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Title: Inside Alaska industry. (Directory)
Author: Jeannie Woodring
Publication: Alaska Business Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1995
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: v11 Issue: n2 Page: p8(3)

Article Type: Directory

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Author: Jeannie Woodring, Will Swagel
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Title: State chartered non-depository trust companies.(Directory)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: New Hampshire Business Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 26, 2008
Publisher: Business Publications, Inc.
Volume: 30 Issue: 28 Page: 92(2)

Article Type: Directory

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A directory of angel investor organizations, business start-up incubators and non-profit groups based in North America.

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Directory: Angel Investor Groups
Edition: January 30, 2011

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Title: Printers and print services.(MARKETING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)(Directory)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: New Hampshire Business Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 20, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29 Issue: 15 Page: 75(5)

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Title: Banks & lenders with SBA loan guarantee agreements.(FINANCE & HEALTH)(Directory)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: New Hampshire Business Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 20, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29 Issue: 15 Page: 45(2)

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A list of schools often found on the best-of-the-best lists. In addition to being excellent graduate business programs, most also offer other executive and entrepreneurial resources.

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Directory: International Business Schools
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Title: Indiana's Best Lawyers[R].(ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW)(Directory)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Indiana Business Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2009
Publisher: Curtis Magazine Group, Inc.
Volume: 53 Issue: 1 Page: 36(16)

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For later stage companies seeking mezzanine investments, interested in a leveraged buy-out or simply want to sell their company out right, this directory will provide you with a good place to start prospecting.

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Directory: Private Equity/LBO Firms
Edition: January 30, 2011

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Title: Arkansas Business list: MBA programs.(Master of business administration.)(Directory)(Illustration)
Author: Chip Taulbee
Publication: Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 8, 2005
Publisher: Journal Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 22 Issue: 31 Page: 23(1)

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Being an introvert is truly an advantage in business and leadership if you know how to leverage it!

Having used her introversion to her advantage, the author went from new college graduate to holding responsibility for a $750 million business in just 10 short years. This eBook tells you how she did it and reveals very specific, actionable steps introverts can take to be abundantly successful in business, leadership and life. Importantly, the steps recommended are designed to be fully comfortable for introverts who get their energy from their "inner world" of ideas, and who are often uncomfortable with aspects of the "outer world" of business and leadership.

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Author: Lisa Petrilli
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
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Start your own business with this quick business startup guide. Even though it is called a guide, it is a large guide with a word count of 81,062 words and is very good as a business reference book.

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Quick Business Startup Guide will take you through all the stages to creating your new business.

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Author: Julian Bradbrook
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Turn your great idea into BIG PROFITS with a powerful, persuasive business plan!

With any endeavor, good planning is the key to good results—especially in the launch of a new business or product. Business Plans That Work gives you an easy-to-follow template for conceptualizing, writing, focusing, and revising a business plan that converts your business idea into financial profit.

A virtual blueprint for entrepreneurial success, this new edition of the popular entrepreneur’s guide provides all the tools you need to communicate the value of your idea to investors and attract key talent, and create a plan you can turn to throughout the entire process of starting and running a business. You’ll learn how to: Determine what to include in each plan, why, and for whom Secure the capital you need to get the project off the ground Assess opportunities and risks involved in your project Avoid common pitfalls that cost money, time, and effort

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Author: Andrew Zacharakis, Stephen Spinelli, Jeffry Timmons
Paperback: 208 pages
Company: McGraw-Hill (2011-03-24)
ISBN: 0071748830
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Paperback: 192 pages
Company: Harvard Business Review Press (2003-07-01)
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Do you own a WordPress site or blog? Are you thinking of starting a WordPress blog for business or personal use?

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Author: Martin Aranovitch
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Would you like to be more confident about language, grammar, punctuation and spelling? Do you want to write better emails, letters, leaflets and reports to improve sales, customer satisfaction and internal communications? Writing at Work will boost your writing confidence and get you and your business communicating more successfully. Presented in bite-sized chunks with practical examples, Writing at Work is an A to Z of everything you need to know to polish up your writing skills. There's also a useful List of Everyday Words that will help you banish gobbledegook forever. Plus you'll learn how to: • Find the right tone of voice for your audience. • Get rid of tautologies, jargon and meaningless phrases. • Tackle the important task of proof reading. • Make your documents more accessible. Writing at Work will become the reference handbook you reach for whenever you need help with your writing.

Author: Ellis Morgan
Paperback: 134 pages
Company: Guidemark Publishing Limited (2011-09-05)
ISBN: 0956946623
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This a guide to bulk purchasing and how it can save you money every month.

How to stretch your grocery dollars.

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The updated 4th Edition of THE ENTREPRENEUR'S GUIDE TO BUSINESS LAW takes you through the various stages of starting a business--from start-up and growth to an initial public offering--while highlighting the legal preparations and pitfalls that go along with them. Packed with practical strategies for managing legal issues, the text presents the essentials on leaving your job, competing with a former employer, contract law, and bankruptcy, as well as on the most current issues like clean energy, e-commerce, and the effects of the recent recession on entrepreneurship.

Author: Constance E. Bagley, Craig E. Dauchy
Paperback: 816 pages
Company: South-Western College/West (2011-01-24)
ISBN: 0538466464
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Savvy’s Survival Guide reveals 297 ways to avoid blunders in life, business, family and health

Table of Contents
Introduction: Savvy’s Survival Guide
Section 1: Financial Setbacks
What to Do When You’ve Got
Inaccurate Information in Your Credit Report
What to Do If You’re Getting Credit Card Bills for Something You Didn’t Buy
How to Cure Bad Credit
What to Do If You’re Mired in Debt
What to Do If You Suspect Someone
Is Trying to Con You with an Investment Scam
What to Do If Your Financial Broker
Gives You Bad Investment Advice
What to Do If You Suspect Someone
Is Embezzling from You
Section 2: Travel Snags
How to Get a Passport Quickly
How to Avoid a Long Airport Wait
How to Handle Jet Lag
What to Do If You Have Trouble with a Foreign Official
Section 3 – Dealing with People
Dealing with Disagreeable People
How to Handle the Relentless Telemarketer
How to Handle the Noisy Neighbor
How to Handle the “I-Pick-Fights-at-Parties” Jerk
How to Handle the Inappropriate Boss
How to Handle the Road Raging Driver
How to Handle the Caller Who Just Won’t Stop Talking
Section 4: Healthcare Conundrums
What to Do When You’re Going Bald
What to Do When You Have Psoriasis
What to Do If You Get Poison Ivy
How to Deal with Nasty Sunburn
What to Do When You’re Afraid You Have Skin Cancer
How to Get Rid of a Boil
What to Do When You’ve Got Pimples
How to Counteract High Cholesterol How to Get Rid of Your Bad Breath Problem
How to Deal with Constant Tiredness What to Do If You Have Insomnia What to Do If You’re Addicted to Sleeping Pills What to Do When You’re Overweight How to Handle Food Poisoning What to Do About High Blood Pressure How to Deal with Erectile Dysfunction What to Do If You Can’t Seem to Quit Smoking How to Get Life Insurance
Even If You Have Medical Problems What to Do When You and Your Spouse
Are Having Fertility Problems What to Do If Someone Has Overdosed on Drugs How to Find an Inpatient Alcohol Treatment Center What to Do If You’re Hyperventilating
What to Do If Someone Is Having a Heart Attack What to Do If You Learn You Have a Terminal Illness or Serious Injury What to Do If Your Medical Insurer
Refuses to Cover Procedures You Need
What to Do If You’re Sick or Hurt and Can’t Work Anymore What to Do If You Have a Back Injury Section 5: Business Issues How to Get a Raise You Deserve but Haven’t Received
How to Handle a Demotion
How to Deal with a Bully Boss How to Fix a Bad Reputation at Work or Online
What to Do About Gender Bias at Work How to Quit Your Job Gracefully How to Avoid Getting Sued by Job Applicants How to Reject a Job Applicant in Person How to Fire an Employee
How to Sell a Failing Business Section 6: Everyday Annoyances How to Get Out of Jury Duty
How to Stop Spam
What to Do If You Forget Someone’s Name
How to Get Out of Traffic Stops
How to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket
Section 7: Creature Conflicts
How to Quiet a Barking Dog
How to Handle an Aggressive Dog
What to Do When Someone Is Bitten by a Snake in the Wilderness
What to Do If You Encounter a Mountain Lion
What to Do If You Encounter a Bear
How to Deal with a Roach Infestation Problem
How to Get Rid of Mice Naturally
How to Get Rid of Fleas in Your Home
What to Do If You Get Termites
Section 8: People Problems
What to Do When You Suspect Someone of Lying to You
How to Handle a Date from Hell
What to Do When You Get an Invitation You Don’t Want to Accept
What to Do When You’ve Hurt Someone’s Feelings
How to Get Someone to Notice You Romantically
How to Resolve a Family Feud
How to Get Over Heartbreak
How to Handle a Turbulent Relationship with a Teen
How to Get a Restraining Order
How to Handle Difficult In-Laws
What to Do When You Suspect Your Spouse of Cheating
Section 9: Extreme Situations
What to Do If You Have a Car Accident
What to Do If Your Car Is Stolen
What to Do If You Are Being Stalked
What to Do If You Are a Victim of Physical Abuse
What to Do If You See a Drunk Driver on the Road
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Author: Marc Charles
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A one-stop reference for in-depth explanations of mortgage topics

With the creation of so many new, complex mortgage programs, it's difficult for consumers --not to mention real estate agents, attorneys, closing agents, and mortgage brokers--to keep track of them all. Written by nationally syndicated real estate columnist Jack Guttentag, The Mortgage Encyclopedia helps readers understand the various mortgage terms, features, and options by offering clear, precise explanations. The alphabetical organization of terms makes it easy to quickly find information on any topic, from FHA, Investor, and No-PMI Loans to Origination Fee and Rate Float. Each entry includes not just a description of the term, but also relevant advice for consumers, such as answers to the questions "Is this loan right for me?" and "Can I negotiate this fee?"

Guides readers through the bewildering array of new mortgage programs Features definitions and explanations of common mortgage, escrow, and closing fees and arcane mortgage terminology

Author: Jack Guttentag
Paperback: 350 pages Bargain Price
Company: McGraw-Hill (2004-05-07)
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Author: Chic Thompson
Paperback: 304 pages
Company: Sterling (2007-04-01)
ISBN: 140274188X
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For the student of business and management, the Concise Encyclopaedia will be an essential vade mecum for their studies; for the specialist, it offers insights from leading researchers; for the working manager it will be a one stop guide to today's management theory.

Paperback: 720 pages
Company: Wiley-Blackwell (1998-07-14)
ISBN: 0631209115
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Praise for the previous edition:
"...an easy-to-use guide to the nuts and bolts of business jargon and business concepts." Library Journal, Collection Development, Starred Review

"...very straightforward and useful...an excellent resource to begin learning the jargon and ideas of business in an understandable language and would be a solid addition to any reference collection." American Reference Books Annual

"...outstanding...presents up-to-date, solid, easy-to-understand information...useful...Public libraries as well as academic general collections will want to add it to their collections." Booklist

Buying, selling, budgeting, and saving are fundamental business practices that almost everyone understands on a basic level. From them, more complex transactions are derived, and these constitute a realm of business that few people find easily accessible.

Featuring more than 800 entries, the two-volume Encyclopedia of American Business, Revised Edition is an up-to-date, easy-to-use guide to the nuts and bolts of business jargon. Difficult ideas are explained in straightforward language to help non-specialists, students, and general readers understand the complex and sometimes confusing concepts and terms that are used in business. Five general areas of business are covered: accounting, banking, finance, marketing, and management. This encyclopedia focuses on the terms, concepts, and associations that one is most likely to encounter in business, making it a great place to start learning about how businesses operate and what the primary and different features of specific business-related functions or ideas mean.

Entries include:

-Brain drain
-Carbon tax
-Credit default swaps
-Deleveraging
-Fair housing laws
-Investment fraud
-Micro lending
-Social media
-Subprime lending
-Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP).

Recommended for Grades 9 and up.

Author: Davis Folsom
Hardcover: 800 pages
Company: Facts on File, Inc. (2011-06-01)
ISBN: 0816081123
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Business writing has been transformed in our era from long, leisurely letters to fast faxes, instant e-mails, crisp memos, and concise letters. Your reader doesn't have time to waste. And neither do you.

That's where The Encyclopedia of Business Letters, Faxes, and E-mail can help.

Here you'll find the most complete and up-to-date collection of model business correspondence for every conceivable occasion--sample letters, memos, and e-mails you can use as is or adapt for your own purposes. This invaluable reference contains more than 300 model letters with instructions for adapting each to your particular situation. Letters are organized into chapters by category, and the detailed table of contents guides you quickly to the letter that best suits your needs.

This revised edition of The Encyclopedia of Business Letters, Faxes, and E-mail contains more help than ever, including:
* An expanded introduction to writing letters, faxes, and e-mails, with new tips and advice on the best use of each
* Dozens of additional sample e-mail formats to meet today's communication needs
* Even more focused, easy-to-remember directions for organizing your thoughts and composing even the toughest kinds of correspondence

Don't go to work without it!

Author: Robert W. Bly, Regina Anne Kelly
Paperback: 288 pages
Company: Career Pr Inc (2009-02-15)
ISBN: 1601630298
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The business of food and drink is for better and worse the business of our nation and our planet, and to most consumers how it works remains largely a mystery. This encyclopedia takes readers as consumers behind the scenes of the food and drink industries. The contributors come from a wide range of fields, and the scope of this encyclopedia is broad, covering from food companies and brands to the environment, health, science and technology, culture, finance, and more. The more than 150 essay entries also cover those issues that have been and continue to be of perennial importance. Historical context is emphasized and the focus is mainly on business in the United States.

Most entries include Further Reading. The frontmatter includes an Alphabetical List of Entries and a Topical List of Entries to allow the reader to quickly find subjects of interest. Numerous cross-references in the entries and blind entries provide other search strategies. The person and subject index is another in-depth search tool. Sample entries: Advertising, Agribusiness, Altria, Animal Rights, Betty Crocker, Celebrity Chefs, Chain Restaurants, Commodities Exchange, Cooking Technology, Culinary Tourism, Eco-terrorism, Environmental Protection Agency, Ethnic Food Business, European Union, Flavors and Fragrances, Food Safety, Food Service Industry, Genetic Engineering, Internet, Labor and Labor Unions, Marketing to Children, McDonald's, Meat Packing, North American Free Trade Agreement, Nutrition Labeling, Organic Foods, Poultry Industry, Slow Food, SPAM, Television, Trader Joe's, Tupperware, TV Dinners, Whole Foods, Williams-Sonoma, Wine Business

Author: Ken Albala, Gary Allen
Hardcover: 456 pages
Company: Greenwood (2007-10-30)
ISBN: 031333725X
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Those who wish they had a resource in which every possible small business form and agreement they have ever encountered was located can breathe a sigh of relief. The Encyclopedia of Small Business Forms and Agreements is the answer, as it will provide small business owners with ready-to-use checklists, worksheets, forms, contracts, and human resource documents. Inside these pages you will find over 250 essential documents for all your hiring, firing, intellectual property, Internet, technology, legal, merger, acquisition, money, fundraising, sales, marketing, and starting a business needs. In essence, this book is a small business survival kit packed with materials you can use for every aspect of your job.

This encyclopedia and companion CD-ROM focuses on the issues, situations, and tasks that you, as a small business owner, face every day when running your business, such as incorporation, board and shareholder resolutions, partnership agreements, business plans, insurance, employee applications, employment policies, termination, job descriptions, employee benefits, sales and service contracts, bills of sale, invoices, press releases, raising capital, venture capital, license agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, term sheets, domain names, e-commerce contracts, release forms, demand letters, litigation, and arbitration.

Included in this comprehensive book are hundreds of easy-to-implement tools, contracts, forms, and checklists that will help you organize your business and make it easier to manage while increasing your bottom line. With its professionally organized format, this book takes you step by step through the valuable forms, which may be easily printed out and customized, thanks to the convenient companion CD-ROM.

Author: Martha Maeda
Paperback: 288 pages ISBN13: 9781601382481, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc. (2011-02-21)
ISBN: 1601382480
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2009 RUSA Outstanding Business Reference

Business in today’s world is increasingly diverse. Undertaking commerce, even by an individual, can mean working globally through a welter of new media with opportunities of all kinds rapidly appearing. The boundaries, scope, content, structures, and processes of a business activity can morph into completely different ones in the course of a project. Contemporary businesses, and certainly future businesses, find it incumbent upon them to fit within the requirements of environmental and economic sustainability of the others who inhabit our world.

With more than 1,000 entries, the Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World is packed with essential and up-to-date information on the state of business in our world. Not only does it reflect where business is, it also conveys the trajectory of business farther into the 21st century. These four volumes provide clear overviews of the important business topics of our time, ranging from culture shock to currency hedging, political risk, offshoring, and transnational corporations. The wealth of topics represent an integrated vision by the editor of a perplexity of functions, technologies, and environmental factors.

Key Features

Provides insight into the development and current business situation globally through articles on many individual countriesExamines the processes, responsibilities, and ethics of business in the global marketOffers entries written by experts from diverse fields Includes an appendix that looks at World Trade Organization statisticsPresents a vast range of topics, including key companies, business policies, regions, countries, dimensions of globalization, economic factors, international agreements, financial instruments, accounting regulations and approaches, theories, legislation, management practices and approaches, and much more

Key Themes

Competitive ForcesCountriesCorporate ProfilesCultural EnvironmentsEconomics of International BusinessEconomic Theories of International BusinessEthics, Corruption, and Social ResponsibilityExport/Import StrategiesForeign Direct InvestmentGlobalization and SocietyHuman Resource ManagementInternational AccountingInternational FinanceInternational Monetary SystemInternational TradeLegal and Labor IssuesManagement and LeadershipManufacturing and OperationsMarketingPolitical EnvironmentsRegional Economic IntegrationSupranational and National Organizations

The Encyclopedia of Business in Today’s World serves as a general, nontechnical resource for students, professors, and librarians seeking to understand the development of business as practiced in the United States and internationally.

Hardcover: 2136 pages
Company: Sage Publications, Inc (2009-06-12)
ISBN: 141296427X
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Author: Charles Geisst
Hardcover: 838 pages
Company: Facts on File (2005-12)
ISBN: 0816043507
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New venture management requires all the skills obtained within the typical MBA program, and then some. While those entering traditional management positions within established companies might expect to find established customers, a degree of predictability, formalized procedures, and earnings that may be taken more-or-less for granted, new ventures often are launched into highly dynamic environments characterized by rapid technological change, inherent unpredictability, and an uncertain cash flow. Such ventures often require rapid growth to succeed. While new ventures offer those who initiate them a high degree of independence, excitement, and potential for great reward, they also bring high risk, stress, and greater potential for failure. Thus, it takes a special set of skills, techniques, and temperament to succeed. These skills, along with the potential risks and rewards and environmental settings and characteristics, are explored in the Encyclopedia of New Venture Management.

Features & Benefits:

150 carefully selected signed entries (each with Cross References and Further Readings) are organized in A-to-Z fashion to give students easy access to the full range of topics in new venture management.A thematic Reader’s Guide in the front matter groups related entries by broad topical and thematic areas to make it easy for users to find related entries at a glance, with themes that include "Entrepreneurial Decision Making," "Corporate Entrepreneurship," "Entrepreneurial Marketing," "Leadership & Human Resources," "Financing & Development," and more.In the electronic version, the Reader's Guide combines with a detailed Index and the Cross References to provide users with robust search-and-browse capacities.A Chronology in the back matter helps students put individual events into broader historical context.A Glossary provides students with concise definitions to key terms in the field.A Resource Guide to classic books, journals, and web sites (along with the Further Readings accompanying each entry) helps guide students to further resources for their research journeys.An appendix includes the report, "The State of Small Business."

Hardcover: 544 pages
Company: Sage Publications, Inc (2012-05-08)
ISBN: 1412990815
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