Katherine Catlin

Jana B. Matthews

Learn how to take your company to the next level of growth through the stories of over 500 successful entrepreneurs. Developed by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, this flagship book introduces a new series on managing growth. The authors expertly guide you through the three stages of entrepreneurial growth: initial growth, rapid growth, and continuous growth. Personal stories told by successful entrepreneurs reveal the hows and whys of evolving as a leader at each stage, identifying red flags, vital signs, and secrets of sustained growth. Become a dynamic leader by using this book as your roadmap to entrepreneurial success.

Journey from Entrepreneur to CEO

Leading at the Speed of Growth

James W. Botkin

Part II offers entrepreneurs and executives extensive guidelines for establishing their own collaborative ventures. Executives learn how to design strategies for dealing with entrepreneurs and vice versa. Potential pitfalls of large/small alliances are discussed and possible solutions offered. Along the way, Winning Combinations cites the collaborative experiences of top American companies like 3M, Kodak, and Corning. These detailed case studies provide real-life examples of a range of internal and external strategies that have met with various levels of success. The case-by-case tour of this new business phenomenon continues with an exploration of global opportunities for entrepreneurial partnerships featuring in-depth analyses of alliances involving Japanese, British, Swedish, and Eastern European firms.

The Coming Wave of Entrepreneurial Partnerships Between Large and Small Companies

Winning Combinations

Peter Economy

Jeff Dennis

Entrepreneurs often struggle with many aspects of business: planning and financing company growth, creating a company vision, recruiting, leading, and managing people, as well as personal costs. In Lessons from the Edge, more than 50 business owners and entrepreneurs offer a wealth of real-life stories--in their own words--that provide rare insights about keeping a company healthy and growing. Here is a unique collection of first-person accounts by entrepreneurs who describe their mistakes in business and the lessons they have learned as a result. The stories cover a wide range of experiences from the trials and tribulations of partnerships, to the loss of key customers, theft, finding and retaining employees, and the personal cost of living on the edge. The authors have drawn on interviews with more than 50 entrepreneurs, all of whom are under 45 years of age and are founders or presidents of companies with revenues over $1 million and growing rapidly. They volunteered to share their stories, describing why they lost or almost lost their companies, what they did wrong, and the lessons they have learned. Their narratives are full of mistakes, failure, courage, moments of realization, and timely moves that saved the day. Every company owner will find these accounts insightful, compelling, and occasionally gut wrenching, especially because most face similar challenges and live with the reality that they too could fall off the edge. This instructive and inspiring book brims with lessons for all business owners about courage, persistence, and survival. Lessons from the Edge is an essential read for both established and prospective entrepreneurs.

Jana B. Matthews

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