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Entrepreneurship and Small Firms

6th Edition
0077136454 · 9780077136451
The sixth edition of Entrepreneurship and Small Firms has been fully revised and updated with contributions from leading academics in the field. Retaining the popular style of the previous editions and offering a clear and accessible introduction to … Read More
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Part 1: Introducing entrepreneurship and small firms

Chapter 1: The Entrepreneur: Concepts and Evidence

Chapter 2: Entrepreneurial Activity, the Economy and Small Firms

Part 2: The domains of entrepreneurship

Chapter 3: Family Businesses

Chapter 4: Diversity in Entrepreneurship: The role of women and ethnic minorities

Chapter 5: Social Entrepreneurship

Chapter 6: Corporate Entrepreneurship

Part 3: Strategy and the smaller firm

Chapter 7: Sources of Finance: Overview of issues and debt finance

Chapter 8: Venture Capital

Chapter 9: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Chapter 10: Entrepreneurial and Growth Firms

Chapter 11: International Entrepreneurship

Part 4: Making it happen

Chapter 12: Issues in Business Start-up

Chapter 13: Preparation for Business Start-up

The sixth edition of Entrepreneurship and Small Firms has been fully revised and updated with contributions from leading academics in the field. Retaining the popular style of the previous editions and offering a clear and accessible introduction to the topic, this book provides a thorough coverage of entrepreneurial and small firm theory, concepts, evidence, policy and practice. Integrating academic theory with the day-to-day realities that entrepreneurs may encounter it furnishes the student with a comprehensive analysis of entrepreneurship.

This well established text is justly popular for its clear and accessible approach, presenting the key topics of an entrepreneurship module in an engaging yet rigorous style. The book covers wide ranging topics from the economic influences on entrepreneurship and sources of finance, to issues of diversity, family business and social entrepreneurship.

New to this edition is a chapter on Corporate Entrepreneurship offering students a unique insight into entrepreneurship activities in larger businesses and organizations.

A reorganized chapter structure for the sixth edition allows students to navigate the four parts of the text from introductory concepts, the domains of entrepreneurship, through to strategy and to implementation. New part cases help to highlight the core themes and apply them to real business scenarios.

The new edition retains a wealth of examples and cases throughout the chapters which illustrate entrepreneurship in action.

New chapter on Corporate Entrepreneurship, providing students with an insight into entrepreneurship in larger organisations. This provides a clear balance to the focus on small business throughout the field of entrepreneurship. The chapters completes the section on domains of entrepreneurship, including family business and social entrepreneurship.
New four part structure to enable easier navigation through the topics from Part One Introducing Entrepreneurship, Part Two The Domains of Entrepreneurship, Part Three Strategy and the Smaller Firm, culminating in Part Four, Making it Happen which is about the practicalities of a start-up and issues around implementing a business plan. The new structure improves the flow of ideas for students, taking them from concept through to practice.
Four new part opening cases provide more detailed case studies which allow students to analyse a entrepreneurial company in more depth. The cases also allow lecturers to demonstrate the integration and application of several topics in a more holistic way.
The sixth edition has been fully revised and updated with contributions from leading academics in the field. New boxes and examples are included throughout to ensure the text is contemporary and relevant to students.
The book retains the popular style of the previous editions, offering a clear and accessible introduction to the topic. The chapters also feature a clear pedagogy containing learning objectives, Entrepreneurship in Action examples, review questions, assignments, recommended reading and references.

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