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Starting a business 101 : from creating a business plan and sticking to a budget to marketing and making a profit, your essential primer to starting a business
This indispensable guide for those looking to start their own business provides all the essential information for overcoming any obstacle thrown in their way during the process.
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Understanding the Diverse Scaling Strategies of Social Enterprises as Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Renewable Energy Cooperatives
This article seeks to shed light on the diversity of scaling strategies of social enterprises, which can be considered as emblematic hybrid organizations. By comparing three Flemish renewable energy cooperatives with contrasted scaling strategies, the article shows how these strategies can be understood in relation to the organizational mission as imprinted at the founding. We extend the notion of hybridity beyond the combination of institutional logics to highlight the interest orientation (mutual vs. general interest). Unlike what is suggested in extant literature, we find that mutual interest orientation may be associated with “scale-up,” business growth strategies, while general interest orientation may lead to less growth-focused “scale-out” and “scale-deep” strategies. The findings illuminate aspects of the hybrid nature of social enterprises by explaining their diverse scaling strategies and extend the notion of imprinting to the interorganizational level by highlighting how social enterprises may collaborate to collectively achieve the pursuit of their multiple missions.
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Canada's entrepreneurs : from the fur trade to the 1929 stock market crash : portraits from the Dictionary of Canadian biography under the direction of John English and Râeal Bâelanger
\"Molson. Redpath. Desjardins. Labatt. Massey. Eaton. These names are as much a part of our national identity as our hockey teams and our literature, but few of us know much about the people behind them - the individuals who have energized this country's economic life for over four centuries, and whose entrepreneurialism has shaped the face of Canadian business as we know it.
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Boulevard of broken dreams
Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv--the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity--all bear the marks of government investment. Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that waste untold billions in taxpayer dollars. When has governmental sponsorship succeeded in boosting growth, and when has it fallen terribly short? Should the government be involved in such undertakings at all?Boulevard of Broken Dreamsis the first extensive look at the ways governments have supported entrepreneurs and venture capitalists across decades and continents. Josh Lerner, one of the foremost experts in the field, provides valuable insights into why some public initiatives work while others are hobbled by pitfalls, and he offers suggestions for how public ventures should be implemented in the future.
Discussing the complex history of Silicon Valley and other pioneering centers of venture capital, Lerner uncovers the extent of government influence in prompting growth. He examines the public strategies used to advance new ventures, points to the challenges of these endeavors, and reveals the common flaws undermining far too many programs--poor design, a lack of understanding for the entrepreneurial process, and implementation problems. Lerner explains why governments cannot dictate how venture markets evolve, and why they must balance their positions as catalysts with an awareness of their limited ability to stimulate the entrepreneurial sector.
As governments worldwide seek to spur economic growth in ever more aggressive ways,Boulevard of Broken Dreamsoffers an important caution. The book argues for a careful approach to government support of entrepreneurial activities, so that the mistakes of earlier efforts are not repeated.
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The diaspora and returnee entrepreneurship : dynamics and development in post-conflict economies
\"This book analyses the role that the diaspora play when returning as entrepreneurs to their homeland. Returnee entrepreneurs are defined as individuals who have moved away from their home country and lived as part of the diaspora, and have later returned home to live, invest or both. With increased movements of people around the world, the role of transnational economic activity is becoming ever more significant, yet little is still understood about the motivations and contribution of those who return to their homeland to undertake entrepreneurial activity. The book examines return to post-conflict economies, with the returnees initially forced to move due to war. In doing so, it examines policy approaches to return, the intentions of returnees and highlights the important role that emotional attachment plays in harnessing return. The book recognises the undoubted potential of diaspora entrepreneurs to benefit their homeland. Yet it also recognises the challenges in doing so. Not all diaspora entrepreneurship will be beneficial. Not all policy interventions will be effective, despite good intentions. Yet the lessons contained within this book are that by understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with diaspora return entrepreneurship, more effective strategies can be put in place\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Entrepreneuriat et Handicap
Un constat s'impose, les personnes en situation de handicap souffrent d'une marginalité persistante. Cependant, de plus en plus d'entrepreneurs s'engagent en faveur d'un monde du travail plus inclusif et d'une société moins discriminatoire.Pour avoir un impact positif dans le champ du handicap, il faut agir avec méthode. Des chercheurs de plusieurs disciplines comme la gestion, la sociologie, le marketing, la finance ou le droit présentent dans cet ouvrage leurs analyses et offrent des solutions pratiques pour innover et concevoir des produits, des services réellement accessibles.Entrepreneuriat et handicap s'adresse aux dirigeants de TPE et de PME, aux travailleurs indépendants, aux chercheurs, aux étudiants et aux professionnels de l'insertion, mais également aux familles qui souhaitent offrir de nouvelles perspectives à leur entourage.
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The Influence of Interorganizational Collaboration on Logic Conciliation and Tensions Within Hybrid Organizations: Insights from Social Enterprise-Corporate Collaborations
An increasing amount of research has examined the management of competing logics, and possible tensions arising between them, within \"hybrid organizations.\" However, the ways in which the relationships of hybrids with other organizations shape the conciliation of these logics and tensions have received limited attention so far. In this theoretical paper, we examine how hybrid organizations deal with interorganizational collaboration, in particular whether and how their hybridity can be maintained when they partner with \"dominant-logic organizations.\" Drawing on empirical literature on social enterprise-corporate collaborations, we develop a framework and several propositions on how competing logics and their balancing within hybrid organizations may be affected by interactions with organizations underpinned by one dominant logic. We suggest that influences will mostly depend on the type of collaboration pursued. A collaboration based on a lower level of engagement and interaction between the two partners is likely to give precedence to one logic over the other, reducing inter-logic tensions but possibly compromising organizational hybridity. By contrast, a collaboration featuring numerous interactions and mission compatibility may facilitate sustained hybridity if tensions are acknowledged and managed. Our propositions contribute to the literatures on hybrid organizations, interorganizational collaboration, and social enterprise.
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Million dollar weekend : the surprisingly simple way to launch a 7-figure business in 48 hours
\"The founder and CEO of AppSumo.com, Noah Kagan, knows how to launch a seven-figure business in a single weekend--and he's done it seven times. Million Dollar Weekend will show you how. But, if the barriers to starting a business are getting lower and lower, why is it SO HARD TO DO for SO MANY PEOPLE? Why are there so many wantrepreneurs playing at business on social media and so few entrepreneurs actually running them? Ask yourself: Do you want to work for yourself, or start a side-hustle, but it all feels too risky and unpredictable? Have you spent time or money on things like websites and logos, but still have no customers? Are you brainstorming endlessly and waiting for the perfect idea to strike? All those Frequent Excuses are solvable. The plan is simple--so simple it can be completed in a single weekend, but so powerful that Kagan has used to build seven businesses now worth more than $1 million: Find your Creator's Courage to overcome your fear and have fun! Learn to Just Ask so that customers get EXCITED to give you money. Automate your business so it can grow while you sleep. By Monday, you'll have a market-tested, scalable business idea and you'll be a entrepreneur on the path to seven figures. Million Dollar Weekend is the path to creating your dream life and attaining financial freedom. LFG\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Bedrijfsdoelen Verduurzamen
Unique selling points: origin, content, style and methodology. - The book will offer original eye-openers thanks to the unique experience of the author: almost 40 years in key positions, both within government and business. - The book will clarify today's understanding of (1) a business case (new school, long term, all stakeholders value instead of old school, short term, shareholders and/or customers value) and (2) sustainability (not just green, also social, and even fair economy and good governance). It will then explain how the two cannot live with one another, either because they are mutually supportive, or because they reveal hidden constraints. - The style of the book will be a mixture of blog language, more facts than opinions and a number of clear conclusions. - The methodology will be an approach in three dimensions: interdisciplinary, multi-instrumental and multi-stakeholders.
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