Business in Action, 9th Ed.
Chapter 6: Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Ownership
Look beyond the economic forecasts and revenue reports and there is a bounty of interesting facts and figures.
Many Americans dream of starting a business and — despite recent economic downturns — they continue to pursue this dream more than ever.
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"New technologies, evolving customer demands, and societal shifts are rapidly changing the business landscape.
"If you decide to make the leap and launch a business, the people in your life -- from family and friends to investors -- will all have opinions that they will gladly share with you, sometimes whether you ask them to or not.
Use this calculator to find out which option is best for you.
Canva is one of many online services that let you create a nicely designed résumé.
These easy-to-use web tools let you create high-quality infographics.
Find the best ways to illustrate a variety of data sets and situations.
This free tool is one of the adaptations of the Business Model Canvas.
Find real-life salary ranges for a wide range of jobs.
Any work team can run these checkups to find out how healthy it is and get remedies for problem areas.
Use this free tool to see how lean business planning works.
Canva is one of many online services that let you create a nicely designed résumé.
Find real-life salary ranges for a wide variety of jobs.
The interactive Data Mapper tool from the International Monetary Fund makes it easy to explore and compare key economic data for countries around the world.
The CIA World Factbook has information on everything from ethnic groups to government structures.
Find real-life salary ranges for a wide range of jobs.
GeoFRED adds mapping capabilities to economic data, making it easy to visualize differences across counties, states, and nations.
The FRED data explorer hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St.
This sortable list weighs eight other variables in addition to economic strength.
We asked 8 entrepreneurs from the Inc.
The CIA World Factbook has information on everything from ethnic groups to government structures.
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