Business & economics

Building & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent Information Professional

by Mary Ellen Ellen Bates

The essential handbook for every information entrepreneur, this is the indispensable guide to launching, managing, and growing an independent research firm. From beginning to end, this newly updated study navigates...

Point, Click, and Save: Mashup Mom's Guide to Saving and Making Money Online

by Rachel Singer Singer Gordon

Filled with up-to-date information on the newest technologies—texting, mobile applications, and social networks—this guide shows money-conscious web users how to make money and save big during a recession....

Working While Black: The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace

by Michelle T. T. Johnson & Julianne Malveaux

This guide offers practical suggestions for black Americans to develop mental awareness, a psychological game plan, and an increased level of business savvy in order to negotiate the minefield of the white work...

Dirty Little Secrets of the Record Business: Why So Much Music You Hear Sucks

by Hank Bordowitz

For disgruntled music fans wondering why music played on the radio is not only worse now than in the past but also not nearly as revelatory as it once was, this book presents a detailed discussion of how...

Tip and Trade: How Two Lawyers Made Millions from Insider Trading

by Mark Coakley

The story of a friendship that started in law school and ended with the largest insider trading scandal in Canadian history, this eye-opening chronicle reveals for the first time how Gil Cornblum and Stan Grmovsek...

Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped

by Dean Budnick & Josh Baron

In the spring of 1975 a trio of neophyte businessmen backed an old Chrysler onto a sun-baked Arizona driveway and convened in their new office. The garage start-up, dubbed Ticketmaster, would come to achieve...

The Canadian Snowbird in America: Professional Tax and Financial Insights into Temporary Lifestyles in the U.S.

by Terry F. F. Ritchie

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of financial-management issues for Canadians living in the United States in clear and simple language. Facing unique and challenging tax and financial-planning...

The Canadian in America: Real-Life Tax and Financial Insights into Moving and Living in the U.S.

by Brian D. D. Wruk

Focusing on eight key areas of financial planning—from immigration and customs planning to estate planning and investments—this guide provides indispensable information for any Canadian contemplating or planning...

Tackling the Taxman: How to Keep the CRA from Controlling Your Investments and Your Life, A Tax Empowerment Guide

by Alex Doulis

Tells true stories of taxpayers who have managed to beat the taxman.

Research on Main Street: Using the Web to Find Local Business and Market Information

by Marcy Phelps & Mary Ellen Ellen Bates

In today’s global economy, businesses need targeted, localized information about customers, companies, and industries, but adding the element of geography to any search topic—especially for counties, cities,...

Bankable Business Plans

by Edward G. G. Rogoff & Jeff Bezos

The secrets behind creating compelling and successful business plans sure to attract financial backers are revealed step-by-step in this invaluable guide. Containing detailed information on Risk Management Association...

In the Know in Mexico & Central America: The Indispensable Guide to Working and Living in Mexico & Central America

by Jennifer Phillips

Be IN THE KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Doing business across borders is very different from doing business across town–subtle and not-so-subtle differences in attitudes and etiquette play a big role.

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Dancing with Digital Natives: Staying in Step with the Generation That's Transforming the Way Business Is Done

by Michelle Manafy & Heidi Gautschi

Generational differences have always influenced how business is done, but in the case of digital natives, those immersed in digital technology from birth, professionals are witnessing a tectonic shift. As an...

Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs

by Jill Salzman

A perfect companion for aspiring entrepreneur mothers—a journey many women try to take on solo—this guide is brimming with practical advice, tips, and tricks to help a woman fine-tune her self-starter skills...

The Spirit of the Craftsman: What Genesis, a Lion, and a Flywheel Say About Work

by Eric P. P. Nichols

The thousands of Americans struggling with career choices in today’s tough economy will find this refreshing and hilarious discussion on creativity, vision, and the pursuit of fulfilling work to be exactly...

Massage: A Career at Your Fingertips

by Martin Ashley

How to open and market a massage practice, retain clients, and handle the financial and legal aspects of the business are just a few of the topics covered in this comprehensive guide to a career in massage therapy....

Bartending Inside-Out: The Guide to Profession, Profit & Fun

by Lori Marcus

This concise reference offers those who have chosen bartending as their primary profession—as well as those who bartend part-time—the tools to achieve success. In addition to teaching the basics—how to pour;...

The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: The Guide for Achieving Success and Satisfaction

by James M. Citrin & Richard Smith

What is different about the careers of people like Lou Gerstner, the acclaimed, recently retired chairman and CEO of IBM? Or Senator Elizabeth Dole, Yahoo! COO Dan Rosensweig, and Tom Freston, chairman and CEO...

Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah: How It Took 13 Years, Extreme Jewish Brewing, and Circus Sideshow Freaks to Make Shmaltz Brewing an International Success

by Jeremy Cowan & James Sullivan

In this witty and compelling tale of how the nation’s first and only Jewish Celebration beer came to fruition, founder Jeremy Cowan tells the story of Shmaltz Brewing’s evolution from an inside joke into...

No Yelling: The 9 Secrets of Marine Corps Leadership You Must Know to Win in Business

by Wally Adamchik

Drawing upon real-life experiences from those on active duty as well as those now in the civilian sector, this book illustrates how to emulate the leadership principles that are the hallmark of the U.S. Marine...