The first book by a westerner who built a company in China from scratchThe emergence of China as a world economic power is one of the biggest stories of our time. Every business that intends to be an important part of the fast-changing global economy needs to know how to play the game in China. Who better to be your guide than Jack Perkowski, the pioneer who went to China in the early 1990s. Equipped with just a concept, he built a company step-by-step from the ground up–ASIMCO Tec...

In this astounding account, Wall Street’s notorious bad boy—the original million-dollar-a-week stock chopper—leads us through a drama worthy of The Sopranos, from the FBI raid on his estate to the deal he cut to rat out his oldest friends and colleagues to the conscience he eventually found. With his kingdom in ruin, not to mention his marriage, the Wolf faced his greatest challenge yet: how to navigate a gauntlet of judges and lawyers, hold on to his kids and his enraged model wi...

He's one of the world's most accomplished, inspiring, and innovative entrepreneurs of the 21st Century. The life and lessons brought forward by Tesla founder Elon Musk are brain fuel for the entrepreneurs, educators, and elite minds of tomorrow.In the latest installment of his bestselling brisk biography series, author Ian Fineman captures the most brilliant and instructive words and demonstrations of wisdom from Elon Musk's life, derived entirely from the recently published work "...

Shannon The Cannon Hudson could have stopped pushing so hard after becoming a world champion kickboxer. But he was just getting started. /Using every penny he could find, he teamed up with his beautiful wife, Heather, to turn an idea for a fitness center into a profitable business with one hundred locations in only five years.He reveals how he built 9Round Fitness into a booming business and shares knockout nuggets of wisdom, including:Trust your gut, even i...

The world’s greatest haulier – a rags-to-riches tale of British entrepreneurialsim.If you’ve never seen an Eddie Stobart truck, you’ve never driven down a British motorway.This is the extraordinary story of a multi-million pound business that spawned a middle-class motorway game. Of dynastic struggles that ended in a merchandising shop opposite Carlisle cathedral.A quintessentially British tale – written by the inimitable bestselling writer Hunter Davies, and with t...

A Business Memoir including 236 insights into the mistakes pitfals and pratfalls of building a business

Find out how Wikipedia became an internet giant in just 50 minutes!With over 40 million articles in almost 300 languages and dialects, Wikipedia is the largest and most influential encyclopaedia in the world. This success is all the more astonishing considering that the site relies on volunteers to write and edit its articles, and makes no money from advertising. At a time when traditional encyclopaedias were struggling to adapt to the rise of the internet, Wikiped...

This is a true story. All events depicted in these pages actually occurred and are the incredible memories of many people. The Banfe brothers and their sister created a unique business which brought about a bonding of almost everyone who came in contact with them. The atmosphere was one of family. The fact that many of the beginning people who were involved in the business were actually family members and included cousins, nephews, fathers and so on which made this feeling of family pervad...

Steps is a business book, but it is more than an ordinary business book. It encompasses the concept of business + dance = brand philosophy, and yet the term branding is rarely mentioned. Here, in Steps, I am suggesting that you should not even consider building your professional brand unless you are willing to do the hard work the same way a dancer learns technique, movement and artistry. You can’t build a brand unless you are willing to explore excellence.Through hard work and dev...

Find out how Apple dominates the tech sector in just 50 minutes!Apple is one of the world’s most recognisable and desirable brands, with an immense and devoted fan base. It has stood at the forefront of the digital revolution since it was founded in the 1970s, and has produced iconic products such as the Macintosh, the iPod and the iPhone. It is currently one of the most valuable companies in the world, and its yearly profits are larger than the GDP of some countri...

Find out how TripAdvisor revolutionised tourism in just 50 minutes!TripAdvisor has become one of the world’s most popular websites, with millions of travellers visiting it every month to leave reviews, hunt for cheap deals on flights and accommodation, or simply to check whether or not the restaurant down the street has a high enough rating to be worth a visit! Despite recent accusations of unfair business practices and a lack of transparency, the website remains o...

This is a down-to-earth explanation (with the author's own cartoons) of how to do business and cope with the tax laws of 9 jurisdictions of Asia. Initially published in 2009, this critically acclaimed book explains how to start a business, how the business will be taxed, how the owners/participants will be taxed, mixed in with humorous foibles about life in Asia as an American expat.