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The Illusions of Entrepreneurship : The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (221 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780300150063
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Illusions of EntrepreneurshipDDC classification:
  • 658.1/1
LOC classification:
  • HB615 -- .S478 2008eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 America: Land of Entrepreneurship in an Entrepreneurial Era? -- 2 What Are Today's Entrepreneurial Industries? -- 3 Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? -- 4 What Does the Typical Start-Up Look Like? -- 5 How Are New Businesses Financed? -- 6 How Well Does the Typical Entrepreneur Do? -- 7 What Makes Some Entrepreneurs More Successful Than Others? -- 8 Why Don't Women Start More Companies? -- 9 Why Is Black Entrepreneurship So Rare? -- 10 How Valuable Is the Average Start-Up? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: A challenge to the myths we hold about entrepreneurs in America--who they are, what they do, and how they succeed.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 America: Land of Entrepreneurship in an Entrepreneurial Era? -- 2 What Are Today's Entrepreneurial Industries? -- 3 Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? -- 4 What Does the Typical Start-Up Look Like? -- 5 How Are New Businesses Financed? -- 6 How Well Does the Typical Entrepreneur Do? -- 7 What Makes Some Entrepreneurs More Successful Than Others? -- 8 Why Don't Women Start More Companies? -- 9 Why Is Black Entrepreneurship So Rare? -- 10 How Valuable Is the Average Start-Up? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

A challenge to the myths we hold about entrepreneurs in America--who they are, what they do, and how they succeed.

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