Stephen Roper is Professor of Enterprise at Warwick Business School, UK. Stephen has published widely in the areas of small business, innovation studies and entrepreneurship policy with recent papers in Small Business Economics, Research Policy, International Small Business Journal and Environment and Planning A. He is a consulting editor of the International Small Business Journal and works regularly with the OECD on SME policy development.

• 1. Setting the Scene 2. A World of Enterprise 3. Enterprising Nations 4. Who are the Entrepreneurs? 5. The Start-Up Decision 6. Understanding Business Success: Strategy, Luck and Policy 7. Financing Entrepreneurship 8. Small Firms and Innovation 9. Anti-Social Enterprise 10. Enterprise Policy 11. Looking Forwards

'Truly global – where others scratch the surface, Stephen Roper digs deep. This book draws on truly global research and examples. This makes learning about entrepreneurial processes even more exciting, while at the same time sensitizing us to the socially embedded nature of entrepreneurship.'Rainer Harms, University of Twente, the Netherlands'Engagingly written, with key concepts explained, this impressive book examines the contextual nature of entrepreneurship. Illustrated with snappy case studies, if you are a student or a researcher interested in an up-to-date understanding of international entrepreneurship this is a book you should definitely consider.'Francis Greene, University of Birmingham, UK

Stephen Roper is Professor of Enterprise at Warwick Business School, UK. Stephen has published widely in the areas of small business, innovation studies and entrepreneurship policy with recent papers in Small Business Economics, Research Policy, International Small Business Journal and Environment and Planning A. He is a consulting editor of the International Small Business Journal and works regularly with the OECD on SME policy development.

• 1. Setting the Scene 2. A World of Enterprise 3. Enterprising Nations 4. Who are the Entrepreneurs? 5. The Start-Up Decision 6. Understanding Business Success: Strategy, Luck and Policy 7. Financing Entrepreneurship 8. Small Firms and Innovation 9. Anti-Social Enterprise 10. Enterprise Policy 11. Looking Forwards

'Truly global – where others scratch the surface, Stephen Roper digs deep. This book draws on truly global research and examples. This makes learning about entrepreneurial processes even more exciting, while at the same time sensitizing us to the socially embedded nature of entrepreneurship.'Rainer Harms, University of Twente, the Netherlands'Engagingly written, with key concepts explained, this impressive book examines the contextual nature of entrepreneurship. Illustrated with snappy case studies, if you are a student or a researcher interested in an up-to-date understanding of international entrepreneurship this is a book you should definitely consider.'Francis Greene, University of Birmingham, UK

Stephen Roper is Professor of Enterprise at Warwick Business School, UK. Stephen has published widely in the areas of small business, innovation studies and entrepreneurship policy with recent papers in Small Business Economics, Research Policy, International Small Business Journal and Environment and Planning A. He is a consulting editor of the International Small Business Journal and works regularly with the OECD on SME policy development.

• 1. Setting the Scene 2. A World of Enterprise 3. Enterprising Nations 4. Who are the Entrepreneurs? 5. The Start-Up Decision 6. Understanding Business Success: Strategy, Luck and Policy 7. Financing Entrepreneurship 8. Small Firms and Innovation 9. Anti-Social Enterprise 10. Enterprise Policy 11. Looking Forwards

'Truly global – where others scratch the surface, Stephen Roper digs deep. This book draws on truly global research and examples. This makes learning about entrepreneurial processes even more exciting, while at the same time sensitizing us to the socially embedded nature of entrepreneurship.'Rainer Harms, University of Twente, the Netherlands'Engagingly written, with key concepts explained, this impressive book examines the contextual nature of entrepreneurship. Illustrated with snappy case studies, if you are a student or a researcher interested in an up-to-date understanding of international entrepreneurship this is a book you should definitely consider.'Francis Greene, University of Birmingham, UK