How to Start and Run a Successful Cleaning BusinessThe cleaning industry is worth billions each year. There isplenty of money to be made, and you don't require anyspecific qualifications to get started. What you do need is arange of key skills, and a personal determination to succeed.This book will give you insider knowledge of the world of office and domestic cleaning. It will provide you with all the practical tools you need to succeed in a competitive but rewarding industry.- The basics required to set up your business and the services you can offer.
The Next Big Thing: Spotting and Forecasting Consumer Trends for Profit
Understanding and predicting trends can put organizations in control, boosting profits and placing them ahead of their competitors. The Next Big Thing reveals how consumer trends work, how to spot them, and how to use that knowledge to gain financial and competitive advantage.
Human Resource Management, by Robert L. Mathis; John H. Jackson
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As human resources have become viewed as more critical to organizational success, many organizations have realized that it is the people in an organization that can provide a competitive advantage. Throughout the book it will be emphasized that the people as human resources contribute to and affect the competitive success of the organization. Human Resource (HR) management deals with the design of formal systems in an organization to ensure the effective and efficient use of human talent to accomplish organizational goals...
Interest in power systems economics is gaining momentum with the recent
power supply shortages in America and the rising cost of fossil fuels.
The involvement of independent power generators, brokers and
distributors has changed the way in which power systems operate.
Kirschen and Strbac use a combination of traditional engineering
techniques and fundamental economics to address the long-term problems
of power system development in a competitive environment. Power system
engineers, operators, planners and policy makers working in the
deregulated environment will value this practical guide, also of great
interest to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students in
electrical and power engineering.
* Outlines the principles of competitive electricity markets
alongside the operation and development of the supporting transmission
and distribution networks
* Applies basic economic principles to power system operating and planning
Broadly speaking, success in business comes from effectively executing a strategy to attain a competitive edge. What you are looking for in your application to business school is a competitive edge; the GMAT is, after all, a competition between you and every other B-school candidate in the country. There can be a lot of winners in this competition, but you will be compared to each of them, so you must develop a strategy that will help you attain your competitive edge on this vital aspect of the application process. This book will help you develop two different strategies: first, a strategy of preparation for the days, weeks, or months before you take the test; and second, a strategy of execution for when you walk into the testing center and sit down at the keyboard.
