Entrepreneurship or The Insiders Guide to Grantmaking

Entrepreneurship: A Process Perspective

Author: Robert A Baron

Current, comprehensive, and cutting edge, ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE equips potential entrepreneurs with the tools and insight for success. With solid theory and relevant examples, this thorough resource covers the entire process of building a business. Seasoned instructors and entrepreneurial authorities, Professors Baron and Shane deliver a practical, applied process approach with a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on knowledge from the studies of economics, psychology, and other areas. The book begins with recognizing opportunity and building a team, and then moves through assembling finances, the business plan, legal issues, marketing, growth, and exit strategies. Rather than getting bogged down in excessive discussions of theory, Baron and Shane use real-world examples to illustrate how students can apply chapter concepts to their own business ventures. Thoroughly updated and revised based on student and professor feedback, the second edition adds a chapter on legal issues specific to entrepreneurs—including intellectual property considerations—and an appendix on key accounting principles entrepreneurs should know. A new chapter on growth strategies for new ventures is coupled with a chapter on managing new ventures for growth. In addition, new boxed features shed light on common myths and misperceptions about entrepreneurship. The book is also packed with hands-on applications—including a case written specifically for each chapter—giving students experience putting text concepts into real-world action.

Table of Contents:

PART I. ENTREPRENEURSHIP: WHO, WHAT, WHY? 1. Entrepreneurship: A field-And An Activity 2. Uncovering Opportunities: Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Industry Analysis 3. Cognitive Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Creativity and Opportunity Recognition PART II. ASSEMBLING THE RESOURCES 4. Acquiring Essential Information: Why "Look Before You Leap" Is Truly Good Advice for Entrepreneurs 5. Assembling the Team: Acquiring and Utilizing Essential Human Resources 6. Financing New Ventures 7. Writing an Effective Business Plan: Crafting a Road Map to Success PART III. LAUNCHING THE NEW VENTURE 8. The Legal Form of New Ventures - And the Legal Environment in Which They Operate 9. Marketing in a New Firm 10. Strategy: Planning for Competitive Advantage 11. Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Ideas PART IV. RUNNING THE BUSINESS: BUILDING LASTING SUCCESS 12. Essential Skill for Entrepreneurs: Enhancing Social Competence, Creating Trust, Managing Conflict, Exerting Influence, and Dealing with Stress 13. Building the New Venture's Human Resources: Recruiting, Motivating, and Retaining High-Performing Employees PART V. HARVESTING THE REWARDS 14. Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs: When - And How - To Harvest the Rewards

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The Insider's Guide to Grantmaking: How Foundations Find, Fund and Manage Effective Programs

Author: Joel J Orosz

Unlike many formal professions, foundation grantmaking is a calling with no training programs and little definitive literature on the latest and best practices. Written for program officers and of considerable value to grantseekers, this volume is the first and only practical guide to making foundation grants and developing essential skills for effective and ethical grantmaking. Author Joel J. Orosz provides:

• The history, structure, and function of foundations in society.
• The complex role that program officers play in their day-to-day activities.
• Real-world advice on a myriad of tasks--from meeting with applicants and reviewing their proposals to assisting the funded project and managing foundation initiatives.
• A useful overview for those new to the field, helps more experienced program officers to think more deeply about their work, and shares rich insights for the thousands of nonprofit leaders who pursue foundation grants.

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Written for program officers, this guide gives advice on making effective and ethical grants. Orosz (program director, W.K. Kellog Foundation) provides information on the history, structure, and function of foundations and explores the complex role that program officers play in their operations. He provides advice on a myriad of tasks, from meeting with applicants and reviewing proposals, to assisting the funded project and managing foundation initiatives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)