Essentials of entrepreneurship and small business management /
Thomas W. Zimmerer, Norman M. Scarborough.
- 4th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2005.
- xiv, 578 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm.
Various multi-media instructional tools are available to supplement the text.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-562) and index.
Sec.I. The challenge of entrepreneurship: Ch.1. The foundations of entrepreneurship -- Ch.2. Inside the entrepreneurial mind: from ideas to reality -- Sec.II. Building the business plan: Beginning considerations : Ch.3. Strategic management and the entrepreneur -- Ch.4. Forms of business ownership and franchising -- Ch.5. Buying an existing business -- Sec.III. Building the business plan: Marketing considerations : Ch.6. Building a powerful marketing plan -- Ch.7. E-commerce and the entrepreneur -- Ch.8. Integrated marketing communications and pricing strategies -- Sec.IV. Building the business plan: financial considerations : Ch.9. Managing cash flow -- Ch.10. Creating a successful financial plan -- Ch.11. Crafting a winning business plan -- Sec.V. Putting the plan to work : building a competitive edge : Ch.12. Sources of financing: debt and equity -- Ch.13. Choosing the right location and layout -- Ch.14. Global aspects of entrepreneurship -- Ch.15. Leading the growing company and planning for management succession.