This book takes a detailed look at how to formulate, plan, and implement a new venture. Preface, The Entrepreneurial Perspective, The Nature and Importance of Entrepreneurs, The Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Mind, The Individual Entrepreneur, International Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Creating and Starting the Venture, Creativity and the Business Idea, Legal Issues for the Entrepreneur, The Business Plan: Creating and Starting the Venture, The Marketing Plan, The Organizational Plan, The Financial Plan, Financing the New Venture, Sources of Capital, Informal Risk Capital and Venture Capital, Managing and Growing and Ending the New Venture, Entrepreneurial Strategy: Generating and Exploiting New Entries, Strategies for Growth and Managing the Implications of Growth, Accessing Resources for Growth from External Sources, Going Public, Ending the Venture.