Building Your Early Years Business
Building Your Early Years Business

Author: Jacqui Burke

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2017-02-21

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1784503193

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For those starting a business in early years childcare, having a passion for the job is important. But sustaining a business successfully takes more than natural enthusiasm. Many childcare businesses struggle due to lack of formal training or confidence in the business world. This accessible and practical guide shows exactly how to develop your organisation, leading to success within the competitive market and ultimately a higher quality childcare service. Jacqui Burke reveals what parents really want from professional early years childcare, and the core marketing, finance and management skills needed to realize these ideals. Studying what businesses have done right and wrong to date, the book includes example activities and market-savvy checklists that clearly show how to analyse your organisation, master day-to-day management, attract new customers, and take your business to the next level. With invaluable advice on how to better the experiences of your children, parents and staff alike, this guide will help you make your organisation stand out from the crowd.

Men in Early Years Settings
Men in Early Years Settings

Author: David Wright

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2018-11-21

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1784505064

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Silver Award Winner at the Nursery World Equipment & Resources Awards 2019 This book explores the role of male professionals in early years settings and provides guidance for early years practitioners, managers and policy makers on building a more mixed-gender workforce by successfully attracting, recruiting, retaining and developing men in their teams. Men make up less than 2% of the early years workforce in England. This book considers the reasons for the current situation, asks whether there is a case for change and suggests ways of achieving a more mixed-gender early years workforce. The voices of male and female practitioners, providers and parents help to illustrate the barriers to men entering and successfully working in the sector, whilst also suggesting ways these barriers can be broken down.

Promoting Emotional Wellbeing in Early Years Staff
Promoting Emotional Wellbeing in Early Years Staff

Author: Sonia Mainstone-Cotton

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1784506567

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Though children's wellbeing is high on the agenda for policy makers, the welfare of the professionals looking after them is often taken for granted. Sonia Mainstone-Cotton recognises that in order to enhance children's emotional wellbeing, it's vital that early years professionals are stress-free and emotionally well themselves. This is the first guide of its kind, offering succinct and practical guidance, tips and ideas for those working with young children on how to comfortably manage the pressures of their job, improve their work/life balance, and support the wellbeing of their colleagues. Easy to dip in and out of, this guide is an essential item for any early years staff room.

Performance Management in Early Years Settings
Performance Management in Early Years Settings

Author: Debbie Garvey

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2017-03-21

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1784505072

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In this accessible and informative step-by-step guide, early years consultant Debbie Garvey provides leaders and managers with best practice tips and advice for developing their performance management skills in early years settings. Drawing on current research and the author's wealth of experience in the field, each chapter sets out effective performance management techniques that leaders can apply to their workplaces, on topics such as staff development, recruitment, appraisals, conflict management, feedback and evaluation, mentoring and coaching and health and wellbeing. Grounded in an understanding of neuroscience and brain development, this practical book provides advice on how to ensure a safe and motivational environment for both children and staff to develop, whatever their needs. Designed to support new and existing managers, the book includes reflective exercises, key theories and case studies to enable leaders to develop a style suited to their team and setting, ensuring children are given the best possible support during their first and most crucial development stage.

So You Want to Start a Business
So You Want to Start a Business

Author: Ingrid Thompson

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1683507444

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Get it right—from the start! “Entrepreneurship is like a roller coaster ride, exhilarating yet terrifying . . . Allow Ingrid to guide you” (Adam Franklin, bestselling author of Web Marketing That Works). Often, people leap into starting a business to pursue their passion without fully realizing what they’ve gotten themselves into. They may love what they do—but the financial and administrative side of the business ends up being more than they bargained for. So You Want to Start a Business takes you through the seven essential elements required to create a thriving business. With examples, exercises, and invaluable guidance, Ingrid Thompson provides a practical guide to unleashing one’s inner entrepreneur. With over twenty years’ experience helping people create successful businesses, Ingrid knows exactly how to help people decide what kind of business to start—and start out on the right foot.

The Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business
The Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business

Author: Vik Orenstein

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-01-19

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 1599633612

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Make Money Doing What You Love The Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business, Second Edition is an all-in-one resource full of practical advice to successfully start or maintain your business. Experienced photographer, studio owner, and photography teacher Vik Orenstein provides you with the skills you need for every aspect of your photography career. Whether you're just starting out, are looking to revamp an existing business, or have been in the business for years, find out how to make the most of every photo you take. In this revised edition, you'll learn how to: • Harness the power of digital photography • Target your audience through online marketing • Find your niche (or shift to a new one) • Craft a solid business plan • Network professionally with other photographers • Showcase and price your work • Get support from accountants and lawyers • Create a strategic path for your business at every stage • And more! Orenstein and other photographers from a variety of specialties give you firsthand insight into the many facets of this evolving field. In addition to more than 100 color photos, you'll find the know-how and encouragement you need to successfully build your portfolio and your career.

Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business
Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business

Author: Vik Orenstein

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-04-26

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1582972648

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Transforming your passion into a profitable business can be a challenge. Accomplished photographer Vik Orenstein provides the answers you need to build a successful photography business and turn your dreams into reality. Inside Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business, Orenstein combines big-picture thinking with friendly, practical advice on business basics, including: • Carving out a niche • Creating a marketing plan • Pricing your work • Building a clientele • Networking • Sustaining the creative fire Also included are self-contained chapters devoted to specialty markets such as wedding, commercial, and nature photography. You'll find insightful interviews with industry experts as well as 20 assignments to inspire your business brain and recharge your creative batteries.

The Official Alibaba.com Success Guide
The Official Alibaba.com Success Guide

Author: Brad Schepp

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-12-04

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0470573112

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The official guide to making a bundle buying and selling through Alibaba.com, the world's largest online B2B marketplace Alibaba.com is the world's leading global business-to-business online marketplace. People around the world use it every day to import and export products for big profits. But newcomers are often overwhelmed by the sheer number of products and the quantity of information available. The Official Alibaba.com Success Guide shows you how to ramp up your business or build an entirely new business, using the Alibaba.com brand and web site as your supplier. This practical guide provides simple answers for complex questions, from navigating the site, to finding products at the right price, to branding, and much more. Plus, the book includes best practices for importing, locating and vetting suppliers, and protecting yourself against online fraud. • An answer-packed guide for all your questions about doing business through Alibaba.com • Officially licensed and supported by Alibaba.com, this is the only guide you need • Includes inspirational profiles of people who have used Alibaba.com successfully to launch new businesses or revive old ones • The first and only step-by-step guide to using Alibaba.com effectively Alibaba.com gives you the opportunity to make real money online. Here, you'll find a wealth of inside information that will help you use Alibaba.com safely and profitably.

Investing For Dummies
Investing For Dummies

Author: Eric Tyson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2024-09-13

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 1394286740

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All the investing basics you need to know, from the bestselling For Dummies line This updated edition of Investing For Dummies offers sound advice to everyone who wants to build wealth through investing. Learn about stock investing, bond investing, mutual fund and ETF investing, real estate investing, and picking most trustworthy resources for your needs. Turn to this jargon-free resource before you make your first investment, so you can make smart decisions with your money. Get a feel for managing the ups and downs of the market, learn how to assess your investment decisions, and plan out a portfolio that will work for you. With over a million copies sold in previous editions, this book offers golden advice on making your money grow. Consider the risks and rewards of different types of investing Assess the current market and your financial situation, so you can make a solid investing plan Understand how stock markets work and how you can profit from them Beef up your investing strategy with bonds, brokerage support, real estate, and beyond Investing For Dummies is the go-to book for people new to the world of finance and eager to build a solid foundation—and grow wealth for the future.

Scale-up and Build Your Business
Scale-up and Build Your Business

Author: David Molian

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-02-01

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1003837433

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How do business founders not only start a business but ensure sustainable growth for the future? This book provides the tools and understanding that enable successful business growth at the scale-up stage. Scale-up and Build Your Business distils the author’s two decades of working with high-growth, high-performing independently owned and managed businesses, including Cobra Beer, Hotel Chocolat, Belvoir Cordials, Thatcher’s Cider, Pacific Direct and Go Ape. Over many years David Molian and his colleagues have identified both the drivers that accelerate growth and the blockers that prevent it. Through case histories, industry analyses and numerous examples this book details five key challenges faced by ambitious entrepreneurs, and documents how they overcome them. For each key challenge, this book describes the accelerators and bear traps which will help or hinder the journey to successful growth and the creation of long-term, sustainable, independent value that translates into successful exit. The lessons within this book will be invaluable for policymakers, advisors and ambitious business founders who want to turn a start-up into a successful and sustainable company. In a period marked by uncertainty and economic stagnation, this guide is more vital than ever.