This volume presents a collection of different views and perspectives, featuring both theoretical and empirical contributions, to provide deep insight into the role of innovation and of non-technological innovation (NTI) in contemporary business.
The Internationalization of Small to Medium Enterprizes uses information from annual surveys of companies in Europe during the period spanning the formation of a single European market.
Since the 1980s, governments have often sought to encourage entrepreneurship on the assumption that it creates small businesses which are the primary drivers of job creation.
Social entrepreneurship is on the rise and social enterprises are solving some of the most critical and enduring social problems by using innovative, pragmatic and sustainable business models.
Entrepreneurial Communities and Ecosystems: Theories in Culture, Empowerment, and Leadership examines the deep sociocultural dynamics supporting effective and emergent entrepreneurial ecosystems and communities for a new generation of ecosystem builders and researchers.
Business Plan Essentials will help learners and business owners toRecognize the importance of a business planFormulate a well-structured business planAnalyze their market and write a marketing and operational planDiscover various techniques for forming a business plan with the help of samples relevant to the real world.
With the minimum wage being what it is and the job opportunities seeming less than ideal, it might seem like a good idea to start making cash on your own terms.
Drawing on the entrepreneurial ecosystem as a frame of reference, this new edition of Female Entrepreneurship - Women's Entrepreneurship - continues to challenge contemporary assumptions regarding who or what is an entrepreneur.
This actionable and lively guide helps aspiring entrepreneurs to acquire a designer's mindset to transform ideas into successful products, and designers and technologists to identify entrepeneurial opportunities through a unique mix of product and business development toolkits.
Este libro ayuda a las personas a desarrollar las habilidades, los planes y la mentalidad necesarias para prosperar en este mundo incierto pero gratificante.
Proven tools for solving today's most persistent entrepreneurial headaches--and keeping the focus on business growthOperating a small business presents entrepreneurs with a continuing series of problems that need to be solved--and, usually, the smaller the business, the bigger the problems.
The Groundwork of Company Valuation for First-time Buyers and Sellers A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company has helped thousands of first-time buyers and sellers realize a fair, substantiated value for small businesses.
Small-business guru George Cloutier offers the controversial message that Profits Arent Everything, Theyre the Only Thing in this book of wisdom for entrepreneurs everywhere in these tough economic times.
This comprehensive, revised edition offers how-to information for starting a small business in specialized retailing, from the mom and pop operation to a chain memorabilia store.
This book takes a pragmatic approach to develop the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in the Global South, using Ghana as a case study.
The SAGE Handbook of Family Business captures the conceptual map and state-of-the-art thinking on family business - an area experiencing rapid global growth in research and education since the last three decades.
In einer zunehmend digitalen Welt ist Facebook längst zu einem unverzichtbaren Marketinginstrument geworden – besonders für Selbstständige und kleine Unternehmen.
This book explores the effects of soft information utilization in the decision process for lenders, especially concerning small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in regional markets.
The new edition of this bestselling book for entrepreneurs has been fully updated to offer the most extensive start-up toolkit of invaluable advice and expert guidance.
This book investigates both the ethical paragons involved in small business ethical decision-making process and their consequences and the implementation of the right culture in small business as a paragon of stability and growth.
This book will help small business owners and marketers feel comfortable using social media to promote their businesses, regardless of their past experiences or level of expertise.