The Accidental Entrepreneur: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom Through Successful Business Acquisitions

by James P. Shanahan

Overview

A sequel to "Finding the Angle", author and successful entrepreneur James P. Shanahan shares how he transitioned from working for wages to building a family partnership with his four sons. To help readers gain ground quickly, he details how he and the family partnership found solutions and fine-tuned their company acquisitions. The stories of these acquisitions, as well as the information in the business essays can be useful to students, first-time entrepreneurs, management, and business leaders who are seeking to improve current free cash flows. Shanahan's evolution to Wisdom will educate and entertain you.

Education + Learning on the Job + Experience = Knowledge + Pain = WISDOM

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781667846309
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	07/19/2022
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

James Shanahan was born and raised in Chicago. After high school, he served a stint in the Army before graduating from the Chicago College of Industrial Engineering in pursuit of a backdoor to management. By the age of 27, he was head of industrial engineering for a Fortune 500 company manufacturing overhead cranes and mining shovels. Then, he moved into field sales operating regional offices in Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Los Angeles.

He was also instrumental in developing international markets in Canada, Mexico, South America, and Southeast Asia. After 17 years with that company, he returned to corporate headquarters and was promoted to the VP and General Manager of the Overhead Crane Division. Now in the last third of his life, Shanahan is giving back. This is his second book, and it contains all the wisdom he has assimilated during both 24 years in large businesses and 29 years acquiring successful small businesses.

Table of Contents

Forewords

Prologue 1

Introduction 5

Prerequisites for Financial Freedom 13

Chapter 1 Working for Wages 17

Chapter 2 The Start of The Accidental Entrepreneur - Kranco 21

Chapter 3 A Job Again 37

Chapter 4 The Original Vision 39

Chapter 5 Formation of The Shanahan Family Limited Partnership 45

Chapter 6 The Big Picture 49

Chapter 7 Evolution of The Shanahan Operating Partnership 57

Chapter 8 Fresh Mex Handmade Mexican Food 61

Chapter 9 Creative Cuisine Catering 75

Chapter 10 Acquisition Process Overview 87

Chapter 11 James Manufacturing 95

Chapter 12 Training Partners 113

Chapter 13 The Formation and Growth of Our Holding Company Shanahan Training 125

Chapter 14 Catering Acquisitions 161

Chapter 15 Flooring Businesses 181

Chapter 16 H&H Machine Services 195

Chapter 17 Lakeside Golf 201

Chapter 18 Portside Golf Carts 209

Chapter 19 Our 2022 Vision and Structure 221

Business Essays

42 Business Essays 225