Keep Swinging

by Myers, Jay

• ISBN13: 9781600372575
• ISBN10: 1600372570
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Morgan James Pub

Summary

Starting a business is easy. Growing a successful business: not so much. The statistics are grim: less than 20% of the businesses started each year survive their 5th anniversary. Jay Myers, founder of Interactive Solutions, Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee is one such survivor. Jay has built a company that, by tapping into the demand for high-tech video conferencing and communication equipment, continues to grow even beyond the 10 year anniversary. Finding the way, however, wasn't easy. Facing cash flow problems, a partnership divorce and even an embezzling employee, there were many days that Jay thought he was going to end up just another statistic. Actually, he did: Interactive Solutions, Inc. is part of an elite club that has made the INC 500- INC magazine's list of America's fastest growing private companies-twice Jay shares his lessons on how he did it in "Keep Swinging" a story of overcoming adversity and achieving small business success.

Table of Contents

The Courtroom: (The day my business almost died)	p. 1
Getting Fired: (The motivation to start a business)	p. 19
Startup Problems: (The fight for survival)	p. 33
Breaking Away: (Most businesses begin as partnerships and, like most marriages, most end in divorce)	p. 45
Secret Weapons: (Who to turn to when you need advice)	p. 57
The Comeback: (Overcoming the day my business almost died)	p. 71
Creative Recruiting & Retention: (How to recruit and keep your best people)	p. 89
Back to School: (Getting more education can be an incredibly profitable experience)	p. 115
Honesty, Integrity and Ethics: (There is a right way to run a business)	p. 125
Giving Back: (A business is not only about making money it is about giving back to the community)	p. 133
Afterword: Keep Swinging	p. 143
Acknowledgements	p. 151
About the Authors	p. 155
Index	p. 1
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