The Road to Success: How to Manage Growth: The Grant Thorton LLP Guide for Entrepreneurs [Paperback]

Mendy Kwestel (Author), Michael Preston (Author), Gary Plaster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1998

"An excellent road map for the entrepreneur . . . straightforward . . . has immediate application . . . provides insight into growing a company strategically."-Mike Valentine President BASYS Technologies

"Practical, useful, and interesting . . . clearly written by experienced practitioners . . . assist[s] entrepreneurs struggling with difficult reporting and systems issues."-William Murphy Chief Financial Officer Computer Horizons

"You must read The Road to Success. Failure to do so could be fatal . . . a map for every entrepreneur who wants to become a true chief executive officer."-Stephen S. Draizin Chief Executive Officer RAD Energy

Hard work, determination, and sheer force of will have started you on your way-to keep going, you need dependable guidance, flexibility, and a plan.

The Road to Success shows emerging entrepreneurs how to transform a one-person show into a powerful, smooth-running business enterprise able to continue growing long into the future. The professionals at Grant Thornton LLP help you:
* Create a strategic plan for growth
* Develop the management team and the communication systems you'll need
* Give up a little control and let other people do their jobs
* Avoid the pitfalls that often beset rapidly growing companies

If you want to drive your company toward manageable, unlimited growth, The Road to Success is the only way to go.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book addresses typical problems an entrepreneur faces in developing a company. It discusses commonly encountered "growing pains", building management teams, the management process, management information reporting, finding and keeping good people and legal issues.

From the Inside Flap

Many entrepreneurs spend years building a company up from nothing only to be shocked when they hit "the wall." The wall is the point past which one person's hard work, determination, and sheer force of will are no longer enough to keep a company growing. If this sounds familiar, the first thing you should know is that you can make it over the wall, and your company can keep growing long into the future. But you must be willing to change. You need to develop the right management team and the right business and communications systems; and you have to give up enough control so that other people can do their jobs. It won't be easy. You'll need solid guidance to choose the best course of action and avoid the pitfalls that beset rapidly growing companies. You'll need The Road to Success. The professionals at Grant Thornton LLP have helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and their companies break through the wall. In this book, they put that experience into a form that helps all entrepreneurs and their CPAs manage and encourage growth. Using case studies and organization charts that describe actual situations, this book tackles the entire spectrum of problems faced by growing companies, including:
* Keeping pace with growth
* Developing a strategic plan
* Reorganizing a rapidly expanding entrepreneurial company
* Reporting meaningful information quickly and accurately
* Acquiring, integrating, and implementing information technology for cost-effectiveness
* Finding and retaining good people
* Establishing a board of directors
* Passing the torch to the next generation: Succession
If your company has hit the wall, this book will help you start growing again. If you're still in the early stages of growth, implementing these concepts, systems, and procedures will let you glide over the wall with hardly a bump. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471296880
• ISBN-13: 978-0471296881
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,092,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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