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CEO Exchange: Conversations in Leadership Entrepreneurs (New York, N.Y.) Entrepreneurs on the edge Fortune Hunters 2: Turning Trends into Profits Fortune Hunters: Turning Trends into Profits How to be more successful in business Pitchman, the people person, and the peddler South-Western introduction to business Southwestern introduction to business Taking care of businessSummary: It has produced captains of industry for more than a century, but what specific training does the Harvard Business School offer? What can an HBS graduate expect in today's economic environment? This CNBC Original documentary ventures into the school's hallowed halls, examining the culture in which top executives and corporate leaders are groomed. Interviews with first-year students highlight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Children still dream of becoming firefighters or astronauts-and many parents still nudge their offspring toward professions like doctor or lawyer. However, an increasing number of young people view freewheeling entrepreneurship as a valid career choice-and enjoy solid parental endorsement along the way. This program reports on successful ventures undertaken by kids as young as 10 using the same...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Unlike banks, community development financial institutions specialize in backing people whose future possibilities inspire more hope than their credit reports do. This program examines the workings of CDFIs through stories of borrowers considered "unbankable" by conventional lenders. Case studies from Seattle; Chicago; Philadelphia; Portland, Maine; Demopolis, Alabama; and Chester,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Despite the complexity of 21st-century commerce, success in marketing is still founded on four basic concepts: product, price, promotion, and place. This program shows how businesses incorporate the four P's into effective marketing strategies. By exploring tactics used to sell a wide range of products and services, the film illustrates ways of putting marketing plans into action. Case studies...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Baby Boomers control a large portion of North America's disposable income, so catering to their needs and wants has created many business opportunities. This program focuses on danceScape, a dance school that is capitalizing on Boomers' interest in fun physical fitness. Also profiled on the show are millionaires Ken Sim and John DeHart of Nurse Next Door, a home healthcare provider poised to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Few online startups make it-and of those, even fewer make it big. But the odds don't scare the founders of Boso, an online marketplace for Oxford University students to buy and sell secondhand stuff. In this program, mentor John Boyle counsels Harjeet and Kulveer Taggar-cousins who have staked everything on success-to market aggressively to increase users in order to attract investment that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The "eureka moment," the ups and downs of starting a business, where to get advice-in this four-segment program, Freeserve founder Ajaz Ahmed, a shop owner, a software developer, an inventor of a better children's toothbrush, and others share their experiences and insights. Motives and Traits describes what makes an entrepreneur; Risks and Rewards tells how entrepreneurs find balance amidst the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In a celebrity-obsessed culture, Elle Macpherson stands out. Known as "The Body" from her modeling days, she is also known as a dynamic business executive with keen insight into branding on a global scale. This program tracks Macpherson's career as an entrepreneur, from the enduring success of her mid-market Intimates lingerie line, to her expansion into skincare products, to the launch of her...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: As North America becomes more and more ethnically diverse, there is a growing appetite for every type of cuisine. This program focuses on Anita Saini and her Devya Indian Gourmet line of ready-to-eat sauces-heartened by a demand for her products but hampered by a lack of money to meet it. Also profiled on the show is millionaire Cindy Lee, a housewife who launched T&T Supermarket and has built...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The fashion business is renowned for its competitiveness. How, then, do emerging fashion entrepreneurs get a foothold in this fast-paced field? Fashionable Business answers that question through the stories of three up-and-coming labels from Down Under-Dhini, Trimapee, and MaterialByProduct-and the visionary young designers behind them. Topics range from where they get their ideas and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: A good business plan is a roadmap to success. The three modules of this program look at the process of creating a business plan from three different perspectives: the transformation of an idea into a marketable product, the determination of financial feasibility, and negotiation with potential investors. German airship manufacturer Cargolifter, the Swiss musical production Space Dream, and data...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: For years, companies have used temporary employees to keep costs low, but with jobless numbers rising amidst a recession, starting an employment agency is risky business. In this program, Meighen Nehme, founder of The Job Shoppe, a Windsor, Ontario-based temp agency, faces a challenging economy and crosstown competition. Her business plan and decisions are critiqued by Arlene Dickinson, CEO of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: How can organizations avoid complacency and create catalysts for innovation? This program delves into survival strategies used by businesses that are constantly evolving and placing themselves at the frontline of the innovation battle. Expert guests include Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin, Kodak Chairman and CEO Antonio Perez, LG Electronics CEO Yong Nam, and Novartis CEO Daniel...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Starting a business is like learning a musical instrument-certain steps and practices are required, or you just make noise. This video shows aspiring entrepreneurs ten principles for creating a solid, profitable company. Developing a realistic plan, seeking guidance from experienced mentors, building rapport with suppliers, and maintaining client relationships are a few of the subjects covered....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Filmed at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, this program teams up Mark Cuban, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and cofounder of Broadcast.com, and Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, who made his team one of the most valuable franchises in sports history. Together they discuss being an entrepreneur in the world of professional sports, while MBA...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Almost anything can be sold on eBay, from office supplies to office buildings. But that doesn't mean eBay success comes easily. This program follows three very different entrepreneurs as they struggle to make the massive Internet auction site work for them. From a living room crammed full of nostalgic nicknacks, Simon hopes to earn enough to pay his mortgage-if he can avoid getting kicked off...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Management is the first and foremost element in business success, and inadequate or improper management the primary cause of business failure. In this program, Jim Sanders, administrator of the United States Small Business Administration, provides cogent insights into the many aspects of management which the small-business owner must address in order to survive and prosper: strategic planning;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Matt McNeil's online startup, Sign-Up.to, offers small and midsize businesses Web-based software to create, launch, and track permission-based e-mail and text message campaigns-and the results so far have been fabulous. But the 23-year-old entrepreneur and his hard-charging team must build on their initial success very, very quickly if they are to outpace their competition. This program tracks...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Judee Sibbitt's company, AmberSAFE, uses GPS bracelets to track the whereabouts of children and seniors. In this program, Sue Abu-Hakima, co-founder and CEO of a wireless emergency notification system for schools and government agencies called Amika Mobile Corporation, and Peter Martin, a crisis management and risk assessment expert whose firm, AFI International Group, provides security for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Jeff Kao and his partners had an idea: a cell phone feature that tracks the amount of pollution one generates by traveling. Google liked it enough to bundle it with their G1 phones, but will people actually use it? This program goes inside the lucrative cell phone application industry by spotlighting Jeff's company, Ecorio, with help from guest experts Roberta Fox, a Telecom consultant for over...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Blake Mycoskie had four companies under his belt when he got his best idea yet: create a shoe company that gives away one pair for every pair sold. This CNBC program shows how Mycoskie used his business sense and budding celebrity status to grow TOMS Shoes into a global brand, while donating over 115,000 pairs of shoes to children in need. Also featured is Frontera Foods, brainchild of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: How do company owners and managers measure the health and viability of their businesses? This program addresses that question, illustrating processes by which an entrepreneur can evaluate the performance of his or her enterprise and make decisions that will improve its future performance. Case studies spotlight business owners who speak frankly and extensively about four vital...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: To know how healthy your business is you must understand the relationships between its assets, its liabilities, and its income.. The time to develop a banking relationship is before you need a loan.. If managing your business is a headache, it may be that your receivables aren't being managed properly; if you're on top of the receivables and you still have a headache, check your inventory...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Sarah Green sells furniture online and has a showroom in a quaint barn in Hertfordshire. In her first year, she has made nearly
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007