Small Development

There are 20 million acres of lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost. However, viewed through a different lens, they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land is a major barrier for many people who want to enter the agricultural sector, and urban and suburban yards have huge potential for would-be farmers wanting to become part of this growing movement.

Don't get stuck on a career path you have no passion for. Don't waste your intelligence on something that doesn't really mean anything more to you than a paycheck. Let Isaiah Hankel help you define a focus so powerful that everything in your life will be pulled towards it. Create your purpose and change your life. Be focused. Be fulfilled. Be successful. Black Hole Focus has been endorsed by top names in business, entrepreneurship, and academia, including four times New York Times best seller AJ Jacobs and Harvard Medical School Postdoc Director Dr. Jim Gould. The book is broken up into three different sections; the first section shows you why you need a purpose in life, the second section shows you how to find your new purpose, and the third section shows you how to achieve your goals when facing adversity.

What type of business should you start? For the past 10 years, Inc. 500 CEO and number-one national best-selling author, Ryan Levesque - featured for his work in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Entrepreneur - has guided thousands of entrepreneurs through the journey of answering this question. One of the biggest reasons why so many new businesses fail is because in the quest to decide what business to start, most of the conventional wisdom is wrong.

The rise of the Internet and online businesses has created limitless potential. Now anyone can quit their job and start making money online to fund the life of freedom most people only dream of. You don’t have to wait until retirement. Serial entrepreneur and author Matthew Bartnik teaches you the 12 Best Ways to Make Money Online so you can quit your job, do what you love, work from anywhere in the world, make your own schedule, and be 100 percent flexible.

We hear that we must be passionate about only one thing, that 10,000 hours of hard practice is needed to achieve mastery. But in fact most successful people, including Nobel Prize winners, nurture multiple areas of knowledge and activity that feed their central subject. Whether it's making a perfect soufflé, dancing a tango or lighting a fire, when we take the time to cultivate small and quantifiable areas of expertise, we change everything.

An essential handbook for professionals and small business owners. This best seller has become a standard resource for those people looking for guidance on the actual words to use in a persuasive presentation.

15 Social Practices of Saying the Right Thing in Any Situation is your ultimate guide to becoming a pleasantries pro, with practical strategies that help you establish genuine connections and leave people with a positive, lasting impression. You’ll also find a range of simple ways to start, maintain, and exit conversations gracefully, listen actively, and keep others interested and engaged.

Fraser Doherty's 48-Hour Start-Up is your handy and essential cheat sheet to starting your own business, giving the key steps for developing an idea and getting it to market quickly. Almost everyone dreams of starting their own business, but very few do it. What if it had to be only a decision of a weekend, and it didn't cost a fortune?

“How much should I charge?!” It’s the question that confuses so many self-employed women. Millions of women do not understand how to price their services correctly—and end up undercharging and earning less than they deserve.

Have you ever considered creating your very own podcast? Podcast Launch will take you through the entire process, from step one to step done. These tutorials will make your podcast experience enjoyable and stress-free. Podcast Launch begins with identifying your podcast, followed by the equipment needed, recording and editing, intros and outros, tagging your MP3, uploading to a media host, embedding your MP3 onto your website, submitting your podcast to iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and Blackberry, launching your podcast the right way, and monetizing.

Wish you knew how to walk up to anyone and break the ice effortlessly? Do you hope to avoid awkward silences and make an instant impression? You'll get more than that in this book: not only what, when, and how to say it, but the exact roots of why from human psychology and interaction.

I work four to six days a week, 12 hour shifts, and make between $350 and $550 per shift, but I realize that I have just enough to pay all my bills with nothing left as I look forward to the next paycheck. I love this profession! This is my passion! But can't I be better financially while still doing what I love? The answer is found in this book.

Do you want to improve your communication capabilities but don't know where to start? If yes, then this book on How to Talk to Anyone is perfect for you! How to Talk to Anyone: Master Small Talk, Improve your Social Skills, and Build Meaningful Relationships will be your full, one-stop guide in improving your communication abilities. If you're struggling with communicating or connecting with others, don’t fret! You have the power to change. It is never too late to focus on improving yourself. The first step is to arm yourself with the right information.

This book contains the best steps and strategies on how to build an effective habit, starting from a very tiny micro habit until you finally finish big! These are tiny goals that can be achieved before or after an already-established habit. An example of a micro habit is plucking eyebrows for women. I know you’ll agree that all of us have already established a routine of brushing our teeth when we wake up. We can make use of that routine. To be able to establish a new micro habit, after brushing your teeth, you can commit to plucking one hair from each of your eyebrows.

In this powerful resource, wealth strategist Douglas A. C. Eze draws on his personal journey from immigrant to financial expert, extensive experience with wealthy clients, and decades of research to reveal a practical approach that helps every day, ordinary people create lasting financial legacies.

¿Te has fijado en que algunas personas parecen conseguir todo aquello que desean sin apenas esfuerzo? ¿No estás contento con la vida que «te ha tocado vivir»? ¿Te gustaría dejar de esperar a que las cosas pasen y tener el poder de hacer que sucedan? Admitir que no somos la persona que siempre soñamos ser no es fácil. Sin embargo, es el primer paso para lograrlo. Pero... ¿Realmente podemos convertirnos en esa persona que anhelamos? ¿Acaso no es ya demasiado tarde para cambiar? ¡En absoluto!

More than two decades ago, former Wall Street portfolio analyst Judith H. McQuown sat down to write the inaugural edition of Inc. Yourself. In it, she outlines the core information necessary to turn any enterprise into a separate legal entity replete with all the rights, privileges, and liabilities that such a move entails. But here she also updates her suggestions for today's small businesses whenever appropriate, and bolsters them with important details on newly available options.

Making a profit is the most important - some might say the only - objective of a business. Profit measures success. It can be defined simply: Revenues - Expenses = Profit. So, to increase profits you must raise revenues, lower expenses, or both. To make improvements you must know what's really going on financially at all times. You have to watch every financial event without any kind of optimistic filter. This guide will help you analyze your profits, their sufficiency and trend, the contribution of each of your product lines or services to them, and will help you determine if you have the ...

Do you struggle with starting conversations or keeping them going? Do you often find yourself at a loss for words, or feel like your interactions lack depth and meaning? Do you want to make a stronger first impression, build rapport quickly, and leave a lasting impact on those you meet? If so, help is at hand!

The Entrepreneur’s Exit Playbook: Navigating the Sale of Your Company by Brett Vogeler, a licensed Business Broker and multi-business owner, is your roadmap to a profitable, smooth exit. Drawing on decades of experience, this book offers practical strategies to boost your sale price, simplify the process, and safeguard your financial future.