Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction to the establishment, development and managerial issues confronting the smaller enterprise. It is concerned with the kinds of actions and behaviour that seem to characterise the launch and growth of a business venture. The author examines the process of new business formation and growth.
Table of Contents1. The Context, Nature and Significance of Small Firms
2. Starting and Evaluating a Business Venture
3. The Small Business Practitioner s Entrepreneurs, Owner and Managers
4. Management Development
5. Strategic Management Issues in Entrepreneurial Ventures and Small Business
6. Business Planning
7. Financing Small Firms
8. Enterprise Growth and Development
9. Female Entrepreneurship
10. Contemporary Issues and Developments in Small Business and Enterprise Development
11. International Considerations
12. The Internet
13. Business Development and Enterprise Creation: New Evidence
