Resourcing the start-up business: creating dynamic entrepreneurial learning capabilities

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: DEVELOPING YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING CAPABILITIES CHAPTER 2: BUSINESS START-UP SKILLS AND COMPETENCES CHAPTER 3: THE NATURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES CHAPTER 4: BUSINESS MODELS AND THE LEAN START-UP APPROACH CHAPTER 5: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING AND BUSINESS START-UP CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL CAPITAL AS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCE CHAPTER 7: HUMAN CAPITAL AND BUSINESSES START-UP CHAPTER 8: FORMAL FINANCE FOR BUSINESS START-UP CHAPTER 9: INFORMAL FINANCE AND BUSINESS START-UP CHAPTER 10: DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES CHAPTER 11: GROWING NEW BUSINESSES CHAPTER 12: UNDERSTANDING THEORIES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHAPTER 13: BUSINESS START-UP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 14: CONCLUSIONS: DYNAMIC ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING

Drawing on the most up-to-date and relevant research, this concise textbook is an accessible guide to harnessing the appropriate resources when launching a new start-up business. The focus is on the wide range of tangible and intangible resources available to entrepreneurs in the early stages of a new venture. This second edition brings in material on crowdfunding, digitalization and Covid-19, and dedicates new chapters to: lean start-ups and business models idea generation and opportunity development and business incubators and accelerators. The book supports students with learning objectives, a summary, discussion questions and a practical call to action in each chapter. A teaching guide and slides are also available for instructors. Resourcing the Start-up Business will be a valuable textbook for students of entrepreneurship and new venture creation globally.