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Full-text articles to support research in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management, and operations management. Includes access to video from the Associated Press (AP) and Company View, which provides detailed information for 1.1 million of the world's largest companies.
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"How did Ron Shaich, the visionary founder of Panera Bread, build a little bakery in St. Louis into 2,400 restaurants with 6 billion dollars in revenue and annual returns of 25 percent, outperforming Starbucks, Chipotle, and all others? By seeing the future and clearing a path to it, leading and innovating from the future back. Now, Shaich shares his story, starting with its humble entrepreneurial beginnings: the college-campus convenience store he...
2) Inception
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Dom Cobb is the best there is at extraction; stealing valuable secrets inside the subconscious during the mind's vulnerable dream state. His skill has made him a coveted player in industrial espionage, but also has made him a fugitive and cost him dearly. Now he may get a second chance if he can do the impossible; inception, planting an idea rather than stealing one. If they succeed, Cobb and his team could pull off the perfect crime.
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"Many workers believe that to compete with other top talent they must embrace a culture that rewards long hours and constant connection to work. Businesses and society have encouraged this by endorsing busyness, overwork, and extreme commitment as the most valued traits in workers. Sometimes that endorsement is explicit, as when Elon Musk told Twitter employees to work "long hours at high intensity" or get fired. But more often it's an implicit contract,...
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"Dishing bite-sized lessons, supported by in-chapter exercises and end-of-chapter actions, long-time marketing expert Robert W. Bly mentors small-business owners and entrepreneurs in making the crossover from business owner to marketplace competitor and, in time, majority market-share holder. With more than 500,000 new businesses starting every month, the competition for customers can be overwhelming. A 30-year veteran of business and marketing,...
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"The untold story of how efforts to hold big business accountable changed American capitalism. In this vivid and surprising history, we meet twentieth-century activists, investors, executives, and workers who fought over a simple question: Is the role of the corporation to deliver profits to shareholders, or something more? On one side were ""business statesmen"" who believed corporate largess could solve social problems. On the other were libertarian...
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This book is for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as managers and other critical small business employees, who want practical and comprehensive guidance on business laws--without paying a lot in legal fees. The book helps owners and managers successfully begin and run a small business, covering topics like raising start-up money, protecting personal assets, negotiating leases and contracts, and more.
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When you're doing something that's out of the ordinary, your mental programing, your paradigm, will try and stop you. If you want to win, you must keep going. Your paradigms may be masked in complacency, fear, worry, anxiety, insecurities, self-doubt, mental hurry and self-loathing—the result is keeping you STUCK....locked in a box and starved of your dreams and ambitions. To change your life—you MUST change your paradigm. The change...
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It's hard to be successful without a clear understanding of how business works. These daily readings are crucial for any professional or business owner who wants to take their career to the next level. In this 60-day guide, readers will be introduced to 10 areas where truly successful leaders and their businesses excel : Character, Leadership, Personal Productivity, Business Strategy, Messaging, Marketing, Sales, Negotiation, Management, Execution....
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"How do female entrepreneurs overcome hurdles, redress power imbalances and create a business with coveted unicorn status? High growth enterprises and tech unicorns are those companies with a value of more that £1billion. But building a unicorn is not an easy task. And its even more difficult for female-led enterprises than it is for male-led start-ups.Female Founders' Playbook brings together the experiences of the leading women entrepreneurs and...
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"Does it feel like everyone you know is thinking about starting a business? That's because they are. In the last few years new businesses have been launched in record numbers, with more of us than ever deciding to go it alone or become entrepreneurs. Fuelled by new technologies like artificial intelligence and automation, this trend is only just beginning, with traditional firms due to be automated in the same way that farms and factories were in...
12) Not your job: discover the surprising way to save time, avoid burnout, and do what you love forever
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Do you know why most entrepreneurs never see their business grow to its fullest potential? It's not their talent or work ethic that stops them. It's not even the quality of the product or service. Even the best small businesses will fail if the owner never discovers how to how to leverage the time and talent of other people.In Not Your Job, you will learn a new approach to people management that is fast, easy, and will not dilute your influence in...
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In Rewired, the world's most influential management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, delivers a road-tested, how-to manual their own consultants use to help companies build the capabilities to outcompete in the age of digital and AI. Many companies are stuck with digital transformations that are not moving the needle. There are no quick fixes but there is a playbook. The answer is in rewiring your business so hundreds, thousands, of teams can...
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"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...
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"Would you like to master the art of writing clear, compelling, professional, and actionable email messages? Would you like your emails to bolster your professional reputation? Would you like your email exchanges to be more productive? Then Writing Professional Emails is for you. Since email remains the most prevalent means of communication for businesses and consumers, excellent email writing skills are a prerequisite for accelerating your career....
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"Three cousins return down South for a homecoming that's a little bitter, a whole lot sweet, and full of surprises. Upon inheriting their sassy grandmother's home and family bait shop, three cousins--Lanie, Jodi, and Becky Cornell--return to Catfish, Texas, looking for a fresh start. Turns out living as roommates in Granny Lizzie's tiny two-bedroom house and running the Catfish Fisherman's Hut isn't at all like the idyllic summers they spent as children...
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Small business owners in the US face enough challenges without overpaying tax. Despite this, millions of small businesses miss out on crucial deductions, tax credits, and tax-saving moves every year, resulting in higher-than-necessary tax bills. In J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2024: Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line, renowned attorney and small business advocate Barbara Weltman offers a thorough and exhaustively researched roadmap...
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"Journey to Launch podcaster Souffrant debuts with a sound program for achieving financial independence, which she defines as being able to live on the "money you've accumulated in your investment accounts... indefinitely." Her five-step program involves figuring out "what your bills and liabilities are in comparison to what you're earning," paying off most debts, establishing an emergency fund, "investing consistently and growing your assets," and...
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"Welcome to the ultimate guidebook for LGBTQ+ travelers! Whether you're looking for relaxation, romance, or adventure, The Pride Atlas will help you plan your next gaycation. This colorful catalog spans the globe, taking you from metropolitan must-sees, like the birthplace of Pride in New York, or the world's first gayborhood in Berlin, to lesser-known gems, like a trans designer's clothing store in Sao Paulo or the first LGBTQ+ bar in Nepal. Maartje...
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A call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big Media
Corporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)-or both.
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