Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Duncan Bannatyne Way written by Liz Barclay and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straight-talking Dragons' Den star, Duncan Bannatyne, started it all with a single ice cream van and now manages a portfolio of leisure businesses and a high profile media career. So how did one of the UK's most successful serial entrepreneurs go from trouble-making schoolboy to OBE; from unemployment benefit claimant to multi-millionaire? The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Duncan Bannatune Way draws out the universal lessons from Duncan Bannatyne's remarkable success and identifies 10 strategies for running a business that can be applied to any business or career: Anyone can do it Know yourself and fill in the gaps The right ideas are everywhere you look Don't skimp on the research Plan your enterprise Never mind the atrium! Have the right people by your side Make money, expand rapidly, then make more money Put your name over the door Give it all away before you die Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Alan Sugar; Jamie Oliver; Bill Gates; and Philip Green.

Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way written by Emma Murray and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Sugar is a business legend. When it comes to business, Sugar is both feared and fearless. Shrewd businessman, inspirational figure and sweet-talking star of The Apprentice, this man knows how to strike a deal. The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way draws out the universal lessons from Alan Sugar's remarkable success and identifies 10 strategies that can be applied to any business or career: Don't push or shove Start a revolution Know your customer Stay true to your values Learn from your mistakes Drive a hard bargain Invest in the right people Lead from the front Win as a team Hire in haste, repent at leisure Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Duncan Bannatyne; Jamie Oliver; Bill Gates; and Philip Green.

Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Jamie Oliver Way written by Trevor Clawson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love him or loathe him, Jamie Oliver is one of the best-known and richest celebrity chefs in the world. But there is more to the man than his linguine. He towers over a business empire that comprises restaurants, shops, cookware, food, magazines, books, DVDs and television production. So how does he maintain his brand name and values across such diverse interests? The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Jamie Oliver Way draws out the universal lessons from Jamie Oliver’s remarkable success and identifies 10 secret strategies for business growth and branding that can be applied to any business or career: Be yourself, but more so Extend the brand Build on what you’re good at Remember the social dimension Become the face of a supermarket Deal with adversity Go international Protect the brand Be controversial Be bold Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Duncan Bannatyne; Alan Sugar; Bill Gates; and Philip Green.

Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Simon Cowell Way written by Trevor Clawson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a job in the mail room at EMI Music Publishing Cowell rose through the ranks swiftly and after becoming a record producer at the firm, left to set up his own company. Following the collapse of his first business and a time at BMG, Cowell went on to pioneer the Popstars TV talent show, and subsequently co-produce Pop Idol and more recently The X Factor. As a music producer he has achieved sales of over 25 million albums, over 70 top 30 records, and 17 Number 1 singles. His band 'Westlife' has achieved an impressive 10 Number 1 hits alone. The Sunday Times Rich List recently estimated that he earned £33.5m in one year alone, thanks to the global success of the 'Pop Idol' brand. The 10 Secrets of the International Music Mogul are: Work Your Way Up – get to know your industry Don’t Be Defeated – how to overcome set backs in business Grab Opportunities – respond to the market Know Your Market – and consistently produce the product they want Think Differently – take your product and spin it in different formats Get Your Name on the Credits – and reap the rewards Don’t Look Back – learn from missed opportunities but keep moving forwards Say it How It Is – straight talking saves time in business Build a Personal Brand – and be respected for what you do well if nothing else Use Your Contacts – there is no shame to pulling strings in business

Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Bill Gates Way written by Des Dearlove and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mega-mogul Bill Gates is quite simply the richest and most successful businessman of all time. His remarkable vision and obsessive desire to win have created a leadership style radically different to anything the business world has seen before. The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Bill Gates Way draws out the universal lessons from Bill Gates' phenomenal success and identifies 10 secret leadership strategies that can be applied to any business or career: Be in the right place at the right time Fall in love with technology Take no prisoners Hire very smart people Learn to survive Don't expect any thanks Assume the visionary position Cover all the bases Build a byte-sized business Never ever take your eye off the ball Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Jamie Oliver; Duncan Bannatyne; Alan Sugar; and Philip Green.

Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Richard Branson Way written by Des Dearlove and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010-05-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Branson, the international powerhouse entrepreneur, is an opportunist with an uncanny knack of sniffing out great deals where others hesitate or fear to tread. Branson is the ultimate brand builder and never before has a single brand been so successfully deployed across such a diverse range of goods and services. So how does he do it? The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Richard Branson Way draws out the universal lessons from Richard Branson's remarkable success and identifies 10 strategies that can be applied to any business or career: 1. Pick on someone bigger than you 2. Do the hippy, hippy shake 3. Haggle: everything's negotiable 4. Make work fun 5. Do right by your brand 6. Smile for the cameras 7. Don't lead sheep, herd cats 8. Move faster than a speeding bullet 9. Size does matter 10. Never lose the common touch Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Jamie Oliver; Duncan Bannatyne; Alan Sugar; Bill Gates; and Philip Green.

Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way written by Emma Murray and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Sugar is a business legend. When it comes to business, Sugar is both feared and fearless. Shrewd businessman, inspirational figure and sweet-talking star of The Apprentice, this man knows how to strike a deal. The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Alan Sugar Way draws out the universal lessons from Alan Sugar's remarkable success and identifies 10 strategies that can be applied to any business or career: Don't push or shove Start a revolution Know your customer Stay true to your values Learn from your mistakes Drive a hard bargain Invest in the right people Lead from the front Win as a team Hire in haste, repent at leisure Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Duncan Bannatyne; Jamie Oliver; Bill Gates; and Philip Green.

Download or read book The Unauthorized Guide To Doing Business the Philip Green Way written by Liz Barclay and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Green, retail's most colourful figure, is widely regarded as the finest retailer of his generation and one of the best business brains in the UK. He made his first million at 33, and now owns the Arcadia Group, running about an eighth of the UK clothing retail market. So how did a man who just fell into the industry by accident go on and build this business empire? The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Philip Green Way draws out the universal lessons from Philip Green's remarkable success and identifies 10 strategies for building a business empire that can be applied to any business or career: Do it your way Make the business run as efficiently as possible Keep the customer satisfied Whatever you do, don't break the supply chain People matter - you can't run an empire without them Spot the money-making opportunity When the going gets tough - work harder! Aim high and keep trying Stay private but enjoy the publicity Give something back Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands. Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Duncan Bannatyne; Alan Sugar; Jamie Oliver; and Bill Gates.

Download or read book Anyone Can Do It written by Sahar Hashemi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-14 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone Can Do It chronicles the start and evolution of a successfulbusiness dream. Beginning with the Hashemi siblings' firstconversations (when the seed of the idea was planted) it followsthe progress of Coffee Republic from business plan to the presentday. Coffee Republic is now worth around £50m with 90 outletsaround the UK. This is a start-up business book for real people. Sahar andBobby take the reader step by step through every aspect of startingand growing a business from asking 'why?' and writing the plan tohiring staff and letting go. The book is illustrated throughoutwith inspirational anecdotes from their own experience. It is avery personal story of dreaming, acting and succeeding offering amyriad of lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs and blowing apart themyth that only 'special' people start successful businesses.

Download or read book Zebras and Cheetahs written by Micheal J. Burt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, and CEOs are all obsessed with one thing: Growth. But, growth can be incredibly complicated, disconnected, and confusing for everyone involved. Enter the Zebra and Cheetah Philosophy, Model, and Leader. Zebras and Cheetahs is a philosophy that redefines leadership and results in a new perspective and mind-set. Zebras and Cheetahs is a model that takes the complicated growth of organizations and makes it simple, engaging, and fun. It allows leadership to define roles so that everyone understands where they fit, offers the highest value of everyone's time toward a dominant aspiration and focus, increases accountability, tracks and measures success, and drastically enhances the energy of your tribe in exciting ways. A competitive marketplace demands that you distinguish yourself from your competitors, be quicker to market, and change course whenever you find your organization on the wrong side of the profit-and-loss sheet. This book teaches you how to look different and stay agile to survive the business jungle. Zebras and Cheetahs can help any size organization learn to act with speed and precision, with proven leadership guidance on how to: Identify your unique value that comes from your unique perspective, education, experience, and struggle Understand what leadership qualities you possess and can further develop to become a leader your tribe will want to follow instead of have to follow Cultivate passion in your tribe by providing opportunities to learn, grow, contribute, and be recognized Help your tribe make the shift and embrace a dominant aspiration and focus Keep your motivational arsenal well stocked And much more! Zebras and Cheetahs provides a glimpse into the concrete jungle, with lessons on how to close the gap through speed and integration of work initiatives to get ahead. Escape the chaos around you to truly reign as king of the concrete jungle.

Download or read book Management Rules written by Jo Owen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's face it, if you want to get ahead in business you cannot avoid people management – but we're often promoted because we're good at what we do, not because we display great management skills. We owe it to the people we manage to read up on the subject and get skilled! Luckily Jo Owen has laid out 50 essential lessons we need to learn to become the best manager we can be. Jo has studied what makes a good manager everywhere from British soap powder companies, to inner city schools and Japanese banks. So whether becoming a manager has brought out the inner dictator in you or left you feeling painfully awkward, Management Rules will have you relaxed, confident and effective in no time.

Download or read book Plain Talk written by Ken Iverson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-10-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visionary, maverick, and genuine American business hero, Ken Iverson is one of the most closely-watched business leaders in the world. Credited with single-handedly rejuvenating the rapidly declining American steel industry to the status of world-class producer, Iverson is one of the most successful and, as he likes to point out, one of the lowest-paid CEOs in the U.S. In his long-awaited book, Ken Iverson shares his ideas, observations, and the lessons he's learned about what it takes to grow a super-competitive, world-class organization.

Download or read book Millionaire Upgrade written by Richard Parkes Cordock and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-07-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the true story of a flight with Sir Richard Branson,Millionaire Upgrade blows the lid off the accepted beliefthat successful entrepreneurs are a breed apart, possessing somespecial magic. Through the combined wisdom of interviews with 50 self-mademillionaire entrepreneurs, this book takes you on your own personalmaster class in success, as experienced through the eyes of Tom, afrustrated employee who is upgraded on a long haul flight, andfinds himself sitting next to self made millionaire Michael. Duringthe flight Michael shares the science and secrets behind his ownsuccess. Better than any in-flight movie, Millionaire Upgrade getsyou inside the minds of successful entrepreneurs and self-mademillionaires giving you the inside track on how they think andact. Praise for Millionaire Upgrade: "It took me a long time to learn this stuff—I wishI’d been on that plane 30 years ago!" —Simon Woodroffe - YO! Sushi & Dragons Den "The principles of success apply equally whether you are anaspiring entrepreneur, chief executive of a large plc or simplylooking for inspiration for your own personal life. Here’swhere you start, by reading this book." —Allan Leighton - Chairman, Royal Mail "If you want a toolkit to help you become a successfulentrepreneur, read this book. Then put it into practice." —Duncan Bannatyne - Bannatyne Leisure & DragonsDen "Everything in business is a learning experience. I should know!I'd recommend all would-be entrepreneurs to read this book and beinspired to boldly set out on your own entrepreneurial journey. Youwon't regret it." —Rachel Elnaugh – Red Letter Days and Dragons'Den "It is refreshing to find a book that describes the keydifference between the entrepreneur and the rest – attitude.So often in life a cigarette paper’s thickness separatessuccess from failure and Richard has written a book that perfectlycaptures this and suggests a way of thinking that can transform thetin of dog food into a thoroughbred racehorse." —Tim Smit - Eden Project "Millionaire Upgrade captures the essence of what it takes to besuccessful in anything you choose to do. The rules of success aretimeless and simply explained so you can apply them in your ownbusiness or personal life." —BJ Cunningham - Founder of Death Cigarettes "In Millionaire MBA, Richard decoded entrepreneurs and unpickedtheir millionaire mindset. With Millionaire Upgrade, he has put itall back together again through IBELIEVE and a compelling story.Very clever and a must read for any budding entrepreneur!" —Rene Carayol - Leadership Guru "It takes a certain mindset to succeed in creating your ownbusiness. This book spells out how you need to think and act tosucceed – whether you are an entrepreneur or a professionalmanager. It’s a great read too." —Matthew Barrett - Chairman, Barclays Bank

Download or read book The Profit Principle written by Peter Fritz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The profit principle is the only secret to good business you'll ever need to know. Success in business has little to do with investment capital, a business plan or office space. Success comes from applying the four-part profit principle. Discover how you can turn what you know into what you do, and launch a successful, sustainable venture without spending (or borrowing) a cent. It’s a process that's simpler than you think and already within reach. Most books on starting a business don't extend further than the practicalities: plans, finance, accounting, equipment and so on. There are so many books on this topic, and their advice is often similar and predictable; rarely do they offer a new perspective or directions for a smarter approach. The motivational books that also serve this market may read well, but they often lack the substance on which to base sound business decisions and actions. If you want to run your own business and don't already, stop and ask yourself why not? The Profit Principle is a modern classic that will revolutionise your thinking on what it takes to succeed and inspire you to get started.

Download or read book Against the Grain written by Karan Bilimoria and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Every bit as good as the beer itself.' Sir Richard Branson From selling the first cases of Cobra out of the back of a battered old Citroen 2CV along the streets of West London to exporting to over 40 countries around the world, Karan Bilimoria's vision of a less gassy beer has travelled a long way. Starting out with a heap of student debt, a complete lack of industry experience and parents desperate for their son to get a proper job, it could all so easily have gone wrong. But Karan's single-minded determination to succeed and his ability to inspire those around him to buy into his vision, turned Cobra, sip-by-sip, into the multi-million pound business it is today. Karan's story bottles the very essence of entrepreneurship: vision, drive, creativity and a relentless battle against all odds, to make the idea you so passionately believe in work. Against the Grain is packed with insights into finance, strategy, planning, luck, discipline, and generally doing the unexpected to build your own business, from someone who's been there and done it... and all with just a little less gas. 'Essential reading.' Richard Reed, Co-founder, Innocent Drinks 'An inspirational story.' Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer WPP 'Karan Bilimoria is one of the great entrepreneurs...' Jo Malone, founder of Jo Malone 'Inspiring! … worth the cover price for the "Financing Cobra" chapter alone.' Professor John Mullins, London Business School '… His story should inspire youth everywhere who are fired by the dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur.' Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group

Download or read book Scientific American Presenting Psychology written by Deborah Licht and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 2489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two teachers and a science journalist, Presenting Psychology introduces the basics to psychology through magazine-style profiles and video interviews of real people, whose stories provide compelling contexts for the field’s key ideas.

Download or read book Foundryside written by Robert Jackson Bennett and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The exciting beginning of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists.”—Brandon Sanderson “Complex characters, magic that is tech and vice versa, a world bound by warring trade dynasties: Bennett will leave you in awe once you remember to breathe!”—Tamora Pierce In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself—the first in a dazzling new series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson Bennett. Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne’s docks, is nothing her unique abilities can’t handle. But unbeknownst to her, Sancia’s been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that could revolutionize the magical technology known as scriving. The Merchant Houses who control this magic—the art of using coded commands to imbue everyday objects with sentience—have already used it to transform Tevanne into a vast, remorseless capitalist machine. But if they can unlock the artifact’s secrets, they will rewrite the world itself to suit their aims. Now someone in those Houses wants Sancia dead, and the artifact for themselves. And in the city of Tevanne, there’s nobody with the power to stop them. To have a chance at surviving—and at stopping the deadly transformation that’s under way—Sancia will have to marshal unlikely allies, learn to harness the artifact’s power for herself, and undergo her own transformation, one that will turn her into something she could never have imagined.