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Published Seasonally | Volume 2 | Fall 2009

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PENGUIN BUSINESS THOUGHT LEADERS

Secrets Of Great Small Businesses

This debut episode features interviews with two experts on small-business success and a reading from a classic book on that subject…

This debut episode features interviews with two experts on small-business success and a reading from a classic book on that subject. First we hear insights from veteran retail consultant George Whalin, author of Retail Superstars: Inside the 25 Best Independent Stores in America. Then we share an excerpt from Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, by Bo Burlingham. We conclude by talking with Tom Szaky, the 27-year-old founder and CEO of TerraCycle and author of Revolution in a Bottle: How TerraCycle Is Redefining Green Business.

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Retail Superstars
George Whalin
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Portfolio
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Small Giants
Bo Burlingham
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Portfolio
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Revolution in a Bottle
Tom Szaky
Paul Hawken
Paperback
Portfolio
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