First Business

In Vitagraph, Andrew A. Erish provides a comprehensive examination and reassessment of the company most responsible for defining and popularizing the American movie. This history challenges long-accepted Hollywood mythology that simply isn't true: that Paramount and Fox invented the feature film, that Universal created the star system, and that these companies, along with MGM and Warner Bros., developed motion pictures into a multimillion-dollar business.

Launchpad to Success: Make Your First $100K is a step-by-step guide for aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals eager to attain financial success. Through practical insights, actionable strategies, and real-world examples, this book serves as your launchpad to building a stable financial future. Unlock the secrets to effective branding, market research, networking, and more, all while nurturing a growth mindset.

Did you go to college hoping to find the perfect career path? Or perhaps you didn't take the traditional college route and still aren't sure what you want to do professionally? This playbook provides guidance to high school seniors, college students, and recent graduates to help you figure out how to find a fulfilling career and how to go after it with vigor. This guide provides actionable steps, insider tips, vivid examples, and real-world strategies for navigating the transition from college to career successfully.

"Your Hope Story: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Write and Publish Your First Book" is a comprehensive manual aimed at aspiring authors. It addresses common obstacles writers encounter as they consider telling their stories, and offers practical advice on overcoming these challenges.

In this insightful book, former director of the World Business Forum Eduardo Braun introduces a new vision of leadership: the new CEO - someone who puts people, cultures, and emotions first. Through thousands of hours of conversations with world-class leaders, Braun has identified five key roles leaders can use to inspire people to strive for greater success, and in turn change the world for good.

It is in our nature to judge people not only by what they say, but by what they do. Being the owner of Rooter Hero Plumbing, John Akhoian is judged more often than most, and in some cases, more harshly than most. That’s okay with John. He understands that by espousing the values he works and lives by, he will be held to an even higher standard. It is John’s sincere goal to lead his business, Rooter Hero Plumbing, by the principles and values he elaborates on in his book. He hopes that listeners can take these values and aim to lead not only by words but by actions.

CONGRATULATIONS , you are finally going to write your book! You have moved from planning to write a book, to actually writing one. It’s your goal to write a short book with clear benefits to the reader. But this isn’t your first attempt, is it? Maybe you have written your book a hundred times before and never finished because somewhere along the way, you end up stuck or hating your work. In other words, you lose the initial momentum and excitement you had for writing the thing. How to author and self-publish a book are questions that burn in your soul. Burn, baby burn. People who know ...

In January 2025, Paras Chopra sold the majority stake in Wingify, a startup he founded in 2009, for about $200 million. Interestingly, Wingify wasn't his first startup, nor was it the only one. In the past fifteen years, Chopra has founded several startups, most of which have failed. Fortunately, in entrepreneurship, you need just one success to make all the failures worth the effort. The Book of Clarity is a distillation of all that Chopra has learnt in his career as an entrepreneur.

Kent Peters meets a woman who seems ideal to him. She says she's engaged, but Kent discovers that the fellow is no good. How do you prove this to someone you just met? And what happens when the guy reacts violently to having his fiancée taken away from him? The Golden Legacy has blessed Kent with riches, but they may be of no use when trying to win over a girl who is loyal, even if her loyalty is misplaced.

This is a true story of how one woman turned tragedy into triumph and hardship into success. In Burning Desire, Deborah will share with you the tools needed for success and the activities that, as a new agent or newer agent, should be your primary focus. After listening to this book, you, too, will be inspired and motivated to reach the top level of your field in real estate, mortgages, finance, investments, or whatever you choose to do. This is an opportunity for you to change your life.

People often debate whether Agile and Lean are the same or different. This audiobook is made to introduce you to the core values and principles of both Agile and Lean methodologies and will hopefully answer some of the common questions about them.

Transformational Thinking is a call to arms. It is about finding and implementing solutions, not placing blame and shame for the problems. It is a movement that must begin deep within each of us. We must transform our own beliefs and thinking in order to solve the problems that we, not "they”, have created. It is time to expand the parameters of our own perception, to tap into the personal power we all possess, and only then, individually and collectively, can we successfully increase the quality of our reality.

Between consumer demands for more personalized and greater data privacy and competitive pressures to provide better omnichannel customer experiences, brands are faced with a dilemma: Build a foundation for the future of customer relationships or lose relevancy in a crowded marketplace.

Do you want to make money in commercial real estate, but you don’t have the knowledge? This book can be the tool to help you achieve your goal. Maybe you have some residential experience or are new to the industry entirely. Everyone starts somewhere, and I was in that same position.

Are you playing your first green-field music festival or outdoor show soon? Not quite sure how it all works on the other side of the 'Artists Only' sign? Don't worry; help is at hand. In this mini-guide, concert tour manager & live sound engineer Andy Reynolds gives you his tips on making the most of your first festival slot. Andy has toured with bands and singers for more than 25 years, and works on loads of open-air, green-field, type festivals, such as Glastonbury, Roskilde, Coachella, and Bonaroo each summer.

Are you looking to start a business, or have you just started one? As we all know, most businesses fail within the first five years, so award-winning entrepreneur Adam Stott talks about the main reasons businesses fail and how to stop this from happening to you. Learning about business can be daunting, but Adam makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas simply explained. Adam shares the secrets of his own business experiences to give you the tips to take your business to the next level.

Simply put, no one cares if you study hundreds of books or just spend few weeks prepping for the exam. The only thing that matters is a flash message on your exam computer screen stating: "Congratulations! on passing the PMP exam". This small guide (listening time is less than two hours) will give you everything you need to understand the dynamics of the exam and ace it like a pro.

Are you ready to embark on the journey of becoming a successful landlord but don't know where to start? "The New Landlord's Handbook: Definitive Strategies for Successful Rental Property Management for First-Time Landlords" is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of property management and maximizing your rental income. This comprehensive handbook is designed specifically for first-time landlords who want to navigate the complexities of property management with confidence and ease.

In Quit Your Job in 6 Months Book 3: Your First 10,000 Email Subscribers (How to Get Them, and How to Treat Them), author and Internet entrepreneur Buck Flogging reveals his Internet business secrets to help you build a business from zero to $100 per day or more in six months or less - all in your spare time using time-efficient tactics that work, with minimal startup costs.

Bleedership, Biblical First Aid for Leaders - a book that combines biblical principles with leadership skills. Wounds, cuts, and bruises abound wherever you find uninspired employees, a fearful staff, or a company or organization in disarray from the top down. Bleedership delivers the right medicine and the sure cure when leadership falls short. This fast-paced, page-turning book demonstrates the profound difference a godly, sound leader can make in a business, a church, or a home.