The Accidental Entrepreneur

Surveys show that 60% of people wish they owned their own business, but 90% never even try. 40% say the reason for not starting is they simply don't know how. The Accidental Entrepreneur" is to provide a fast track to financial freedom and learn vicariously how to skip the trials, tribulations, and risks he endured with dozens of acquisitions and several investments.

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

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.