2nd Edition
Resourcing the Start-up Business Creating Dynamic Entrepreneurial Learning Capabilities
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.
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.
