Author: Mike Michalowicz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1591844886
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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Each year Americans start one million new businesses, nearly 80 percent of which fail within the first five years. Under such pressure to stay alive—let alone grow—it’s easy for entrepreneurs to get caught up in a never-ending cycle of “sell it—do it, sell it—do it” that leaves them exhausted, frustrated, and unable to get ahead no matter how hard they try. This is the exact situation Mike Michalowicz found himself in when he was trying to grow his first company. Although it was making steady money, there was never very much left over and he was chasing customers left and right, putting in twenty-eight-hour days, eight days a week. The punishing grind never let up. His company was alive but stunted, and he was barely breathing. That’s when he discovered an unlikely source of inspiration—pumpkin farmers. After reading an article about a local farmer who had dedicated his life to growing giant pumpkins, Michalowicz realized the same process could apply to growing a business. He tested the Pumpkin Plan on his own company and transformed it into a remarkable, multimillion-dollar industry leader. First he did it for himself. Then for others. And now you. So what is the Pumpkin Plan? Plant the right seeds: Don’t waste time doing a bunch of different things just to please your customers. Instead, identify the thing you do better than anyone else and focus all of your attention, money, and time on figuring out how to grow your company doing it. Weed out the losers: In a pumpkin patch small, rotten pumpkins stunt the growth of the robust, healthy ones. The same is true of customers. Figure out which customers add the most value and provide the best opportunities for sustained growth. Then ditch the worst of the worst. Nurture the winners: Once you figure out who your best customers are, blow their minds with care. Discover their unfulfilled needs, innovate to make their wishes come true, and overdeliver on every single promise. Full of stories of other successful entrepreneurs, The Pumpkin Plan guides you through unconventional strategies to help you build a truly profitable blue-ribbon company that is the best in its field.
Author: Klutz Press
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570543609
Category : Halloween decorations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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We've been publishing this indestructible, laminated, fold-out format for a few seasons now, and never cease to be astonished at its versatility. Backseat babysitter, nature guide, arts and crafts instructor, the Klutz Guide has many personalities. And this season we're unleashing yet another -- total goofball. We collected the funniest pumpkin ideas and carvings from precincts far and near, concentrating on "conceptual pumpkins" (that means "dead easy to carve", rather than elaborate "Michaelangelo with a knife" kinds of things), and threw the best of them into Pumpkins Gone Crazy. Think of it as a guide to our inner fruit.
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ISBN: 9781570543623
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Erica Silverman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442426381
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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A little bat uses brains over brawn in this not-so-scary Halloween picture book. The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine. It’s so big the ghost can’t move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there’ll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day. How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised!
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ISBN: 9781570543616
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Kevin Lewis
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439474221
Category : Farm life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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When Buck, Billy, and their little sister Lil spy the biggest pumpkin they've ever seen, they can't resist. Buck and Billy try to roll the pumpkin down the hill, but it's too big! The giant pumpkin bumps and thumps its way through the family farm, only to end up as a sumptuous evening feast. This rollicking read-aloud picture book is guaranteed to keep children and families laughing.
Author: Cindy Ott
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804440
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 343
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Why do so many Americans drive for miles each autumn to buy a vegetable that they are unlikely to eat? While most people around the world eat pumpkin throughout the year, North Americans reserve it for holiday pies and other desserts that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. They decorate their houses with pumpkins every autumn and welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters with elaborately carved jack-o'-lanterns. Towns hold annual pumpkin festivals featuring giant pumpkins and carving contests, even though few have any historic ties to the crop. In this fascinating cultural and natural history, Cindy Ott tells the story of the pumpkin. Beginning with the myth of the first Thanksgiving, she shows how Americans have used the pumpkin to fulfull their desire to maintain connections to nature and to the family farm of lore, and, ironically, how small farms and rural communities have been revitalized in the process. And while the pumpkin has inspired American myths and traditions, the pumpkin itself has changed because of the ways people have perceived, valued, and used it. Pumpkin is a smart and lively study of the deep meanings hidden in common things and their power to make profound changes in the world around us.
Author: James Dean
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781536402100
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages :
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"Sing along with Pete the Cat in his groovy adaptation of the classic children's song "Five Little Ducks.""--Page 4 of cover.
Author: J B Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781686541759
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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This is the cutest and scariest ever Pumpkins Gone Crazy Composition Book! The cover is Halloween in a nutshell! It has pumpkins everywhere! Scary Halloween Composition Notebook! This is a great notebook for kids or even parents! Makes a great gift for a Halloween party or for back to school. The cover is bright and beautiful and glossy and the colors just pop off the page!Composition book is 120 two-sided pages (60 sheets) of wide-ruled white paper with black lines in 8 1/2 x 11 white quality acid-free paper. The ink is chlorine-free. This makes a perfect gift for any occasion. It is a great size and has plenty of room for your writings. If you want a truly unique composition notebook this is it!Visit the author's other books on Amazon by J.B. Bailey. There is a link near the top of the listing.
Author: Joe Troiano
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504001915
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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One day in the pumpkin patch the strangest little pumpkin hatched . . . Spookley the Pumpkin was different. All the other pumpkins teased him, until Spookley proved that being different can save the day! This perennial best-selling children’s book delivers a special message of tolerance and kindness that is just right for fall . . . and any time of year! This fixed-layout ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book, features read-along narration.
