ENTREPRENEURSHIP -3V

ANDREW ZACHARAKIS is Chair of the Entrepreneurship Department and Edith Y. Babson Term Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College. He is considered by the media as a popular authority on entrepreneurship, having been interviewed in such papers as the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal and USA Today, and appearing on Bloomberg Small Business Report and National Public Radio. He is co-editor, with William Bygrave, of The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, co-author, with Stephen Spinelli Jr., of Business Plans That Work and How to Raise Capital. MARIA MINNITI is Associate Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship at Babson College, where she is a member of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Project. STEPHEN SPINELLI JR. holds the John H. Muller Chair in Entrepreneurship and serves as Director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College. He was co-founder of Jiffy Lube International and subsequently founded and served as Chairman and CEO of American Oil Corporation. He has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Inc., and Entrepreneur magazine. He has consulted for major corporations, and is co-author of several books, including Franchising, New Venture Creation, and, with Andrew Zacharakis, Business Plans That Work and How to Raise Capital. MARK P. RICE is Jeffry A. Timmons Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and the Murata Dean of the F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. With Jana Matthews, he co-edited Growing New Ventures (Quorum, 1995). He currently serves as a national executive advisor for the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. TIMOTHY HABBERSHON is Director of the Institute for Family Enterprising, Babson College, where he holds the President's Term Chair in Family Enterprising and is Assistant Professor in entrepreneurship. He is founder and principal of The TELOS Group.

Entrepreneurship is credited for technological invention, the rise of corporate empires and directly linked to economic development around the world. This multi-volume set of original essays showcases emerging theory and practice in entrepreneurship to illuminate its many facets, covering such topics as business models, entrepreneurial "mindset," market research, capitalization, intellectual property, risk and uncertainty, and organizational culture. Volume 1, "People," focuses on the intersection between individuals and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on the cognitive, economic, social, and institutional factors that influence people's behavior with respect to entrepreneurship. Volume 2, "Process," explores such topics as idea generation, market entry, financing, team building, and growth strategies, following the lifecycle of a new venture. Volume 3, "Place," considers the context in which entrepreneurship is practiced, including corporate venturing, family enterprise, franchising, and public policies designed to promote entrepreneurship and economic development. Featuring contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, and with a global perspective throughout, this unique set explores new models, trends, and practices in entrepreneurship that will be of interest to a wide array of academics, professionals, and newcomers to the field.

A landmark collection of original essays that explore the dynamics of entrepreneurship in the U.S. and around the world-from the mindset of the entrepreneur to the challenges of establishing and sustaining new ventures to the institutions and technologies that support new business creation