2nd Edition

Resourcing the Start-up Business Creating Dynamic Entrepreneurial Learning Capabilities

564 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

564 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

564 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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,... Read more

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

Biography

Oswald Jones is Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Liverpool Management School.

Allan Macpherson is Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurial and Organizational Learning at the University of Liverpool Management School.

Dilani Jayawarna is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Liverpool Management School.