Creating Entrepreneurs: Making Miracles Happen

Creating Entrepreneurs: Making Miracles Happen

by Fred Kiesner
ISBN-10:
9814261114
ISBN-13:
9789814261111
Pub. Date:
08/25/2009
Publisher:
World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
9814261114
ISBN-13:
9789814261111
Pub. Date:
08/25/2009
Publisher:
World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Creating Entrepreneurs: Making Miracles Happen

Creating Entrepreneurs: Making Miracles Happen

by Fred Kiesner
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Overview

This book gives short, action-oriented snippets of thoughts and ideas from some of the finest thinkers of entrepreneurship. It provides insights into educational activities, entrepreneurial thinking and on-the-streets operational methodologies of entrepreneurship. The thoughts, experiences, ideas and “doable” actions presented in the book will help budding entrepreneurs pave the way for future entrepreneurial success. The contributors range from world-class educators and successful entrepreneurs, to creative social entrepreneurs.Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will be of interest to educators, mentors, advisors, policy makers, students, future entrepreneurs and the general public.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789814261111
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 08/25/2009
Pages: 580
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xiii

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 Setting the Entrepreneurial Stage: This is the Age of the Entrepreneur! Fred Kiesner 1

Chapter 2 The Crazy Entrepreneurial Professor! Crazy Like a Fox! Fred Kiesner 9

Chapter 3 Creating The 21st Century Entrepreneurial Campus Donald F. Kuratko 23

Chapter 4 Developing Effective Business Plans Charles W. Hofer 39

Chapter 5 Self-Assessment for the Entrepreneur! Fred Kiesner 71

Chapter 6 Training Programs for Fledgling Entrepreneurs George Solomon 85

Chapter 7 Global Entrepreneurship Education: What I Have Learned about EntrepreneurshipEducation in Asia Leo Paul Dana 107

Chapter 8 Teaching Global Entrepreneurship through Action-Based Learning Len Middleton 121

Chapter 9 Social Entrepreneurs: Born or Bred? Capitalism that Makes a Difference! David Bussau 153

Chapter 10 Entrepreneurship Educators Need to be Enterprising Chris Collet Barra Ó Cinnéide 169

Chapter 11 The Celtic Tiger Economy of Ireland: A New Perspective Ted O Keeffe 195

Chapter 12 The Miracle of Changing the Mindset for Young, Would-be Entrepreneurs Jose M. Romaguera 217

Chapter 13 Entrepreneurship for Non-Traditional Youth Entrepreneurs Robert Warren 245

Chapter 14 Five Classic Challenges for Entrepreneurial Leaders: Coaching and MentoringEntrepreneurial Winners! Marshall Goldsmith 259

Chapter 15 The Entrepreneur's Ethical Survival Kit Arthur Gross-Schaefer 271

Chapter 16 Making Entrepreneurial Finance Relevant and Interesting for Aspiring Entrepreneurs David Choi 295

Chapter 17 100 or So Simple Ingredients for Winning in Life as an Entrepreneur, Leader,Manager, and Winner! Fred Kiesner 315

Chapter 18Entrepreneurship Within a Large Organization Wesley B. Truitt 343

Chapter 19 Can a Young Person REALLY be an Entrepreneur? Brad Keywell 365

Chapter 20 Being a Winner or a Loser: It is Your Choice! Fred Kiesner 385

Chapter 21 Creating the University-Based Entrepreneurship Resource Center Cal Caswell 397

Chapter 22 Listening to the Pioneers of Entrepreneurship Education Brian McKenzie 421

Chapter 23 The Academy of Business Leadership Anna Ouroumian 435

Chapter 24 Developing Entrepreneurs through Mentorship Shaun Tan L. Nicole Landrum 453

Chapter 25 So What is this Beast Called an Entrepreneur? Fred Kiesner 473

Chapter 26 Fulfilling the Impossible Dream: Breaking into a Targeted Niche Market Martha de la Torre 481

Chapter 27 What is It You Want out of Life? Fred Kiesner 503

Chapter 28 Sound Bites and Other Food for Entrepreneurial Thought Elissa B. Grossman 511

Chapter 29 What I Learned in Forty-Five Years as an Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial Mentor,Teacher, and Coach John Bailey 531

Chapter 30 WHEW! Pulling It All Together! Fred Kiesner 543

List of Contributors 547

Index 555

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