Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

This book “Entrepreneurship and Business Planning” sheds light on various aspects of the entrepreneurial journey and provides insights into achieving success. It explores the question of whether business plans lean startup methods or a combination of both are the key to entrepreneurial success. Additionally it covers the significance of business plan competitions for nascent entrepreneurs through a systematic literature review and proposes a research agenda in this area. The book also explores transnational entrepreneurship focusing on opportunity identification and venture creation. It sheds light on the topic of business model innovation within corporate entrepreneurship drawing exploratory insights from corporate accelerators. Firm growth and its determinants are examined along with the essential business resilience skills required for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The effects of digital servitization on business competitiveness are studied through a case study of Spanish manufacturers. Furthermore the book investigates the antecedents and consequences of effectuation and causation in the international new venture creation process. It reviews the actions taken by entrepreneurs and their correlation with venture success offering suggestions for future research. The role of experience and gender in founders' business planning activities is analyzed through a meta-analysis. The factors influencing the choice of strategic management modes for small enterprises are explored and the impact of innovation cloning on the success of small businesses is examined from an entrepreneurial perspective.