1-1. Entrepreneurs—Breakthrough Innovators 1-2. Entrepreneurs: A Typology of Distinctive Journeys 1-3. Entrepreneurship: A Mindset 1-4. The Evolution of Entrepreneurship 1-5. Avoiding Folklore: The Myths of Entrepreneurship 1-6. Approaches to Entrepreneurship 1-7. The Entrepreneurial Revolution: A Global Phenomenon 1-8. Twenty-First-Century Trends in Entrepreneurship Research 1-9. The Future Trajectory of Entrepreneurship: The Entrepreneurial Mindset 1-10. Key Entrepreneurship Concepts
Chapter 2. The Entrepreneurial Mindset in Individuals: Cognition, the Dark Side, and Ethics
2-1. The Entrepreneurial Mindset 2-2. Who Are Entrepreneurs? 2-3. The Skills of Hustle and Coachability 2-4. Dealing with Failure 2-5. The Entrepreneurial Experience 2-6. The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship 2-7. Entrepreneurial Ethics 2-8. Ethical Dilemmas 2-9. Establishing a Strategy for an Ethical Venture 2-10. Ethical Considerations of Corporate Entrepreneurs 2-11. Ethical Leadership by Entrepreneurs 2-12. Entrepreneurial Motivation
Chapter 3. The Entrepreneurial Mindset in Organizations: Corporate Entrepreneurship
3-1. The Entrepreneurial Mindset in Organizations 3-2. Corporate Innovation Philosophy 3-3. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3-4. Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy 3-5. Sustaining a Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy
Chapter 4. The Global Entrepreneurial Mindset: Social Entrepreneurship
4-1. Social Entrepreneurship 4-2. Social Enterprise and Sustainability 4-3. Shared Value and the Triple Bottom Line 4-4. Benefit Corporations: Promoting Sustainable Enterprises 4-5. Global Poverty and Entrepreneurship 4-6. The Global Marketplace
PART 2. INITIATING ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
Chapter 5. Innovation: The Creative Pursuit of Ideas
5-1. Opportunity Identification: The Search for New Ideas 5-2. Entrepreneurial Imagination and Creativity 5-3. Recognizing Relationships 5-4. A Creative Exercise 5-5. Arenas of Creativity 5-6. The Creative Climate 5-7. Innovation and the Entrepreneur 5-8. Principles of Innovation
Chapter 6. Assessment Of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
6-1. The Challenge of New-Venture Start-Ups 6-2. Pitfalls in Selecting New Ventures 6-3. Critical Factors for New-Venture Development 6-4. Developing an Effective Entrepreneurial Team 6-5. Why New Ventures Fail 6-6. The Traditional Venture Evaluation Processes 6-7. The Contemporary Methodologies for Venture Evaluation 6-8. The Challenge of New-Venture Legitimacy
Chapter 7. Pathways to Entrepreneurial Ventures
7-1. Creating New Ventures 7-2. Acquiring an Established Entrepreneurial Venture 7-3. Franchising: The Hybrid 7-4. Incubators, Accelerators, and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Chapter 8. Sources of Capital for Entrepreneurs
The Search for Capital 8-1. Bootstrapping 8-2. Debt versus Equity Financing 8-3. Commercial Loans 8-4. Equity Financing 8-5. The Rise of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies 8-6. Private Placements 8-7. Crowdfunding 8-8. The Venture Capital Market 8-9. Informal Risk Capital: Angel Financing
PART 3. DEVELOPING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PLAN
Chapter 9. Legal Challenges for Entrepreneurial Ventures
9-1. Intellectual Property Protection: Patents 9-2. Intellectual Property Protection: Copyrights 9-3. Intellectual Property Protection: Trademarks 9-4. Legal Forms for Entrepreneurial Ventures 9-6. Final Thoughts on Legal Forms 9-7. Bankruptcy 9-8. Minimizing Legal Expenses
Chapter 10. Marketing Challenges for Entrepreneurial Ventures
10-1. The New Marketing Concept for Entrepreneurs 10-2. Marketing Research 10-3. Inhibitors to Marketing Research 10-4. Social Media Marketing 10-5. Entrepreneurial Tactics in Market Research 10-6. The Components of Effective Marketing 10-7. Developing a Marketing Plan 10-8. Pricing Strategies
Chapter 11. Financial Preparation for Entrepreneurial Ventures
11-1. The Importance of Financial Information for Entrepreneurs 11-2. Understanding the Key Financial Statements 11-3. Preparing Financial Budgets 11-4. Pro Forma Statements 11-5. Capital Budgeting 11-6. Break-Even Analysis 11-7. Ratio Analysis
Chapter 12. Developing an Effective Business Plan
12-1. Pitfalls to Avoid in the Venture Planning Process 12-2. Business Model Canvas: Initiating the Venture Formation Process 12-3. What Is a Business Plan? 12-4. Benefits of a Business Plan 12-5. Developing a Well-Conceived Business Plan 12-6. Elements of a Business Plan 12-7. Updating the Business Plan 12-8. Presentation of the Business Plan: The “Pitch” • Sample New Venture and Business Plan
PART 4. GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
13-1. Strategic Planning and Emerging Firms 13-2. The Nature of Strategic Planning 13-3. Managing Entrepreneurial Growth 13-4. Building an Entrepreneurial Company in the Twenty-First Century 13-5. Unique Managerial Concerns of Growing Ventures 13-6. Achieving Entrepreneurial Leadership for the Future
Chapter 14. Valuation of Entrepreneurial Ventures
14-1. The Importance of Business Valuation 14-2. Underlying Issues When Acquiring a Venture 14-3. Due Diligence 14-4. Analyzing the Business 14-5. Establishing a Firm’s Value 14-6. Term Sheets in Venture Valuation 14-7. Additional Factors in the Valuation Process
Chapter 15. Harvesting the Entrepreneurial Venture
15-1. Harvesting the Venture: A Focus on the Future 15-2. The Management Succession Strategy 15-3. Key Factors in Succession 15-4. Developing a Succession Strategy 15-5. The Exit Strategy: Liquidity Events 15-6. Complete Sale of the Venture Glossary Name Index Subject Index