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The key aim of this book is to help existing and future NFP leaders at all organisational levels to support their organisations and employees and in turn clients and communities, through theoretical insights and practical approaches by focusing on transformational leadership aspects for contemporary Not for Profits.

Studies accounts of alternative organisations in India and provides critical insights on if and why alternative organisations matter to management theory and practice, how management theory can be applied to the context of alternative organisations, and how, from an alternate organisational perspective, debates in management can be enriched.

This book is an important intervention in the debate between economic and social development. It makes the case for understanding development in economic terms as well as in terms of well-being, empowerment and participation.

A ground-breaking account which shows how the public sector must adapt, but also persevere, in order to advance technology and innovation

Presents the latest scholarly research on techniques for financing small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of developing nations. Including a range of pertinent topics, such as microinsurance, risk management, and advertising, this book is ideal for managers, academics, professionals, graduate students, and practitioners interested in the dynamics of financial entrepreneurship.

Scaling a business is not for the faint of heart. It's a mind-bending journey that causes millions of business owners around the globe to either throw in the towel--or avoid risk entirely and suffer from smallness and mediocrity.Most of these businesses fail because they are ill prepared to face the real challenges involved in scaling. Either they don't have the bandwidth to keep up with the sales demand or production, miss out on major opportunities due to fear, or keep making the same mistakes over and over because systems and processes aren't in sync with the rate of growth.To truly scale, you must upsize your strategic practices, implement new marketing strategies, find new ways to build your team, and expand your mindset to break through whatever is keeping you stuck at the same level. Then you must be willing to take the leap into the giant unknown - to make your impossible possible.In Scale or Fail, author Allison Maslan--who has successfully scaled ten companies from scratch and has guided thousands of small businesses to do the same--shares her revolutionary SCALEit Method (r) for successfully growing, replicating, and expanding your business. She also shares pivotal mindset strategies she's used to break the fear barrier as a trapeze artist so you can move past any obstacle, take strategic Big Picture risks, and fulfill your dreams of business expansion and skyrocketing profit.Featuring a wealth of real-life success stories, visual tools, and exercises that are prescriptive and inspirational, Scale or Fail offers proven scaling strategies and a proactive approach to:* Create your Big Picture Vision and build a plan to achieve it* Produce an ever-flowing stream of cash flow with consistent profits* Establish a powerhouse team that functions well without you* Become a true leader and feel like you deserve your success* Improve systems and processes that facilitate scaling* Get past the mental and strategic pitfalls that cause revenue bottlenecks* Scale or Fail is adaptable to any type of business--manufacturing, consumer goods, a brick and mortar, a digital service, a wholesaler, a consulting service, and everything in between. Whether you're six figures and scaling to seven. . . or in the seven figures and scaling to eight or even nine, Scale or Fail provides the roadmap to multiply your business growth--and empower you to soar in the air with the greatest of ease.

This book features latest research insights into the study of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The book argues that regardless of how the concept of a 'place' is defined, be it cities, regions, nations or otherwise, the impact of new technologies will influence much of our business, social, and economic landscapes.

This book focuses on various types of crowdfunding and the lessons learned from academic research. Crowdfunding, a new and important source of financing for entrepreneurs, fills a funding gap that was traditionally difficult to close.

Presenting data from the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI), which measures the quality and scale of entrepreneurial process from 137 countries world-wide, this book provides a rich understanding of entrepreneurship and a more precise means to measure it.

This book explains and analyzes entrepreneurship and cultural management issues in the creative and cultural sectors and discusses the impacts of economic, social and structural changes on cultural entrepreneurship.

This is a planner for people who are simply too busy either in their head or in their life.I designed this for me first and foremost for that exact reason, and after sharing it with a lot of people, who in turn got sh*t done, I decided to make it a thing.If you want a simple system that will clear your mind, allow you to focus on what's really important and help you achieve more than you thought you ever could?THEN THIS IS FOR YOUIf you are looking for anything deep, spiritual, not littered with profanity or something that involves you NOT doing the work? Then this probably isn't the planner you are looking for… ;-)

Winners and nominees of the 2013/14 Sustainable City Awards present their case stories in a new collection, Sustainable Cities: Inspirational Case Studies. These short, easy-to-read stories will serve as an inspiration to others around the world in the quest to make our cities more sustainable.

Crowdfunding: Fundamental Cases, Facts, and Insights presents fundamental knowledge on this maturing economic field. Assembling and arranging datasets, case analyses, and other foundational materials on subjects associated with crowdfunding, the book systematically, comprehensively and authoritatively provides access to a consistent body of crowdfunding research. With the crowdfunding industry now consolidated, this core reference can serve as the basis for research projects and applied work.Presents a complete scope of crowdfunding areas in the international landscapeCombines economics with international business, management, law and financeEnables practitioners and researchers to compare regulatory frameworks, best practices and market opportunitiesIncludes a freely available website of supplementary pedagogical material

Impact investing is gaining global attention from society, governments and businesses. Increasingly, it is seen as a new paradigm to deal with the economic crisis and curtailed public budgets, an answer to the diversified needs of society.

For history buffs, patriots, and business people alike, this detailed narrative spans centuries in its recounting of the fascinating successes and failures of our nation's most notable entrepreneurs to teach readers about the founding and evolution of the American economy.

The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship offers contemporary chapters on all aspects of this rapidly-evolving discipline. Contributions from the best international scholars explore Entrepreneurship as an academic field, investigate its key current debates and consider its future directions.

The World Guide provides a unique reference to global sustainable enterprise developments in each major country in the world. Volume 1 explores the priority issues, trends, government policies and a number of case studies in sustainable enterprise in the Middle East and North Africa.

The World Guide provides a unique reference to global sustainable enterprise developments in each major country in the world. Volume 3 explores the priority issues, trends, government policies and a number of case studies in sustainable enterprise in Europe.

The World Guide provides a unique reference to global sustainable enterprise developments in each major country in the world. Volume 2 explores the priority issues, trends, government policies and a number of case studies in sustainable enterprise in Asia Pacific.

The World Guide provides a unique reference to global sustainable enterprise developments in each major country in the world. Volume 4 explores the priority issues, trends, government policies and a number of case studies in sustainable enterprise in the Americas.

Offers: information on a field of interest; training and educational requirements for various careers; salary statistics for different positions within each field; and, professional and Internet resources.

Provides information you need to know to incorporate your business - what incorporation is, why it might benefit you and how and where to incorporate. This book includes: getting ready to incorporate - advantages and disadvantages of incorporating your business; and, C corporations versus S corporations versus limited liability companies.

Family networks and wider personal social relationships - guanxi - have long been held to be a significant factor making for the success of many Chinese family businesses, and guanxi is often seen as a special characteristic which shapes the nature of all business in China. This book re-examines this proposition critically, bringing together the very latest research and comparing the situation in different parts of "Greater China" ¿ mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It considers entrepreneurship, venture capital, intergenerational succession, disputes, family businesses in different sectors of the economy, and particular family businesses.

This book builds on a track record of research and education in corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship at ESADE Business School's Institute of Social Innovation.

This new volume of social entrepreneurship case studies, highlights cases from around the globe authored by teachers from around the globe. The selected cases span many industries and geographic contexts; nevertheless, they are connected by a shared ambition: to highlight the power of entrepreneurship to solve social problems.

This book profiles transformational individuals blazing a trail in the sustainable luxury business. It shows us that luxury products need not wreak destruction on the environment and the communities who manufacture them. There are entrepreneurs who are well motivated to break the rules and promote disruptive solutions.

This book profiles transformational individuals blazing a trail in the sustainable luxury business. It shows us that luxury products need not wreak destruction on the environment and the communities who manufacture them. There are entrepreneurs who are well motivated to break the rules and promote disruptive solutions.