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What's Luck Got to Do with it?: 12 Entrepreneurs Tell the Secrets Behind Their Success

What's Luck Got to Do with it?: 12 Entrepreneurs Tell the Secrets Behind Their Success


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An unparalleled opportunity to learn the success secrets of North America's most accomplished entrepreneurs What's Luck Got To Do With It? gives entrepreneurs an opportunity to see, first-hand, just what it is that winners do. The twelve men and women profiled in this book are the creme de la creme of North American entrepreneurs in industries as diverse as construction, high technology, manufacturing, and real estate. Carefully selected by a panel of judges that included leaders in business, the media, and academe, they have received the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and were chosen for this book from among the dozens who have received the award since it was created in 1986. * Reveals the success strategies of America's top entrepreneurs in technology, real estate, construction, manufacturing and other industries * Includes profiles of Jim McCann, founder of 1-800-FLOWERS; Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company; Fran Sussner-Rodgers, founder of Work/Family Directions; and Ted Waitt, CEO of computer company Gateway 2000. ERNST & YOUNG LLP's Entrepreneurial Services practice is dedicated to owner-managed and middle-market businesses and consults in the areas of finance, taxes, accounting, business planning, information systems, and international expansion.

Table of Contents:
Ted Waitt: Gateway 2000. Jim McCann: 1--800--FLOWERS. Jim Koch: The Boston Beer Company. Joanna Lau: LAU Technologies. Ely R. Callaway: Callaway Golf Co. Jack Stack: Springfield ReManufacturing Corp. Fran Sussner Rodgers: Work/Family Directions. Gary Hirschberg: Stonyfield Farm. Pleasant T. Rowland: Pleasant Company. Steven J. Hamerslag: MTI Technology Corp. Richard M. Schulze: Best Buy Co., Inc. William Ungar: National Envelope Corp.

About the Author :
GREGORY K. ERICKSEN is the firm's National Director of Entrepreneurial Services, and is chairman of the Entrepreneur of the Year (R) Institute.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471179986
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 235 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 12 Entrepreneurs Tell the Secrets Behind Their Success
  • Width: 160 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0471179981
  • Publisher Date: 09 Apr 1997
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 532 gr


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