Nanotechnology: The Business

by Michael T. Burke

For the new nanotechnology entrepreneur, starting up a venture requires concise navigation through a sea of developmental red tape. This predicament is true of any startup, nano or not, but is particularly exacerbated by the fact that nanotechnology is a new and potentially disruptive technology. A unique exposition on starting and running a nano-business, this indispensible The Business presents an in-depth discussion of available corporate structures, delineating the advantages and disadvantages of each. It also describes an array of other issues the nano entrepreneur will encounter, from business plans and financing to budgeting, facilities procurement, and staffing. With a scope like no other book of its size, this handy guide equips nano entrepreneurs with the expertise needed to sail smoothly through startup and ensure successful operations after initial incorporation.

360 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 2008

About the author

Michael T. Burke is the author of Moving Beyond Compromise and has worked in organizations from start-ups with as few as three employees to multinational corporations and has started a number of companies in his career. He has been a director of departments and divisions and served on the boards of directors of non-profits, schools, and small companies and has always sought workable solutions to issues. His involvement in many projects requiring critical decision-making including international pharmaceutical product development and planning significant strategic expansions taught him that the current approaches to making those decisions are flawed. Since being introduced to the Baha'i Faith by his wife, Susan, he has been studying and practicing the consultative approach to decisions in all situations. When his co-author, Kevin Smith, approached him about writing a book about effective decision-making, he enthusiastically agreed.

Michael T. Burke lives in Colorado and has two daughters: one living in Europe and the other in Australia.