Small business is the engine that drives America's new economy. In The Engine of America, former administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Hector Barreto and veteran journalist Bob Wagman reveal the winning business strategies of CEOs from 50 companies. For all those starting or growing their own small business, the wisdom, experience, and counsel of these successful leaders provides inspirational and thoughtful advice on making it as an entrepreneur.

 

In this book, Barreto shares details of business success, and the insights he gained while administering the nation's largest small business loan, training, and counseling organization. Some of those sharing their stories in The Engine of America have grown their businesses from the most humble of beginnings into corporate giants whose brands are household names and whose operations are integral parts of the national economy. Others may not be instantly recognizable, but what they have in common is success.

 

Hector Barreto believes if you can teach a small business owner something he or she doesn't know, but which is critical to the growth of their small business or which allows them to avoid a critical mistake, you have helped put them on the road to success. That's what The Engine of America will do.

THE ENGINE OF AMERICA
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Cloth I September 2007
ISBN 978-0-470-11013-3

256 Pages I  US$24.95

Douglas R. Andrew wrote a new book: "THE LAST CHANCE MILLIONAIRE: It's Not Too Late to Become Wealthy."  Regardless of whether you're retiring in just a few years or down the road, this book can help anyone overcome the most common obstacles to generating wealth with a set of beyond-the-standard financial strategies.

 

Following is an excerpt from the book:

 

The Pitcher of Water Versus the Empty Glass

 

When I give seminars, this is the moment that I introduce the most memorable visual aids I have ever used. Picture yourself holding an empty drinking glass in one hand and a pitcher containing water in the other. The glass represents your house. For simplicity's sake, let's say it is worth $100,000. It's an asset. Let's say you have $100,000 of cash in the bank (the pitcher) -- that's liquid wealth. The glass is empty because you have not put a penny into your house, but on paper, on a balance sheet, you would still list it as a $100,000 asset. Meanwhile the pitcher of water represents another asset -- $100,000 in cash.

 

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Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin wrote a new book for stay-at-home moms on how to reintegrate the workforce.  The book is based on their personal experience and is very instructive: "Back on the Career Track." 

Sponsored Post: Knowledge is power.  In the workplace, knowledge means increased chances of career advancement. 

 

EarnMyDegree.com is a site dedicated to matching prospective students' educational goals with their career and personal goals.  With the advent of the Internet, we no longer are limited to the closest college or university.  Fewer limits means more choices.  As per EarnMyDegree.com's website, "Whether you want to search for a degree by degree subject, degree level, online university, or you wish to study at a nearby college campus, you've found the right place.  We feature hundreds of degree programs across numerous accredited online and traditional schools."

 

The EarnMyDegree.com website is divided into two main sections.  As mentioned above, one section allows prospective students to search for the program that best meets their needs and the other section provides useful resources on what to consider (making an informed decision is key).  Most of the degrees featured on EarnMyDegree.com are designed for working professionals so they can pursue their career while attending school.  You don't have to put your career on hold as a compromise to reaching higher up the corporate ladder. 

 

Overall, the EarnMyDegree.com's website is user-friendly, well-structured, and comprehensive in terms of the resources and services that it offers.  Following is a link to the site: EarnMyDegree.com. 

Hire Me, Inc., by Roy J. Blitzer, is a comprehensive guide to job searching, complete with insightful advice, concrete examples, and practical exercises.  The author leads us through each chapter in a methodical way, following our progress as we gain valuable lessons on how to present ourselves to prospective employers.

 

Hire Me, Inc. is a book about finding who we are and presenting ourselves in the best light possible.  Blitzer draws a parallel between looking for a job and promoting a product.  Yet, his goal is not to help us find a job at any cost, but to find a job that we will truly enjoy.  Work is part of life, and a life working in a job that we despise will not lead to that happiness that we all strive for. 

 

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In addition to job search engines (those specializing in retrieving job openings from the Web such as Indeed, SimplyHired, and Jobster), we now have "career advice" search engines such as CHIMBY.  CHIMBY crawls over 300 career-related websites, including WorkBloom, in an effort to help job seekers in their quest or hunt... for a job that is.  CHIMBY comes with "preset" searches for the most common queries, but also allows users to enter their own keywords.   

 

The basic idea underlying CHIMBY is that if it restricts itself to a select list of websites specializing in providing advice to job seekers, then its search results should therefore be more accurate.  We invite you to go try and see for yourselves.