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Welcome to the exciting world of AI-driven entrepreneurship, where innovation knows no bounds, and financial constraints need not deter your dreams. In this chapter, we embark on a journey that explores how you can harness the power of AI and ChatGPT to create a thriving business with minimal financial investment.

In this practical and research-based guide for sales managers, Harvard Business School professor Frank Cespedes offers essential strategies for thriving in an industry that never stops changing.

In this comprehensive audiobook bundle, you'll gain the essential knowledge and strategies to create a winning business plan and build a strong, profitable business. Together, these audiobooks offer a comprehensive resource for strategic business planning. By understanding the secrets of a successful business plan and engaging in the practical exercises of the workbook, you'll gain the confidence and strategic mindset to build a thriving business.

A circular economy is an economic system designed to save money, eliminate waste, and achieve deep sustainability. No-brainer, right? Circular Economy for Dummies explains why the old way of doing things (the take-make-waste model of a linear economy) is fast going the way of the dinosaurs, and it gets you ready to think circular. From business processes and material lifecycles to circular design in just about every industry, this book is a fascinating glimpse into the sustainable future we urgently need.

With clear and accessible language, the book offers insights into the enduring legacy of the Gold Standard, its influence on modern monetary policy, and the lessons it provides for current economic challenges.

In the wake of economic downturn, foreign competition, spiking oil prices, and even war, American business throughout this decade has been thrust into crisis. To improve their performance, corporations everywhere have adopted a wide range of tools and techniques, yet many continue to struggle. Going Lean points to a better way.

Dirigir un negocio suele alejarse mucho de lo que nos imaginamos al emprender. Creemos que lo más difícil es dar el primer paso y empezar a vender, pero nadie nos advierte que la mayoría de las pequeñas empresas quiebra por no saber gestionar ese crecimiento. Si tu negocio te pide a gritos un plan para crecer de manera segura y confiable, pero no sabes por dónde comenzar, llegaste al lugar indicado.

In Net Zero Business Models: Winning in the Global Net Zero Economy, two accomplished business transformation thought leaders deliver a revolutionary new take on how to transition from business models that are contributing to worldwide climate disaster to net zero models consistent with long-term sustainability. In the book, you'll discover what net zero emissions means, how to implement net zero emission business models, what the overall transition to a net zero emissions economy looks like, and, ultimately, how civilization itself will transition to net zero.

When faced with problems, many business leaders and teams look for familiar and standard problem-solving methods, often creating unnecessary struggle, frustration, delay, and ineffectiveness in solving the problem - if it is ever solved at all! In other words, they keep reaching for the same old hammer as if every business problem were a nail.

Lean Shop Makeover is specifically tailored for small to medium-sized businesses in the sign, print, and job shop manufacturing sectors that are facing challenges related to profitability, operational chaos, and timely job completion. This comprehensive guide examines the fundamental components of Lean production philosophy, which prioritizes meeting customer needs, upholding the highest quality standards, minimizing operational costs, and reducing lead times through the systematic elimination of waste in all its forms.

In this eye-opening book, The Retention Trap, Butterball Farms CEO Mark Peters challenges leaders of small and mid-sized businesses to break free from a cycle that prioritizes costly wages and benefits without addressing the deeper issues that lead to employee turnover. For thirty years, Peters focused on traditional methods, only to discover that they often miss the mark and fail to deliver lasting results.

Global environmental leader Ani Dasgupta takes an honest look at lagging climate action and maps out what can be done to rebuild hope for the future.

Business pressure. Competitive threats. Artificial Intelligence. Political upheavals. Chaos is all around us. But inside the uncertainty, disruption and unpredictability, a powerful Self-leadership strategy is transforming people and organizations. Developed by MIT alumni, NCAA athlete, and internationally recognized TEDx speaker, Rob Kalwarowsky, Capitalizing on Chaos is the hold-your-handbook onbringing order and clarity to the future of work.

In Pedagogy of Hope, Freire revisits the themes of his masterpiece, the real world contexts that inspired them and their impact in that very world. Freire's abiding concern for social justice and education in the developing world remains as timely and as inspiring as ever, and is shaped by both his rigorous intellect and his boundless compassion. Pedagogy of Hope is a testimonial to the inner vitality of generations denied prosperity and to the often-silent, generous strength of millions throughout the world who refuse to let hope be extinguished.

It's not how good you are. It's how well you tell your story. Big corporations might have huge marketing and advertising budgets, but you've got a story. Your brand story isn't just what you tell people. It's what they believe about you, based on the signals your brand sends. The Fortune Cookie Principle is a brand-building framework and communication strategy consisting of 20 keys that enable you to begin telling your brand's story from the inside out.

Today's headlines are full of employee unrest over racial injustice, communities infuriated by corporate environmental impacts, staff anxiety over surveillance, and discoveries of child labor in supply chains. Simply maximizing shareholder value while not breaking the law is no longer an option, but we've never been so confused about what it means to do the right thing. NYU ethics professor Alison Taylor argues that amid stakeholder demands and transparency pressures, we can no longer treat ethics as a legal and reputational defense mechanism.

In How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World, Neil Irwin, senior economic correspondent at the New York Times, delivers the essential guide to being successful in today’s economy when the very notion of the “job” is shifting and the corporate landscape has become dominated by global firms. He shows that the route to success lies in cultivating the ability to bring multiple specialties together - to become a “glue person” who can ensure people with radically different technical skills work together effectively.

Ido Leffler and Lance Kalish, two 29-year-old Australians with very different backgrounds and skills, cofounded their company in 2006 with little more than a dream - and made it big. Yes To Carrots has become one of the biggest natural beauty brands in the world and is one of the fastest-growing skincare brands. Leffler and Kalish have accomplished it all while maintaining solid principles, investing in meaningful business relationships, giving back to the community, and still making it home in time for dinner.

Aujourd'hui, en France, 354 personnes pèsent 1 000 milliards d'euros. Ce livre-enquête retrace les origines des plus grandes dynasties financières (Rothschild, Arnault, Bolloré, Wertheimer, Pinault, Rockefeller...). Il permet de comprendre à quel point elles ont influencé les transformations de nos sociétés. Oui, ces riches appartiennent à une élite planétaire qui se déplace en jet privé, collectionne les voitures de luxe, organise des fêtes somptueuses, multiplie les domiciliations aux quatre coins du monde, investit tous les marchés, domine tous les réseaux.

To compete with today's increasing globalization and rapidly evolving technologies, individuals, and organizations must take their ability to learn - the foundation for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and innovation - to a much higher level.