Rank
Books is a publisher of business and management books in
Singapore. We publish a series of "how to" books for busy
businessmen, entrepreneurs, management professionals, written by
successful entrepreneurs consultants, and business
practitioners.
Excel Secrets For Highly Effective
Marketers
How To Use Excel For Breakthrough
Performance
By Jason Khoo
Paperback | 205 x 297 mm | 220 Pages | ISBN
978-981-08-0914-0 | 2008 |
This is a must-read for all marketers
who are constantly swarmed by a tremendous amount of
data in Excel and are expected to regularly analyse and
present their company sales performance within a short
turnaround time. This book uniquely puts Excel in a
business perspective and helps marketing and sales
executives, as well as managers, discover the critical
techniques of using Excel functions in the real business
environment. Using case studies, this book will walk you
through the entire process of manipulating raw
marketing/sales data and reporting, and show you how to
use Excel in the different stages of data management.
The case studies are used in
EverydayExcel’s Excel training courses and have been
tried and tested by more than 300 people so far. A
survey conducted with these participants showed that by
going through just the first five case studies, it can
help you save about two days per week from your Excel
tasks if you have five to eight years of experience
working with Excel. We will share, step-by-step, how you
can achieve the following:
• Prepare that marketing report in
minutes instead of days
• Spend your time analysing your
report instead of performing data crunching, copying and
pasting
• How to remove duplicates in seconds
• How to merge data from multiple
sources
• Make Excel pull out the text
intelligently for you in seconds
• Find out your monthly, quarterly,
and yearly sales trends in a few simple steps
The techniques in this book can be applied to Excel
2000-2003.
Asia's Top Investments & Franchise
To Make Your First $Million
by Aminordin Bin Omar & Timothy Chan
Paperback | 148 x 210 mm | 224 Pages | ISBN
978-981-05-9521-0 | 2008 |
Reviews & endorsements:
"This book is easy and fun to read.
It gives you simple to understand principles on success
with wonderful, motivating, real life stories of people
who have actually done it successfully. It is a
believable guide to creating a successful business. As
the highest paid trainer in the network marketing
industry I can confidently say that Aminordin Omar has
done a great job in making the concepts of success in
direct selling and network marketing believable and
within reach of anyone who wants it badly enough. Follow
his advice and you will be successful too."
Jack M. Zufelt, Author of the #1 best
selling book, The DNA of Success and "Mentor To
Millions"
Asia’s TOP Investments & Franchise To
Make Your First Million" will be one of the most
inspirational & thought provoking books in 2008, a book
on Well Being vs. Wealth Being. A book which will
inspire people to think about financial planning,
personal goals and the "How To" of financial
self-sufficiency and the building of sustainable
capabilities (not just competency) towards creating and
managing wealth.
Hence, the main purpose is:
1) To Inspire the Entrepreneurial
Spirit of ordinary people.
2) To offer a Wholistic Strategy and
Tactics to create wealth and wellness.
3) To Fire Up the readers to Take Action Now
Towkay Ho Seh Boh?
How To Become A Successful Towkay
By Ah Chuan
Paperback | 148 x 210 mm | 136 Pages | ISBN
978-981-05-9638-5 | 2008 | Rank Books
"TOWKAY HO SEH BOH?" is the first
straight-talking book of business lessons written in
English with a good dose of Singlish, Hokkien and
Chinese.
Die Die Must Read One Hor! So
Singaporean Leh!
This book will become the most entertaining book
for 2008!
The author
provides
readers with a realistic picture of what it means to
be a towkay and tells the basic values and mindsets
a towkay must have to build a strong foundation to
be successful.
Using Singlish and Hokkien expressions to drive
home the lessons, readers will discover the hidden
wisdom that lies in Singlish and Hokkien.
Do you
know what it means to:
Steady Poon
Pi Pi (Be Very Steady)
Ai Kin Koh
Ai Ho (Be Fast And Good)
Wu Tao Wu
Buay (Got Head Got Tail)
Mia Kia Su
Kia Si
and
more.....
If
Nike can say "Just Do It",
Singaporeans can also say in Hokkien, "Ka
Ka Lai"
It is
filled with nuggets of wisdom for young towkays, so
don't play play with this book.
This book
is timely as Singapore is encouraging more young
people to become towkays. Entrepreneurship is
encouraged at all levels from primary school to
university. Now, everyone wants to become a
towkay.
But do
they know the hard work and heartbreak of becoming a
towkay? Do they know what are the realities
of being a towkay? Newspapers and TV only
show towkays driving Mercedes, wearing
Rolexes, and living in big houses along Bukit Timah.
But no one really tells you about the kor
(difficulties) that they have to suffer. There
is no shortcut to success.
Paperback | 121 x 172.5 mm | 96 Pages | ISBN
978-981-08-0084-0 | 2008 | Rank Books
Don’t just ask questions but ask smart questions. This
book contains smart questions on 10 important areas in a
business operation that a business owner must ask to
stay on track and be successful. By using these
questions as a tool, you will be more effective,
profitable, and focused and you’ll have a more
fulfilling journey as an entrepreneur. Ask yourself the
right questions now!
Paperback | 170 x 240 mm | 208 Pages | ISBN
978-981-05-9744-3 | 2008 | Rank Books
Success in the Food Business is
everyone's guide to setting up and operating a
profitable food venture. Written in an easy-to-read
shares with you practical ideas gleaned from his 30
years' experience as a food and management consultant.
The book also gives you useful tips
on building a customer base. Whether you are just
starting up your own business or already a player in the
Food and Hospitality industry, you will undoubtedly find
this book your most valuable resource.
Topics covered:
• Types Of Food
Business • Kitchen
Management
• Franchising
• Dining Room Control
• Choosing The Right
Location
• Marketing And Promotion
• Customer Service
• Recruitment And
Staff Management • Government Regulations On Food Operators And
Outlets
• Purchasing Of
Supplies
A Wealth of
Information to make Your Food Business A Success
Success In
Franchising
Vincent Gabriel
Paperback | 148 x 210 mm | 164 Pages | ISBN 978-981-05-9397-1 | 2008 | Rank Books
This book shows franchisees how to
ask the right questions, avoid the common pitfalls, and
select the right franchise to match their skills,
lifestyles and dreams of running their own businesses.
Drawing from the author’s 30-year experience as a food
and management consultant, this books provides essential
tips for buying a successful franchise.
Topics covered:
• What Is A Franchise
• Types of Popular
Franchise
• How To Avoid
Potential Conflicts Between The Franchisee and
Franchisor
• Interviews with
popular franchisors - 7-eleven, Modern Montessori
International, Wills and Trusts and more
If you are thinking
of starting a business through the franchise route, this
is the book for you.
Handbook For Businessmen
- Goh Tianwah
Paperback | 170 x 220 mm | 256 Pages | ISBN 978-981-05-6950-1 | 2007/08 | Rank Books
This book is a one-stop information guide for anyone
starting a business. Information in this book is
essential to both local businessmen and foreigners who
wish to start and operate a business in Singapore. This
new edition has been fully revised and enlarged to
include changes in the employment regulations and
government assistance schemes for SMEs.
Main Contents:
Businesses And Company Registration Procedures
Internet, Domain Names And Your Business
Tax Incentives For Foreign Investments
Foreign Entrepreneurs And Employment Of
Foreigners
Guide To The Companies Act
Government Agencies And Their Roles In Business
Guide To Taxation in Singapore
The Most Popular
Guide For Foreign Investors and Local Businessmen On Doing Business In Singapore..
If you are starting a new business in
Singapore, you got to get this book!
Workplace
Safety - Roy Yeo and Faith Tay
Size: 150 x 210 mm | 150 Pages | ISBN 981-08-0424-4 | 2008 |
Distributed by Rank Books
The Workplace Safety and Health Act (Risk Management)
came into effect on 1st September 2006. This new Act
requires employers, the self-employed, contractors and
sub-contractors to conduct risks assessments to identify
workplace safety and health risks and to implement
measures for a safer work environment.
Workplace Safety highlights the key areas of
the Workplace Safety and Health Act, its implications to
companies and it shows companies and business owners how
they can comply them without breaking the law.
This book covers:
The Zero Success Safety Ranking System
Steps To Ensure Workplace Safety
Risk Management Strategies and Controls
Explanations to the Workplace Safety and Health
(WSH) Risk Management Regulations
Success In The
Education Business – A wealth of information to make
your education business a success Vincent A. Gabriel
Size: 150 x 210 mm | 352 Pages | ISBN 981-05-6655-7 | 2006 | Published and distributed by Rank Books
Success In The Education Business is a
detailed guide for aspiring education entrepreneurs in
Singapore who wish to start and operate a profitable
education business. The author shares with you 40 years
of his experience in the education industry as an
educator and management consultant.
The book also
gives you useful tips on a variety of topics, from the
types of education business to set up to choosing a
location and calculating the breakeven point for your
business. As Singapore is aiming to become the education
hub of Asia, this book is an excellent resource for
entrepreneurs.
Service Unusual –
How service leaders look beyond the obvious to find success George T.K. Quek
Size: 150 x 210 mm | 160 Pages | ISBN 981-05-3731-X | 2005 | Published and distributed by Rank Books
This book looks at service from a different and fresh
perspective. To stand out in this service economy, we
need to be different by going beyond the obvious. This
book highlights 10 service unusual practices that
address the challenges service operations face today. It
is written with an Asian perspective and includes
examples of Asian companies from Singapore, Hong Kong,
Thailand and Japan.
“Put the author’s tips into practice and your customers
could walk away delighted and thinking about how they
could likewise provide an unusual experience to others.”
Ernest Lee, Deputy Director (Training & Knowledge
Management), Inland Revenue of Singapore
“Service Unusual is required reading for any executive
in any service-related industry regardless of how well
they think their companies might be doing.”
David Ng, Human Resource Manager, Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre
If you want to know how companies and individuals can
create a service culture in Singapore, you got to read
this book!
