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The Prosperity Dimension
Does your small business need a dose of swashbuckling sci-fi? Come along with Brenna Rain, bounty hunter and captain of the starship Tesseray, as she races to finish her latest job. A job that started out complicated enough but has taken a turn for the dangerous with a mysterious client and attempts on Brenna's life. It will take all her skills and savvy to get out with her life and her profit intact. The Prosperity Dimension, A Small-Biz Sci-Fi Adventure is a ground breaking combination of graphic novel, science fiction and small business guidance. You'll learn about small business essentials from the costs and benefits of business opportunities to negotiating tactics to how to wrap up a job successfully - all in an entertaining and fun to read story set in a fictional world of shadowy forces and fantastic aliens. Are you ready to enter The Prosperity Dimension ? Adventure, profit, and success await you!"
248 pages, Paperback
Published July 11, 2016
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About the author
Nicole Fende
5 books12 followersNicole Fende is The Numbers Whisperer (TM) and President of Small Business Finance Forum. As a credentialed actuary with experience as a Chief Financial Officer, Investment Banker, and successful entrepreneur, Fende helps her clients reach their profit goals and learn how to effectively and enjoyably run the financial side of their business.
In her book, How to be a Finance Rock Star, Nicole shares the same strategies she uses with her profit coaching clients to help them reach multi-platinum profits. It's an easy, practical go-to reference guide for mastering small business finance.
Despite Ms. Fende's endless list of impressive credentials, her true claim to fame is her ability to make finance fun. From her LOL blog posts, such as How College Keggers Teach Complex Expense Analysis , to the endearing finance mascot Fluffy, she entertains entrepreneurs while helping them grown their bottom line.
This definitely isn't the finance you slept through in college.
Nicole is an Associate in the Society of Actuaries, and has attained the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt in Cuong Nhu Martial Arts. Ms. Fende holds a dual degree in Mathematics and French from Northern Michigan University.
In her book, How to be a Finance Rock Star, Nicole shares the same strategies she uses with her profit coaching clients to help them reach multi-platinum profits. It's an easy, practical go-to reference guide for mastering small business finance.
Despite Ms. Fende's endless list of impressive credentials, her true claim to fame is her ability to make finance fun. From her LOL blog posts, such as How College Keggers Teach Complex Expense Analysis , to the endearing finance mascot Fluffy, she entertains entrepreneurs while helping them grown their bottom line.
This definitely isn't the finance you slept through in college.
Nicole is an Associate in the Society of Actuaries, and has attained the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt in Cuong Nhu Martial Arts. Ms. Fende holds a dual degree in Mathematics and French from Northern Michigan University.
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July 21, 2024
Rife with awkward comic panels and dialogue, along with typos aplenty. And the format itself is incredibly awkward. Each chapter includes: A) a graphic novel-like scene. B) then the same scene but expanded and in written prose. C) questions for reflection, real-life business takeaways, and suggestions to reread the chapter looking for specific behaviors.
Does that sound weird? It is. And it almost actually works.
Because, surprisingly, the written prose has some pretty good stuff to say. I guess it does, anyway. At least I felt like it read WAY better than the subpar comic portions. As to business advice in the narrative, I wasn't reading this looking for any particular advice or direction. But I found a strong personality (who has been a successful CFO) voicing her perspectives on negotiations and fighting for what she wants. Which I appreciated.
MPA ratings: PG for language and for violence
Does that sound weird? It is. And it almost actually works.
Because, surprisingly, the written prose has some pretty good stuff to say. I guess it does, anyway. At least I felt like it read WAY better than the subpar comic portions. As to business advice in the narrative, I wasn't reading this looking for any particular advice or direction. But I found a strong personality (who has been a successful CFO) voicing her perspectives on negotiations and fighting for what she wants. Which I appreciated.
MPA ratings: PG for language and for violence
November 3, 2018
A good book for beginner business owners & freelancers who are sci-fi fans. It teaches valuable business lessons on negotiation, trust, and all the hidden risks and costs we assume when providing services to our clients. Learning through stories and examples is so much better than slogging though a bunch of theory, and while the story itself isn't super amazing (if you're used to reading really good sci-fi), it does does the teaching job well.
My biggest beef with this book (hence the 4 stars) is that it's not really a graphic novel. There's only a few comic panels at the beginning of each chapter, followed by written narrative. I was pretty disappointed to discover that because based on the book description, I expected a full on graphic novel.
My biggest beef with this book (hence the 4 stars) is that it's not really a graphic novel. There's only a few comic panels at the beginning of each chapter, followed by written narrative. I was pretty disappointed to discover that because based on the book description, I expected a full on graphic novel.
August 10, 2016
This book is hard to categorize. It is using fiction to give the reader a great introduction to basic business concepts. It has manga art/strips to hit the point home and then there is a recap section at the end of each chapter going over what business concepts were covered.
To say this is a business book isn't doing it justice, just as saying it is a novel. That being said, it can be read just for the good story. There are books out there that cover similar concept but not in as fun and novel way as this book does.
To say this is a business book isn't doing it justice, just as saying it is a novel. That being said, it can be read just for the good story. There are books out there that cover similar concept but not in as fun and novel way as this book does.
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