Be the solution how entrepreneurs and conscious capitalists can solve all the world's problems

Strong, Michael 1960- (Author).

Summary: Praise for Be the Solution. "In the past, many believed you either went into 'public service' to do good, or you 'went into business' to make money. Few realized that the long-term success of business depends on serving people, not making money. Few realized that perhaps the best way to serve the public was through free enterprise. Whole Foods Market founder John Mackey, visionary thinker Michael Strong, micro lender Muhammad Yunus, and a few others understand these truths. Be the Solution is the best single book to read to understand the emerging ways in which entrepreneurs can change th.

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ISBN: 9780470488140 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 047048814X (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9780470488577 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 0470488573 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 9780470488133 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (403 p.)
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from eBook information screen.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	The entrepreneurial spirit and how to liberate it -- Context / Michael Strong -- The entrepreneur as hero / Candace Allen -- The opportunity : the creative powers of a free civilization / Michael Strong -- Conscious capitalism -- Creating a new paradigm for business / John Mackey -- Social business entrepreneurs are the solution / Muhammad Yunus -- Business as service : "doing well to do good" / Kartar Singh Khalsa -- Leveraging entrepreneurship for social change / Donna Callejon -- What do we need to do so that entrepreneurs and conscious capitalists can solve all the world's problems? -- Solving all environmental problems / Michael Strong -- Eliminate global poverty / Michael Strong -- Is economic freedom for everyone? / Hernando de Soto -- Can entrepreneurs help us improve our understanding of the world? / Michael Strong -- Improving health, happiness, and well-being / Michael Strong -- Living a life of FLOW -- The upward flow of human development, maps of the terrain : from success to significance, the five bottom lines of conscious capitalism / John Mackey and Don Beck -- Areté and the entrepreneur / Brian Johnson -- The creation of conscious cultures in support of human flourishing / Michael Strong -- Liberating the entrepreneurial spirit for good / Jeff Klein -- The FLOW vision for the twenty-first century / Michael Strong.