Food has always been a popular business, with an ever growing demand. The types of food that people want to consume may change, but they will always eat. In recent years, a number of trends have emerged in the food business. As demand for fast, unique food at reasonable prices increased, mobile food trucks exploded in the scene especially in urban areas. There is also an … [Read more...] about 50 Books on Starting a Food Business
Book Reviews
Must-Read Books When Starting a Business
When starting a new business, there are a huge number of books out that you can read to help you in your new venture. These books can give you ideas of what worked for others, how to think about your venture, process you can follow, and action items that you can adopt to ensure the success of your business. However, some books are less helpful than others, even misleading, and … [Read more...] about Must-Read Books When Starting a Business
The Go Point: When It’s Time to Decide
Book excerpt reprinted from The Go Point: When It's Time to Decide--Knowing What to Do and When to Do It Copyright © 2006 by Michael Useem. Published by Crown Business, a division of Random House, Inc. All in all, our decision-making equipment is pretty sound. We don’t follow the lead lemming over a cliff. We can’t be fooled into thinking that a 99-cent lure is a meal. … [Read more...] about The Go Point: When It’s Time to Decide
Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
It’s a universal source of frustration, experienced by everyone in business, from senior executives to frontline service providers, and everyone who’s in a relationship. We all know what it’s like to need to get through to someone, to try everything—logic, flattery, forcefulness, pleading, screaming—only to keep hitting a brick wall. Over his career as an … [Read more...] about Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
Book Excerpt Below is an excerpt from the book How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organizationby Jeffrey J. Fox. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved Always Take the Job That Offers the Most Money After you have decided what you want to do--whether it is banking, advertising, manufacturing, or something else--go to work for the company … [Read more...] about How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization