Small business, entrepreneurship and enterprise development / Graham Beaver.
By: Beaver,Graham
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BookPublisher: Harlow : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2002Description: xii, 213 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0273651056.Subject(s): Small business | New business enterprises | EntrepreneurshipDDC classification: 338.642 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 338.642 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00113222 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Undergraduate and MBA courses in Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Business Development offered as a core or elective part of a business studies degree programme.Well organised and easy to read, this exciting new book provides an authoritative introduction to the establishment, development and managerial issues confronting the smaller enterprise. It is concerned with the kinds of actions and behaviour often labelled entrepreneurial that seem to characterise the launch and growth of a successful business venture. The author examines in some detail the process of new business formation and growth, with particular emphasis on acting and thinking in a strategic framework to maximise the chances of business success and longevity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The small business sector -- The new business venture -- Entrepreneurs, owners and managers -- Management development -- Strategy and management -- Business planning -- Financial considerations -- Enterprise growth and development -- Female entrepreneurship -- Electronic business (E-business) -- Enterprise culture: understanding a misunderstood concept / Patricia Carr -- Contemporary issues.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 The Context, Nature and Significance of Small Firms
- 2 Starting and Evaluating a Business Venture
- 3 The Small Business Practitioner s Entrepreneurs, Owner and Managers
- 4 Management Development
- 5 Strategic Management Issues in Entrepreneurial Ventures and Small Business
- 6 Business Planning
- 7 Financing Small Firms
- 8 Enterprise Growth and Development
- 9 Female Entrepreneurship
- 10 Contemporary Issues and Developments in Small Business and Enterprise Development
- 11 International Considerations
- 12 The Internet
- 13 Business Development and Enterprise Creation: New Evidence