A compelling argument for placing entrepreneurship at the heart of economic development provides a guidebook for how this can be done efficiently, effectively, and equitably.
Investing in Entrepreneurs: A Strategic Approach for Strengthening Your Regional and Community Economy offers a compelling argument for making the support of entrepreneurship the centerpiece of local and regional economic development-and provides a plan to make it happen. The book is organized around a tool, developed by the authors, that permits a community to strategically map and manage its business assets in a way that can transform its economy.
Investing in Entrepreneurs begins with a reflection on the importance of entrepreneurship, a discussion of its diminished place in economic development, and a call for its rise back to prominence. The importance of managing entrepreneurial assets is discussed, followed by a thorough articulation of the author's tool for accomplishing this in a holistic and strategic manner. Examples drawn from the authors' fieldwork illustrate the many ways in which the tool can be utilized to guide economic development efforts. A final chapter discusses possible resistance to this innovation and how that resistance can be successfully addressed.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Rediscovering Our Roots: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship Leading Economic Development
2 Putting "Development" Back into Economic Development
3 The Skill Ladder
4 Stages in the Life Cycle of a Business
5 Moving from a Pool to a Pipeline
6 Exploring the Dynamics within the Pipeline
7 Strategies for Managing the Pipeline
8 Using the Pipeline to Design Strategic Options
9 Principles of Pipeline Management
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
