Data Resource Quality: Turning Bad Habits into Good Practices (Addison-Wesley Information Technology Series)

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Great book from the master of the field.......2001-03-25

Anyone who has read Brackett previous books knows that his contribution to the data quality arena is fundamental.

This books is important because it states the business case for quality data in clear terms and also provides tools and guidelines to succeed in that long (very long ) journey

Thanks Mike - Great book!.......2000-12-21

Once again Michael Brackett does a great job. I've often thought that Michael is a perfectionist. However, I see more clearly now that he is a wounded soldier that has experienced the battles of data administration.

You will find this book exciting - I mean is you love the topic. Michael dictates the "right" way to set up data administration and the ramifications of not doing so.

The book is full of suggestions and pointed comments. I believe that Michael knows the subject as well as anyone, and has a vengence to correct the chaos that is currently prevalent in this area.

Buy it! Read it! Then re-read it! Wait about 6 months and read it again until it sinks in. He's right on target with this one.

Small Business Management: Entrepreneurship And Beyond
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Small Business Management: Entrepreneurship And Beyond
Timothy S. Hatten
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Hatten offers a balanced look at both entrepreneurship and small business management—concentrating throughout on how a small organization can achieve and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage.

In response to reviewer suggestions, the Second Edition has been revised to feature financial and legal topics earlier. In addition, Hatten highlights e-commerce at relevant points throughout the text and in "@e-biz" boxed inserts that discuss online marketing, surfing for a franchise, and finding financing on the Web among other issues. The text also includes a full chapter on the business plan, plus two sample plans written by students for service and retail businesses.

GoVenture—Live the Life of an Entrepreneur, a management simulation program on CD-ROM, is packaged for free with every new copy of Small Business Management, 2/e. Over 6,000 graphics, audio, and video clips (in a virtual 3D setting) immerse students in the day-to-day challenges of running a successful business.
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Women Entrepreneurs: Moving Beyond the Glass Ceiling

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The best book in the field!

Women Entrepreneurs: Moving Beyond the Glass Ceiling
Dorothy P. Moore , and E . Holly Buttner
Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc
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Women-owned businesses make up the fastest growing entrepreneurial sector in the American economy. Between 1975 and 1990, women started businesses at more than twice the rate of men. Women Entrepreneurs looks at 129 successful female entrepreneurs who previously worked in corporate environments. The book explores the driving forces that led these women to leave the organizational environment, the use of the organization as an incubator as a preparatory step in preparing for entrepreneurship, and the strategies employed by these entrepreneurs after the corporate leap. Initial difficulties encountered in starting the businesses are examined along with other important topics including entrepreneurial networking and how these women measure success in their own businesses. The book concludes with suggestions for future entrepreneurs and for organizations who wish to halt the mass exit of talented women from their corporate environments. Rich case scenarios enliven an informative profile of female entrepreneurs. Women Entrepreneurs will be invaluable to professors, students, and professionals interested in entrepreneurship, human resources, womenÆs studies, and career strategies.

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The best book in the field!.......2003-06-17

This is the best book available on women entrepreneurs!

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Grantwriting Beyond the Basics: Book 1 Proven Strategies Professionals Use to Make Their Proposals Work, Book 1 (Beyond the Basics) (Beyond the Basics)

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Grantwriting Beyond the Basics: Book 1 Proven Strategies Professionals Use to Make Their Proposals Work, Book 1 (Beyond the Basics) (Beyond the Basics)
Michael K. Wells
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ASIN: 0876781172
Release Date: 2005-03-15

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There are several good basic grantwriting books available today, but few written with the experienced grantwriter in mind. In his clear, easily accessible writing style, veteran grantwriter Michael Wells reveals the strategies he has used in his 30 years of nonprofit experience, to secure millions of dollars in funding for his clients.

Grantwriting Beyond the Basics is the first book in a series being designed to inspire grantwriters to take their grant development strategies to the next level.

Michael Wells' unique approach to program design and management puts this book in a category all its own, offering a sound foundation on which to base your proposal, and paving the way to funding success.

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A Great Book for the Experienced Grantwriter.......2005-11-24

It is rare to find a book directed towards the experienced professional. The logic model section is especially helpful for planning more complicated applications including those to federal agencies. I found the information thorough, well presented, and usable, which is refreshing in a book about writing grant applications. I also found the case study exceptional. Seeing a winning proposal is always helpful but seeing the thought process behind the writing is a great way to get the point across. No matter how long you have been writing grant proposals, you can always learn more. This book gives excellent insight into today's funding world.

My two thumbs are way up!.......2005-08-14

Proven Strategies Professional Use to Make Their Proposals Work is the rare book that delivers what it promises. It looks under the hood and tweaks the writing process in an insightful and cogent way. From developing a strategic approach, to researching to establish need, to using logic models to develop your grant application, to thinking through your evaluation plan, and using your budget to tell your story -- all the grant development building blocks are here in useful detail. Michael Wells has gifted the reader with street smarts and soul. My two thumbs are way up!

Excellent Resource for Grant Professionals .......2005-08-06

Michael Well's book is an excellent resource for grant professionals who have moved beyond the basics and are interested in expanding their knowledge and professional skills.

Michael has been actively involved as a leader in the developing grants profession, and his many years of professionalism and experience are evident in this work. He covers a wide range of topics that are faced when developing grant proposals, as well as managing and tracking grants. Further, he offers excellent real-life examples and samples.

I especially found the section on developing logic models to be useful. This is an area of grant proposals that many grantwriters handle poorly, and Michael has provided clear guidance and excellent examples that will help developing grant professionals take their work to the next level.

I would definitely recommend it to grant professionals interested in moving behind "Grantsmanship 101."

A Good Place to Start.......2005-05-18

Although the title says that this book is to cover "Beyond the Basics," it will also serve as a good primer checklist to tell you what you need to get started. It begins with a general discussion on the rising number of nonprofits that are seeking grants from the rising number of granting organizations.

From there it goes into what it takes to make your grant fit what the grantor is looking for. It lightly covers each point of grant seeking including mundane things like accounting/budgets and the impact of various laws and IRS rulings like Sarbanes-Oxley. It also goes into what the reader is going to be looking for such as how the grant will be managed, why the foundation doesn't like to fund adminstration, operating costs and endowments, and other points.

Perhaps the most important part of the book is its discussion of where to go for more information on nearly every aspect of the grantwriting project. Many of these are web related at no cost, others such as the authors favorite books on grant writing have fairly nominal costs.

Beyond 401(k)s for Small Business Owners: A Practical Guide to Incentive, Deferred Compensation, and Retirement Plans

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Beyond 401(k)s for Small Business Owners: A Practical Guide to Incentive, Deferred Compensation, and Retirement Plans
Jean D. Sifleet
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The ultimate reference on compensation for small business owners

Beyond 401(k)s for Small Business Owners presents strategies for reducing taxes, planning for your retirement, and rewarding high-performing employees. Expert advice from attorney and CPA Jean Sifleet will help small business owners maximize their own rewards and create an environment in which employees know that their hard work will mean a better future for themselves.

In clear, simple language this book helps you figure out what kind of plan you can afford, what your employees want, and what to do. Important tax and insurance issues are covered in detail and step-by-step guidance lets you design a compensation strategy that works for both you and your employees. Case studies, sample plans, and helpful references make this book your one-stop source for complete coverage of alternatives, from cash bonus programs to employee stock option plans (ESOPs) and everything in between. With Beyond 401(k)s for Small Business Owners you'll have all the tools you need to:

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A handy guide for small business owners who need creative ways to compensate employees

A key challenge for successful small business owners is how to compensate employees effectively to achieve company goals. It often takes more than just basic salary, benefits, and vacation time to attract and retain the high-performing employees small businesses need to thrive. Beyond 401(k)s for Small Business offers strategies on rewarding highly motivated employees and creating an environment in which employees know that their hard work will mean a better future for themselves. This is the only up-to-date book on the subject written specifically for small business owners. Attorney and CPA Jean Sifleet's expert advice will help small business owners develop and implement profit-sharing or equity-based incentive compensation plans, as well as the vast array of deferred compensation and pension plans, such as 401(k), Simplified Employee pensions, and ESOP.

Jean D. Sifleet, Esq (Clinton, MA), is an attorney and CPA, as well as the principal of Smart Fast Consulting, which advises small business owners.

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Good Basic Overview.......2006-11-12

This book is a good introduction to retirement plans. It explains the pros and cons of each type of plan in plain English. This book is recommended for people who want a good background before they talk with a plan administrator, financial planner or tax professional.

However, for people who want more detailed information on how each plan works, especially if you're a sole proprietor, I would suggest "Creating Your Own Retirement Plan: A Guide to Keoghs and IRAs for the Self-Employed" (Nolo Press, 2002) by Amy Delpo, John C. Suttle and Twila Slesnick instead.

Too little, too simple.......2006-11-07

Not quite enough information or detail for my use. Perhaps useful for the very small business or for a very basic introduction.

A tough topic tamed.......2003-11-24

For business owners, senior execs and their advisors, Jean's book is straight forward reading with valuable charts and graphs. It includes tips and tricks from seasoned advisors and ample references.

Beyond 401(k)s for Small Business Owners.......2003-11-18

This book has a narrow audience and most people would have no interest. But if you, like I, own a small business: buy this book!!! The subject (keeping the money you have earned) is quite complex, with many different plans and programs. This book makes you aware of your options and shows you the steps you need to take to put each plan in action. Perhaps the best benefit of all is a review of the costs and complexity of each plan type. A plan that can shield you from taxes, but costs a fortune to put in place and maintain, has obvious limitations. But the salesperson trying to sell you that type of plan may not give you all the detail on the long term costs. If you own a business and ever plan to retire, buy this book.

WOW - so when was this topic easy to understand?.......2003-10-29

"Mumbo jumbo best left to the professionals" is how I always felt when confronted with decisions on these topics. Atty Sifleet has made this an easy read and so understandable. Even a one-person company techie like me can figure it out. Congratulations Jean!

Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company

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Best book ever - I recommend most often
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Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
James C. Collins , and William C. Lazier
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Best book ever - I recommend most often.......2006-09-20

If you are a fan of Good to Great and Built to Last, you will think you found a precious gem. We all know that a vision is the cornerstone to success. If you don't know who you are, what exist for and where you are going - how could you ever be successful. This book spells out why vision is the critical point, in clear language.

Excellent Book.......2004-04-14

Beyond Entrepreneurship is an excellent book. Why? Most business books cover how to start companies, this book goes further. Collins & Lazier show you how to create a company that has a passion for what it's doing. They give guides on how to build a company from the ground up with ideals, beliefs, and goals. You learn why vision is so important to the overall goals of the company. Some of the things you'll learn in this book: How Sony stays ahead of the curve with its innovations. How 3M allows innovation to drive strategy. How Sam Walton used similar tactics but overtook his competition.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to build a great and enduring company.

Nothing new.......2003-10-22

The problem with this book, and many books of this type is that it is a clearly organized exposition on intuitive principles. I have read many books that resemble this one. They tend to be motivational and easily conceived, but the downside to the ease with which they are digested is that you don't really learn anything. This does not mean the book should not read, in fact the examples and organization clearly illustrate the basic structure of strategy. However, anyone familiar with the ideas should probably look for something a little more weighty.

All of that being said, this is how the book is organized thematically:

Chapter 1: Leadership Style
Chapter 2: Vision
Chapter 3: Strategy
Chapter 4: Innovation
Chapter 5: Tactical Excellence

The key topics of chapter 1 are the multiplier effect of leadership, the different style of leadership, and the elements of leadership (Ever Forward, Communication, Hard/Soft People Skills, Personal Touch, Focus, Decisiveness, and Authenticity).

Chapter 2 covers the benefits of vision, and the framework for vision (core values and beliefs, purpose, and mission).

Chapter 3 discusses the Four Basic Principles of Setting Effective Strategy, Setting Strategy, Internal Assessment, External Assessment, and the Four Common Key Strategic Issues that Face SMEs.

Chapter 4 is on the Six Elements that make an innovative company, and 8 managerial techniques to stimulate creativity.

Chapter 5 discusses how to take vision to create strategy which can then be used to formulate tactics, how to create an environment where people consistently exhibit tactical excellence, and a six part process to ensure excellence.

This book also periodically presents frameworks, models, and case examples to help illustrate key points.

Overall, it is a quick and easy read, that will illustrate basic tips to run a business. I would recomend anything written by Michael Porter or Peter Drucker for more conceptual ideas. For more books like this, the Harvard Business Review series should be considered.

Fantastisc "Real Business" Book.......2001-11-24

This 'easy to read' book is great! It should be the bible for SME companies and entrepreneurs who want to excel in real-life business. It's full of great insights and a 'must have' for anybody who cares about practical business management.

A masterpiece!........Planning to become great.......2001-03-23

I'm not surprised why this book have 5 stars...it deserves 10.

This book not only explains which are the key success drivers for an organization to become great, but also lets us know what to do in order to achieve results on each of these drivers. I work in the Planning division of a major insurance company...I have read lots of stuff about strategic planning, and I find the content of this book to be the one that captures the essence of successful planning.

According to the authors, any person involved in leading or transforming a business, should focus on 5 dimensions. In order to become truly successful, you should achieve a great performance on each dimension.These dimensions are:

1. Leadership Style 2. Vision, values and corporate culture 3. Strategy 4. Innovation 5. Tactical Excellence

There is a chapter for each point which are full of practical examples and stories about successes and failures.

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Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln both considered small business the backbone of American democracy and free enterprise. In Beyond the Broker State, Jonathan Bean considers the impact of this ideology on American politics from the Great Depression to the creation of the Small Business Administration during the Eisenhower administration.

Bean's analysis of public policy toward small business during this period challenges the long-accepted definition of politics as the interplay of organized interest groups, mediated by a "broker-state" government. Specifically, he highlights the unorganized nature of the small business community and the ideological appeal that small business held for key members of Congress. Bean focuses on anti-chain-store legislation beginning in the 1930s and on the establishment of federal small business agencies in the 1940s and 1950s. According to Bean, Congress, inspired by the rhetoric of crisis, often misinterpreted or misrepresented the threat posed to small business from large corporations, and as a result, protective legislation sometimes worked against the interests it was meant to serve. Despite this misguided aid, argues Bean, small business has proved to be a remarkably resilient, if still unorganized, force.

Entrepreneur: Be Your Best . . . and Beyond (Q Learning)
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Entrepreneur: Be Your Best . . . and Beyond (Q Learning)
Alex McMillan
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Entrepreneur is a motivating, highly personal means of improving key entrepreneurial skills and ensuring business success. THE FUTURE What do you want and where are you going? THE PRESENT What are you currently good at? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT? Incorporated within the text are contributions from renowned practitioners in the field, including case studies, anecdotes and examples. To cater for a variety of learning styles, there are checklists, diagrams, questionnaires and cartoons where appropriate. Theory, questions for reflection, practical tasks and case studies will make sure that the reader moves through a variety of learning modes.

On Your Own: Discovering Your New Life and Career Beyond the Corporation

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On Your Own: Discovering Your New Life and Career Beyond the Corporation
C. D. Peterson
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A complete survival guide for mid-career professionals now "on their own"

Your company is downsizing and you've been let go. Or maybe you've left your job to become an entrepreneur. Whether by fate or choice, you've left the corporate life behind and are now on your own. What's your next step? This indispensable reference explores what options are available to you, and tells you whereâand howâto begin. On Your Own is packed with invaluable advice and practical ideas on everything from job search techniques to tips on becoming your own boss. In addition to helpful worksheets, actual case histories, and useful references, you'll find essential information on:

Reinventing yourself as your own "personal enterprise": assessing your skills, finding and exploiting your strengths, making your passion part of your career plan
Self-investing to build your personal value: committing yourself to ongoing education and training
Ways to promote your personal enterprise: writing articles, lecturing, creating seminars, teaching courses, networking
Conventionalâand not so conventionalâemployment options: reemployment within your present company, working at home,care giving, working on contract
The four routes to business ownership: buying a business, owning a franchise, starting a business, and forming a consulting practice

Small Business Managemnet Entrepreneurship and Beyond

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Small Business Mangagement; Entrepreneurship and Beyond [VHS]

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Small Business Mangagement; Entrepreneurship and Beyond [VHS]

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Two VHS tapes to accompany Small Business Management, 2nd. edition by Timothy S. Hatten.

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