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Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management » (5th Edition)

Book cover image of Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management by Thomas W Zimmerer

Authors: Thomas W Zimmerer
ISBN-13: 9780132294386, ISBN-10: 0132294389
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: February 2007
Edition: 5th Edition

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Author Biography: Thomas W Zimmerer

Book Synopsis

This fifth edition of the popular book introduces you to the processes of new venture creation and the critical knowledge needed to manage your business once it is formed. With the help of this book, readers can follow their dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs.

Topics include: the challenges of entrepreneurship, building a business plan, marketing considerations, e-commerce and the entrepreneur, advertising and pricing for profit, financial considerations and managing cash flow, building a competitive edge, and debt/equity and site and location considerations.

For any person interested in owning, operating, and managing a small business. Also a handy reference for entrepreneurs and managers of small businesses.

Booknews

A contemporary approach to entrepreneurship and small business management, following the process of starting and managing a small business. Coverage includes foundations of entrepreneurship, building the business plan, putting the plan to work, and the ethical, legal, and regulatory environment. Includes chapter learning objectives and summaries, margin definitions, discussion questions, and homework projects. New to this edition are chapter Internet exercises, application boxes with questions, a sample business plan, and margin icons drawing attention to in-text examples. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents

Preface
Sect. IThe Challenges of Entrepreneurship1
Ch. 1The Foundations of Entrepreneurship1
Ch. 2Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind: From Ideas to Reality36
Sect. IIBuilding the Business Plan: Beginning Considerations67
Ch. 3Strategic Management and the Entrepreneur67
Ch. 4Forms of Business Ownership and Franchising100
Ch. 5Buying and Existing Business143
Sect. IIIBuilding the Business Plan: Marketing and Financial Considerations179
Ch. 6Building a Powerful Marketing Plan179
Ch. 7Advertising and Pricing for Profit217
Ch. 8Managing Cash Flow269
Ch. 9Creating a Successful Financial Plan298
Ch. 10Crafting a Winning Business Plan336
Sect. IVPutting the Business Plan to Work: Building a Competitive Edge361
Ch. 11Sources of Funds: Debt and Equity361
Ch. 12Choosing the Right Location and Layout411
Ch. 13Global Aspects of Entrepreneurship451
Ch. 14Leading the Growing Company and Planning of Management Succession483
Ch. 15E-Commerce and the Entrepreneur532
End Notes567
Index585

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