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CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has set himself a deadline of Friday to raise £200,000 to prevent the curtain falling on the St Albans cinema dream. Read the rest of this entry »

Brooks International presents Sara Blakely. www.brooksinternational.com . Sara literally embodies the can-do spirit that lies within the heart of just about all of us. An entrepreneur and amazing business speaker, she is the founder of SPANX. Sarah single-handedly managed to revive the pantyhose industry which had been in a slump for over a decade. Sarah now divides her time between her business ventures, public speaking engagements and the Sara Blakely Foundation, supporting and empowering women around the globe.

• ISBN13: 9780787988623
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description”An inspirational and practical guide for anyone who wants to incorporate the dynamic skills of entrepreneurs into their own lives and work. A new generation of “life entrepreneurs” is emerging: people who apply their vision, talents, creativity, and energy not only to their work but to their entire lives, changing the world for themselves and those around them. In this book, successful entrepreneurs Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek draw on numerous interviews with fifty-five leading entrepreneurs worldwide as well as the wisdom of multiple thought leaders to provide vivid examples, moving vignettes, concrete frameworks, and practical strategies for revving up our work and play through entrepreneurial leadership. This book starts by providing strategies for integrating life, work, and purpose and ends by capturing the implications of the current entrepreneurial boom for our workplaces, learning institutions, communities, and families. Christopher Gergen (Washington, D. C. ) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative at Duke University, and a life-long entrepreneur, Gregg Vanourek (Thornton, CO) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, former CEO of Vanourek Consulting Solutions, and former Senior Vice President of School Development for K12 Inc. ”

Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives

Having spent the last two years as a student entrepreneur, Mohamed “Moe” Abdalla believes this is the year his coffee shop will flourish. Read the rest of this entry »

An entrepreneur plans to retrofit the idled ConAgra plant in southern Minnesota and re-open a food processing operation. Read the rest of this entry »