind the scenes" of this juggling act (of work, life, and parenthood). This survival guide (quick guide) book is the all-in-one resource you need to create your "survival guide toolbox" with easy-to-use strategies, backed by real life stories, inspirational encouragement, and the tools needed for overcoming challenges faced by todays Parents who are Entrepreneurs aka - "Parentpreneurs'". Be sure to grab a copy of the "Parentpreneur Survival Guide Co-Author's Edition" for extended stories, inspirations, and extended survival guide tools you won't want to miss out on!
Download or read book How to Start a Magazine written by James B. Kobak and published by M. Evans. This book was released on 2002-11-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who wants to start a magazine and doesn't own this book is a fool.-Victor Navasky, Publisher, The Nation Timely and informative, this book explains all the steps needed in planning, testing, and executing the startup of a successful magazine. But more than this, the book serves as a resource for understanding how profitable magazine publishing is carried out, as well as the current situation in the magazine field, including branding over the Internet and other media.
Download or read book Let s Talk About Race and Other Hard Things A Framework for Having Conversations That Build Bridges Strengthen Relationships and Set Clear Bounda written by Nancy A. Dome and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fear. Avoidance. Division. The safest path can feel like the one without dialogue regarding conversations about equity and diversity. What if you offend the other person? What if they challenge your beliefs? What if you ruin a relationship? When it comes to hard topics, effective communication skills are an asset, vulnerability is necessary, and forgiveness is vital. In Let's Talk About Race (And Other Hard Things), communication expert and equity consultant Dr. Nancy A. Dome provides you with a framework to recognize feelings, interrupt flawed patterns, and repair relationships. Utilized in business, education, and communities throughout the country, Dr. Dome's process makes space for vulnerability and helps participants engage in empathetic dialogue. Conflict is normal and survivable, and you don't need special skills or experience to navigate it-you just need practice. Complete with extensive qualitative research and case studies, this step-by-step guide shows how to lean into difficult conversations, recognize the role emotions play when we are not in control of them, and create a solid foundation for change, progress, healing, and resolution.
Download or read book Family Business on the Couch written by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenge faced by family businesses and their stakeholders, is to recognise the issues that they face, understand how to develop strategies to address them and more importantly, to create narratives, or family stories that explain the emotional dimension of the issues to the family. The most intractable family business issues are not the business problems the organisation faces, but the emotional issues that compound them. Applying psychodynamic concepts will help to explain behaviour and will enable the family to prepare for life cycle transitions and other issues that may arise. Here is a new understanding and a broader perspective on the human dynamics of family firms with two complementary frameworks, psychodynamic and family systematic, to help make sense of family-run organisations. Although this book includes a conceptual section, it is first and foremost a practical book about the real world issues faced by business families. The book begins by demonstrating that many years of achievement through generations can be destroyed by the next, if the family fails to address the psychological issues they face. By exploring cases from famous and less well known family businesses across the world, the authors discuss entrepreneurs, the entrepreneurial family and the lifecycles of the individual and the organisation. They go on to show how companies going through change and transition can avoid the pitfalls that endanger both family and company. The authors then apply tools that will help family businesses in transition and offer their analyses and conclusions. Readers should draw their own conclusions from careful examination of the cases, identifying the problems or dilemmas faced and the options for improved business performance and family relationships. They should ask what they might have done in the given situation and what new insight into individual or family behaviour each case offers. The goal is to avoid a bitter ending.
Download or read book Think Bigger written by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take to succeed today both personally and professionally? In looking for answers, one obvious place to start would be to talk to self-made men and women who themselves are successful. That's exactly what Michael W. Sonnenfeldt—an accomplished entrepreneur—has done here in this ground-breaking book. Drawing on the wisdom, insight and experience of members of TIGER 21 (The Investment Group for Enhanced Results in the 21st Century), and supplementing that with additional research and interviews, Sonnenfeldt offers real-world guidance and often counter-intuitive advice and conclusions. Among the things you'll learn are: Why grit and focus trump intelligence just about every time. Why having—and listening to— a wise mentor will create shortcuts to getting more done. What you need to do to avoid getting in your own way. And why. 'Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations' can be avoided by taking some simple, commonsense steps. Think BIGGER will inspire you, no matter where you are in your business career. It will also show you that the skills you use to grow wealth can be applied to making the world a better place. Your success can benefit others. Michael W. Sonnenfeldt is the founder and chairman of TIGER 21, the premier peer-to-peer learning network for high-net-worth first generation wealth creators in North America and London. He is an accomplished serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and most excited that all of his proceeds from this book will support the TIGER 21 Foundation for young entrepreneurs.
Download or read book Watertight Marketing written by Bryony Thomas and published by Ecademy Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most businesses have serious profit leaks, so when they run their marketing taps, revenue simply pours out of a leaky bucket. Readers who follow the process laid out in this guide will be able to step off the roller coaster of yo-yo sales results and get their business on a sustainable upward curve.
Download or read book Physical Intelligence written by Claire Dale and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly successful four-part strategy for raising your performance at work and home so that you can thrive in a busy, challenging world, from the experts who have worked with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies across the globe. Do you wish you could be more focused and productive? Would you like to ensure your most confident performance when the stakes are high and your stress levels are even higher? The way your body reacts in any given situation determines your ability to think clearly and your capacity for managing your emotions. When you understand the way your body reacts and how to manage it, your physical intelligence, you can handle that stressful presentation, the make-or-break meeting and the important pitch. Claire Dale and Patricia Peyton have spent the past thirty years helping business leaders, top performers and professional athletes improve their physical intelligence in order to achieve outstanding success and a deeper sense of fulfillment. This practical guide contains the effective techniques you need to develop your strength, flexibility, resilience and endurance, leaving you feeling confident and fully equipped to deal with whatever comes your way. Each step-by-step strategy can be easily integrated into a busy day and is combined with useful tips and inspiring stories of people who have turned their lives around through physical intelligence.
Download or read book A Grace Disguised written by Gerald Lawson Sittser and published by Zondervan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loss is a word that many of us fear, but few of us evade. In a tragic accident, Gerry Sittser lost three generations of his family. This is not a book about one man's sorrow, however, but a moving meditation on the losses we all suffer--and the grace that can transform us.
Download or read book My Kid Entrepreneur written by Natalya Story and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interactive book for kids age 6 - 14 about entrepreneurship. Designed for kids to take action as they go along with the goal of teaching them Entrepreneurial Mindset, Importance of Personal Habits, Financial Literacy, How to Focus, Power of Visualization, Introduction to Marketing and so much more. Becoming an Entrepreneur is an amazing way to acquire life important skills and develop a growth mindset in children. When building a business kids learn how to collaborate, how to be creative, how to earn, spend and invest money. They develop resilience and grit. They discover that mistakes are just feedback and master how to apply what they learn. My Kid Entrepreneur makes the journey of building a business fun and interactive for kids.
Download or read book Best Career and Education Web Sites written by Rachel Singer Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet is loaded with information to help you find a job, choose a school, or learn about careers. That's great...if you know how to find what you're looking for. But if you don't, it's easy to get bogged down in information overload. That's where this book comes in. In this all-new fourth edition, we've researched and reviewed the many thousands of career, job search, and education sites on the Web -- and include only the very best places for solid information and advice. No more wading through site after site -- this book has already done all of the hard work for you! Book jacket.
Download or read book Simply Amazing written by K.C. Armstrong and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simply Amazing Special Authors Edition, first in author K. C. Armstrong's Simply Amazing series, is a collection of uplifting stories of overcoming life's greatest challenges. K. C. Armstrong begins the book with the heart-wrenching story of his own tormented years after leaving the Howard Stern Show and his transformation to a life of hope and service to others. With this explanation of his own personal redemption, he then shares twelve favorite interviews from his WMAP radio station of people who have also overcome tremendous challenges to find their true life callings. (www.wmapradio.com) Armstrong’s first interview is with a 92 year old Holocaust survivor who recounts his days in Auschwitz with details of daily struggles to stay alive, including running as a test of strength for Dr. Mengele and watching the smoke arise from the deadly chimneys. We hear from the mother of a special-needs child who must navigate a complicated system to help her son. A young man from the ghetto watches a man shot in the street and die on a neighbor's porch. A stage four breast cancer survivor who had been given a death sentence by her doctors travels to another country for alternative treatment. All of the people interviewed in this book tell amazing stories of courage, dignity and perseverance, and all inspire us with the resiliency and forgiveness of the human spirit. Life, for all of us, brings hardships. What separates us is how we use them to collapse- or to grow. The final message is upbeat and inspiring. We cheer for each of these everyday heroes and turn the last page with a renewed outlook of gratitude, love and self-assurance.
