New Venture Creation : Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century

by Timmons, Jeffry; Spinelli, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780073381558
• ISBN10: 0073381551
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-04
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

This new 8th Edition of "New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century," is a significant update from the 7th edition, yet it still maintains the market defining "Timmons Model of the Entrepreneurial Process." Teaching one of the first entrepreneurship courses, pioneers Timmons and Spinelli remain leaders in their field by introducing and incorporating new concepts as the world of entrepreneurship evolves. As always Timmons and Spinelli cover the process of getting a new venture started, growing the venture, and successfully harvesting it. Through text, case studies, and hands-on exercises, this how-to text prepares students with the knowledge, concepts, and tools that entrepreneurs need to know-before taking the startup plunge, during, and after-if they are to get the odds in their favor. The 8th addition contains the latest updates, including examples of entrepreneurs in action, coping with the post-Internet bubble era and the mortgage loan crisis in 2007.

Table of Contents

Part I ' The Entrepreneurial Mind for an Entrepreneurial World Chapter 1 The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution for a Flatter World Chapter 2 The Entrepreneurial Mind: Crafting a Personal Entrepreneurial Strategy Part II ' The Opportunity Chapter 3 The Entrepreneurial Process Chapter 4 Clean Commerce: Seeing Opportunity through a Sustainability Lens Chapter 5 The Opportunity: Creating, Shaping, Recognizing, Seizing Chapter 6 Screening Venture Opportunities Chapter 7 Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship Chapter 8 The Business Plan Part III - The Founder and Team Chapter 9 The Entrepreneurial Leader and the Team Chapter 10 Ethical Decision Making and the Entrepreneur Part IV ' Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures Chapter 11 Resource Requirements Chapter 12 Franchising Chapter 13 Entrepreneurial Finance Chapter 14 Obtaining Venture and Growth Capital Chapter 15 The Deal: Valuation, Structure, and Negotiation Chapter 16 Obtaining Debt Capital Part V ' Startup and Beyond Chapter 17 Leading Rapid Growth, Crises, and Recovery Chapter 18 The Family as Entrepreneur Chapter 19 The Harvest and Beyond Index