Designing Businesses

George Young currently heads the Acquisition Search function within DCC plc, an industrial holding company quoted in London and Dublin. He has worked with the company in London, Dublin and Boston, and previously worked with a subsidiary of AT&T. Dr Young sits on the boards of three DCC businesses in the computer field, as well as one US company in the health-care business. He is a former chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association and a director of the European Venture Capital Association. He chairs the Telecommunications Services Policy Committee within the Irish Business and Employers' Confederation (IBEC), and is a member of the National Executive Council of the IBEC. He holds an MBA and a PhD in electronic engineering.

• Section I: IntroductionChapter 1: Engineers and businessChapter 2: Objectives of the entrepreneur or management teamSection II: Business strategyChapter 3: Strategic business designChapter 4: Internal business design issuesSection III: FinanceChapter 5: Financial concepts for the technical professionalChapter 6: Building the equity base of the businessSection IV: Developing the businessChapter 7: AlliancesChapter 8: AcquisitionsSection V: Management buy-ins and buyoutsChapter 9: Management buy-ins and buyoutsSection VI: ConclusionsChapter 10: Commercial judgment, leadership and other people mattersChapter 11: In review