Instructor's Manual: Lessons Learned From Leading Entrepreneurs: Case Studies in Business and Entrepreneurship - Softcover

Finkle Ph.D., Todd A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146379715X ISBN 13: 9781463797157

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

LESSONS LEARNED FROM LEADING ENTREPRENEURS provides future entrepreneurs and business leaders with examples of some of the most successful, powerful, and charismatic entrepreneurs of our generation. You will learn first-hand valuable knowledge from famous entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs & Apple, Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway, Larry Page & Sergey Brin of Google, Wayne Huizenga of Waste Management, Inc., Blockbuster, Republic Industries and many others. The Warren Buffett case has received world-wide recognition as even Buffett himself acknowledged the value by inviting the author to visit him for a day. This book will help you learn valuable lessons in a variety of areas including: Warren Buffett’s investment methodology, creating, growing, and managing a business, integrating successful corporate entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship, acquiring a franchise or small business, strategies to raise capital for your organization, running your family business, as well as other valuable topics. This book can used for practitioners and at higher educational institutions world-wide.

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About the Author

Dr. Todd A. Finkle is the Pigott Professor of Entrepreneurship at Gonzaga University. Finkle is a noted business professor, consultant, and speaker. He has founded four businesses, co-founded a non-profit, grew up in a family-owned business, and worked for a Fortune 500 company. Dr. Finkle has consulted with Fortune 500 companies, countries from all over the world, small businesses, and non-profits about entrepreneurship. He was recently invited for a second time to visit billionaire Warren Buffett for a day at his Corporate Headquarters in Omaha. Dr. Finkle is a former runner-up for the most innovative entrepreneurship educator in the world by the Academy of Management and a MOOT CORP Fellow through the IC² Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Finkle has produced more than 190+ books, papers, presentations, and grants related to entrepreneurship. His research has been recognized internationally in the top entrepreneurship and strategic management journals and books. Dr. Finkle received his B.S. degree in Life Sciences, a MBA and a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship/Strategic Management.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 146379715X
• ISBN 13: 9781463797157
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 171