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Critical analysis of Gerber's E-Myth framework for small business scalability

Widely praised as a foundational book in entrepreneurial research and an essential book for small business owners, E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber tackles the myths of entrepreneurship and attempts to provide a framework of scalability of strategies for startups and small business owners.

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The origins of the Persian Wars in the Ionian revolt

As the nominal subject of Herodotus, the great wars between the Persian Empire and the often-fractious city-states of the Greek world represent the first truly historic event of Western history.

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Marketing strategy for web content monetization systems and pricing

The proposed new venture's Web content monetization system has the ability to quickly transform idle digital assets and content into cash.

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Essential skills for success in higher education

Many students come to college and find they lack the basic study and time management skills necessary to succeed. Others seem to find the challenges of higher education a better match for their own skill set. How can we understand which skills matter the most?

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India's foreign policy drivers of economic growth and development

India's growth is one of the most compelling economic stories. The country's economy has grown rapidly -- 9.7% in 2007 and 9.6% in 2006.

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Sustainable materials and practices in green interior design

Just a short few years ago "green building," "green living" and "sustainable development" were ideas and concepts known almost exclusively to the environmental and conservation movement. And to perhaps a few progressive builders and custom designers.

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Diversity challenges and initiatives at Best Foods Company

summarize the key diversity challenges facing the Best Foods Company as a multinational headquarters with worldwide subsidiaries.

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Race and the collapse of southern Populism in the 1890s

In the late nineteenth century, the price of cotton increasingly fell in the southern part of America (Shaw par, 2). The excessive railroad freight rates increased the misery of farmers with the farmers (both white and black) desperately seeking relief.

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Josephus's credibility as a historian of first-century Jewish affairs

Much of the Jewish history during the 1st century comes from the works of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. Many scholars extol Josephus for his documentation of these times, since they are the only ones that depict the historical events occurring during this turbulent time.

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How contingency theory addresses organizational change and adaptation

Over the last several decades a number of different management theories have emerged. This is in response to the changing nature of business, where many organizations that were once the pinnacle of their industry face number of long-term issues.

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