Riskbuster

RiskBuster is a composite of segments from Business Plan or BUST! (my first book), with a few new articles added where it made sense to do so. Those who have read Business Plan or BUST! will recognize the Business Planner’s Primer and the Business Planner’s RoadMap™. This book has been shortened to create a briefer, more user-friendly resource for taking a business concept from the idea to opening day. The Business Planner's Primer is a number of articles pertinent to anyone considering starting a business, and a great reference for those already in business and positioning to grow. The Business Planner's RoadMap™ is a logical step-by-step business planning process that makes it possible for anyone to research a business idea, determine feasibility, and write a business plan. I wrote this book because after reading many books on the topic of business planning, I was unable to find a single book that made it possible for average folks to navigate the process and create a meaningful business plan. RiskBuster enables ordinary entrepreneurs to start or grow any business, anywhere.

Software has become an essential enabler for science and the economy. Not only does it create new markets and the possibility of a more reliable, flexible and robust society, it also empowers our exploration of the world in ever increasing depth. However software often falls short of our expectations, with current methodologies, tools and techniques remaining insufficiently robust and reliable for constantly changing and evolving needs. This book presents papers from the 15th International Conference on New Trends in Intelligent Software Methodology Tools and Techniques (SoMeT 16), held in Larnaca, Cyprus, in September 2016. The SoMeT conference focuses on exploring the innovations, controversies and challenges facing the software engineering community, bringing together theory and experience to propose and evaluate solutions to software engineering problems with an emphasis on human-centric software methodologies, end-user development techniques, and emotional reasoning, for an optimally harmonized performance between the design tool and the user. The book is divided into six chapters covering the following areas: decision support systems; software methodologies and tools; requirement engineering; software for biomedicine and bioinformatics; software engineering models, and formal techniques for software representation; and intelligent software development and social networking. The book explores new trends and theories which illuminate the direction of developments in the field, and will be of interest to all in the software science community.

One of the most reviled figures in recent history, megamillionaire financier Michael Milken created a $200 billion bond market before a jail sentence cashed in his chips for 10 years. But was Milken a media scapegoat, exploited and crucified by people more ruthless and savvy at the publicity game than he? Former Drexel Burnham employee Fenton Bailey provides a side of the spectacular Milken story that has rarely been heard. Photographs.

Bringing together an internationally known group of scholars of management and accounting under the editorial direction of Yuji Ijiri, this volume explores new approaches to the science of management. The essays are grounded in general management theory. However, at the same time, they have a strong orientation toward practical applications. Together they provide a rigorous foundation for further creativity and innovation in management practice and management science. The volume is divided into seven sections. The first sets forth new approaches to accounting and control. This is followed by an examination of computer and decision support systems. The third section looks at resource management--human, economic, and financial; while the fourth highlights new approaches to organization design. Part five deals with industry and economy studies. Parts six and seven provide methodological contributions to the science of management. Together the essays provide a rigorous foundation for further creativity and innovation in actual management practice and management of science. This volume will be of interest to scholars of business management and accounting as well as practitioners in these areas.