Preface * PART I: ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP * David and Goliath * Heroes and Super-heroes * Opportunity and Innovation * Creativity * PART II: START-UP * Start-up * Start-up--Making It Happen * Start-up--Control and Decision-making * Developing a Business Plan * From Entrepreneur to Leader * PART III: GROWTH * Growth--Success * Growth--Take-off * Financing Small Firms * The Exit * PART IV: ISSUES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP * The Family Firm * Corporate Entrepreneurship * International Entrepreneurship * Social and Civic Entrepreneurship Preface * PART I: ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP * David and Goliath * Heroes and Super-heroes * Opportunity and Innovation * Creativity * PART II: START-UP * Start-up * Start-up--Making It Happen * Start-up--Control and Decision-making * Developing a Business Plan * From Entrepreneur to Leader * PART III: GROWTH * Growth--Success * Growth--Take-off * Financing Small Firms * The Exit * PART IV: ISSUES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP * The Family Firm * Corporate Entrepreneurship * International Entrepreneurship * Social and Civic Entrepreneurship