Lay down the foundations of a successful business venture through a thoroughly researched and competitive business plan. Based on tried and tested business methodology used at the leading business school, Cranfield School of Management, this 10th edition of The Business Plan Workbook guides you
through all the necessary steps to constructing a winning business plan. This is a practical run-through of 26 key areas of development of strategic planning. It will allow you to think of these areas in isolation through the use of assignments that ensure you have stress-tested your business
proposition. This guide covers how to- Come up with a winning business idea- Complete market and competitive research- Set up a winning marketing strategy- Forecast watertight financials and projections- Define realistic operations and staffing - Deliver an unforgettable pitch to potential backers
and investorsThis new and fully updated edition includes 67 business case studies that show you how successful entrepreneurs have dealt with strategic planning in the past. The content has been streamlined to focus on the most critical parts of business planning, ensuring you spend time where it
matters and stay competitive. With new information resources and financial planning consideration, this is an invaluable guide for entrepreneurs, business executives and students.
With contributions from nearly 50 researchers across Latin America, The Emerald Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Latin America: Unleashing a millennial potential contains the most important debates on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Latin America.
Covering the most recent topics that influence Latin America’s entrepreneurial dynamics, chapters are written by specialists from Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, England, Venezuela, Spain & Peru. The Emerald Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Latin America presents a detailed and
extensive review of the most relevant literature published in Latin America, critically analysing and exposing historical processes along with emerging debates, suggesting future paths for its entrepreneurship ecosystems, agents, sectors and regions.
The Emerald Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Latin America offers new perspectives and will change the way the global arena sees Latin America. A first must-have reference for present and future researchers, corporate executives, and business schools with the aim to understand the challenges and
opportunities this region has in the global, national, and regional arenas, a timely text most relevant than ever given the post pandemic context that present and future generations will confront with.
Becoming a successful entrepreneur is impossible without accepting risk – the question is which risk to take and at what time. Expert authors Thomas G. Pittz and Eric W. Liguori draw on years of working with and in early-stage ventures to provide guidance for managing the risk associated with
these decisions. Throughout this book, they offer practical, no-nonsense advice for marketing and financing your business, bringing on partners and employees, networking with key connectors, and launching your business as inexpensively and aggressively as possible.
Following lean startup logic, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Risk and Decisions: Building Successful Early-Stage Ventures cuts through to the strategically important – and emotionally charged – decisions that separate the successful entrepreneurs from the unsuccessful. It is designed
to help entrepreneurs move quickly, rapidly iterate their business models based on customer feedback, and provide guideposts for managing the risks inherent in all startup ventures.
A practical and inspiring guide to executing
effective trade shows that attract and convert high quality leads into
profitable sales. Organisations regularly waste vast amounts of money, time and
effort attending the wrong shows, planning them poorly and failing to follow
up, leading to an almost zero return on investment. The Exhibitionist gives exhibitors an
end-to-end guide covering all aspects of best-practice trade show execution
including budgeting, researching the right show, selecting and training staff
and post show contact strategy amongst many other elements, to build the
confidence and skills required for delivering more effective events.
Through a series of three
modules - planning, implementation and evaluation - The Exhibitionist guides
readers through the linear process of delivering a commercially measurable
trade show. This is a practical journey which alongside the theory uses case
studies and examples to bring the key points to life. Rather than just giving readers the answer,
The Exhibitionist provides the stimulus and inspiration to arrive at the right
decisions for each organisation’s specific trade show needs. The Exhibitionist directs
you through the minimum requirements to deliver an effective trade show but
also discuss more advanced elements such as media management, speaker platforms
and digital engagement that will enhance the basic delivery for more
experienced exhibitors
Since Autumn 2012 and under strict regulatory obligations, the biggest corporations in the UK have been offering a pension to any employee who earns more than £10,000. Now the challenge falls on smaller employers. This compulsory measure has far-reaching consequences for all players: not only
have many new pension customers been brought into the market, but companies face strict deadlines and major fines if they do not comply. The Handbook of Work-based Pension Schemes takes a practical approach to the many issues and crucial decisions facing employers. Choose the right course of action
and pensions can become a powerful element within a competitive package of benefits for attracting and keeping the right people, as well as opening up the potential for freeing up capital to invest back into the business. However make a mistake and the consequences can be far-reaching and
expensive. Published in association with the Institute of Directors, this book will bring readers up to speed with how pensions are changing, then focus on the ways they will be able to design and manage better schemes at lower costs and at lower risk.
Everyone wants to start their own business and there are many of books telling you how to go about it. The only trouble is that many of them are simply wrong.
The Rebel Entrepreneur by Financial Times journalist Jonathan Moules explains why, in many cases, the received wisdom on entrepreneurship just isn't the best way of doing things.
Full of examples of successful entrepreneurs, who've made the grade by doing things differently, this book will show you:-
Why you don't need to stick to a business plan;-
There's nothing wrong with learning from the ideas of others ;-
Why, if things get tough, you should put your prices up;-
How cutting costs can kill your business.
The Rebel Entrepreneur is the alternative guide to starting your own business and succeeding that no entrepreneur can afford to be without.
Learn how to BE a retail champion! All the knowledge and skills you need to make your retail business a scalable, saleable enterprise.The Retail Champion 10 steps to retail success is aimed at every small retailer who is serious about growing their business. Clare Rayner, who is known as The Retail
Champion, has developed a practical ten step methodology that helps retail business owners to create their own unique action plan and to design their success template. The 10 steps to retail success methodology enables retailers to develop robust and repeatable processes and systems in order to
become scalable, saleable businesses. Throughout this book Clare Rayner will give you the tools, techniques and motivation you need to thrive in the highly competitive retail market. As an added bonus, when you buy this book you will be given exclusive, client-only access to a whole range of
downloadable resources such as business plan, range plan, promotional plan and cash flow plan templates that will put you on the fast-track to success
The retail market in the UK is worth more than £400 billion annually and employs over 3 million workers, while in the US 29 million people create over USD $4 trillion of revenue through the industry. Despite the challenge to establish stores and big-box retailers, there's a rapid increase in
the number of retail start-ups and consistent growth in the independent sector. From beard shops and barbers, through cafes and coffee shops, to 'retailment' concept stores and boutique consumer-focused experiences, the specialist retail sector is booming. The Retail Start-Up Book provides clear
guidance and advice on how to develop a winning retail strategy that seamlessly merges online and offline tactics. Introducing the science of shopping and how to understand customer behaviours and needs, it explores the essential steps of developing a business plan, marketing and promoting a
business and advising on buying and visual merchandising. Building on years of retail experience nationally and internationally, in large groups and with independent retailers, The Retail Start-Up Book meticulously provide invaluable practical insights to help new retailers hit the floor running, or
more established organizations grow their business and nurture their profits.
The Winning Bid is an easy-to-read practical guide which will teach the reader how to think like a professional bid manager. It gives essential advice on, amongst other things: PQQs and bid readiness, GIVE analysis, competitor analysis, grantwriting and funding bids best practice, freedom of
Information as a research and continual improvement tool, a view from the buyer's side - featuring feedback from buyers on their experiences of being on the receiving end of bids, measuring bid performance over time, virtual team management, sharing bid best practice with other Bid Managers through
APMP membership and accreditation, LinkedIn groups, the new Cabinet Office feedback channel. It will appeal to anyone engaged in bidding activity, from the bid novice to professional bid managers.
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If you’ve decided to go it alone and grow your own business,
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