Entrepreneurship in The United States The Future is Now /

• Main Author: Reynolds, Paul Davidson (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 15
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Entrepreneurship.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Business and Management.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Business and Management, general.

Entrepreneurship is among the most vibrant and important parts of the economy, and this important contribution to understanding its dynamics provides the first assessment of changes over time in U.S. entrepreneurial activity. It is uniquely based on measures of participation of adults in new firm cr...

Table of Contents:

• Why Care?
• What Is Entrepreneurship and How Do You Find It?
• How Much and When?
• Comparisons across Space
• Individuals: Participation in the Business Life Course
• What Happens in the Start-up Process?
• Comparisons across the Firm Life Course
• Start-up Funding: Expectations, Informal Support, and Accredited Investors
• Comparisons across Space: United States and the World
• Overview and Commentary.