Entrepreneurship Skills for New Ventures

Entrepreneurship skills and mindset are highly valued in all business contexts. The fourth edition of Entrepreneurship Skills for New Ventures focuses on helping students develop entrepreneurial skills, including selecting, planning, financing, and controlling a new venture. It includes skill development features such as exercise, entrepreneurial profiles, personal applications, global and domestic cases, elevator pitch assignments, and business plan prompts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 450 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

As business schools continue to expand their entrepreneurship programs and organizations actively seek individuals with entrepreneurial skills, it has become evident that the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur hold immense value across all business contexts. This latest edition of Entrepreneurship Skills for New Ventures, in its fourth iteration, remains steadfast in its commitment to assisting students in developing entrepreneurial capabilities, whether their ultimate goal is to embark on entrepreneurial ventures or secure employment within organizations.

The fourth edition of Entrepreneurship Skills for New Ventures takes a comprehensive approach, focusing on the entrepreneurial start-up process. It guides the reader through the crucial steps of selecting, planning, financing, and controlling a new venture. The authors cover a diverse range of new venture types and demonstrate how entrepreneurial skills can be applied in various contexts beyond entrepreneurship. They encourage students to actively engage with the material and apply it to their lives in meaningful ways. Skill development features in this edition include:

An innovative exercise on analyzing the lean entrepreneurship option

In-depth entrepreneurial profiles of small-business owners

Personal applications for students to apply the concepts to their new venture or a current business

Global and domestic case studies to provide real-world insights

Elevator pitch assignments that simulate the venture capitalist role

Application exercises and situations that reinforce specific text concepts

Business plan prompts to facilitate the construction of a business plan throughout a semester

The fourth edition of Entrepreneurship Skills for New Ventures is designed with pedagogical tools such as review questions, learning outcomes, and online materials that enhance skill development and provide valuable resources for instructors. These resources further support instructors in effectively teaching entrepreneurship and equipping students with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in today's dynamic business environment.

Weight: 1084g
Dimension: 202 x 252 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367358419
Edition number: 4 New edition