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Are you thinking about starting your own dental practice and want to get it right the first time? For the enterprising dentist, The Simple Guide to Starting a Dental Practice and Getting it Right the First Time is an invaluable resource. Starting a practice from scratch in today's competitive market can be a scary proposition, but this guide will walk you through the steps to turn your dream into a reality.

Across a decade of her career as an entrepreneur, Danielle Tate learned how to transform good ideas into successful businesses. At age 25 she bootstrapped MissNowMrs and grew it into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. As a young female founder, she noticed that few business guides offered step-by-step advice to smart but inexperienced women. Elegant Entrepreneur draws on Tate's experience and on conversations with prominent entrepreneurs and top executives.

Change-Friendly Leadership: How to Transform Good Intentions into Great Performance is a simple affirmation that successful organizational change involves - requires, in fact - the active, willful participation of the people affected by the change. In the change approach prescribed here, the friendly factor is not just a play on words; it is the very foundation for effectively engaging people's heads, hearts, and hopes.

This book is created for you, hard-working father who works at a corporate American job to pay the bills. You long to support your family composing music for film, TV, and video games. You get no joy or fulfillment from your work...this is a safe, “real” job. You complain to your wife every night about how you long for the day when you can support your family composing music for film, TV, and video games.

Making giant lifestyle changes is difficult. Author Kristine Hudson has more than a fleeting knowledge of this truth, having left her stable, comfortable nine-five suburban life behind to live in a van as a freelance writer. In fact, as she demonstrates in her books, the next worst thing to being completely unprepared is being partially prepared! Combining Ms. Hudson’s works, You Can Absolutely Do This ties together her narrative of a first time van lifer, a first time side hustler, and a first time work-from-home entrepreneur, all rolled into one.

Are you ready to become a published author and earn passive income from your knowledge, skills, or passion? In this practical, no-fluff audiobook, self-publishing expert Evelyn Grace Harper walks you through everything you need to know to successfully write, publish, and market your first eBook or audiobook—even if you’ve never written a book before.

Stepping into the world of networking can be intimidating, but the impact made can be colossal. "Building Bridges" aims to simplify and demystify this essential life skill that can boost your career prospects and expand your possibilities. Dive right into Chapter 1 where we define the concept of networking and illustrate its importance. The journey towards becoming a pro-networker then begins as we lay out the initial steps of establishing your network in Chapter 2. Providing you with guidance to identify and expand your circle while adopting fresh strategies to befriend potential life-...

Ever wonder why you've had more strategy conversations than you can count, but not a single strategist discussion you can remember? That's because strategy has made a career out of ignoring the strategist—until now. Strategists First will help you learn what every strategist needs to know, including: who strategists are, what strategists believe, how strategists behave, where strategists thrive, when strategists strike, and why strategists matter.

Discover how to successfully start a restaurant and produce a steady profit. This book will guide you through all the preparation and steps you need to take to get positive returns within the year. Learn the essentials of starting a business, including how to get funding, how to hire the right people, how to develop a menu as well as what traps to avoid to make sure your restaurant remains successful.

Creating Your First Team is based on my experience and that of several business owners and professionals who have gotten a few reps to help them grow their business. It is designed to help entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses, and professionals obtain more clients and customers.

Learn how you can generate millions of dollars in passive income through Airbnb even if you don’t own any inch of property! And when you consider the fact that the average Airbnb property currently have a higher potential for profits than the traditional long-term rentals, this sounds like music to your ears if you ever wish to venture into real estate. With the teachings in this audiobook, you will learn how to make tons of cash through Airbnb with or without property to propel yourself to the million dollar level, fast!

Safety on the construction site is not just important—it's crucial. In Safety Now! Before It Is Too Late! you’ll discover the essential safety practices every construction professional must follow to prevent accidents and avoid costly mistakes. With real-world examples and actionable steps, this book emphasizes why safety should always be a top priority. Don’t wait for an accident to learn the hard way—protect yourself, your team, your projects, and most importantly your business by mastering the key principles of construction safety today!

Who is Donald J. Trump? To truly understand America’s 45th president, argues Vanity Fair journalist Emily Jane Fox, you must know his children, whose own stories provide the key to unlocking what makes him tick. Born Trump is Fox’s dishy, deeply reported, and richly detailed look at Trump’s five children (and equally powerful son-in-law, Jared Kushner), exploring their lives, their roles in the campaign and administration, and their dramatic and often fraught relationships with their father and with one another.

In The Big Idea, Deutsch draws not only on his own tremendous focus and expertise, but on that of dozens of the successful entrepreneurs whom he has interviewed, to help you create your own enterprise. From the "Gut Check Moment" to "Mom Power", The Big Idea takes aspiring entrepreneurs along every step of the way. The Big Idea is your road map to the American dream.

My name is Julie Hoffman. I am a 44-year-old mother of two. I was an A/R supervisor for an oil company for 21 long years until the day they outsourced my job, and I suddenly found myself unemployed. I was devastated, heartbroken and felt betrayed all at the same time. I had $18,632 in my company retirement account, and they paid me two weeks of salary as a severance payment.

One professional transition that stands out and is vital to your career is shifting from playing the role of an individual contributor to becoming a manager. There are a lot of things that new managers need to learn apart from leading others. You need to work on yourself, win your team members' trust and respect, become a motivator for them, and find the right balance between the delegation of responsibilities and maintaining control. Becoming a manager is the first step in this process. You work hard, dedicate long hours, and give up your weekends to earn a promotion.

Becoming an AI-First Organization is a strategic playbook for transforming traditional businesses into AI-powered enterprises. It goes beyond the technology to address cultural, operational, ethical, and leadership changes needed to embed AI throughout an organization. The book defines being “AI-first” as integrating AI deeply into decision-making, customer experience, and product development—not as a tool, but as a foundation.

From Insecure to In Demand: The Essential Crash Course in Modern Professional Etiquette for Young Professionals Who Want to Stop Second-Guessing and Start Standing Out Feel unprepared for job interviews, office politics, or workplace communication? You’re not alone—and it’s not your fault. In a world that demands confidence but rarely teaches it, From Insecure to In-Demand is the definitive, no-fluff guide for young professionals who feel like they’re faking it—and desperately want to feel like they belong. Whether you’re entering your first job, navigating your first promotion,...

In Good Comes First, S. Chris Edmonds and Mark S. Babbitt go beyond theoretical advice, using their combined 50 years of experience to present proven strategies for creating purposeful, positive, and productive work cultures. Cultures where good comes first for employees, customers, leaders, and stakeholders - and where improved business outcomes quickly follow.

In Building Relationships That Last a Lifetime, Ron Rice reveals the secrets he has learned in his fascinating, entrepreneurial journey to success. He examines the key strategies he used to identify, develop, and maintain both professional and personal relationships over the course of his career. Beginning as a traveling salesman, Rice navigated up through business opportunities and relationships to obtain the American dream for himself and his family.