{"product_id":"2940011505041","title":"Running a Good Business, Book 1: Why Good? Why Now?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to \"Good Business.\" Covers the various aspect of \"good\" from \"a good business to be in\" (economically) to \"doing well by doing good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffers statistics to define small businesss and describes the characteristics of small businesses as revealed by Census Bureau and Department of Laboar data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes a brief overview of a the entire series of hands-on guides to managing the ins and outs and ups and downs of starting and growing a values-driven small, micro or one-person business offering the unique lifestyle of self-employment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e--------\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Do What You Love and Still Pay the Bills\u003cbr\u003e- Do Well By Doing Good and Manage As If People Mattered\u003cbr\u003e- Entrepreneurship Can Bring Both Security and Freedom\u003cbr\u003e- Why \"Good?\"\u003cbr\u003e* Skillful Means\u003cbr\u003e* Tradeskill\u003cbr\u003e* Market Focus\u003cbr\u003e- Why Now?\u003cbr\u003e- Too \"Good\" to be True?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Small is Beautiful\u003cbr\u003e- Characteristics of U.S. Businesses\u003cbr\u003e* Home-Based Businesses\u003cbr\u003e* Self-Financed Businesses\u003cbr\u003e* Small Businesses are Innovative\u003cbr\u003e* Education Level of Small Business Owners\u003cbr\u003e* Age of Small Business Owners\u003cbr\u003e* Small Businesses Create Jobs for Women, the Young and Older People\u003cbr\u003e* Veterans as Business Owners\u003cbr\u003e* Disabled as Business Owners\u003cbr\u003e* Owners' Income, Role and Hours Vary\u003cbr\u003e- Small Business By the Numbers\u003cbr\u003e* What's the \"Unemployment Rate\" for Small Businesses?\u003cbr\u003e* What Does the Immediate Future Hold?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResources\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackmatter\u003cbr\u003e----------\u003cbr\u003eWhy a Series of Books?\u003cbr\u003eWhy Smashwords?\u003cbr\u003eWhat Should You, The Reader, Do Next?\u003cbr\u003eFree to the Pioneers\u003cbr\u003eHow to Give Us Feedback\u003cbr\u003eWhy Did We Start This Project In the First Place?\u003cbr\u003eWho is This For?\u003cbr\u003e- Businesses of All Kinds\u003cbr\u003eWhat Services Are Offered?\u003cbr\u003e- Executive Coaching\u003cbr\u003e- Workshops\u003cbr\u003e- Business Consulting\u003cbr\u003e- How Do I Arrange For The Consulting?\u003cbr\u003eWhat Do People Say?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claude Whitmyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078400000240,"sku":"2940011505041","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011505041_p0.jpg?v=1763944727","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011505041","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}