| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 558 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Setting the entrepreneurial stage : this is the age of the entrepreneur! / Fred Kiesner -- ch. 2. The crazy entrepreneurial professor! Crazy like a fox! / Fred Kiesner -- ch. 3. Creating the 21st century entrepreneurial campus / Donald F. Kuratko -- ch. 4. Developing effective business plans / Charles W. Hofer -- ch. 5. Self-assessment for the entrepreneur! / Fred Kiesner -- ch. 6. Training programs for fledgling entrepreneurs / George Solomon -- ch. 7. Global entrepreneurship education : what I have learned about entrepreneurship education in Asia / Lep Paul Dana -- ch. 8. Teaching global entrepreneurship through action-based learning / Len Middleton -- ch. 9. Social entrepreneurs : born or bred? capitalism that makes a difference! / David Bussau -- ch. 10. Entrepreneurship educators need to be enterprising / Chris Collet and Barra Ó Cinnéide -- ch. 11. The Celtic tiger economy of Ireland : a new perspective / Ted O Keeffe -- ch. 12. The miracle of changing the mindset for young, would-be entrepreneurs / Jose M. Romaguera -- ch. 13. Entrepreneurship for non-traditional youth entrepreneurs / Robert Warren -- ch. 14. Five classic challenges for entrepreneurial leaders : coaching and mentoring entrepreneurial winners! / Marshall Goldsmith -- ch. 15. The entrepreneur's ethical survival kit / Arthur Gross-Schaefer -- ch. 16. Making entrepreneurial finance relevant and interesting for aspiring entrepreneurs / David Choi -- 100 or so simple ingredients for winning in life as an entrepreneur, leader, manager, and winner! / Fred Kiesner -- ch. 18. Entrepreneurship within a large organization / Wesley B. Truitt -- ch. 19. Can a young person REALLY be an entrepreneur? / Brad Keywell -- ch. 20. Being a winner or a loser : it is your choice! / Fred Kiesner -- ch. 21. Creating the university-based entrepreneurship resource center / Cal Caswell -- ch. 22. Listening to the pioneers of entrepreneurship education / Brian McKenzie -- ch. 23. The academy of business leadership / Anna Ouroumian -- ch. 24. Developing entrepreneurs through mentorship / Shaun Tan and L. Nicole Landrum -- ch. 25. So What is this beast called an entrepreneur? / Fred Kiesner -- ch. 26. Fulfilling the impossible dream : breaking into a targeted niche market / Martha de la Torre -- ch. 27. What is it you want out of life? / Fred Kiesner -- ch. 28. Sound bites and other food for entrepreneurial thought / Elissa B. Grossman -- ch. 29. What I learned in forty-five years as an entrepreneur, entrepreneurial mentor, teacher, and coach / John Bailey -- ch. 30. WHEW! Pulling it all together! / Fred Kiesner. |
| Summary |
This book gives short, action-oriented snippets of thoughts and ideas from some of the finest thinkers of entrepreneurship. It provides insights into educational activities, entrepreneurial thinking and on-the-streets operational methodologies of entrepreneurship. The thoughts, experiences, ideas and "doable" actions presented in the book will help budding entrepreneurs pave the way for future entrepreneurial success. The contributors range from world-class educators and successful entrepreneurs, to creative social entrepreneurs. Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will be of interest to educators, mentors, advisors, policy makers, students, future entrepreneurs and the general public. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Entrepreneurship.
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Entrepreneurship. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kiesner, Fred.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Creating entrepreneurs. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010 9789814261111 (OCoLC)456335412 |
| ISBN |
9789814261128 (electronic book) |
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9814261122 (electronic book) |
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9789814261111 |
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9814261114 |
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