Synopses & Reviews
This text provides the knowledge and tools readers need to launch a business so that it has the greatest chance for success.
The Foundations of Entrepreneurship; Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind: From Ideas to Reality; Designing a Competitive Business Model and Building a Solid Strategic Plan; Conducting a Feasibility Analysis and Crafting a Winning Business Plan; Forms of Business Ownership; Franchising and the Entrepreneur; Buying an Existing Business; Building a Powerful Marketing Plan; E-Commerce and the Entrepreneur; Pricing Strategies; Creating a Successful Financial Plan; Managing Cash Flow; Sources of Financing: Debt and Equity; Choosing the Right Location and Layout; Global Aspects of Entrepreneurship; Building a New Venture Team and Planning for the Next
For any person interested in owning, operating, and managing a small business. This text is also a useful reference for entrepreneurs and managers of small businesses.
Synopsis
This fifth edition of the popular book introduces you to the processes of new venture creation and the critical knowledge needed to manage your business once it is formed. With the help of this book, readers can follow their dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs. Topics include: the challenges of entrepreneurship, building a business plan, marketing considerations, e-commerce and the entrepreneur, advertising and pricing for profit, financial considerations and managing cash flow, building a competitive edge, and debt/equity and site and location considerations. For any person interested in owning, operating, and managing a small business. Also a handy reference for entrepreneurs and managers of small businesses.
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Table of Contents
Section I. The Challenge of Entrepreneurship
1. The Foundations of Entrepreneurship
2. Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind: From Ideas to Reality
Section II. Building the Business Plan: Beginning Considerations
3. Designing a Competitive Business Model and Building a Solid Strategic Plan
4. Conducting a Feasibility Analysis and Crafting a Winning Business Plan
5. Forms of Business Ownership
6. Franchising and the Entrepreneur
7. Buying an Existing Business
Section III. Building the Business Plan: Marketing and Financial Considerations
8. Building a Powerful Marketing Plan
9. E-Commerce and the Entrepreneur
10. Pricing Strategies
11. Creating a Successful Financial Plan
12. Managing Cash Flow
Section IV. Putting the Business Plan to Work: Sources of Funds
13. Sources of Financing: Debt and Equity
14. Choosing the Right Location
15. Global Aspects of Entrepreneurship
16. Building a New Venture Team and Planning for the Next Generation
Appendix: Sample Business Plan
Brief Cases
End Notes
Index