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    Susan Foley

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Entrepreneurs Inside

by: Susan Foley

Entrepreneurs Inside: Accelerating Business Growth with Corporate Entrepreneurs looks at innovation through the eyes of the individuals leading these initiatives – corporate entrepreneurs. Corporate entrepreneurs (intrapreneurs) are individuals inside of existing organizations that build new businesses, products, services or processes that create value and generate new revenue growth.

Building a new business inside an existing organization is a daunting task. It takes a unique combination of competencies to lead these initiatives. The book describes the competencies of successful corporate entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial leaders. It also reveals the obstacles and hidden barriers these executives encountered as they created the entrepreneurial culture necessary for success. Most valuably the book offers a practical look at corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial leadership, innovation, and execution.

The book is based on research conducted with a group of experienced corporate entrepreneurs across a diverse set of industries. They were senior executives, many who reported into the CEO and were responsible for building million and billion dollar businesses. They provided a deeper and richer understanding of what it means to be a successful corporate entrepreneur or entrepreneurial leader inside of an existing organization.

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Susan Foley
Susan Foley the founder of Corporate Entrepreneurs LLC works with organizations to develop corporate entrepreneurship (Intrapreneurship) as a core competency to accelerate new business growth. As an experienced corporate entrepreneur she understands the challenge of building corporate entrepreneurship inside of an established organization. She has spent the last twenty five years helping organizations develop new growth businesses that have generated millions. Susan is a professional speaker, consultant and author of the book Entrepreneurs Inside. She teaches Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Executive Education program at Babson College and is a Fellow at the Center for Innovation and Change Leadership at Suffolk University.
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ISBN: 978-1425751616
Publisher: Xlibris
Publish Date: 2007
Page Count: 260

"Entrepreneurs Inside is written for CEO's and other senior executives who are placing ever-stronger emphasis on top-line growth and who believe that innovation sparked by in-house entrepreneurs is a powerful means of achieving that growth." Ken Lizotte, author The Expert Edge "Never before have I read a book that so closely parallels my career path as a corporate entrepreneur building new growth businesses inside an existing organization." Paul Piccolomini, VP Global Engineering, Tyco International "The book is simply fabulous. I could identify myself throughout the pages, which gave me reassurance that while there's not many of us out there, I'm not alone. It gave me courage to carry on." Lynnett Berger, Chief Investment Officer (former), Nationwide Financial

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