New Standards for Long-Term Business Survival is a free, 30-page, easy-to-read, introductory booklet that explains what sustainability is, why it is important, and how sustainable practices are being successfully implemented in businesses around the world. Included in its pages is a brief history of modern-day business sustainability as well as an overview of the subject areas, almost limitless innovations, and financial benefits that sustainable-thinking encompasses.

The booklet concludes with a 10-page checklist designed to help businesses pinpoint their weaknesses in regards to long-term thinking and the constant onslaught of ever-increasing economic change.

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The Sustainable Business. A Perfect Introduction for Understanding the Fundamentals of Sustainability in a Business Context

Sustainability is about sensible business. It covers the legal, financial, economic, industrial, social and behavioral aspects of business, not just “going green”. In particular, sustainability is about measuring and controlling expenses wherever they arise, whether through the husbanding of scarce raw material resources or the use of energy. Measurement and control are something that every businessman or businesswoman can understand.

Recommended for managers, employees, teachers, and students, this readable and informative guide explains the importance of waste minimisation as a first step toward sustainability. Within its pages, the breadth and depth of long-term, profitable business practices are explored with an emphasis on optimizing resources (including labor and markets) and maximizing purchases and investments while minimizing the costs of non-product (waste), unemployment, short-term thinking and environmental degradation. As proof of its potency, The Sustainable Business has recently been disseminated to over 1.3 million people around the globe and it is now being translated into Mandarin for distribution across China. Bottom Line: If you’re looking to gain insight on the future of business, this is it!

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Based on a four-year study that examined hundreds of successful small businesses in 14 different countries, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Building a Successful Business explains the numerous fundamentals involved in starting and running a profitable small business. If you're looking for a practical, easy-to-read manifesto for building a business that has been written with the help of entrepreneurs, about entrepreneurship, for entrepreneurs, look no further! This is your resource.

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The new industrial revolution has begun. Will you be left behind? Companies around the world are reducing their energy and material expenses by 90%, increasing sales by 40%, and raising productivity 20% or more - with little or no capital investment - while watching their costs, waste, and carbon emissions drop like a stone. This book, in plain, easy-to-understand language, shows how. Using a compelling mix of case studies, lecture material, management theory, and the input of recognized efficiency experts, Managing the New Frontiers is being hailed by students, teachers, and practitioners alike as a truly valuable resource. Practitioners love the easy-to-digest format, which simply and clearly explains the essentials that are needed to initiate a successful efficiency drive. Students (at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive MBA levels) love the simple and engaging format. And educators around the world have relayed their approval of the author's presentation method, which makes teaching the fundamentals of efficiency easy and effective. Don't be left behind!

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‘If your aim is to be a more effective manager you’ll have difficulty finding a better text. Few management books come within a mile of this one.’ Director magazine, March 2006 (UK)

‘The book I’ve been searching for all my teaching career. Clear, readable, free of jargon and arcane theories, it’s both the perfect for the applications-oriented management course and the ideal refresher for the busy manager.’
E. Cameron Williams, Assistant Dean, Florida State University (Panama City, USA)

‘…engaging and mercifully short and to-the-point. The author’s knack for clarity makes learning the fundamentals of business an enjoyable experience.’
Financial Management magazine (UK)

‘An extraordinary achievement from a seasoned practitioner who clearly knows what he’s talking about.’
Jordi Diaz Martin, Director of International Programs, EADA (Spain)

‘The most engaging, easy-to-read, and informative management book I’ve ever read. It should be the first book every students reads before undertaking a business course.’
Dr. Beat Reber, Lecturer, University of Nottingham (UK)

‘Hands down the best management book on the market…’
Daniel C. Kuczaj, Founder, Polish-German Assoc. of Entrepreneurs (Poland)

‘An absolute joy to read. Astonishingly clear, totally relevant, and 100% essential reading.’
Ivan A. Hernandez, Director AACE (Mexico)

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" Every so often a book comes along that is an absolute must for professional business people. Jonathan Scott's book (Fundamentals of Leisure Business Success) fits into this category." Robert Paton, UK Fitness Industry Association (Camberley, Surrey, UK)

‘The author uses well the case study model to introduce topics of universal applicability in the leisure and recreation market encountered by the professional. This section applies equally well to any director taking over a Florida resort. Unlike a dry text, Fundamentals of Leisure Business Success teaches theory by demonstrating it in its’ real life practical application. New and experienced professionals would do well to review this material.’
Frank Oliveto, Executive Director
Resort and Commercial Recreation Association (Tarpon Springs, Florida)

‘This is the first practitioner-oriented business book I have seen truly designed for the professionals working within all aspects of the highly diverse and fragmented leisure industry. The book’s many strengths include its style and design, which are not prescriptive, but instead challenge readers to think about and adapt the concepts discussed. My business involves operating a franchise company with 12 live-aboard dive yachts around the world, and learning to be successful has come from hard knocks. If I had read this book in the beginning, it may have saved me several sleepless nights.’
Wayne Hasson, President, Aggressors International Ltd. (Grand Cayman Islands)

‘A fascinating and interesting read (and this is a business book!). Jonathan Scott not only explains the contemporary fundamentals of successful business operations, he explains them in a context that demonstrates what most of us in the leisure industry will have to face at certain points in our careers: all the work realities you don’t learn about in college. All in all, Fundamentals of Leisure Business Success helps demystify academic business jargon and unabashedly shows the simplicity behind most of it.’
Michael Holman, PGA Professional and International Golf Club Manager (KSA)

This book is a fascinating read, relating the story of a manager thrust into a run-down overseas recreation and leisure business and transforming it within two years. Recommended for students struggling to blend theory with practice.'
Tony Veal, Sydney, Australia, University Lecturer and Author of The Olympic Games

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