Dr Jim Porter: 92 books

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - Networking is a very important tool in today's business world. Individuals turn to networking when they're on the lookout for a job, but it is helpful to build a network from early on and keep it strong throughout. Simply collecting business cards and attending events will...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - This e-book consists of six “Entrepreneurs Brief Guides”, addressing all you need to know about managing a new start up business. It contains independent and practical advice for entrepreneurs and small to medium sized businesses (SMEs). Designed to help your business...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - Volume 2. How to Manage Your Start up Business.This e-book consists of twelve “Entrepreneurs Brief Guides”, addressing all you need to know about managing a new start up business. It contains independent and practical advice for entrepreneurs and small to medium...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Research Your Market.Every successful start up business needs a profound understanding of its target customers and the marketplace it plans to operate in. This understanding enables you to focus on your target customers’ needs, sell professionally, compete...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - Goal setting is considered a very powerful way of motivating people and is incorporated into various management systems. This goal setting theory is generally accepted as the most useful motivational theory in industrial and organizational psychology, as well as human resource...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Raise Your Expectation.One of the main reasons why a company suffers from under-potential profits is because its employees are not pushed to meet their ideal performance levels. Employees end up working less, because less is expected of them. When a management...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Finance Your Business. Every business requires financing when starting up, and the majority of businesses will require money before the first sale is made. For your start up business, you may need to purchase equipment and set up offices. You also need capital...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - This e-book consists of six “Entrepreneurs Brief Guides”, addressing all you need to know about starting a new business. It contains independent and practical advice for entrepreneurs and small to medium sized businesses (SMEs). Designed to help your business achieve...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide, Volume 1 - How to Set up Your Start up Business This e-book consists of twelve “Entrepreneurs Brief Guides”, addressing all you need to know about setting up and starting a new business. It contains independent and practical advice for entrepreneurs and small...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - We are most likely to succeed in life if we utilize our talents to their maximum extent. In the same manner, we'll face fewer problems if we know what our weaknesses are and know how to manage them, so that they don't pose disruptions in our life. The question is, how do...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Delegate Work in an Efficient Manner.No matter how efficient a person can be, every now and then they will require some help from others. It is essential to do away with your pride and ego and welcome others’ talents to help you with your work. Soon you...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Benchmark Your Business Benchmarking can be defined as the process of comparing your business performance with that of the industry average. It is of statistical importance and is used to highlight the gaps in your business or the areas that need improvement...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80:20 rule, says that 80% of unfocussed efforts generate only 20% of results and therefore, the other 80% of results are achieved only with 20% efforts. Activity management skills can help you in optimizing your effort to ensure that...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Apply for Grants. While conducting your market research prior to starting a business, you must find out about the various types of grant schemes available. New grant schemes are often introduced, but you must have an idea as to which kind of grants your business...