Starting Out and Building Your Own Business, co-authored by Herb Meyers and Richard Gerstman, is a book that will be of interest to entrepreneurs who are thinking about opening their own consulting office.

Based on their experiences of leading the design consultancy Gerstman+Meyers, the book suggests guidelines by describing how they succeeded in

• launching a business and making it succeed
• maintaining a strong business philosophy
• providing strong leadership
• gaining client confidence
• nurturing longtime client relationships
• establishing guidelines for staff work performance
• inspiring staff loyalty for the benefit of the business
• handling company growth
• promoting the company creatively
• dealing with the ups and downs of business
• gaining personal fulfillment from being your own boss

The book can be ordered from the publisher’s website and will be available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. starting May 8th.