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Straightforward Publishing
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A comprehensive guide to all aspects of the formation of a viable business plan and to the ongoing development of a company. This edition has been updated to take into account the current business climate and incorporate current business planning models.
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Century
Pub. Date
2024
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In this love letter to the heroes of literacy, James Patterson uncovers true stories from booksellers and librarians. Prepare to enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, and find whatever you need. Meet the smart and talented people who live between the shelves - and who can't wait to help you find your next great read.
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HarperCollins Leadership
Pub. Date
2021
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Build your successful consultant life doing the work you love, on your terms utilizing the practical tips, inspiration, and straightforward advice from recognized new world of work visionary and thought leader, Lisa Hufford.
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Bloomsbury Business
Pub. Date
2022
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For those hoping to improve their work/life balance, this book offers the perfect mix of clear advice and practical suggestions to help you work out your priorities, reduce your stress levels, and identify the positive steps that can make your life easier. If you feel overwhelmed by the constant juggling of different areas of your life, this book can help. There's so much pressure on many people today to succeed at work that sometimes 'real life'...
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For Dummies
Pub. Date
2022
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Inside this text you'll find practical and easy-to-follow advice to increase your site's chances of landing that coveted No. 1 spot on Google, Bing, and other popular search engines. Discover how search engines decide which websites to rank highly, how to optimise your site for your best chance at the first page of organic results, what keywords to target, and even how to make your site internationally visible.
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Vermilion
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Offering advice on how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rewarding, this work teaches readers how to: make friends easily, increase popularity, win people to a way of thinking, win new clients and customers, become a better speaker, and, arouse enthusiasm among colleagues.
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Bloomsbury Business
Pub. Date
2021
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In a world still adjusting to the impact of the pandemic, remote and hybrid working is new territory for most people. But many managers can be poorly equipped to deal with it: the more casual ways of managing in a physical office simply don't work with remote teams, and most tasks can be more challenging when conducted at a distance. This title shows how leaders, managers and team members can raise their games to meet the challenges of 21st century...
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KoganPage
Pub. Date
2021
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Times have changed: you can launch a successful enterprise with your phone, sell through social media and tap into a whole world of opportunities. This book is an honest guide to launching your own business, sharing real stories from real people who have tested, failed and won at business. It profiles the underdogs, those who brainstormed ideas whilst travelling on the bus, started a business from their phone and managed to create three income streams...
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Easyway Guides
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Many businesses - usually small, sole traders or small limited companies - often find the task of keeping books and accounts daunting. The process of keeping accurate records which are acceptable to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, without the use of an accountant, can and does often lead to problems. This latest edition of this concise guide, which now includes the management of taxation, will prove invaluable for all those in business.
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Vermilion
Pub. Date
2021
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Not everything goes the way we want it to - the world or people around us sometimes just spin out of control. Just consider the COVID pandemic for starters. Or how about that mad neighbour you have living next-door to you? Or when work seems to be going down the toilet when the competition keep outsmarting you? So how do you handle everything life throws your way when you'd really prefer to tell everyone to get stuffed? Thomas Erikson will help you...
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Bloomsbury Business
Pub. Date
2022
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Juggling all the tasks and resources you need to make a project run smoothly can seem like an onerous task - from engaging with stakeholders and scoping out the full specification of the project, through to keeping a rein on costs and sticking to schedules. This book offers calm and practical advice to help you with setting priorities, communicating with others, monitoring progress and dealing with unexpected events. Practical, easy to read and jargon-free,...
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Vermilion
Pub. Date
2021
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When faced with a life-changing decision do you find that all too often your choice is hasty and you come to regret it? Or perhaps you avoid making choices at all costs from fear that you'll make the wrong one? Laurence Alison and Neil Shortland have spent their careers studying some of the hardest choices that people have to make in some of the most high-pressured environments. 'Decision Time' takes the decision-making techniques used in war rooms...
14) Remote working
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Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2023
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The visual guide that gives you all the know-how you need to manage a team remotely and get the best out of them More people are working from home - or remotely in other locations or time zones - than ever before. But with the many advantages the remote- and hybrid-working model brings, there are also brand-new sets of challenges - especially around effective management and getting the best out of teams that aren't in the same room. This practical...
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Virgin
Pub. Date
1998
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Candid, funny, inspirational and often revealing about Branson's family, close friends and his personal philosophy on life and business, this long-awaited autobiography covers dramatic events such as the dirty tricks campaign and the balloon adventures.
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Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
2022
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Why play to 12,000 people when you can play to 12? In Autumn 2021, Robin Ince's stadium tour with Professor Brian Cox was postponed due to the pandemic. Rather than do nothing, he decided he would instead go on a tour of over a hundred bookshops, from Wigtown to Penzance; from Swansea to Margate. Packed with anecdotes and tall tales, Bibliomaniac follows Robin up and down the country in his quest to discover just why he can never have enough books....
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Straightforward Co Ltd
Pub. Date
[2022]
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A concise, revised guide to the steps underpinning the processes Of bankruptcy and insolvency and the impact on individuals and companies. In the last few years, the whole process of bankruptcy has moved from the original position where a person was bankrupt for a number of years to a position where the whole process has been streamlined, with the period of bankruptcy shortened to one year. In addition, debt relief orders are being introduced which...
18) What am I bid?
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When Philip Serrell - now well known for his television appearances - gave up teaching to become a professional auctioneer, he thought he was embarking on a sensible and safe career - a quiet life in the country with no surprises. How wrong he was. In 'What am I Bid?', he tells of life after the events he described in his previous books to bring his story up to date. From dodgy cars to fakes in the saleroom; angry livestock, mangled silverware and...
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KoganPage
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Despite understanding essential storytelling techniques, brands continue to explain how their product or service can help the customer, rather than showcasing how the customer's life has changed as a result of them. This book gets back to the heart of brand loyalty, consumer behaviour and engagement as a business strategy: using storytelling to trigger the emotions that humans are driven by. It provides a step by step guide to assess, dismantle and...
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Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2022
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This practical guide gives you the tools to succeed in a business environment. Discover how to improve your performance and boost productivity by prioritising tasks and managing your time effectively. You'll learn how to improve your skills, develop drive, and lead effectively.