About the Book
Dr. Allan Colman has hit the nail on the head...--Steven M. Venokur, Founder and Managing Partner of People Sciences, Inc.
Is your start-up feeling stuck in the starting blocks? Or are you finding it a struggle to pick up speed?
Written by acclaimed entrepreneur, instructor, and author Dr. Allan Colman, The Revenue Accelerator: The 21 Boosters to Launch Your Start-Up is the true companion guide for new and intermediate entrepreneurs to prosper through their early stages of development.
Dr. Colman equips readers to easily navigate around the most pervasive problems start-up entrepreneurs experience when making the leap from building their product or service to selling it. Far too often, startups invest so much of their hard-earned energy and capital into developing their offering that they are left with scarce resources to architect a successful plan for financing, marketing, and selling it.
The Revenue Accelerator provides a engine check on statistics that directly impact startups and the landscape that they now face.
The average early survival rate for startups is only 20%, between 2012 - 2020.*
There is currently an 80% failure rate for startups.
The Great Resignation of 2021 saw 4,500,000 people resigning from their jobs.
2021 also saw 550,000 education professionals retire, citing burnout.
With such a mass-exodus from the workforce, it is inevitable that the world is about to see an enormous increase in new entrepreneurs. Many of these aspirational entrepreneurs are destined for a rocky road of high risk and unproven outcomes, without being effectively informed as to what lies beyond the horizon.
Whether you're a brand new entrepreneur or a startup that's going through growing pains, the 21 Accelerators will guide readers through three vital sections; supplying real world lessons that enable lasting change for startups:
Readers will be guided through two contemporary case studies of ongoing startups, observing many of the Accelerator tools in action.
Ample interviews and quotes from more than 2 dozen startup entrepreneurs, numerous executives, business leaders, and marketing directors. Many of which have been converted to cartoons for easy understanding and retention via comedic value.
The Accelerator Checklists at the end of each accelerator chapter, designed to enhance retention and immediate application of lessons to a reader's advantage.
Whether your startup is stuck in 1st gear or having engine troubles, Dr. Colman will light up the path toward acceleration. The Revenue Accelerator will equip your startup to hit mach speeds in record time.
* Source 2020 National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States.
About the Author :
Allan Colman is a business development executive, speaker, and author who understands the challenges facing both entrepreneurs and established businesses. He has advised organizations big and small, customizing growth plans to fit size and industry. In addition to his thriving consulting firm, Colman cofounded and served as senior vice president of DecisionQuest. Before that he served as president of the MCO Company and Litigation Sciences and was the leader of a 5,600 employee public agency. As CEO of the Closers Group, a business development advisory, Colman has spent more than two decades helping law firms and professional service firms generate more revenue. He has brought in millions of dollars of new business and built business development structures that continue to perform. He is known for his passion in developing pioneering strategies and for his ability to help clients generate business rapidly.
Review :
The Revenue Accelerator is a book every organization can use to drive results. If you are looking for a new approach to succeed in today's complex marketplace, look no further.
-- "Scott Hogle, President, iHeartMedia Honolulu & Best Selling Author of PERSUADE"
Around the globe entrepreneurship is the way forward for changing life's trajectory in a positive way--yet--there are many pitfalls. Wouldn't it make sense to have a guide to increase the likelihood of success multifold? The Revenue Accelerator: The 21 Boosters to Launch Your Startup provides that entrepreneurial roadmap.
-- "Jeff Rogers, Chairman, OneAccord, Founder: Legato Equity, KIROS, Solomons Fund"
Dr. Allan Colman has hit the nail on the head with The Revenue Accelerator. He brings together diverse perspectives and common, practical themes gained by people who have actual, first hand experiences as entrepreneurs in an organized and easy-to-understand way. These perspectives will be of immeasurable value to people who are ready to go for the brass ring.
-- "Steven M. Venokur, Founder and Managing Partner of People Sciences, Inc."
Having launched a few start-ups of my own, and as a serial entrepreneur, I wish I would have had access to this information much earlier in my career. The 21 Boosters that Allan guides us through in this amazing book are spot on for anyone looking to launch a start-up or reinvigorate an existing business.
-- "Michael Norton, CEO & Founder, Tramazing"
Not only is the information current and relevant but, the tools and lists provided throughout will be a godsend for any person trying to start a business. My hat is off to Dr. Colman and know that whoever picks up his book will be that much closer to a successful business launch--which is truly extraordinary in this post-pandemic world!
-- "Debbie Goldfarb, Owner, Biz Made EZ; Small Business Development Advisor, El Camino College"
Since 1987, when Allan Colman helped us launch our non-profit startup, The Children's Cancer Research Fund, it has contributed several million dollars for initial clinical trials of new therapies and treatments. His book is full of techniques and tactics that will help non-profits as well as for-profit startups who are serious about making their service successful.
-- "Stephen Contopulos, Director/Secretary, Children's Cancer Research Fund"
Sometimes you have to go slow to go fast. And this book will show you how.
-- "Karen Mangia, Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author & Salesforce Executive"
This book is a critical tool for startup entrepreneurs who are serious about taking their new product to market. It teaches how to finance, market, sell, and overcome bumps in the road.
-- "Lloyd M. Johnson Jr., CEO, Chief Legal Executive LLC"
This book is the necessary guide for the 100% of startups that want to succeed in an environment where only 20% will. If you want to beat those long odds, read this book.
-- "Richard Levick, Chairman & CEO, LEVICK"
This is a book every startup owner needs. Step by step it tells you how to get it right. Get it, read it, keep it handy for reference.
-- "Don Davis, The Capital Raise Lawyer"
