Jones O., Macpherson A., Jayawarna D. Resourcing the Start-up Business: Creating Dynamic Entrepreneurial Learning Capabilities

2nd edition. — Routledge, 2023. — 565 p. — (Routledge Masters in Entrepreneurship). — ISBN: 9781032321196.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. 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. Resourcing the Start-up Business will be a valuable textbook for students of entrepreneurship and new venture creation globally.Introduction to the Case Studies.
Developing Your Entrepreneurial Learning Capabilities.
Business Start-up Skills and Competences.
The Nature of Entrepreneurial Opportunities.
Business Models and the Lean Start-up Approach.
Entrepreneurial Learning and Business Start-up.
Social Capital as an Entrepreneurial Resource.
Human Capital and Business Start-up.
Formal Finance for Business Start-up.
Informal Finance and Business Start-up.
Dynamic Capabilities in Entrepreneurial Ventures.
Growing New Businesses.
Understanding Theories of Entrepreneurship.
Business Start-up and Economic Development.