Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures, Global Edition, 6th Edition
- Length: 620 pages
- Edition: 6
- Language: English
- Publisher: Pearson
- Publication Date: 2021-05-10
- ISBN-10: 1292402822
- ISBN-13: 9781292402826
- Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)
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Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures explores the allure of entrepreneurship,teaching students how to successfully launch and grow their own business. Usingreal business profiles of inspiring young entrepreneurs, the text engagesstudents through relevant examples they can easily relate to. The 6thEdition examines entrepreneurship through an easy, four-step processthat clearly outlines both the excitement and difficulty of launching a newcompany. Careful to identify failures as well as successes, the text is a guideto starting a new business.
Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Brief Contents Contents Preface Part 1: Decision to Become an Entrepreneur Chapter 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Opening Profile—Superjam: The Classic Entrepreneurial Story Introduction to Entrepreneurship What Is Entrepreneurship and Why Is It Important? Why Do People Become Entrepreneurs? Be Their Own Boss Pursue Their Own Ideas Pursue Financial Rewards Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs Passion for the Business Product/Customer Focus What went Wrong? Prim: How a Lack of Passion and Resolve Can Kill a Business Tenacity Despite Failure Execution Intelligence Common Myths About Entrepreneurs Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Start-Up Incubators and Accelerators: A Smart Way of Gaining Access to Mentors, Partners, Investors, and Other Critical Start-up Resources Myth 1: Entrepreneurs Are Born, Not Made Myth 2: Entrepreneurs Are Gamblers Myth 3: Entrepreneurs Are Motivated Primarily by Money Myth 4: Entrepreneurs Should Be Young and Energetic Myth 5: Entrepreneurs Love the Spotlight Types of Start-Up Firms Partnering for Success: Partnering with College Students via Campus Ambassador and Campus Rep Programs Changing Demographics of Entrepreneurs Women Entrepreneurs Minority Entrepreneurs Senior Entrepreneurs Millennial Entrepreneurs The Positive Effects of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Firms Economic Impact of Entrepreneurial Firms Entrepreneurial Firms’ Impact on Society Entrepreneurial Firms’ Impact on Larger Firms The Entrepreneurial Process Decision to Become an Entrepreneur (Chapter 1) Developing Successful Business Ideas (Chapters 2–6) Moving from an Idea to an Entrepreneurial Firm (Chapters 7–10) Managing and Growing an Entrepreneurial Firm (Chapters 11–15) Developing Skills for Your Career Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be The VC 1.1 Company: Shyp You Be The VC 1.2 Company: Vital Vio Case 1.1 SoulCycle: A Classic Entrepreneurial Tale Case 1.2 PatientsLikeMe: Allowing People with Serious Diseases to Connect with One Another and Exchange Support and Advice Endnotes Part 2: Developing Successful Business Ideas Chapter 2: Recognizing Opportunities and Generating Ideas Opening Profile—WIIVV: Solving Foot Pain and Fatigue via Custom Fitted 3D Printed Insoles The Differences Between Opportunities and Ideas Three Ways to Identify Opportunities Observing Trends Solving a Problem Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Careem: Mobilizing a Solution to a Problem Finding Gaps in the Marketplace What went Wrong? Why a Company That Solved a Problem with a Great Product Went Out of Business Personal Characteristics of the Entrepreneur Prior Industry Experience Cognitive Factors Social Networks Creativity Techniques for Generating Ideas Brainstorming Focus Groups Library and Internet Research Partnering for Success: Want Help Converting a Business Idea into a Profitable Company? Find a Mentor Other Techniques Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 2.1 Company: PillPack You Be the VC 2.2 Company: soleRebels Case 2.1 PledgeMusic and Zinepak: Creating New Businesses in the Music Industry by Directly Engaging Fans Case 2.2 Rover.com: Don’t Chuckle: This Is One Impressive Business Idea Endnotes Chapter 3: Feasibility Analysis Opening Profile—Owlet Baby Care: The Value of Validating a Business Idea Feasibility Analysis Product/Service Feasibility Analysis Product/Service Desirability Product/Service Demand Industry/Target Market Feasibility Analysis Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Prototyping: How to Build What the Customer Wants Industry Attractiveness Target Market Attractiveness Organizational Feasibility Analysis Management Prowess Resource Sufficiency Partnering for Success: Finding the Right Business Partner Financial Feasibility Analysis Total Start-Up Cash Needed Financial Performance of Similar Businesses Overall Financial Attractiveness of the Proposed Venture A Feasibility Analysis Template What went Wrong? How Feasible Was the Keurig At-Home Soda Machine to Begin With? Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 3.1 Company: Eat Clean ME You Be the VC 3.2 Company: CADI Scientific—SmartSense Case 3.1 “Something Borrowed”—How Feasibility Analysis Shaped Rent the Runway into the Business It Is Today Case 3.2 Embrace Infant Warmer: Sometimes a Business Start Is a Matter of Life and Death Appendix 3.1 Tips for Conducting Feasibility Analysis Interviews Appendix 3.2 First Screen Appendix 3.3 Internet Resource Table Endnotes Chapter 4: Developing an Effective Business Model Opening Profile—INDIEU: Executing on an Established Business Model and Preparing for the Future Business Models and Their Importance Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: CoachUp: How One Company Creates, Delivers, and Captures Value for Its Stakeholders General Categories of Business Models Standard Business Models Disruptive Business Models What went Wrong? Peer-to-Peer Business Models: Good for Some, Not So Good for Others The Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template Core Strategy Resources Financials Operations Partnering for Success: Upwork and Guru: Platforms That Facilitate the Forming of Partnerships with Freelancers Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 4.1 Company: DoorDash You Be the VC 4.2 Company: Secret Recipe Cakes and Café Case 4.1 Etsy: Breaking Down a Business Model Case 4.2 TOMS’ One-for-One Business Model: Is it Sustainable for the Future? Appendix 1 Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template Endnotes Chapter 5: Industry and Competitor Analysis Opening Profile—WRITELAB: Occupying a Unique Position in a Challenging Industry—and Thriving Industry Analysis Studying Industry Trends Partnering for Success: Three Ts That Are Important for Becoming Active in an Industry: Trade Associations, Trade Shows, and Trade Journals The Five Forces Model Threat of Substitutes Threat of New Entrants Rivalry among Existing Firms Bargaining Power of Suppliers Bargaining Power of Buyers The Value of the Five Forces Model What went Wrong? SharpScholar: Lessons Learned from a Failed EdTech Start-up Industry Types and the Opportunities They Offer Emerging Industries Fragmented Industries Mature Industries Declining Industries Global Industries Competitor Analysis Identifying Competitors Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Thriving in a Crowded Industry by Creating Meaningful Value and Differentiation from Competitors Sources of Competitive Intelligence Completing a Competitive Analysis Grid Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 5.1 Company: Little Riot You Be the VC 5.2 Company: ZUtA Labs Case 5.1 Panera Bread: Occupying a Favorable Position in a Highly Competitive Industry Case 5.2 How Casper Woke Up the “Sleepy” Mattress Industry Endnotes Chapter 6: Writing a Business Plan Opening Profile—Athletic Propulsion Labs: How Athletic Propulsion Labs Benefited from Writing a Business Plan The Business Plan Reasons for Writing a Business Plan Who Reads the Business Plan—and What Are They Looking For? A Firm’s Employees Investors and Other External Stakeholders Guidelines for Writing a Business Plan Structure of the Business Plan Content of the Business Plan Outline of the Business Plan Exploring Each Section of the Plan Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them What went Wrong? What Move Loot Learned the Hard Way about the Economics of a Business Presenting the Business Plan to Investors Partnering for Success: Establishing a Community of True Believers and Early Evangelists The Oral Presentation of a Business Plan Questions and Feedback to Expect from Investors Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 6.1 Company: Beyond Meat You Be the VC 6.2 Company: Go-Jek Case 6.1 Birchbox: Leveraging the College Experience to Write a Business Plan and Launch a Growing Start-up Case 6.2 d.light: How Bringing Its Business Plan to Life Helped a Social Enterprise Get Off to a Strong Start Endnotes Part 3: Moving from an Idea to an Entrepreneurial Firm Chapter 7: Preparing the Proper Ethical and Legal Foundation Opening Profile—Billy Goat Ice Cream: Proceeding on a Firm Legal Foundation Establishing a Strong Ethical Culture for a Firm Lead by Example Establish a Code of Conduct Implement an Ethics Training Program Dealing Effectively with Legal Issues Choosing an Attorney for a Firm Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Don’t Hesitate to Say “We’re Sorry” Drafting a Founders’ Agreement Avoiding Legal Disputes Partnering for Success: Vesting Ownership in Company Stock: A Sound Strategy for Start-Ups Obtaining Business Licenses and Permits Federal Licenses and Permits State Licenses and Permits Local Licenses and Permits What went Wrong? How Flytenow Got Grounded by Government Regulations Choosing a Form of Business Organization Sole Proprietorship Partnerships Corporations Limited Liability Company Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 7.1 Company: Vélib’ You Be the VC 7.2 Company: DipJar Case 7.1 Preparing a Proper Legal Foundation: A Start-Up Fable Case 7.2 Peloton Cycle and DonorsChoose: How For-Profit and Nonprofit Start-Ups Build Credibility and Trust Appendix 7.1 What’s In a Business Name? A Lot of Trouble If You Aren’t Careful Endnotes Chapter 8: Assessing a New Venture’s Financial Strength and Viability Opening Profile—Essentium Materials: Managing Finances Prudently Introduction to Financial Management Financial Objectives of a Firm The Process of Financial Management Partnering for Success: Organizing Buying Groups to Cuts Costs and Maintain Competitiveness Financial Statements Historical Financial Statements Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Know the Facts Behind the Numbers Forecasts Sales Forecast Forecast of Costs of Sales and Other Items Pro Forma Financial Statements Pro Forma Income Statement What went Wrong? Be Careful What You Wish for: How Growing too Quickly Overwhelmed One Company’s Cash Flow Pro Forma Balance Sheet Pro Forma Statement of Cash Flows Ratio Analysis Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 8.1 Company: Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station You Be the VC 8.2 Company: Amber Case 8.1 Mary Lynn Schroeder: Building a Successful Business with Limited Money and Limited Business Experience Case 8.2 Fundbox: Designed to Help Small Businesses Minimize Cash Flow Shortfalls Endnotes Chapter 9: Building a New-Venture Team Opening Profile—Wild Friends Foods: Hitting the Ground Running Liability of Newness as a Challenge Creating a New-Venture Team The Founder or Founders of a Venture What went Wrong? Devver: How Miscues in Regard to the Composition and Management of a New-Venture Team Can Kill a Start-Up The Management Team and Key Employees Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Overcoming a Lack of Business Experience in Malaysia Partnering for Success: Collaborative Software: Helping New Venture Team Members Achieve Their Goals The Roles of the Board of Directors Rounding Out the Team: The Role of Professional Advisors Board of Advisors Lenders and Investors Other Professionals Consultants Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 9.1 Company: Giraffe You Be the VC 9.2 Company: Eatsee Case 9.1 Basecamp: Implementing Novel Work Design and Human Resource Management Practices Case 9.2 Zappos: Making Human Resources the Key to Customer Service Endnotes Chapter 10: Getting Financing or Funding Opening Profile—Kinvolved: Raising Money Carefully and Deliberately The Importance of Getting Financing or Funding Why Most New Ventures Need Funding Cash Flow Challenges Capital Investments Lengthy Product Development Cycles Partnering for Success: Startup Weekend: A Fertile Place to Meet Business Cofounders Sources of Personal Financing Personal Funds Friends and Family Bootstrapping Preparing to Raise Debt or Equity Financing Sources of Equity Funding Business Angels Venture Capital Initial Public Offering What went Wrong? How One Start-Up Caught the Attention of VCs, Gained 25,000 Daily Users, and Still Failed Sources of Debt Financing Commercial Banks SBA Guaranteed Loans Other Sources of Debt Financing Creative Sources of Financing and Funding Crowdfunding Leasing SBIR and STTR Grant Programs Other Grant Programs Strategic Partners Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Working Together: How Biotech Firms and Large Drug Companies Bring Pharmaceutical Products to Market Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 10.1 Company: Keza You Be the VC 10.2 Company: Lumo Bodytech Case 10.1 Revolights: Using Multiple Sources of Funding to Bring Its Innovative Bicycle Lighting System to Life Case 10.2 Kickstarter: An Increasingly Important Forum for Raising Seed Capital Endnotes Part 4: Managing and Growing an Entrepreneurial Firm Chapter 11: Unique Marketing Issues Opening Profile—Real Time Cases: Creating a New Brand in Business Cases via Guerilla Marketing Techniques Selecting a Market and Establishing a Position Segmenting the Market Selecting a Target Market Crafting a Unique Market Position Branding Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: How Retail Start- ups Compete Against Walmart and Other Big Box Retailers Partnering for Success: Two Examples of Successful Co-Branding Partnerships The 4Ps of Marketing for New Ventures Product Price What went Wrong? What Start-Ups Can Learn about Marketing from Missteps at JCPenney Promotion Place (or Distribution) Sales Process and Related Issues Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 11.1 Company: Barnana You Be the VC 11.2 Company: Open Farm Community Case 11.1 Nest Labs Case 11.2 Proactiv: How Three Critical Marketing Decisions Shaped a New Venture’s Future Endnotes Chapter 12 :The Importance of Intellectual Property Opening Profile—3Derm Systems: The Key Role of Intellectual Property Early in a Firm’s Life and Its Ongoing Success The Importance of Intellectual Property Determining What Intellectual Property to Legally Protect The Four Key Forms of Intellectual Property Patents Types of Patents Who Can Apply for a Patent? The Process of Obtaining a Patent Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Knowing the Ins and Outs of Filing a Provisional Patent Application Patent Infringement Trademarks Partnering for Success: How the Maker Movement is Bringing Individual Inventors and Large Firms Together The Four Types of Trademarks What Is Protected Under Trademark Law? Exclusions from Trademark Protection The Process of Obtaining a Trademark Trademark Infringement What went Wrong? David Conquers Goliath in Three Trademark Disputes Copyrights What Is Protected by a Copyright? Exclusions from Copyright Protection How to Obtain a Copyright Copyright Infringement Copyright and the Internet Trade Secrets What Qualifies for Trade Secret Protection? Trade Secret Disputes Trade Secret Protection Methods Conducting an Intellectual Property Audit Why Conduct an Intellectual Property Audit? The Process of Conducting an Intellectual Property Audit Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 12.1 Company: Flatiron School You Be the VC 12.2 Company: Wakoopa Case 12.1 GoldieBlox vs. Beastie Boys: The Type of Fight That No Start-up Wants to Be a Part Of Case 12.2 You Make the Call: Can a Company Patent How It Makes a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich? Endnotes Chapter 13: Preparing for and Evaluating the Challenges of Growth Opening Profile—Mati Energy: Growing in a Fast- Paced, Yet Conscientious Manner Preparing for Growth Appreciating the Nature of Business Growth Staying Committed to a Core Strategy Planning for Growth Reasons for Growth Capturing Economies of Scale What went Wrong? Dishero: How Mediocre Success Can Lead to Difficult Decisions Capturing Economies of Scope Market Leadership Influence, Power, and Survivability Need to Accommodate the Growth of Key Customers Ability to Attract and Retain Talented Employees Managing Growth Knowing and Managing the Stages of Growth Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Salesforce.com Crosses the Chasm Challenges of Growth Managerial Capacity Day-to-Day Challenges of Growing a Firm Partnering for Success: Three Choices for Fulfilling Orders for an Online Company Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 13.1 Company: Eureka Robotics You Be the VC 13.2 Company: Eliport Case 13.1 Sir Kensington’s: Pursuing a Measured, Yet Promising Path to Growth Case 13.2 Airbnb: Passing through the Stage of Growth in an Exemplary Manner Endnotes Chapter 14: Strategies for Firm Growth Opening Profile—Filtereasy: Employing Both Internal and External Strategies for Growth Internal Growth Strategies New Product Development Additional Internal Product-Growth Strategies Improving an Existing Product or Service Increasing the Market Penetration of an Existing Product or Service Extending Product Lines Geographic Expansion International Expansion What went Wrong? Lessons for Growth-Minded Start-Ups from Crumbs Bake Shop’s Failure Assessing a Firm’s Suitability for Growth through International Markets Foreign Market Entry Strategies Selling Overseas External Growth Strategies Mergers and Acquisitions Licensing Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Fetchr: Growing Through Acquisitions and Alliances Partnering for Success: Three Steps to Alliance Success Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 14.1 Company: Farmers Business Network You Be the VC 14.2 Company: Made.com Case 14.1 Warby Parker: Pursuing an Omni-Channel Strategy for Firm Growth Case 14.2 Justin’s Nut Butter: Why do Large Companies Acquire Start-Ups and Why do Start-Ups Agree to be Acquired? Endnotes Chapter 15: Franchising Opening Profile—Uptown Cheapskate: Franchising as a Form of Business Ownership and Growth What Is Franchising and How Does It Work? What Is Franchising? How Does Franchising Work? Establishing a Franchise System When to Franchise Steps to Franchising a Business Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm: Wahoo’s Fish Taco: A Moderate-Growth Yet Highly Successful Franchise Organization Selecting and Developing Effective Franchisees Advantages and Disadvantages of Establishing a Franchise System Buying a Franchise Is Franchising Right for You? What went Wrong? Slowing Down Growth: Why Did Just Falafel Become JF Street Food? The Cost of a Franchise Finding a Franchise Advantages and Disadvantages of Buying a Franchise Steps in Purchasing a Franchise Watch Out! Common Misconceptions About Franchising Legal Aspects of the Franchise Relationship Federal Rules and Regulations State Rules and Regulations More about Franchising Franchise Ethics International Franchising The Future of Franchising Partnering for Success: Franchises Partner with Nonprofits to Give Back Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Application Questions You Be the VC 15.1 Company: Privilee You Be the VC 15.2 Company: Copper Branch Case 15.1 Quiznos: Will It Regain a Leadership Position in the Sandwich and Sub Shop Franchise Industry? Case 15.2 School of Rock: Filling a Gap in Music Education and Growing via Franchising Endnotes Glossary Name Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Company Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Subject Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
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