New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century (Irwin Management)

New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship For The 21st Century Is About The Process Of Getting A New Venture Started, Growing The Venture, Successfully Harvesting It, And Starting Again. The Book Presents The Substantial Body Of Knowledge About The Entrepreneurial Process In A Pragmatic Way – Through Text, Case Studies, And Hands-on Exercises – To Help Readers Compress Their Learning Curves, Reduce Their Ultimate Risk And Pain, And Allow Them To Gain More From Their Subsequent Entrepreneurial Experiences. PART I The FounderChapter 1 The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution for a Flatter WorldChapter 2 The Entrepreneurial Mind: Crafting a Personal Entrepreneurial StrategyPART II The OpportunityChapter 3 he Entrepreneurial ProcessChapter 4 lean Commerce and Sustainable Enterprise Movements Are an Opportunity Sea ChangeChapter 5 Opportunity Recognition Chapter 6 Opportunities for Social EntrepreneurshipChapter 7 The Business PlanPART III The Founder and TeamChapter 8 The Entrepreneurial Leader and the TeamChapter 9 Ethical Decision Making and the EntrepreneurPART IV Financing Entrepreneurial VenturesChapter 10 Resource RequirementsChapter 11 FranchisingChapter 12 Entrepreneurial FinanceChapter 13 Obtaining Venture and Growth CapitalChapter 14 The Deal: Valuation, Structure, and NegotiationChapter 15 Obtaining Debt CapitalPART V Start-up and BeyondChapter 16 Leading Rapid Growth, Crises, and RecoveryChapter 17 The Family as EntrepreneurChapter 18 The Harvest and Beyond