A completely updated and revised edition of a bestselling book that has helped tens of thousands of people learn how to network effectively, Success Runs in Our Race is more important than ever in this fluctuating economy. With scores of anecdotes taken from interviews with successful African Americans - from Keith Clinkscales, founder and former CEO of Vanguarde Media, to Oprah Winfrey - Fraser shows how to network for information, for influence, and for resources. Readers will learn, among other things, how to cultivate valuable listening skills, which conferences blacks are most likely to attend when looking to build their business network, and how to effectively circulate a résumé

I Said "Yes"! is Julie`s first-person account of the transformative power that the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship`s mission of teaching entrepreneurship has brought to so many young lives - including her own - over the past 14 years. Along with the story of Julie`s path into youth development and teaching, it weaves together a remarkable tapestry of the many troubled youths who overcame significant obstacles to make their lives productive and meaningful

In this book author uses his own experience as an extremely successful entrepreneur to lead the reader to the sources of reliable and lasting income. There is advice here for everyone

Hug Your Customers shows how any business can adapt this hugging philosophy to attract great staff, lower marketing costs, and maintain higher gross margins and long-term revenues. A time when customer service has become the difference between success and failure

The fourth edition of this popular book helps small and midsized businesses as well as nonprofit organizations and public-sector agencies to achieve effective, efficient, and disciplined business development, proposal development, and knowledge management (KM) process

The book introduces you to key elements of social entrepreneurship and equips you to become more effective as a social entrepreneur. In each chapter, you will find concise explanations of core concepts, as well as practical tools for applaying the concepts

This book will take you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process and help you to build a solid foundation for your new venture, whether it is a small business, or a venture capital funded enterprise. Irrespective of the size or type of business, the underlying principles are the same

This book shows how to define your company`s mission, goals, and potential audience in ways that are flexible, creative, and true to your organization`s core values. It offers ten practices to engage customers using innovative marketing techniques - from discovering how customers make decisions to building commited communities of customers

Like a mentor-on-call, this best-selling book brings a wealth of wisdom and information to the new supervisor. It's clearly organized into four logical parts that focus on the biggest concerns: understanding the basics of supervisory responsibilities, developing personal effectiveness, managing many personalities, and working with groups

Paul Timm will teach readers how to become a "customer magnet." After reading this second edition, one will know how to establish a customer base, retain customers through satisfaction and appreciation, and win back lost customers. There are probably thousands of proven ways to win new customers, but Dr. Timm offers the best - a mix of classic, common sense tips, and ingenious advice