Essentials of Entrepreneurship Second Edition

Robert A. Baron, Regents Professor, Spears Professor of Entrepreneurship, Holder Family Chair in Entrepreneurship, School of Entrepreneurship, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University and Keith M. Hmieleski, Robert and Edith Schumacher Faculty Fellow and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Academic Director, Neeley Entrepreneurship Center, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, US

• Contents: 1. Changing the world . . . One idea at a time 2. Cognitive Foundations of Entrepreneurship 3. Opportunities: Their Nature, Discovery, and Creation 4. Feasibility Analysis . . . Look Before You Leap: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before They Begin 5. Transforming Ideas into Reality: Careful Planning . . . and Improvising 6. Assembling Key Resources I: Obtaining, Managing, and Using Financial Assets 7. Assembling Key Resources II: Building a Strong Founding Team, Developing Social Networks, and Obtaining Expert Advice 8. Entrepreneurs: Their Central Role and What They Need to Succeed 9. Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship: Protecting Your Ideas 10. Strategies for Attaining Growth and Ensuring Long-Term Success 11. Endings . . . Happy or Sad: When and How Entrepreneurs Leave Their Companies 12. Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurship Index

Acclaim for the first edition: 'Baron has long been recognized as an expert in the area of entrepreneurial thinking. This expertise shows in his artful treatment of the essentials of entrepreneurship. In a clear and helpful way, he punctuates state-of-the-art knowledge about entrepreneurial thinking with practical, hands on recommendations for doing.'--J. Robert Mitchell, University of Western Ontario, Canada'Baron's gift is his ability to ask basic questions and then translate complex concepts into straightforward and understandable answers. He simplifies without ever over-simplifying. In this important book, he provides both a breadth and depth of coverage on the opportunity, the entrepreneur, and the venture. In the process he offers a realistic perspective that synthesizes what we know while introducing exciting new ideas.'--Michael H. Morris, University of Florida, US