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Planet Entrepreneur
The World Entrepreneurship Forum's Guide to Business Success Around the World
Steven D. Strauss (Author)
9781118789520, Wiley
Hardback, published 19 November 2013
256 pages
23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.44 kg
"The World Entrepreneurship Forum Guide to Planet Entrepreneur: Business Success Around the World pairs real-world examples of global business changes with insights into how these changes hold wide-ranging and sweeping impacts for everyone's future, and is recommended by any interested in the future of global commerce. From new routes to financing such as crowdfunding and the new self-employed revolution happening now to how innovation is being re-invented and how big business is in a new position of power in fostering 'green' practices, this collection covers a range of entrepreneurial changes taking place around the world. The result is a powerful predictor of what is to come as well as an exploration of what is happening in global business communities today, and deserves a place in any serious business book collection." (MidWest Book Reviews 2016)
How to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, begin a successful venture, and change the world for the better We are living in a world of incredible challenge and changes, and for both the entrepreneur and potential entrepreneur alike, this also means it is a world of ample opportunities. From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the rise of e-commerce and social media, there are now, today, more markets, tools, and opportunities for entrepreneurs than ever before. Even better: we are now also living in a world more predisposed to entrepreneurial solutions than ever, and we need those solutions—not just to create the Next Big Thing, but to solve the Next Big Problem. Every issue that individuals, communities, and nations face offers the entrepreneur the chance to make a difference. For anyone ready to embark on a mission to solve problems, create communities, build businesses, tap technology, and think entrepreneurially, this new world is teeming with opportunities for success. Learn how the worlds' best entrepreneurs are starting profitable businesses, innovating, or creating organizations to alleviate social needs across the globe. Planet Entrepreneur teaches how anyone can develop an entrepreneurial mindset, begin a successful venture, and change the world for the better. This is the Era of the Entrepreneur.
About the World Entrepreneurship Forum vii World Entrepreneurship Forum’s Founding Members Definition ix Preface by Tugrul Atamer xi Acknowledgments xv Author Note xvii Section I The New World 1 Chapter 1 The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution 3 Chapter 2 The Entrepreneurial Technological Transformation 21 Section II Explorers of the New World 35 Chapter 3 Entrepreneurs: The New Global Adventurers 37 Chapter 4 Going Green: Business as an Agent of Change 49 Chapter 5 Social Entrepreneurship and the End of Charity 63 Chapter 6 Empowering Women and Minority Entrepreneurship 75 Chapter 7 Untapped Potential at the Base of the Pyramid 89 Section III The Toolkit 103 Chapter 8 Hello Entrepreneurs, Goodbye Borders 105 Chapter 9 New Financing for a New Era 119 Chapter 10 Social Media: The Game Changer 133 Chapter 11 Paradigm Shifts in Education 147 Chapter 12 Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 161 Section IV Joining the Entrepreneurship Revolution 177 Chapter 14 Taking Your Business Global in the Digital Age 191 Chapter 15 The Self-Employed Entrepreneur 207 Index 217
Inderjit Singh
Nikhil Agarwal
Dr. Colin Jones
Thais Corral, in collaboration with Jarrod Russell and Daniele Cesano
Tony Meloto
Jeannie E. Javelosa
Jack Sim
Baybars Altuntas
David Drake
Fadi Sabbagha
Anna-Lena Johansson
Nicolas Shea
Chapter 13 Intrapreneurship 179
Steven D. Strauss
Laurel Delaney
Steven D. Strauss
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
