You are getting ready to start or you just started a new business. You are an expert in your current field such as Shoe Retail, Heating/AC or Business-to-Business Sales. You are stuck as to how to build your customer base and continue to gain customers. That is why I wrote this book, to help you do just that. This book is for anyone about to start a business or anyone who has a business that has been open for less than three years.I have spent over 35 years helping small and medium...

This book is written for students taking courses in monitoring and evaluation both in college and at the university .The outstanding feature of the book lies in its organization. The chapters are arranged in chronological sequence to correspond to the classic steps in monitoring and evaluation systems. By looking at the monitoring and evaluation steps, the reader is presented with a logical & integrated framework. The principles and ideas expressed herein are relevant to any monitoring and...

In recent years, the local dimensions of the labour market have attracted increasing attention from academic analysts and public policy-makers alike. There is growing realization that there is no such thing as the national labour market, instead a mosaic of local and regional markets that differ in nature, performance and regulation. Geographies of Labour Market Inequality is concerned with these multiple geographies of employment, unemployment, work and incomes, and their implica...

This reissue, first published in 1995, focuses on philosophy and social science in human ecology, and includes case studies dealing with the problems of political implementation of development plans and schemes. Part One deals with theory, including a comprehensive introduction to the field and an overview of the conceptual modelling typical in human ecology. Part Two moves towards questions of human behaviour and action, exploring the relationship between environmental ethics and policy i...

This book serves as an introductory guide for those who desire to start a business but do not have the time, or resources to attend an actual course. This may help lay the foundation for a great startup company no matter what your age or experience. Results will vary.

Strategy and resilience are common terms, but most researchers and authors have come up short in defining what they mean and how to achieve them.Ramon Martinez, a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Air Force, solves that problem with this business guidebook in which he:introduces the subjects of business strategy and resilience;dispels myths about strategy, corrects misconceptions, and clarifies what strategy and resilience means;shows how guiding prin...

Since the DCMS Creative Industries Mapping Document highlighted the key role played by creative activities in the UK economy and society, the creative industries agenda has expanded across Europe and internationally. They have the support of local authorities, regional development agencies, research councils, arts and cultural agencies and other sector organisations. Within this framework, higher education institutions have also engaged in the creative agenda, but have struggled to define ...