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Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age:...
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1030L
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"Shares the . . . stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrpreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol presents five industries that women are leading in recent years: food, health and beauty, science and technology, clothing and fashion, and education"--Back cover.
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Chip Gaines is well known as a TV star, renovation expert, husband to Joanna, and father of 5 in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most important thing was to...
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Accidental volume 3
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English
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"How do entrepreneurs get ideas for a new business and how do they make their businesses thrive? Discover the fascinating stories of people, like Steven Spielberg, Victoria Kisyombe, Oprah Winfrey and Amit Goffer, who have used their success to give back through innovation, invention and creating opportunities for others" --
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Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. And, on one fateful December day, girl stands up boy and then bakes him a batch of apology cookies. The rest is history.
Building Tiff's Treats has been a love story unlike any other for these husband-and-wife entrepreneurs who began a two-person operation from their college apartment and grew it into a business that employs thousands and is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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"Bill Cook epitomizes the American success story. His business ventures in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genetics, real estate, retail management, and travel services have made him a billionaire. Yet Cook continues to lead a modest life, involving himself in a variety of philanthropic activities that have included historic preservation and even a marching band. This compelling story is the first-ever biography of the entrepreneur who, working...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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900L
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This title unwraps the life of Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields! Readers will follow Fields's journey from her early work with the Oakland A's to her opening of Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery to the nation-wide chain of cookie shops. A timeline, fast facts, infographics, a glossary, an index and color photos supplement easy-to-read text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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820L
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Shares the life of the fast food entrepreneur, including her education, her early career in the aerospace industry, and how she used her software expertise to revolutionize the way Panda Express did business.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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800L
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Shares the life of the businesswoman, including her California upbringing, why she only uses quality ingredients in her cookies, and how being embarrassed at a dinner party started her cookie empire.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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760L
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This title unwraps the life of Panda Express founder Peggy Cherng! Readers will follow Cherng's journey from her early work as an electrical engineer to establishing a nation-wide chain of restaurants with her husband Andrew. A timeline, fast facts, infographics, a glossary, an index and color photos supplement easy-to-read text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing,...
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"Women all over the globe are asking questions that affect lives and creating businesses that answer them. Like, can we keep premature babies warm when they're born far from the hospital? Or, can the elderly stay in their homes and eat a balanced diet? Women are taking on and solving these issues with their ingenuity and business acumen."--
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"Stacy Spikes knows what's it like to be an outsider. He certainly knew he didn't fit the mold of a successful future tech entrepreneur. But he marshaled his resilience and ultimately set out to shatter that mold--along with the glass ceiling that came with it. Finding his footing in the tech world was an education in the complexities of being an outsider--but as Stacy came to see, rather than a hindrance, it afforded him a unique position of power....
14) Good company
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The Home Depot co-founder and owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons relates his experiences with revitalizing troubled organizations and outlines a practical approach to a values-based business that utilizes the cooperative potential of purpose and profit.
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Essays and reflections from one of the twentieth century's most original cultural critics, with an introduction by Hannah Arendt. Walter Benjamin was an icon of criticism, renowned for his insight on art, literature, and philosophy. This volume includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on Baudelaire and Proust; and his essays on Leskov and Brecht's epic theater. Illuminations also includes his penetrating...
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"It's rare to have an opportunity to be mentored by a catalytic business leader with such rich cross-sector experience as John Bost has, and that is the gift found within these pages."
Shae Bynes, Author, Grace Over Grind
"For those deeply wanting to impact their faith, family, and community, John provides thoughtful questions to explore. His perspective on history, faith, philanthropy, and entrepreneurial living is a treasure of honesty,...
17) ¡Puedo hacerlo!
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Español
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Ser inmigrante en otro país con un idioma y costumbres diferentes es un desafío. Este libro está escrito por un hombre muy joven, con solo cuatro años de educación en una escuela secundaria moderna inglesa sin buenos resultados, ya que durante los primeros años luchó con el idioma. Ser alemán justo después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial trajo desafíos adicionales.
A la edad de quince años, comenzó a trabajar como ayudante de electricista...
18) The Power of Why
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If you are not starting your business by asking yourself "Why?", then you are starting in the wrong place. Five main questions should be answered when contemplating starting a business - What, Why, How, When and Where? Often women entrepreneurs do not give thought to the order of these, yet research by top universities shows the most important is Why? Compiled by Purvi Tantia, this book tells the stories of 23 powerful women from around the world,...
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What's it like to build a real estate development company during the 2009 recession with little to no money? Believe in Yourself: Business Essentials for The Millennial Entrepreneur offers a tool kit of "essentials" for budding and existing entrepreneurs. This book explores the pain, anguish and trauma that's involved with building a business during one of the most depressed economic times in American history. Written in first person by Author Jaebadiah...
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A Strong Heart is the truly inspiring journey of a young man from Pakistan who made Australia home and created an extraordinary life. While building a business empire and contributing to the development of the new nation of Timor-Leste and its people, his success has not been without challenges. But with a strong heart and the support of a loving family, Sakib Awan has shown resilience in the face of life's setbacks. What more could one hope to achieve...
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