Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs are driving an era of global transformation and growth. But, before they can turn ideas into profitmaking ventures, they must craft a business plan that crystallizes and legitimizes those ideas to customers, key talent, and investors. This book shows how to write, adapt, focus, and revise a business plan.

Write a business plan that potential investors will embrace! If you're thinking of starting a business or raising money to expand an existing one, you need a plan. How to Write a Business Plan will show you how to write the right plan for your business and design a loan package necessary to finance your business and make it work.

Don't Just Plan-Zero In on a Winning Business Model! Before you write a business plan, before you start marketing, before you look for funding, you should develop the most important tool in your business arsenal: a business model. Don Debelak reveals how to create a winning business concept, develop a business plan around it, and turn it into a successful business venture.

In the next few years, energy and carbon restraints will affect every small and medium-sized business owner. This hands-on guide shows entrepreneurs how to save energy, materials, and money by reducing their businesses' impact on the Earth.

This engaging book uses the power of story to present potent lessons for anyone seeking to excel at strategy management. It's a compelling read--whether you're an MBA grad struggling to apply what you learned or in the fray and eager to see what MBAs get wrong when they land in the real world.

Gives you the skills, tactics, and strategies you need to write proposals that will win new clients, make sales, or convince your boss that your idea will revolutionize the company. It provides the tools and expertise you need to understand the baseline logic to determine your buyer's desired results.

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs reveals the operating system behind any great presentation and provides you with a quick-start guide to design your own passionate interfaces with your audiences.

Ditch your tired old slides, drop those boring bullet points--and start re-imagining your presentations for absolutely stunning results!

Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success--professional and personal--hinges on being able to inspire an audience. And while some people seem to be naturals in the spotlight, this ability very rarely derives from talent alone. Confident communication is a skill, and anyone can learn how to do it.