Creating Wealth With a Small Business: Strategies and Models for Entrepreneurs in the 2010s - Couverture rigide

Blanchard, Ralph

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 146202923X ISBN 13 : 9781462029235

Editeur : iUniverse, 2011

Synopsis

"A 'must-read' book ... filled with practical information and numerous case studies on what aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners need to know to run a profitable business...the author reminds the reader not to confuse the excitement and enthusiasm of starting a business and being a business owner with the skills required to be successful and avoid becoming one of the 80% of businesses that will eventually fail. A major contribution of this book is its continuous emphasis on the importance of having a business model as a critical requirement to start and manage a profitable business."

-Edgar Ortiz, CEO of Strategic Analytic Solutions and business columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ralph Blanchard, a successful entrepreneur with a background in economics, provides a detailed analysis of what it is really like to buy, start, operate, and eventually sell a small business. Topics covered include: - why most businesses fail - ten management skills found in successful small business owners - strategies to transition from self-employment to entrepreneurship - advantages that small business owners have over larger competitors - tips to develop profitable pricing strategies - innovative ideas to help develop a sound business model

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A 'must-read' book . . . filled with practical information and numerous case studies on what aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners need to know to run a profitable business . . . the author reminds the reader not to confuse the excitement and enthusiasm of starting a business and being a business owner with the skills required to be successful and avoid becoming one of the 80% of businesses that will eventually fail. A major contribution of this book is its continuous emphasis on the importance of having a business model as a critical requirement to start and manage a profitable business -Edgar Ortiz, CEO of Strategic Analytic Solutions and business columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ralph Blanchard, a successful entrepreneur with a background in economics, provides a detailed analysis of what it is really like to buy, start, operate, and eventually sell a small business. Topics covered include: why most businesses fail ten management skills found in successful small business owners strategies to transition from self-employment to entrepreneurship advantages that small business owners have over larger competitors tips to develop profitable pricing strategies innovative ideas to help develop a sound business model

Biographie de l'auteur

RALPH BLANCHARD earned a BA from Cornell University and a PhD from Binghamton University. He taught undergraduate economics and environmental policy courses and spent seven years with a Fortune 500 company as National Training Director before starting and then selling a series of small manufacturing and information-based service companies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 146202923X
• ISBN 13: 9781462029235
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 540
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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