The Small Business Guide to China


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Small Business.




The Small Business Guide to PR


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Put your lunch hour to use and learn how to create, manage and execute your own bespoke PR campaign in just ten days. - Get to grips with what makes a good story, learn how to contact journalists and build working relationships that get stronger with each new story. - Discover how to craft a press release, how to weave in your key messages and how to ensure that what you are doing with your PR is contributing to your overall marketing strategy. - Unlock the secrets of the professionals by spending a day in both camps - the journalist and the PR consultant. - Find out what it takes to give your story the edge above the hundreds of others competing for attention. - Listen in on a PR consultant's meeting with a key client so that you can understand the processes that are put in place and the strategies that are debated between client and consultant to ensure that every opportunity is flushed out, examined and maximised. - Hear case studies from small businesses that share the highs and lows of their own public relations campaigns so that you do not make the same mistakes. Let the author, who has over a decade of experience in running PR campaigns for everyone from multinational PLCs to not for profit organisations and start-up businesses, guide you through the same process that he uses to create professional and hugely effective PR campaigns. Learn how to create a PR campaign that delivers measurable, strategic results for your business and that allows you to refine and improve it every time you return to it. Create a PR strategy that evolves with your business and fits in with the way you work. Learn how to delegate tasks to individuals within your own team and what to outsource to the professionals. Discover how to get your story to stand out from the crowd through the use of clever photography - begin to 'think in pictures' as you learn how to become an asset to your target media. Set measurable goals and begin to evaluate the success of your campaign right from the beginning, arming yourself with information on what works or your business and what approach works best for you as the new head of PR in your business. Have fun! PR offers a huge variety of ways for you to communicate with your target audience. Discover inspirational ideas that will have you raring to go with your own PR campaign and all in the space of ten hours.




A Guide to the Top 100 Companies in China


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Chinese-English company name index -- Company-industry index -- Industry-company index -- Introduction -- A guide to the top 100 companies in China -- List of abbreviations -- List of contributors -- About the editors.




Etiquette Guide to China


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This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past! Whether you're traveling to China for business or pleasure, whether your stay will be long or short, your visit will be more pleasurable and effective if you understand your host culture and how to work within it. This updated and expanded edition of the best-selling Chinese etiquette guide on the market addresses not just the puzzling protocols relating to name cards, bowing or shaking hands, bathrooms and public baths--but also what to do when entertaining Chinese dinner guests, attending a Chinese tea ceremony, taking the subway, and much more! It also provides the latest etiquette in mobile phone manners, texting, social media and other forms of digital communication. The glossary at the back of the book has been revised to include the latest technology-related words and expressions used in China today. Two new chapters address the changing role of foreigners in the workplace and the contemporary business style and etiquette used by the younger generation of China who are now increasingly cosmopolitan--but still very Chinese! Etiquette Guide to China includes everything you need to know to be a successful, courteous traveler: Hand gestures and body language How to address the Chinese Dining and restaurant manners Gift giving and celebration in China Entering into and understanding business relationships How to behave in professional situations Dealing with China's political culture The Chinese way of negotiating




HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business


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An all-in-one guide to helping you buy and own your own business. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success. But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business, Harvard Business School professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff help you: Determine if this path is right for you Raise capital for your acquisition Find and evaluate the right prospects Avoid the pitfalls that could derail your search Understand why a "dull" business might be the best investment Negotiate a potential deal with the seller Avoid deals that fall through at the last minute Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.




Where East Eats West


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"In Where East Eats West, Goodman uses his unparalleled China experience to boil down the China business basics into fun, easy-to-digest lessons and ready-to-serve actions so you can steer clear of making China-rookie mistakes."--page [4] of cover.




Crafting a Successful Small Business


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The UK handmade market is currently riding high as our attitudes to shopping and the products we want to buy are changing. With this change comes a new wave of manufacturers - small, local and talented. If you are a producer of handmade products, or you have a craft hobby and are thinking about taking the next step and wondering how to do it, then this book has the answers. In it you will find out: - How to turn your hobby into a small business - Where to sell your products, both on and offline - How to price your products - How to develop a unique and recognisable brand - Where to start with visual merchandising - How to use social media to market your business This book not only takes you through these points in no-nonsense plain English, but also has quirky craft activities to complete along the way. Jam-packed with top hints and tips from real-life crafty small business owners in the know, this book is essential reading for anyone looking to craft their way to success!




Pitching Products For Small Business


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The definitive guide to pitching your products to high street buyers. It covers everything from your pitching preparation right through to tips for ensuring your product remains on their shelves.




China Survival Guide


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This updated edition of the best-selling travel guide to China is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime. Compact, affordable, reliable, a delight to read—these qualities are what has made China Survival Guide so popular with first-time and seasoned China travelers. This third edition has a brand new section on train travel, plus updates and fresh recommendations. Includes practical strategies for lodging, walking, haggling, medical and bathroom emergencies, etiquette, crowds, and learning the twin arts of patience and persistence.




The Best of Business Bites


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Blackberry Business Bites offer the best in business guidance from authors who are leading experts in their fields. The six chapters in this Blackberry Business Bites collection are taken from the Business Bites series. Included are chapters from: Twitter Your Business by Mark Shaw Finance for Small Business by Emily Coltman Successful Selling for Small Business by Jackie Wade The Small Business Guide to China by David Howell Contracts for Your Business by Charles Boundy The Small Business Guide to Apps by David Howell The full editions of these books are available to buy in print and eBook editions from Brightword Publishing (www.brightwordpublishing.com), online retailers and good business bookshops.