Jon Woronoff - an acknowledged authority in Japanese economy and society - provides insight into crucial aspects of doing business in Japan, and advice on how to succeed in a very difficult market. The book provides insight into crucial aspects of doing business in Japan and advice on how to succeed in a very difficult market. It follows the process from initial contact, to the first visit, to the creation of a fully-fledged operation in Japan. Emphasis is placed on how to break into the distribution system, set up a local company, acquire an existing company, recruit and manage Japanese personnel and co-operate or compete with Japanese companies. There are also tips on how to avoid common traps and pitfalls for the unwary investor.

Your customer-centric guide to everything from dealing with that unhappy customer to why not to give up on lost customers. "This must-read book provides you with the mindset, tools, and techniques you need to successfully prospect for new customers." —Roger Looyenga, chairman/CEO (ret.), Auto-Owners Insurance For most businesses, attracting new customers is a never-ending effort anchored in uncertainty, frustration, and knee-jerk reactions. No Nonsense: Attract New Customers takes the mystery out of creating an ongoing plan with proven tactics to keep the phone ringing and the door swinging. The basic concept: Attract an endless flood of new customers at little or no cost! No Nonsense: Attract New Customers demonstrates that you don't have to use expensive and never-ending sales events, coupled with expensive advertising and energy-zapping promotions, to turn on a constant, never-ending flow of new prospects. And you don't have to invent any new approaches, concepts, or buzzwords to do it. Just follow some of the 100+ proven ideas and discover amazing results—fast. Wilson spent more than twenty-five years researching what his clients—small and medium-sized businesses—need to do to be successful in today's marketplace. These powerful ideas work! Each is presented in a bite-sized package that encourages instant execution. No long chapters with endless justifications, pontifications, philosophy, and personal stories. Just 151 great, practical ideas any business manager and owner can use to make business increase. How much could just one good idea be worth to you? It could be worth a fortune! How much has McDonald's made by selling millions of Happy Meals? Don't overlook the one good idea that could make your business a success!

Packed full of practical advice on everything from starting a youth group to recruiting volunteers, setting boundaries, and reducing stress, this book is a unique collection of many voices and viewpoints all speaking to encourage, challenge, and equip youth leaders to succeed.

In the press of everyday considerations, pastors sometimes forget why they chose to be ministers in the first place. James E. Dittes reminds and offers honest, poetic observations on the predicament, the pressure, the particularity, and the presence of ministry.

What is the Call of God to Ministry? A detailed panoramic writing explaining what the genuine call of God involves within the ministry. All must understand the “fivefold ministry callings”, a multiple eldership and your ministry. The call of God is an appointment of Jesus Christ. The evidence of the call, results from the Holy Spirit working within the individual. This will cause a burden of heart. This will be an expression of the heart of Jesus Christ for His church and people. The result is a driving force from within, as worship of Christ to build His church. When one acts upon this “burden of heart” a growing ministry vision will result. This will be as a magnetic pull to accomplish ministry. This book will give all ministries insight to effectively answer the “call of God”.

This book is a guide for selecting, training, and supervising lay pastoral care providers in churches and other faith communities. It was written primarily for liberal religious faith communities.

Annotation Whether you are experienced at fundraising or just starting out, Funding Your Ministry will help answer your questions and put you on the biblical path for recruiting and maintaining donor support.

Those who are afflicted as well as those who are adversely affected by mental illness often live lives of "quiet desperation" without recourse to appropriate assistance. Most caregivers confronted with these illnesses in the work of ministry have had no training or accurate information about mental illnesses, so frequently they do nothing, resulting in further harm and damage. Others may operate out of a theological system that does not adequately account for the nature, severity, or treatment of these illnesses. In Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families, Second Edition, psychiatrists and pastoral theologians come together in an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort to ensure accuracy of information concerning the medical dimensions of mental illness, interpret these illnesses from a faith perspective, and make suggestions relative to effective ministry. Readers will learn how science and a faith tradition can not only co-exist but work in tandem to alleviate the pain of the afflicted and affected.

Do the little things we do and say really make a difference in the lives of others? Some Men Are Our Heroes answers this question with a resounding "yes" as eight accomplished Christian women tell the stories of the men in their lives who helped them achieve remarkable things for God's kingdom. These touching stories of women from around the world and the fathers, husbands, brothers, pastors, colleagues, and friends who encouraged, strengthened, and challenged them along their life journeys will warm the hearts of women and men alike.