The enviable position in which growing businesses find themselves today and the relevance of IBM's sweeping On Demand Business strategy to these growing businesses is explained in this booklet.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Make your small business work for you with this expert guide on entrepreneurship In the newly revised second edition of Conquer the Chaos, celebrated author and CEO of Keap, a world-leading provider of marketing automation software for small business, Clate Mask, delivers yet another incisive and exciting roadmap to entrepreneurial success for small business owners. The book offers six non-negotiable, must-have strategies for entrepreneurs, as well as an engaging mix of stories, quotes, anecdotes, and examples that highlight businesspeople who have successfully confronted and overcome the daunting challenges that accompany self-employment. You’ll also find: A brand-new section on lifecycle automation and work, as well as work-life balance as a business owner How to avoid becoming trapped by your business and, instead, find time, money, and freedom in your entrepreneurial journey Strategies to move beyond surviving in your small business and begin growing and evolving An extraordinary take on small business ownership and entrepreneurship from someone who’s been on the frontlines of a growing company, Conquer the Chaos is a must-have resource for anyone hoping to get more money, more enjoyment, and more flexibility out of their company.

Providing an insider view on how to tackle the very unique challenges of the Indian market, the former India head of two U.S. multinational corporations proves that if you can make it in India, you can make it anywhere by revealing how to break into through successfully. 10,000 first printing.

When youre finished, make sure you have something to show for your efforts. In Work Toward Reward, Chia-Li Chien, Succession Strategist at Value Growth Institute and award-winning author of Show Me the Money, presents the results of her Business Value Drivers Study. This two-year study reveals challenges business owners face and the Mission Critical Activities crucial to building a business in value. Chia-Li invited business owners to participate in the study, answering questions such as: $ Why are you in business? $ What have you created from your business (job, lifestyle, 3x to 5x value)? $ What gets you going in the morning? $ What keeps you up at night? $ What are the most common problems in your industry? Using examples of business owners she interviewed in the study, she illustrates the successes and challenges of their businesses to inspire and motivate us to focus on value creation through Mission Critical Activitiesand how those activities can transform not only a business, but communities and even our world as well. Work Toward Reward helps you start building your business in value, and when you are ready, cash out with the reward you deserve after the risks youve taken and the years youve spent! (In praise of Show Me the Money) With empowering advice for understanding true business value, attaining financial independence and knowing when to quit. Show Me the Money is a fine guide to making a profit." John Burroughs, Midwest Book Review, Oregon, WI

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Annotation IBM Workplace represents an entire portfolio of IBM products, new and existing, that focuses on increasing people's productivity in a new way. In this book, IBM Software Live! Program Director Douglas Spencer and Senior Lotus Consultant Ron Sebastian start with an introduction to people productivity in the context of IBM's On Demand Business vision. Then the IBM Workplace strategy and products are described. You will see how the underlying componentized software infrastructure of IBM Workplace provides the flexibility businesses need in the emerging on demand world. You will see how many users without traditional desks such as an outbound sales force, factory floor staff, airline pilots, etc. can collaborate with others boosting the productivity of the entire organization, trading partners, and customers. The authors then provide an overview of the key product lines that implement the IBM Workplace vision including IBM Workplace, WebSphere Portal, Lotus Notes and Domino, and WebSphere Everyplace. You will learn how the new IBM Workplace client technology for these products combines the rich user experience of client/server with the cost characteristics of Web-based applications, giving users the best of both worlds. In the final chapter, the authors explore industry-specific people productivity solutions tailored for the needs of specific industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, banking, financial markets, consumer products, electronics, utilities, government, health care, insurance, life sciences, retail, and telecommunications, etc. The Foreword, by IBM Software Group General Manager of Workplace, Portal, and Collaboration Software, Michael D. Rhodin, provides an insider's perspective on the thinking behind IBM Workplace. To help you stay current, this book comes with your personal password for accessing the companion Web site which offers up-to-the-minute IBM Workplace news, More on the Web links, and additional resources.