entrepreneurship

Contains entries that examine the lives and careers of American businesswomen in profit-making enterprises from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, interspersed with essays on related topics; arranged alphabetically from A to L.

Contains brief descriptions of over two hundred businesses young people from age ten to twenty-two can start to earn extra money, discussing opportunities in a wide variety of fields, including sales, food-related, teaching and coaching, and many others; and features advice on getting started, legal and financial considerations, and marketing.

Help investigate the case of a missing lemonade recipe with Nancy and her friends. The girls want tickets to see pop singer Katy Sloan play at the River Heights Amusement Park -- but their parents say they've already filled their summer theme park quota. So the girls decide to turn lemons into lemonade by earning their own tickets -- with a lemonade stand! Unfortunately Lily Ramos, a new girl in River Heights, has the same idea. She's the niece of the owner of the town's newest and hottest caf?, and her stand is equipped with caf? tables, gourmet treats, and a rolling library cart! Good thing Nancy has a secret weapon: Hannah's family lemonade recipe! The girls are all set to whip up the lemonade -- until the recipe is replaced by a blank sheet of paper! Nancy, Bess, and George set out to find the thief!.

Each year, young people from around the globe go to Silicon Valley to hatch an idea, start a company, strike it rich, and become powerful and famous if they can. This is the story of three people who have "stopped out" of college and real life, to work in Silicon Valley. They embody an American cultural transformation: a move away from the East Coast hierarchy of Ivy Leage schools and country clubs toward a start-up life and a new social order, shaking up a lot of traditional rituals along the way.

"Use this guide to understand the ins and outs of being a business-minded kid wanting to succeed, to explore your ideas, to gain start-up tips, and to learn the secrets of entrepreneurship."--OCLC.

Presents a history of African Americans in the business world and discusses the contributions that they made.

Provides guidance for transforming passions into businesses covering branding, marketing, finance, social media, mentors, and related topics; with profiles of young women entrepreneurs.

"The "sharing economy," or the "collaborative consumption economy,"...[involves] an economic system that revolves around sharing human and physical resources. This new aspect to the economy, Steven Hill argues, is a dead end for U.S. workers, as well as for the national economy"--Provided by publisher.

"Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book online. Uber and Airbnb are household names: redefining neighbourhoods, challenging the way governments regulate business and changing the way we travel. In the spirit of iconic Silicon Valley renegades like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, a new generation of entrepreneurs is sparking yet another cultural upheaval through technology. They are among the Upstarts, idiosyncratic founders with limitless drive and an abundance of self-confidence. Young, hungry and brilliant, they are rewriting the traditional rules of business, changing our day-to-day lives and often sidestepping serious ethical and legal obstacles in the process... is the definitive account of a dawning age of tenacity, creativity, conflict and wealth... we find out how it all started."--Google Books.