{"id":241,"date":"2017-07-11T01:20:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T01:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2025-04-05T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T10:35:15","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/offers\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Real World Proven Best Business Practices publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Book #1:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8216;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Bridging the Gap Between Academic Teachings and Real World Business Success<\/em><\/span>&#8216;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;<em>My first book. I wrote this book during 2016 as a measure to help bridge the gap between commerce teachings provided by tertiary education organisations and real world business success.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This book equips graduating commerce students and new and seasoned business owners alike with <strong>concrete practical and proven knowledge<\/strong> to apply on the coalface of the real world of business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To whet your appetite, chapters within include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Essential Steps to Take to Start-up Your Business<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Develop An Annual Marketing Activity Schedule &amp; Associated Budget<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Merging is a Plausible Option to Achieve Growth, Stability &amp; New Opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Collaboration of Aligned Entities Under a Single Parent Company<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Determine the &#8220;Critical Success Factors&#8221; of Your Business from the Outset<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Importance of a Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Surround Yourself With the Best People You Can Afford<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Evolutionary Cogs Versus Operational Cogs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Brand Development, Reinforcement and Integrity\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Identifying, Measuring and Assessing Risk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Building a United Governance Body<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8230;this book comprises 30 short sharp chapters in total, with each chapter expressed clearly in simple language using large text for easy digestion by readers. Excerpts from this book are being used in commerce Degree lecture deliveries at the Eastern Institute of Technology (a highly regarded tertiary education provider located in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To gain a &#8220;flavour&#8221; of how this book is presented, the Amazon website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com<\/a> offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Real-World-Proven-Business-Practices\/dp\/0994138237\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1497921275&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=real+world+proven+best\">FREE preview<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">See book ordering options\/ channels on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/\">Home Page<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Book #2:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8216;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Building and Managing a Successful Franchise<\/em><\/span>&#8216;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;<em>My second book. I wrote this book around the middle of 2017, encouraged to do so by neighbours who themselves are owners of a high performing franchise business. This book concentrates on understanding what the Critical Success Factors are that cause franchises to be great&#8230;plus (at the other end of the spectrum) it identifies the attributes that tend to make franchises dysfunctional.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This book provides valuable insights into practices which are proven to make franchise operations (of whatever scale or industry affiliation) really hum, and hopefully it will help raise the capability and achievements of franchises both in New Zealand and abroad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To whet your appetite, chapters within include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Franchise Business Model Spectrum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fundamental Franchise Infrastructure to Put in Place<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Achievement of a United Franchisee Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Objectively Determining Best Brand Positioning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Managing &#8220;Loose Canons&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Splitting a Franchisee Population<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Key Considerations for the Design of a Franchise Website<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Most Essential Understanding a CEO and Directors of a Franchise Must Maintain<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8230;this book comprises 34 short sharp chapters in total, with (once again) each chapter expressed clearly in simple language using large text for easy digestion by readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Although I have finished writing this book, due to other commitments taking precedence currently, at this stage I predict that it won&#8217;t be until at least 2026 that I will have the time opportunity to publish this second book. 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