12587nam a22003137a 4500 pucpr 20241218122736.0 150831s2014 a fri 001 0 eng 91000000047308 pucpr eng rda pucpr pucpr CARIBET HD62.5 B94 2014 658.4 Bygrave, William D. 67477 Entrepreneurship. William Bygrave, Babson College, Andrew Zacharakis. Third Edition United States of America John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014 593 p. ill. 25 cm. book rdacontent txt text rdamedia n unmediaded rdacarrier nc volume Includes index. Contents : Preface vii -- 1 The Power of Enterpreneurship -- Entrepreneurship and Small Business in the United States 2 -- Entrepreneurial Revolution 4 -- Web: Three Revolutions Converge 8 -- Entrepreneurship Revolution Strikes Gold 9 -- Creative Destruction 11 -- Causes of the Entrepreneurial Revolution 12 -- Changes in the Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions 14 -- Churning and Economic Growth 17 -- Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 19 -- Principal Findings from GEM 19 -- Activity 20 -- Necessity- and Opportunity-Driven Entrepreneurs 20 -- Age Distribution 23 -- Gender Differences 23 -- Growth Expectations and Job Creation 24 -- 21st-Century Economies: Anglo-Saxon or Social Models? 26 -- Conclusion 28 -- Your Opportunity Journal 29 -- Web Exercise 29 -- Notes 29 -- CASE: ALISON BARNARD 35 -- 2 The Entrepreneurial Process 47 -- Critical Factors for Starting a New Enterprise 48 -- Personal Attributes 50 -- Environmental Factors 50 -- Other Sociological Factors 52 -- Evaluating Opportunities for New Businesses 54 -- The Opportunity 55 -- The Customer 56 -- The Timing 56 -- The Entrepreneur and the Management Team 58 -- Resources 58 -- Determining Resource Needs and Acquiring Resources 59 -- Startup Capital 61 -- Profit Potential 63 -- Ingredients for a Successful New Business 65 -- Conclusion 67 -- Your Opportunity Journal 67 -- Notes 67 -- CASE: VERA BRADLEY 69 -- 3 Opportunity Recognition, Shaping, and Reshaping 79 -- From Glimmer to Action: How Do I Come Up with a Good Idea? 80 -- Finding Your Passion 80 Idea Multiplication 82 -- Is Your Idea an Opportunity? 86 -- The Customer 86 -- The Competition 97 -- Suppliers and Vendors 100 -- The Government 101 -- The Global Environment 101 -- The Opportunity Checklist 101 -- "I Don't Have an Opportunity" 101 -- Conclusion 103 -- Your Opportunity Journal 104 -- Web Exercise 104 -- Notes 104 -- CASE: JIM POSS 107 -- 4 Understanding Your Business Model and Developing Your Strategy -- The Business Model 121 -- The Revenue Model 122 -- The Cost Model 125 -- The First Mover Myth 127 -- Formulating a Winning Strategy 129 -- The People Are What Matters 130 -- Entry Strategy 132 -- Growth Strategy 135 -- Conclusion 143 -- Your Opportunity Journal 143 -- Web Exercise 143 -- Notes 144 -- CASE: ZUMBA FITNESS 146 -- 5 Entrepreneurial Marketing -- Why Marketing Is Critical for Entrepreneurs 158 -- Entrepreneurs Face Unique Marketing Challenges 158 -- Acquiring Market Information 159 -- Marketing Strategy for Entrepreneurs 161 -- Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning 161 -- The Marketing Mix 162 -- Guerrilla Marketing 175 -- Marketing Skills for Managing Growth 176 -- Understanding and Listening to the Customer 176 -- Building the Brand 177 -- Conclusion 178 -- Your Opportunity Journal 178 -- Web Exercise 179 -- Appendix : Customer Interview 179 -- General Outline : It Needs to Be Tailored to Meet Your Research Needs 179 -- Notes 180 -- Case : EU Yan Sang International, LTD. 182 -- 6 Building the Founding Team -- Power of the Team 198 -- Where Do You Fit? 199 -- How to Build a Powerful Team 203 -- Bootstrapping: Building the Team Based on Stage of Venture Life 205 -- Compensation 206 -- Equity 206 -- Salary 211 -- Other Compensation Considerations 211 -- External Team Members 212 -- Outside Investors 212 -- Lawyers 212 -- Accountants 213 -- Board of Advisors 214 -- Board of Directors 214 -- Keeping the Team Together 215 -- Burnout 216 -- Family Pressure 217 -- Interpersonal Conflicts 217 -- Conclusion 217 -- Your Opportunity Journal 218 -- Web Exercise 218 -- Notes 218 -- CASE: ZEO, INC. 221 -- 7 The Business Planning Process -- The Planning Process 237 -- The Story Model 239 -- The Business Plan 240 -- The Cover 240 -- Executive Summary 241 -- Table of Contents 241 -- Industry, Customer, and Competitor Analysis 242 -- Company and Product Description 246 -- Marketing Plan 247 -- Operations Plan 251 -- Development Plan 252 -- Team 253 -- Critical Risks 255 -- Offering 257 -- Financial Plan 257 -- Appendices 257 -- Types of Plans 257 -- Style Pointers for the Written Plan and Oral -- Presentation 258 -- Conclusion 259 -- Your Opportunity Journal 260 -- Web Exercise 260 -- Notes 260 -- Case : P'Kolino 261 -- 8 Bulding Your Pro-Forma Financial Statements -- Common Mistakes 306 -- Financial Statement Overview 307 -- Building Your Pro-Forma Financial Statements 308 -- Build-Up Method 308 -- Revenue Projections 309 -- Cost of Goods Sold 311 -- Operating Expenses 312 -- Preliminary Income Statement 314 -- Comparable Method 315 -- Building Integrated Financial Statements 317 -- Income Statement 318 -- Balance Sheet 320 -- Cash Flow Statement 321 -- Putting It All Together 321 -- Conclusion 323 -- Your Opportunity Journal 323 -- Web Exercise 324 -- Notes 324 -- CASE: P'KOLINO FINANCIALS 325 -- 9 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures Worldwide -- Entrepreneurial Financing for the World's Poorest 338 -- Microfinancing 338 -- Microcredit for the Poorest of the Poor 339 -- Entrepreneurs and Informal Investors 339 -- Amount of Capital Needed to Start a Business 341 -- Characteristics of Informal Investors 344 -- Financial Returns on Informal Investment 344 -- Supply and Demand for Startup Financing 345 -- Venture Capital 346 -- Classic Venture Capital 347 -- Importance of Venture Capital in the U.S. Economy 349 -- Mechanism of Venture Capital Investing 351 -- Financial Returns on Venture Capital 353 -- Venture Capital in Europe 355 -- Factors Affecting Availability of Financing 356 -- Total Entrepreneurial Activity and Informal Investing 356 -- Factors Affecting Informal Investing Capital 356 -- Conclusion 357 -- Your Opportunity Journal 357 -- Web Exercise 358 -- Notes 358 -- CASE: DAYONE 360 -- 10 Raising Money for Starting and Growing Businesses 379 -- Jim Poss, BigBelly Solar 379 -- Bootstrapping New Ventures 380 -- Valuation 381 -- Earnings Capitalization Valuation 381 -- Present Value of Future Cash Flows 382 -- Market-Comparable Valuation (Multiple of Earings) 382 -- Asset-Based Valuation 383 -- Example of Market-Comparable Valuation 383 -- Asset-Based Valuation Example 385 -- Financing a New Venture 386 -- Informal Investors 387 -- Business Angels 389 -- Searching for Business Angels 391 -- Types of Business Angels 391 -- Putting Together a Round of Angel Investment 392 -- Venture Capital 394 -- Candidates for Venture Capital 394 -- Ideal Candidates for Venture Capital 395 -- Actual Venture-Capital Backed Companies 395 -- Dealing with Venture Capitalists 397 -- Negotiating the Deal 398 -- Follow On Rounds of Venture Capital 399 -- Harvesting Investments 400 -- Initial Public Offering 400 -- Pros and Cons of an IPO 401 -- The Process of Going Public 403 -- BFWS Goes Public 405 -- Selling the Company 405 -- A Strategic Acquisition: LowerMyBills.com 405 -- Why Be Acquired? 407 -- Conclusion 408 -- Your Opportunity Journal 409 -- Web Exercise 409 -- Notes 410 -- CASE: METACARTA: GROWING A COMPANY, DO WE TAKE THE VC MONEY? 413 -- 11 Debt and Other Forms of Financing -- Getting Access to Funds-Start with Internal Sources 423 -- Start with Credit Cards and Home Equity -- Cash Conversion Cycle 425 -- Working Capital: Getting Cash from Receivables and Inventories 426 -- Using Accounts Receivable as Working Capital 427 -- The Sales Pattern 428 -- Cash versus Credit Sales 428 -- Credit Policies 428 -- Setting Credit Terms 429 -- Collection Policies 430 -- Setting Credit Limits for Individual Accounts 431 -- Inventory 432 -- Sources of Short Term Cash: More Payables, Less Receivables 433 -- Cash from Short Term Bank Loans 433 -- Cash from Trade Credit 434 -- Cash Obtained by Negotiating with Suppliers 434 -- Cash Available Because of Seasonal Business Credit Terms 434 -- Advantages of Trade Credit 435 -- Cash Obtained by Tightening Up Accounts Receivable Collections 435 -- Obtaining Bank Loans Through Accounts Receivable Financing 436 -- Pledging 436 -- Pledging with Notification 436 -- Factoring 436 -- Recourse 437 -- Obtaining Loans against Inventory 437 -- Obtaining "Financing" from Customer Prepayments 438 -- Choosing the Right Mix of Short Term Financing 438 -- Traditional Bank Lending: Short Term Bank Loans 438 -- Maturity of Loans 439 -- Interest Rates 439 -- Collateral 440 -- Applying for a Bank Loan 441 -- Restrictive Covenants 441 -- General Provisions 442 -- Routine Provisions 442 -- Specific Provisions 443 -- Equipment Financing 443 -- Obtaining Early Financing from External Sources 443 -- SBA Guaranteed Loans 444 -- Applying for an SBA Loan 444 -- Planning Cash Flow and Planning Profits 445 -- Conclusion 446 -- Your Opportunity Journal 447 -- Web Exercise 447 -- Notes 447 -- CASE: FEED RESOURCE RECOVERY 449 -- 12 Legal and Tax Issues, Including Intellectual Property -- Why, When, and How to Choose an Attorney 463 -- Leaving Your Present Position 464 -- Corporate Opportunity 464 -- Recruitment of Fellow Employees 464 -- Noncompetition 465 -- Intellectual Property 466 -- The Basics: What Is Protectable and How Should It Be Protected? 467 -- Patents 467 -- Trade Secrets 472 -- Trademarks 474 -- Copyright 476 -- International Protection for Intellectual Property 477 -- Choice of Legal Form 479 -- Control 480 -- Personal Liability 481 -- Taxation 482 -- Initial Investment of the Founders 483 -- Administrative Obligations 484 -- Choosing a Name 484 -- Stockholders' and Operating Agreements 485 -- Negotiating Employment Terms 485 -- Disposition of Equity Interests 485 -- Legal and Tax Issues in Hiring Employees 488 -- Employees as Agents of the Company 488 -- Employment Discrimination 489 -- Employment Agreements 489 -- Raising Money 489 -- Conclusion 491 -- Your Opportunity Journal 491 -- Web Exercise 492 -- Notes 492 -- Case: Tessera 493 -- 13 Entrepreneurial Growth -- Making the Transition from Startup to Growth 502 -- Looking Forward : The Choice to Grow, or Not, or Sell 502 -- A Model of Driving Forces of Growth 504 -- The Growth Process 505 -- Execution 505 -- Instituting Controls 507 -- Tracking Performance 508 -- Managing the Cash Cycle 510 -- Leveraging the Value Chain 512 -- Maintaining the Entrepreneurial Organization 513 -- Opportunity Domain 513 -- Organizational Resources and Capabilities 516 -- Obtaining Financial Resources for the Growing Company 517 -- Intangible Resources and Capibilities 517 -- Leadership 519 -- Starting the Delegation to Decentralization 521 -- Professional Management and Boards 521 -- Coordinating the Driving Forces 522 -- Leading People; Developing Entrepreneurs 522 -- Conclusion 523 -- Your Opportunity Journal 524 -- WEb Exercise 524 -- Notes 525 -- Case: Lazybones 526 -- 14 Social Entrepreneurship -- Introduction 535 -- The Rise in Social Entrepreneurship 536 -- Social Entrepreneurship Defined 538 -- A Social Entrepreneurship Typology 538 -- 1. Traditional Venture 540 -- 2. Social Consequence 540 -- 3. Social Purpose Venture 540 -- 4. Enterprising Nonprofit 541 -- Hybrid Ventures 542 -- Choosing Your Ventures Type 545 -- Measuring Impact 547 -- Conclusion 548 -- Your Opportunity Journal 549 -- Web Exercise 549 -- Notes 550 -- Case : Year Up: Workforce Training For Urban Youth 552 -- Glossary 569 -- Index 579 -- New business enterprises 142320 Local Small business Management. Local 171102 Entrepreneurship 92320 Local Andrew Zacharakis. 196095 6 HD62.5 lcc Third Edition General B94 2014 248993 248993 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2015-08-20 amazon 33.00 535858 1 General HD62.5 B94 2014 91000000047308 2016-10-24 00:00:00 2016-10-03 1 43.00 2015-08-20 6