Mastering entrepreneurship: Building entrepreneurial economies / C.J. Schramm; Who are the self-employed? / Y. Georgellis and H.J. Wall; Success rules / T. Melville; New road to riches / O. Malik -- Creating and launching the business venture: How entrepreneurs craft strategies that work / A. Bhide; Listening to your inner entrepreneur / H. Vardis; How to write a great business plan / W.A. Sahlman -- Financing the new venture: Pursuing venture capital / W.J. Link; Solving the puzzle of the cash flow statement / J.H. Hertenstein and S.M. McKinnon; The ABCs of borrowing for growth / W.H. Payne; Harnessing innovation / R. Fannin; A kick-start for entrepreneurs / E. Olson; All in the delivery / D. Worrell -- Managing growth and creating harvest options: The big question, to grow or not to grow? / J.D. Glater; Managing global expansion, a conceptual framework / A.K. Gupta and V. Govindarajan; Choosing your exit strategy / W.H. Payne; Selling a family enterprise, tough to decide and to do / M.A. Stein

Students are motivated to study entrepreneurship for a variety of reasons. This text is aimed at preparing them to initiate their own venture, work in an emerging venture, or be employed in a company that provides goods and services to emerging firms.... This text will provide you with a view of the entrepreneurial process from idea to exit. -Pref