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Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development
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- 2007
Summary
Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development delves into the current thinking on local entrepreneurship development programs and evaluates ways in which practitioners can implement successful entrepreneurship practices. Examining the role and potential for entrepreneurship programs in local economic development strategies, contributors to this edited collection have many years of experience working with entrerpreneurship initiatives in state and local governments. Focused on theory and case study, Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development examines conceptual issues involved in creating entrepreneurship programs as well as practical examples of programs organized by state, regional, and local agencies.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2007
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7391-1712-5
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7391-4121-2
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 286
- Product type
- Edited Book
Table of contents
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- Contents No access
- Preface No access
- Chapter 01. Introduction and Overview No access Pages 1 - 20
- Chapter 02. Entrepreneurship as Rural Economic Development Policy: A Changing Paradigm No access Pages 21 - 38
- Chapter 03. What's Culture Got to Do with It? Strategies for Strengthening an Entrepreneurial Culture No access Pages 39 - 58
- Chapter 04. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth No access Pages 59 - 80
- Chapter 05. The Drivers of Regional Entrepreneurship in Rural and Metro Areas No access Pages 81 - 102
- Chapter 06. What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur? No access Pages 103 - 124
- Chapter 07. Building Communities through Entrepreneurship Development: Financing Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Support Systems No access Pages 125 - 144
- Chapter 08. The Difference Makers: Entrepreneurial Young People No access Pages 145 - 164
- Chapter 09. Effective Entrepreneurship Education Programs No access Pages 165 - 186
- Chapter 10. Economic Development Via Understanding and Growing a Community's Microbusiness Segment No access Pages 187 - 210
- Chapter 11. Energizing Entrepreneurs: Lessons from the Field No access Pages 211 - 232
- Chapter 12. Transforming Rural Economies through Entrepreneurial Networks: A Case Study No access Pages 233 - 254
- Chapter 13. Getting Started in Community-Based Entrepreneurship No access Pages 255 - 274
- Index No access Pages 275 - 280
- About the Editor and Contributors No access Pages 281 - 286





