Resourcing the Start-up Business

<p>Drawing on the most up-to-date and relevant research, this concise textbook is an accessible guide to harnessing the appropriate resources when launching a new start-up business. The focus is on the wide range of tangible and intangible resources available to entrepreneurs in the early stages of a new venture. This second edition brings in material on crowdfunding, digitalization and Covid-19, and dedicates new chapters to:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>lean start-ups and business models </li> <p> </p> <li>idea generation and opportunity development and</li> <p> </p> <li>business incubators and accelerators. </li> </ul><p>The book supports students with learning objectives, a summary, discussion questions and a practical call to action in each chapter. A teaching guide and slides are also available for instructors. <i>Resourcing the Start-up Business</i> will be a valuable textbook for students of entrepreneurship and new venture creation globally.</p> <p>CHAPTER 1: DEVELOPING YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING CAPABILITIES </p><p>CHAPTER 2: BUSINESS START-UP SKILLS AND COMPETENCES </p><p>CHAPTER 3: THE NATURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES</p><p>CHAPTER 4: BUSINESS MODELS AND THE LEAN START-UP APPROACH </p><p>CHAPTER 5: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING AND BUSINESS START-UP </p><p>CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL CAPITAL AS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCE </p><p>CHAPTER 7: HUMAN CAPITAL AND BUSINESSES START-UP </p><p>CHAPTER 8: FORMAL FINANCE FOR BUSINESS START-UP </p><p>CHAPTER 9: INFORMAL FINANCE AND BUSINESS START-UP </p><p>CHAPTER 10: DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES </p><p>CHAPTER 11: GROWING NEW BUSINESSES </p><p>CHAPTER 12: UNDERSTANDING THEORIES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP </p><p>CHAPTER 13: BUSINESS START-UP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT </p><p>CHAPTER 14: CONCLUSIONS: DYNAMIC ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING </p>