ABSTRACT

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 |6 pages

Introduction to the Case Studies

chapter 2|49 pages

Business Start-up Skills and Competences

chapter 7|28 pages

Human Capital and Business Start-up

chapter 8|37 pages

Formal Finance for Business Start-up

chapter 9|38 pages

Informal Finance and Business Start-up

chapter 11|29 pages

Growing New Businesses

chapter 12|59 pages

Understanding Theories of Entrepreneurship

chapter 13|42 pages

Business Start-up and Economic Development

chapter 14|22 pages

Conclusions

Dynamic Entrepreneurial Learning