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Book Review: Building the Business of You

Small Business Labs

The central concept of the book is what the author calls the "career mashup"   This is a career where workers merge their skills, interests, passions, and experiences in a way that fits a person's whole self. You can learn more about the book and get additional tips and career resources at the book's website. 

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5 Decision-Making Books to Help You Combat Analysis Paralysis

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From there, they have garnered the resources—and the resolve—to deal with any consequences, both good and bad. That is why we have assembled a list of 5 excellent books to guide you in becoming more confident and decisive. That is where Chip and Dan Heath’s book Decisive comes in. For many of us, it’s not always that easy.

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Book Review: The Future of Work

Small Business Labs

I'm more than a bit behind on my book reviews, which is why it's taken me so long to get to Jacob Morgan's excellent book, The Future of Work. The book begins by covering "The Five Trends Shaping the World of Work", which are major megatrends impacting business, society and, of course, work. 

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Book Review: Sharing is Good

Small Business Labs

Beth Buczynski's Sharing is Good: How to save money, time and resources through collaborative consumption nicely fills this void.   The book also makes a strong case why we should share more - think sustainability and money savings - and provides the information needed to get started in the sharing economy.

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Book Review: With Charity for All

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Charity for All: Why Charities are Failing and a Better Way to Give is a fascinating book. According to the book, there are about 1.4 million The book chronicles a number of high profile examples of failed charities. You may ask why I'm reviewing this book. Small Business Book Reviews trends'

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Book Review: The Encore Career Handbook

Small Business Labs

Simply put, a lot of baby boomers don't have the financial resources to retire.   The Encore Career Handbook , by Marci Alboher, is a great resource for helping with that planning.   The book achieves this goal. .  We're always surprised in our research how few baby boomers understand their finances.

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Book Review: The Manufacturer's Book of Lists

Small Business Labs

Because there are so many new and small manufacturing firms, I was very excited to read the  The Manufacturer's Book of Lists  by small business expert Gene Marks.   Also, because the book is organized in lists by functional area you can go directly to issues you are struggling with.

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