NEVER GIVE UP!: LIFE LESSONS OF A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR - Softcover

Cunningham, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595432212 ISBN 13: 9780595432219

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Successful entrepreneur Brian T. Cunningham admits he made 98 percent of the mistakes a new entrepreneur does. But in Never Give Up! Cunningham shows how he persisted, learned, survived, and thrived, and he can lead you, too, toward a rewarding business career.In 1965, he cofounded Electronic Sales Associates (ESA), an organization that specialized in high-speed computer printers, tape drives, minicomputers, and digital data acquisition systems. Four years later, Cunningham became CEO of Computer Entry Systems (CES), an outgrowth of ESA. Marketing products to improve the data entry process, CES grew over twenty years from a few founders to a profitable company located on four continents and competitive with the likes of IBM, NCR, and Burroughs.Never Give Up! discusses a variety of business topics an entrepreneur must consider, including:Formulating a business planEstablishing a board of directorsSecuring fundingBecoming and running a public companyHandling mergersGleaned from personal experiences, the life lessons in this book detail the reality of creating and growing a business and illustrate how success is achieved through hard work and determination. Inspirational in nature, Never Give Up! provides pointers and advice to stimulate successful entrepreneurs on their journey.

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About the Author

Brian T. Cunningham co-founded Electronic Sales Associates (ESA) in 1965 and served as chairman and CEO of Computer Entry Systems Corporation (CES) from 1969 to 1989. Cunningham began his career as a physicist at NASA in Maryland. He and his wife, Terri, have nine children and twenty-three grandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595432212
• ISBN 13: 9780595432219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172