Table of Contents
Preface............................................................................xi
Introduction....................................................................xiii
1.
Do You Have the Guts.....................................................1
2.
Starting a Business.......................................................15
3.
Buying an Existing Business.............................................28
4.
Money Matters.............................................................44
5.
Growing Your Business...................................................55
6.
Looking Big in the Twenty-First Century Global Business.......69
7.
Governance: Managing the Nonfinancials...........................75
8.
The Bumpy Road of Entrepreneurship................................88
9.
Foreign-Market Expansion Strategies................................99
10.
Develop a Positive Attitude..........................................106
11.
Exit Strategies..........................................................112
12.
Venture Opportunities.................................................121
13.
Community Involvement..............................................132
Appendix A. The Entrepreneur's Health................................136
Appendix B. In the Trenches.............................................140
Appendix C. Elements of a Business Plan..............................151
Appendix D. Reference Sources.........................................153
Appendix E.
Notes...........................................................157
Appendix F.
Glossary.......................................................160
About the
Author............................................................181
Index............................................................................182
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