Getting Down to Business [electronic resource] : Pest Control Service, Module 28. [Student Guide]. Entrepreneurship Training Components / Pamela G. Colby.

This module on owning and operating a pest control service is one of 36 in a series on entrepreneurship. The introduction tells the student what topics will be covered and suggests other modules to read in related occupations. Each unit includes student goals, a case study, and a discussion of the u...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Colby, Pamela G.
Corporate Author: American Institutes for Research
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1981.
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