Daring To Compete - Accelerate Your Business To Market Leadership With Ey'S 7 Drivers Of Growth

Growth is a constant challenge for small and medium businesses. Global consulting firm EY, in connection with its renowned “Entrepreneur of the Year” program, has done years of extensive research in countries around the world and distilled its findings into a proprietary model called “The 7 Drivers of Growth”. The book reveals that a sustainable growth strategy requires entrepreneurs to focus on these 7 things: The Customer; Funding and Finance; Transactions and Alliances, Risk; People, Behaviors and Culture; Digital Technology and Analytics; and Operations. The activities that successful entrepreneurs focus on vary as the companies move from emerging to market leader. The book is both educational and inspirational and will be of interest to current and aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leaders who are trying to run their enterprises in a more entrepreneurial fashion. The book is illustrated with stories of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Country Winners, giving readers a unique opportunity to learn from some of the best entrepreneurs in the world.

DIANE FOREMAN is the Chairman of Chelsea Group Ltd. She is one of New Zealand???s most successful businesswomen, was named the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New Zealand in 2009, and served as an EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year^? judge. Forbes Asia named Diane "one of Asia's most powerful women."

BRYAN PEARCE is a partner of Ernst & Young LLP (US) based in Boston, Massachusetts and the EY Global Leader ? Entrepreneurship with responsibility for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Program^?. He is an in-demand speaker on topics of entrepreneurship, start-ups and venture financing.

GEOFFREY GODDING is a partner of Ernst & Young LLP (US) based in London. He has extensive experience advising high-growth businesses globally. He is EY's Global Leader of Digital & Innovations for Growth Markets and led the development of the EY 7 Drivers of Growth^?.