Second Stage Entrepreneurship Ten Proven Strategies for Driving Aggressive Growth

by Weinfurter, Daniel J.; Loveman, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781137302588
• ISBN10: 1137302585
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-10-22
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Daniel Weinfurter, a successful serial entrepreneur who has started two businesses of his own and played major roles in several others, takes the reader through the most complex and challenging phase of the entrepreneurial journey. By covering topics from leadership to business strategy to smart hiring, he explains how to transform a successful start-up into an enterprise that can succeed past its early days into a much larger, sustainable business.

This book analyzes how notable companies have employed one or more of these strategies to become the successful businesses they are today. Each of these companies has unique attributes, but they share fundamental principles that apply to any business. Creativity, the right staff, unique corporate culture, proactive management practices, smart governance, strong leadership and new capitalization—all these tools are needed to steer businesses toward future growth and continued prosperity.

Author Biography

Dan Weinfurter is the managing partner of Chicago Growth Consultants and serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. He has been the founder and CEO of two private equity-backed businesses and was the 'number two' executive for a third, all three of which achieved high rankings on the Inc. 500. Parson Group, started from a business plan in 1995, landed the coveted #1 spot on Inc. Magazine's 'Inc. 500' list in 2000. He has provided both consulting and interim management to a variety of both start-ups and large public companies. He currently serves on the Boards of Colonnade Advisors and ThermoFluids, and was formerly a mentor for the Clinton Foundation's Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence. He has been featured or quoted in Inc. Magazine, CFO Magazine, Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times, BBC Online, the New York Times, and Wall Street Journal among others.

Table of Contents

Table Of Contents
Foreword by Gary Loveman, Chairman and CEO of Caesar's Entertainment
Introduction
1. Grow or Die
2. New Capital Sources
3. Install a Board of Directors
4. Create, Don't Compete
5. Hiring Smart! 
6. The New Model for Selling
7. Just Do It! Managing Beyond Metrics
8. The Total Customer Experience
9. Culture Matters
10. The Keys to Effective Leadership
Appendix - Exit Strategy: Moving On