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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Updated with the latest legal and tax rules plus social media and e-commerce trends, this guide to setting up a small business provides such information as choosing the right business structure, writing an effective business plan, managing finances and taxes and marketing your business effectively, online and off.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Frank Carvale, manager of the hedge fund Bright Capital, is being blackmailed by the US government. To keep his wife from finding out about a past affair, hes forced to use his knowledge of the financial markets to sabotage the Shanghai International Gold Exchange. But there may be more at stake than the price of gold. As tensions rise on either side of the Taiwan Strait, no one is safe from becoming collateral damage in the economic war being waged...
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
This is the story of George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. Overshadowed by the titanic personalities of his predecessor, his successor and his own son, TidalWave comics takes an insightful look at the incredibly rich and impactful life of this public servant, war hero, and entrepreneur.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The 46th Governor of the state of Florida is a rising star in the GOP. As a possible candidate for the presidency, he is one of the few Republicans in a position to challenge Donald Trump for the nomination in the 2024 election. This biography explores the governor's formative years as a student at Yale and Harvard, a legal advisor to Seal Team Six during this stint as a JAG officer, and a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and beyond. DeSantis...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Nothing can get in the way of Frank Carvales rise. At the head of one of Wall Streets top-performing investment funds, he has so many people vying for his services that hes forced to turn away all but the very wealthiest, with a buy-in set at twenty million. What could go wrong, especially with Franks mentor behind the scenes, the seemingly omniscient Bilkaer? And when a new product comes along to invest in, something called subprime mortgages, Franks...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Frank Carvale, a star hedge fund manager specializing in ethical investments, hoped to use a wealthy clients money to feed the poor in Eritrea. But the Eritrean president turns out to have other ideas: namely, enriching himself by selling off his countrys land to the Chinese. Franks quest to make a differenceand make money for his boardwill thrust him into a dangerous showdown with a dictator as well as a confrontation with his old nemesis: Ergyu...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Frank Carvale is arrogant, ambitious, and willing to do anything it takes to get ahead. Hes clever, too, but maybe not as clever as he thinks. A chance meeting with a magnate in Hong Kong could either be the big break he needsor the biggest mistake of his life. A financial thriller set at the heart of the international economic crisis."Hedge Fund is much more creative and realistic than, say, your typical super hero punch out or action movie fight...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Manipulated by billionaire and high finance kingpin Bilkaer, Frank Carvale has become the scapegoat for the subprime crisis, and is paying a heavy price for the role hes played. Will he ever step foot outside the prison walls again? Whatever the case, revenge might just be within reach. Revenge and possibly even redemption.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
After an initial period of euphoria at his wild success on the Human Stock Exchange, Felix discovers the exorbitant price of his new life and the Faustian pact he has made. Constantly monitored by the rate watch on his wrist, bound by the orders of his shareholders, Felix must do everything in his power to increase the price of his shares. Until the day his board of directors orders him to make his partner, Rachel, have an abortion. Felix negotiates...
10) Jobs
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
How we get to work, how we find work, and how we do our work has changed a lot. With engaging photographs and text, readers will learn about how different jobs used to be.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Car salesman Felix Fox's life has changed. Drastically. Since he signed himself on to the stock market, his various shareholders are practically showering him in money. But there's a high price to pay: his shareholders require daily updates on every aspect of his life, and have ultimate control over his person in both his professional and private activities, including matters of the heart. He might be getting richer by the minute, but Felix is in...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This opening episode of H.$.E presents us a world in the midst of an unprecedented financial crisis. Still, although the economy of industrialized countries is in tatters, unemployment has rocketed and millions of small business have gone bankrupt, there does seem to be one thing maintaining its financial value: the human being. Members of the social elite can have themselves listed on the stock market. So the stock market is no longer exclusively...
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
When a botched Ponzi scheme landed Frank Carvale in prison, he thought hed spend the rest of his life behind bars. But thanks to a lucky break, hes back at the head of Bright Capital, a high-powered hedge fund. This time, Frank wants to get things right, and a proposal from African-born heiress Josephine Paxton-Richet seems like the perfect opportunity to do some good in the world. But feeding the people of Eritreaand keeping his board happymight...
14) Travel to France
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
France is one of Europe's most important cultural and economic centers. Explore the country's geography, government, people, and much more.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
All types of businesses can help the economy while uplifting the communities they serve. Black business owners have opened restaurants, started media companies, and more. Their work celebrates culture, creates community hubs, and helps pave the way for more people to start their own businesses. From Reginald F. Lewis to Cathy Hughes to Houston White, learn about how Black businesspeople in the past and present have found success and inspired future...
20) Breakwater
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A loner and an introvert, Chris has worked in one of Brighton's movie theatres for years. It's the kind of job that people drift through. When a new colleague joins, Chris feels she's found a real friend to spend time with and share things with. But as Chris and Dan become closer, she realises that he's dealing with complicated mental health issues that are playing havoc with his ability to work and take care of himself. As she becomes a bigger and...
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