8 Building Blocks to Launch, Manage, And Grow A Successful Business - Softcover

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Paul B. Silverman’s vision is driven by more than four decades of senior corporate management experience, management consulting working with leading global firms, serving as CEO/founder of both public and private companies, and Adjunct Professor at 3 leading universities since 2002. The author has held senior management positions with RCA, GTE, Xerox and IBM (SBS) and global management consulting positions with Coopers & Lybrand, Booz Allen and Hamilton, and James Martin Strategy, an Amsterdam-based management consulting firm, where he served as CEO for North America. He currently serves as Managing Partner at the Gemini Business Group, LLC, a global new venture development firm. Mr. Silverman has contributed to the education sector since 2002, currently serving as Adjunct Professor in the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, and formerly in the School of Management at George Mason University and Kogod School of Business at American University, teaching courses in entrepreneurship, strategy, and international. The Worm on a Chopstick series draws upon the author’s global experience to help entrepreneurs understand how to develop, launch, manage, and successfully grow new ventures. The author’s first book, “Worm on a Chopstick: Understanding Today’s Entrepreneurial Age: Directions, Strategies, Management Perspectives,” addressed entrepreneurial management issues and where we are heading, and received positive reviews (http://paulbsilverman.com/books/reviews/ ). The second book in the series, “8 Building Blocks to Launch, Manage, and Grow a Successful Business”, addresses what the author defines as Entrepreneurial Management 2.0, a portfolio of management tools and perspectives structured within eight Building Blocks. The new book meets the requests from readers and colleagues to develop a more prescriptive “how-to” book for entrepreneurs, based on the author’s experience. The author’s commitment is to offer both entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs strategies and insights to help them launch, manage, and grow their business ventures. You can access the author’s blog at www.paulbsilverman.com/blog, The author has conducted hundreds of presentations worldwide and published numerous articles and blog posts addressing strategy, policy, entrepreneurship, and new venture development. The author holds a BS in Physics from CCNY and an MS in Management from Polytechnic University of NY, and resides in the Washington, D.C. area.