Serial Entrepreneur 2nd Edition

Entrepreneur Stuart Skorman—the founder of Elephant Pharmacy, Hungryminds.com, Reel.com, and Empire Video—grew up in a retailing family in Ohio. He worked every kind of job, from cab driver to professional poker player to CEO. In this entertaining, personal account of his coming-of- age in the business world, Skorman gives an insider’s view of what it takes to start a business from the ground up. Stuart Skorman offers his hard-won lessons in business for any entrepreneur or small businessperson who wants to create a company that has a heart and soul. He reveals what he learned about marketing while working a stint as a rock band manager and bares his soul about his failure during the dot-com bubble. He describes in vivid terms the roller coaster ride of the entrepreneur in good times and bad and explains how to survive in today’s uncertain business environment.

Second Stage Entrepreneurship shows the aspiring entrepreneur how to create significant growth as their company scales its way to the top through the development of organizational structure; from setting up an effective company culture; to structuring an effective sales team; to helping create stand out customer interactions.

This book is a modest attempt to acquaint students with the basics of entrepreneurship and the prevailing entrepreneurial climate in India. Motivating young brains to explore and follow entrepreneurial pursuits by educating them about its challenges, opportunities, risks and rewards is the prime objective of this introductory text. In the course of writing the present book, special care has been taken to elaborate on a number of ideas, theories and concepts so as to help readers explore and understand various aspects and dimensions of entrepreneurship. Wherever needed, the contents are supplemented with suitable examples, cases and caselets in order to make reading more interesting and relevant. The book also presents a comprehensive coverage of few niche areas of study, namely 'Creativity, Innovation and Value Creation', 'Family-owned Businesses' and 'Rural Entrepreneurship'. Introduction of three new chapters, in addition to a complete overhaul of the existing text enhances academic credentials of the book, apart from bringing about required freshness and materiality. The book conforms to the syllabi of B.A. and BBA of many universities and hence it is suitable for their course study. Besides, the EDP trainers and motivators associated with government institutes (NISEBUD, MSME, NIMSME, SIDO, TCOS, CEDs and ITIs) may also find this book of immense value to them. KEY FEATURES Comprehensive coverage of all prescribed topics Systematic arrangement and analytical presentation of contents Extensive use of tables and diagrams to illustrate the text Chapter-end exercises for better grasp of the topics covered Recapitulation for a quick glance of the topics Coverage of new policy initiatives, programmes and schemes launched by the Union Government Description of various legal compliances for setting up of a new venture Coverage of all provisions, schemes and programmes enacted by the Ministry of MSME and the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development A comprehensive overview of the ‘Startup India’ mission of the union government Inclusion of relevant highlights of budget 2020–21 TARGET AUDIENCE B.Com/M.Com BBA/MBA B.Voc • B.Tech

Lessons in business success from the newest Dragon in town You no longer have to enter the Dragon' Den to get expert startup advice. In Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur, Shaf Rasul distils his vast experience and knowledge into a practical business startup guide that takes you smoothly and successfully from idea to exit. Are you in? With tips and advice from Shaf, as well as examples and anecdotes from inside and outside the den, you'l discover exactly what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. From starting up to buying and selling, from business plans to number crunching, Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur shows you how to do it right first time. You'll fin out: If you've got what it takes to e an entrepreneur How to set up and manage a business with confidence How to make a business profitable – fast Ten key things to know about finance How to be quick on your feet and beat the rest How to hire and manage the right people When and how to exit – and how to spot your next opportunity Who’s the Man? Frequently featured in The Sunday Times Rich List, Shaf Rasul made his fortune in IT, property and asset management. In 2008 he was 19th in a Management Today survey of the UK's top 100 entrepreneurs and is one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs under the age of 40. He co-presents the BBC's Dragons' Den spin off, Dragon's Den Online, an internet and mainstream TV phenomenon. "Shaf really knows his stuff – if you believe in your business, and want it to succeed, then read this book." —Kavita Oberoi, Founder of Oberoi Consulting and star of Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire "Seriously good advice for would-be entrepreneurs and those already in business, Shaf’s 'tricks of the trade' tell you to do things properly – and this book shows you how." —Professor Sara Carter, head of Department, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School "Shaf has never hidden behind tired old clichés or business jargon – he's a straight-talking tycoon who tells people openly and honestly how to become a success in the cut-throat business world." —Matt Bendoris, The Scottish Sun

Bio of a Serial Entrepreneur, first editionSerial Entrepreneur, second editionWilliam G. Forhan, known as Bill Forhan, was born, raised, and educated in Michigan, and he also spent the major part of his life in business in Michigan before relocating to Florida to continue in business ventures.Upon retiring five years ago from major businesses, Bill decided to write Bio of a Serial Entrepreneur, first edition.The first-edition book was written with the intension of reflecting on his business and personal life.He decided to share his story with readers that seek reading enjoyment and share some business insight.His retirement from major businesses is because of the slow onset of Parkinson's disease, which has limited his mobility in walking or doing sports, which he misses (golf and tennis). Also, he has a breathing disorder that he has gained control over (emphysema).He has a clear, creative mind and is computer literate. Becoming an author started a new career.For clarity purposes, an entrepreneur is an individual who sets up business or businesses; identifies and solves problems, I creative, innovative, an opportunist, a risk-taker, a self-starter, and open-minded with the hope of making a profit from the enterprise.The major types of entrepreneurs:Serial entrepreneur. Continuously comes up with new ideas, starts the businesses, and oftentimes sells to investors or shareholders. Serial entrepreneurs start the businesses with little intention of operating any of them for a long time. They are high risk-takers with lots of unique ideas and are not always interested in a career with a particular business/company.Lifestyle entrepreneur. Creates profit from pure passion. The lifestyle entrepreneur chooses to build a business they are passionate about and grows the business into a long-term, residual income that is sustainable.Social entrepreneur. Pursues solutions to social problems. As a serial entrepreneur, Bill has started and purchased over fifty-five companies in multiple industries ranging in a size of five employees to two hundred. The companies were in the travel and medical industries. Seven of the companies were public trading on the OTCBB (over-the-counter BB), and seven operated as private companies.He was the CEO of all the companies and took the profits of many companies to purchase or start up new companies; this included the risk of his personal funds for investments.During Bill's business years, he traveled to many destinations: ten European countries; South America: Rio de Janeiro; Asia: Hong Kong; and Hawaii, one hundred times over.He cruised the Caribbean over twenty-five times and visited many resorts in North America and more.His story will take you down his memory days of over fifty years of building many companies, some winners and some losers.Bill has had several success stories and some mistakes through his journey.We hope you can enjoy reading and find wisdom in how to become an entrepreneur by reading Serial Entrepreneur.

42 Rules of Product Management is a collection of product management wisdom from forty experts from around the world. The goal of this book is to expose you to the wisdom and knowledge from a group of the world's leading product management experts. Among the contributors, there are leading authors, professors, CEOs and vice presidents, bloggers, consultants, trainers, and even a few salespeople and engineers. In total, there are over five centuries of collected wisdom represented here. The contributors each share one rule they think is critical to succeed in product management based on their hands-on product management and product marketing experience with companies such as Apple, eBay, Intuit, SAP, and Yahoo!