Investing in Entrepreneurs

A compelling argument for placing entrepreneurship at the heart of economic development provides a guidebook for how this can be done efficiently effectively and equitablyvesting in Entrepreneurs: A Strategic Approach for Strengthening Your Regional and Community Economy offers a compelling argument for making the support of entrepreneurship the centerpiece of local and regional economic developmentand provides a plan to make it happen. The book is organized around a tool developed by the authors that permits a community to strategically map and manage its business assets in a way that can transform its economy. Investing in Entrepreneurs begins with a reflection on the importance of entrepreneurship a discussion of its diminished place in economic development and a call for its rise back to prominence. The importance of managing entrepreneurial assets is discussed followed by a thorough articulation of the author''s tool for accomplishing this in a holistic and strategic manner. Examples drawn from the authors'' fieldwork illustrate the many ways in which the tool can be utilized to guide economic development efforts. A final chapter discusses possible resistance to this innovation and how that resistance can be successfully addressed.