内容简介
Letmeguess.Youprobablypickedupthisbookbecauseyou'relookingforinnovativewaysthatyourbusinesscanbecomemoreengagedinthecommunity(orcommunities)whereyoudobusiness.Andthat'sexactlywhatyou'llfindinthesepages.GunDenhartandLauryHammelaretwoofthemostcreativeandcommittedentrepreneursinSocialVentureNetwork.Theirdedicationtoenrichingthelivesofthosewhoworkandlivearoundthem,theirflairforinnovation,andtheirbusinesssavvycomethroughclearlyinGrowingLocalValue.They'vedrawnondozensofoutstandingexamplesofcommunity-mindedcompanies-includingtheirown-toprovideyouwithatreasure-houseofideasyoucanputtoworktomakeyourownbusinessmoreresponsivetocommunityneeds,morerewardingforeveryonewhoworksforyou-andmorecompetitiveasaresult.....Ifyouownorrunasmallormidsizedbusiness,ifyou'replanningtostartone,orifyou'restudyingbusinessaseitheranundergraduateoragraduatestudent,GrowingLocalValuewilladdanewdimensiontoyourunderstandingofthedynamicsofbusiness.Truthtotell,youcan'taffordnottoreadthisbook.----MALWARWICK
作者简介
In1980LauryHammelfoundedTheLongfellowClubs,agroupofhealth,tennis,andsportsclubslocatedoutsideBostonandservicingover10,000members.TheLongfellowClubshasbeenaleaderinthefitnessandtennisindustriesandhaswonnumerousawards.LauryhasbeeninductedintotheNewEnglandTennisHallofFame,andhisemphasisongrowinglocalvaluehasledClubBusinessInternationalmagazinetocallhimthe“conscienceoftheindustry.”HisfamilywasnamedtheNationalTennisFamilyoftheYearin2000,andheiscurrentlythenumberonetennisplayerinNewEnglandinhisagegroup.GunDenhartcofoundedtheHannaAnderssonchildren’sclothingcompanyin1983.Throughherleadership,thecompanyhasbecomeknownforitshigh-qualityclothingmadefromsoftcot-tonmaterialsaswellascommunityinvolvementandfamily-friendlyworkpractices.,,,