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Small Business Management, with its loyal following and great package, is far and away the market leading text in small business and has been for many years. It is a proven text, comprehensive in its approach, with the best fully integrated content, graphics, and resources devoted to business plan development. SBM has always been a step ahead of the competition (first to cover family businesses and first to integrate computer technology for small business) and continues to provide innovative coverage in each new edition. Increasingly adopted in hybrid courses that combine small business management and entrepreneurship and in standalone entrepreneurship courses, SBM shows aspiring business owners not only how to start a business but how to grow one.
Customer Reviews:
Not helpful supplement to actual textbook.......2007-09-13
This book claims that you will "never hightlight again," but actually all this is is a glossary-like listing of vocabulary words from each chapter of the actual textbook. The general point of the information from the actual text does not come through at all. If you are using the actual textbook for a class, you will not understand the material if do not read the actual text. If you already bought the textbook, this is not a necessary (or even helpful) supplement.
Good Product.......2007-03-21
Great shape, quick shipping. Too expensive, but that is what this product normally runs unfortuantly. Overall good experience
Book for online course.......2006-11-03
I am using this book for a online college curse and the book it's great! It provide many tools like the textbook's website to help you to understand the material and exams online. In general, I like the little cases that are update and motivate you to keep reading.
If this book by itself can help you to develop you own Small Business, it worth.
Book Review.......2006-03-04
Good overview on what you need to consider before you start your own business.
It's... OK........2002-08-26
The presentation of this book is excellent; It holds the reader's interest quite well. However, despite a recent "update", it shows it's age when the author regularly goes off on dot-com tangents, bringing the internet up in contexts that I believe the last few years have proven are not viable. Good grief, ppl. This isn't freaking 1997! We need a business text, not the wet dreams of a bunch of computer geeks turned businessmen! Anyways, if you are looking for a text with a lot of depth, look elsewhere. This book is to business textbooks what Quickbooks(c)(R)(TM) is to accounting software. In short, don't waste your money, unless you need it for a class. If so, be happy. If your prof teaches out of this, your tests will be very easy.
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In finance, it's all about smart decisions. ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE closely follows the life-cycle of a financial firm and shows you sound financial management practices that will enable you to run and grow your business venture. By introducing the theories, knowledge, and financial tools needed by an entrepreneur in starting his or her own business, ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE gives you the information you need to succeed. And because it's easy to understand and full of study tools, with ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE you'll succeed in class as well.
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Vague, Poor Learning Tool.......2006-12-05
As an senior undergraduate in entrepreneurship and finance, I expected this text to really explore the basic concepts of entrepreneurial finance, however, it has only led to many frustrating hours of reading and re-reading sections, only to return to class as confused as when I left two days prior. Definitions are unclear, if provided at all. The cases are often excessive and complicated, and overshadow the true learning outcomes of the case study. The text makes far too many assumptions, so if you are looking for an introduction to entrepreneurial finance, which this book claims to be, look elsewhere.
Entrepreneurial Finance.......2006-11-04
It had good information, but some of the concepts weren't thoroughly explained. The terminology used isn't consistent with accounting terminology, so it makes it difficult to keep things straight (considering both finance and accounting cover a lot of the same ground for similar reasons). It's definitely more appropriate for more advanced levels of finance, but not so much for a finance introduction.
Silicon Valley Finance primer.......2006-09-04
If you are involved in a high-tech startup or you want to run the financial side of such an operation then this easy-to-read textbook makes that job much easier. It is not a regular finance textbook which is designed for firms in which intellectual property is not the prime ingredient. It is for people who need to deal with venture capitalists or screen high-tech startups for financing.
The participants on both sides of high-tech finance, those who start companies and those who would like to fund them need to know how financial projections and valuations should be done and how they should be evaluated. For those who would like to learn how Silicon Valley's real main industry of starting companies happens this is an extremely valuable book to have.
This text still needs to have a bibliography to point readers to some of the specialized texts needed to deal with writing the business plan, intellectual property law and general legal issues. A lot of very usefull ideas are held by people who don't know how to start companies to bring those ideas to market.
Book not very helpful.......2003-10-08
I'm amazed that this book is for MBA level students! I am currently an undergraduate student and have the opportunity to use this textbook for a finance class and find this book very vague on termology and not very helpful when it comes to difficult concepts. Anyone with basic knowledge of business can understand the book so that's why it amazes me that this book is used for MBA's!
Book Description
This text covers the process of starting a business, raising capital, managing the finances of the business throughout its growth, and ultimately cashing out of the business. The book is very practical, providing real-world advice and information sought by those who want to start their own businesses. Stancill's text sticks to the nuts and bolts of managing the finances of a start-up or small business.
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Financial Street Smarts.......2004-05-07
Professor Stancill, an icon at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, shows a unique approach to entrepreneurial / mid-market finance. If you are looking for a traditional discussion of financial concepts get one of the the many fine textbooks on the market. But if you are are ready to "get down and dirty", especially if you intend to acquire a small business in an LBO scenario, apply the lessons learned from this book. Stancill applies street-smarts to structuring a deal, and he offers a hands-on, step-by-step approach that is easy to follow even by non-financial types.
Great.......2003-11-01
I was lucky enough to be able to have Jim Stancill as one of my MBA professors at USC -- this book is a great book if you want to learn how to REALLY start a company. Specially for academics and non-business people, this is NOT your corporate finance book. This is how small companies start up and how to run a small company and even how to buy a company.
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A Blueprint for Building Entrepreneurial Organizations
Nobody needs to tell you that in the new economy, managers using conventional strategies are losing out to smart, fast, entrepreneurial competitors who move on ideas others overlook and who confidently act while others dither. Are the managers of leading companies simply doomed to let this happen? Not at all, argue Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian MacMillan. The fundamental problem is that the tools, training, and conceptual frameworks that work for business-as-usual can't, and don't, work when your main challenge is to bury old business models and aggressively create completely new ones. To succeed, today's strategists need the thought process and discipline that are second nature to successful entrepreneurs.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset offers a refreshingly practical blueprint for thinking and acting in environments that are fast-paced, rapidly changing, and highly uncertain. It provides both a guide to energizing the organization to find tomorrow's opportunities and a set of entrepreneurial principles you can use personally to transform the arenas in which you compete.
Using lessons drawn from leading entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies,
The Entrepreneurial Mindset presents a set of practices for capitalizing on uncertainty and rapid change. Like McGrath and MacMillan's bestselling Harvard Business Review articles, such as "Discovery-Driven Planning," the book provides simple but powerful ways to stop acting by the old rules and start thinking with the discipline of habitual entrepreneurs.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset will show you how to:
* Eliminate paralyzing uncertainty by creating an entrepreneurial frame that shapes a shared understanding of what is to be accomplished and what would be worthwhile
* Create a richly stocked opportunity register in which you mobilize great ideas for redesigning existing products, finding new sources of differentiation, resegmenting existing markets, reconfiguring market spaces, and seizing the huge upside potential of breakthroughs
* Build a dynamic portfolio of businesses and options that continuously move your organization toward the future
* Execute dynamically your ideas so that you can move fast, with confidence and without undue risk
* Develop your own way of leading with an entrepreneurial mindset to create a vibrant entrepreneurial climate within your organization
The Entrepreneurial Mindset is about succeeding in an unpredictable world. It will help everyone from independent entrepreneurs to managers of large corporations develop insights that others overlook and act on them to build the truly entrepreneurial organizations of the future.
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The Entrepreneurial Mindset offers a refreshingly practical blueprint for thinking and acting in environments that are fast-paced, rapidly changing, and highly uncertain. It provides both a guide to energizing the organization to find tomorrow's opportunities and a set of entrepreneurial principles you can use personally to transform the arenas in which you compete. The authors present simple but powerful ways to stop thinking and acting by the old rules and start thinking with the discipline of a habitual entrepreneur. They show how to: eliminate paralyzing uncertainty by creating an entrepreneurial frame that shapes a shared understanding of what is to be accomplished; create a richly stocked opportunity register to redesign existing products, find new sources of differentiation, resegment existing markets, reconfigure market spaces, and seize the huge upside potential of breakthroughs; build a dynamic portfolio of businesses and options that continuously move your organization toward the future while simultaneously leaving the past behind; execute dynamically your ideas so that you can move fast, with confidence and without undue risk; and develop your own way of leading with an entrepreneurial mindset to create a vibrant entrepreneurial climate within your organization.
Customer Reviews:
The "Entrepreneurial" Mindset.......2007-07-02
"The Entrepreneurial Mindset" offers thought-provoking strategies to be successfull in a universe of constant change and high uncertainty. Using lessons from the entrepreneurial world, the authors presents a set of "best practises" that are insightful and quickly applicable to any businesses. Specific advice is given to reframe your product offering and come up with blockbuster extensions, or to build unique business competences and differentiate from competitors. I highly recommend this book.
Excellent Book for Entrepreneurs.......2007-05-16
"The Entrepreneurial Mindset" is one of the best books on entrepreneurship on the market. It will help you to in discover new opportunities for a new or existing product or service or in validating your current product offerings. The invaluable insight it brings will be of assistance in gaining a better grasp of not only your products and services but also your business as well.
The book is based on extensive research of habitual entrepreneurs, that is, those people who started and natured several successful businesses and thus brings out some unique and interesting insights and handy tips and advice that should help you in your business or work. The book is packed with ideas and insights that will assist any manager excel in turbulent and uncertain times.
This is a well written book that will help you avoid making costly errors and propel your business to new heights. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to establish a well thought out strategy to ensure future success and open their eyes to new possibilities.
Don't start a business without reading this book.......2007-01-03
One of the best books on advice for entrepreneurs.
It doesn't matter if you are planning to start a new business or managing a critical department in the company you work for - This book describes in simple language, the creation of a mindset that will help you run a successful business in both bull and bear markets.
This book describes the application of various ideas using case studies and ways to harvest them by building an opportunity register.
Essential reading for Executives focused on company growth.......2006-04-17
McGrath and MacMillan have achieved what dozens of authors have only hoped for - written a book that contains strategies and tactics that are powerful and immediately actionable.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset is packed with tools that can be used by CEOs, Division Managers, Product Managers and anyone responsible for driving profitable company growth. Many of the techniques in the book appear deceptively straightforward - yet are powerful and immediately practical.
Concepts like Attribute Mapping and Consumption Chain analysis, for example, can serve as a core framework for developing - or repositioning - existing products and services. The goal is to move away from selling commodities, and creating valueable (and profitable) offerings that customers absolutely must have.
I have used these concepts numerous times and with great success.
Good check lists!.......2004-09-12
You like to learn the entrepreneurial mindsets from this book. The authors teach this course, at the Executive MBA program, of Columbia Univeristy (only $15,000 for five days). Of course your company pays for it. If not, reading this book is a good alternative ($20 is not bad). The problem with the book, is generality. It does not provide examples of any individual or firm that has been successful with the use of the entrepreneurial mindset. It is like teaching you all the theory to be successful, but no examples on how these theories can be put into action. I stronly disagree with most of the reviewers here that this is a useful book to start a business. It is not. However if you wish to learn the theory, this is the book for you. I would like to find out if the authors themselves, started any business of their own by using these theories.
Book Description
Entrepreneur's Notebook propels you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process. It is an invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs that includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing. This excellent book provides an incredible amount of practical information that will help you make smarter decisions and avoid costly mistakes. The author, Steven K. Gold, is an accomplished entrepreneur who has co-founded and led five early-stage ventures. As an investor and mentor, he also advises many entrepreneurs and young companies. He earned his B.S.E. in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.D. from Brown University Medical School.
Customer Reviews:
Nice Guide for Beginners.......2007-06-16
The author writes a nice overview of the entrepreneurial process. It's basically for novices but it does a good job for this audience. The only problem I have with this book is that it is too basic and is therefore non-unique because it is so low-level. Regardless, I must say that for the right audience, it does a fine job over giving the big picture.
If you are advanced or aspire to become advanced, I would recommend "The Startup Company Bible for Entrepreneurs" but only for high-tech entrepreneurs. Even this author has recommended it.
A Must-Have for Entrepreneurs.......2007-05-14
Steven gives great illustrations to drive home his insightful advice for entrepreneurs. As he's "been there, done that," we can take his advice to heart in the hopes of becoming a success like him!
Exellent Book.......2007-05-11
Great book for getting ready to open a new business. Would refer to anyone thinking about opening a business.
Brief and to the point.......2007-04-27
This is a delightful little book that contains a wealth of useful and helpful information and ideas on starting a small business and ensuring that it is viable and succesful. The book is well written and easy to follow and interesting to read.
This is a must read for entrepreneurs, particularly budding ones as the information the book provides is very practical and can help you avoid making costly errors. The book covers a wide range of topics including the start-up process, marketing the business on a small budget, cash-flow forecasting, among other things.
The book is an excellent companion for the entrepreneur that is well worth having.
Invaluable advice for the budding entrepreneur.......2007-03-04
This book does a terrific job of presenting some of the most important issues entrepreneurs face when embarking on new ventures, touching on topics such as the business plan, funding, team building, and cash flows. Using simple, yet stunningly accurate models of the entrepreneurial process, Steven Gold distills complex subjects into simple, practical, take-away messages. The classification of entrepreneurial personalities (professionals, pragmatists, and inventors) is something I think we can all relate to. I find the metaphor which compares building a new company to making "stone soup" equally compelling. There are countless books out there for budding entrepreneurs, but this one is no fluff. It gets right down to the nuts and bolts so you can concentrate on your business.
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Smith and Smith apply current thinking in the areas of valuation, real options, and the economics of contracts to new venture decision making. Readers learn to think of new ventures as portfolios of real options, value financial claims of the entrepreneur and venture capital investors, and structure financial contracts in light of new venture information problems. They also learn to use simulation and scenario analysis to evaluate the implications of uncertainty and financial decisions.
* Stresses the importance of strategy in new venture planning.
* Develops real-world context through relevant examples.
* Spreadsheet modeling and simulation using custom software provides hands-on learning.
Customer Reviews:
Cram101 Outline Not Helpful.......2007-09-09
While the Smith & Smith Entrepreneurial Finance textbook is well written, the Cram101 Textbook Outline of the textbook is unlikely to help a student learn the material. The book consists simply of left-side pages that have terms and definitions, and right-side pages which are filled with blank lines for the student to take notes in class. The definitions are not categorized except by chapter. No formulas , lists, diagrams, or any other kind of information is included. The book comes with a discount on the additional price for the publisher's online practice tests, but I chose not to pay even more money when this product was so poor.
I was extremely disappointed with this book. I would expect a textbook outline to be in outline form (i.e. information grouped by category and the different levels of importance), as well as to include all significant formulas and diagrams. I would strongly recommend against buying this book.
For the finance pro perhaps, but not the startup entrepreneur.......2006-11-30
This might be a great advanced finance textbook in the academic world, but it definitely is NOT a good book for the person doing a technology startup who needs to know how to build the case for financing the new company. The word 'entrepreneurial' is in the title, but the audience is the MBA or graduate student. This needs to be noted so that starting entrepreneurs don't go out and buy this book hoping that it will help them build the financial section of their business plan. My sense is that it won't.
Book.......2005-04-18
Well, I agree case studies are always good. However, numbers are also good, -they allow a company to be looked at in a different way, to determine the veracity of what the people may be saying about their company's profitability, etc...Bonjour Colinne! Ca va? tienclee@aol.com
A Major Disappointment.......2003-07-12
The first edition of this text has a tendency to get too theoretical with betas and CAPM as they apply to private companies, make too many distinctions between individual and personal required rates of return without a discussion of any empirical data to back up the opinions, not explain the implications of the SML theory to private investments that well, not fully explain the theory and computations behind the models they use or why they use escalating discount rates in the models. To try to understand the models, you have to go to the web site and dissect the Excel spreadsheet. I have the impression the authors bring no practical experience to the text, only the attempt to force complicated corporate financial theory into the realm of privately held business.
As a business appraiser, I found most of the quantitative theoretical information useless and its application to privately held businesses tenuous, at best. Alternative theories and approaches were not really discussed. The concepts of expected value and simulation have some real good application possibilities, but not much time was spent on how to do it in a way usable for small entities with limited budgets and a staff with basically no statistical background. I feel that the authors' agenda was to impress the readers with what they know (or think they know), without regard to conveying their ideas in an easily understood, supportable and workable format. I found chapters 8-11 to be especially frustrating. To top it all off, there are also errors in the answers to the end of chapter questions.
On the positive side, the book was well organized and there were references to studies, papers and other texts that make further reading and investigation into the topics easier.
Good textbook structure - mediocre quality of online section.......2001-07-09
The book has a good structure and has good chances to become a standard textbook in MBA classes or for industry newcomers. However, to make it a real classic it badly needs a second edition. First, there are too few (good) case examples. Second, the online tools are far from complete (something like this should never be published!). Third, the exercises need revising and are partly inconsistent or reptitive. (Comments based on online tools and materials as of June '01)
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Want to take control of your life? Want to trade in that listless job and create the company you’ve always dreamed of? Millions of new businesses are started each year, from online diamond dealers to part-time “pet projects” to the latest franchises. StartupNation is all about putting you in the driver’s seat to start your own business.
Jeff and Rich Sloan are lifelong entrepreneurs who have created dozens of successful businesses and have guided and advised thousands of others through their nationally syndicated radio talk show, on their Web site, and in their weekly online newsletter. In StartupNation, the Sloan Brothers examines every aspect of smart entrepreneurship and help you create the business you've always dreamed of.
You'll learn about the dos and don'ts and the highs and lows of building your own business through the Sloan's in-the-trenches insights and the inspirational tales of over thirty other gutsy entrepreneurs. Among the stories you'll read about:
• The Sloans' own patented invention, the Battery Buddy®, which generated more than $1 million in royalties
• Lavetta Willis, who built Dada Footwear into a fashion brand that now produces sneakers worn by NBA basketball stars
• Tom Nardone, who created the booming ShopInPrivate.com, where people can order items they’re embarrassed to buy at the local drugstore.
StartupNation presents a master course in identifying a good idea, building the right kind of business around it, and avoiding the pitfalls that can derail you. If you’ve ever dreamed of pursuing your own business, StartupNation will be your most powerful resource.
Customer Reviews:
StartupNation.......2006-11-10
The book was very inspirational and gave a lot of useful information on how to go about starting up a business, expectations, and how to plan and prepare. I liked the entrepreneurial stories woven throughout the book. However, I was expecting to read more about forming a business plan. I know there is not a one size fits all, but I was looking for some actual examples.
College Education in a Book.......2006-11-04
Super book....very informative. I didn't even get to finish it as I had a friend beg it off of me. He loved it as well. Good investment.
Great book - must buy.......2006-03-24
Great book - must buy-- ended up reading most of the book the first few days
Excellent resource.......2006-03-03
I found this book to be the most informative and well written book I have seen on starting and growing a successful business. Many useful tips were included on obtaining a patent and product licensing.
Amazing, Amusing, Inspiring, Pragmatic...Extraordinary!!!!!.......2006-01-31
This book will turbo-charge your start up, save you $$$ in costly mistakes and help you become more successful faster. Startup Nation is extremely useful, informative and entertaining. I wish I would have read it prior to launching my own international consulting practice six years ago. Since I have a Masters in HR from Cornell, and have studied global leadership at INSEAD and Babson, I didn't think I'd learn much from this book - but I did. Rich has that rare gift of being hilarious and insightful, accomplished and disarming, curious and wise. (even though I don't listen to a.m. radio, I'm thinking of tuning in to the Start up Nation program) Jeff and Rich's partnership enrich this book - their close personal relationship and complementary strengths lend unique and important perspective to working together --Kathy Chiaravalli, Strategic Human Resources
Book Description
Learn the secrets of how to work and love together successfully.
Customer Reviews:
Good Advice.......2000-10-04
My wife and I recently opened a home-based business, and were given this book as a gift. As anyone trying to start a business knows, you don't have a lot of free time to sit around reading but with Marshack's book we made the time. Her advice on how to support one another both as business partners and as husband and wife was very helpful. We both reccommend it with enthusiasm!
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