Entrepreneurship Essentials You Always Wanted To Know

1. Who Are Entrepreneurs and Why Do You Want to Be One?

1.1 Entrepreneurs Are Business Owners and/or Problem- Solvers

1.2 Five Qualities/Attributes Every Entrepreneur Must Have

1.3 Are You Ready to Jump on the Entrepreneurship Bandwagon?

1.4 Entrepreneurship Checklist to Consider

1.5 Why Some Entrepreneurs Succeed and Others Don’t

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2. What is Your Big Business Idea?

2.1 Necessity Brings About Innovations

2.2 What are Great Business Opportunities and How to
Easily Identify Them?

2.3 What are Your Idea’s Competitive Advantages?

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3. Starting Your Own Company

3.1 Company Types and Their Corresponding Legality

3.2 Choosing the Best Company Type

3.3 Company Registration and Other Necessary Documentation

3.4 Welcome to Entrepreneurship: It’s Time to Run Your Company

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4. Your Products or Services or Both

4.1 What Products/Services Will You be Offering to the World?

4.2 Will Your Products/Services Solve Some Problems Faced
by Consumers?

4.3 Product/Service Pricing

4.4 Product/Service Quality

4.5 Product/Service Positioning in the Marketplace

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5. What It Takes to Successfully Manage a Company

5.1 Business Planning

5.2 Eliminating Self-Limiting Beliefs

5.3 Failure-Is-Not-An-Option Mentality

5.4 Understanding the Place of Luck in Entrepreneurial Success

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6. Markets and Customers

6.1 Market Segmentation

6.2 What Do Your Customers Want and How Best to Target Them?

6.3 Meeting Customers’ Expectations and Winning Their Loyalty

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7. Handling Your Competitors

7.1 Which Industry Best Fits Your Company?

7.2 Paying Serious Attention to Your Direct and Indirect Competitors

7.3 Undertaking Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

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8. Your Business Model

8.1 What Is a Business Model and How Can You Develop It?

8.2 Strategic Business Operations

8.3 Top-Notch Marketing Activities

8.4 Financial Accountability and Other Related Issues

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9. Growing Your Company With Innovations

9.1 The Merits of Corporate/Company Culture

9.2 Team Building

9.3 How Innovations Make Businesses Thrive

9.4 Change Planning and Management

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10. Your Value Proposition

10.1 The Power of Value Proposition

10.2 How Your Products/Services Can Become Household Names

10.3 Thinking Like a Consumer

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11. How Sustainable Is Your Company?

11.1 Understanding the Concept of Corporate Sustainability

11.2 Entrepreneurs Aren’t Machines

11.3 Ethics, Standards, and Regulations (Obey all the Laws of the Land)

11.4 Business Bootstrapping

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12. Exit Strategy

12.1 Passing the Business to a Successor

12.2 Ownership Transfer Through Management or Employee Buyout

12.3 Selling the Business to a Third Party

12.4 Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)

12.5 Initial Public Offering (IPO)

12.6 Liquidation and Closure

12.7 File for bankruptcy

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Dr. AnnaMaria has worked as a business professional for over 30 years gaining experience in business development and management, business improvement, project management, time management, career development and advancement, business strategy, vet-entrepreneurship, team development, teaching and training, and implementation of community projects. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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The book "Entrepreneurship Essentials You Always Wanted To Know" by Vibrant Publishers covers various aspects of entrepreneurship, from the history of the field to the legal structures relevant to different types of businesses and entrepreneurs. One of the strengths of the book is its emphasis on differentiating between starting a product-based and a service-based business. This is an important distinction as the two types of businesses require different strategies and approaches to be successful. Another strength of the book is its focus on creating a value proposition, which is a critical step in developing a business idea that meets the needs of the market. Additionally, the book provides a good overview of the legal structures relevant to different types of businesses and entrepreneurs, which can be a confusing and overwhelming topic for many entrepreneurs. The book's coverage of the stage beyond startup is also noteworthy, as it focuses on running and managing a company, as well as growing the business through innovation. This is a crucial area for entrepreneurs to understand, as many startups fail in the post-startup phase. Overall, "Entrepreneurship Essentials You Always Wanted To Know" by Vibrant Publishers is a valuable resource for aspiring and established entrepreneurs looking to enhance their knowledge and skills.
-- Arkadiusz Mironko, Executive Director for Graduate Programs, Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California

The author has covered all the essential topics about entrepreneurship in this book in a simple and easy to understand language. This will be a resourceful book for undergraduate and graduate courses and also for new entrepreneurs.
-- Bharath Samishetti, Assistant Professor Balaji Institute of Management Sciences

Entrepreneurship Essentials is a must-read book for anyone ever interested in entrepreneurship. It dispels the stereotype that all entrepreneurs are billionaire college drop-outs hailing from Silicon Valley and is instead applicable for anyone seeking to start and grow any kind of enterprise both profit and non-profit. In addition, it would be an interesting read for managers and leaders of large firms interested in creating a more entrepreneurial culture in a world of increased global competition and technology transformation. I highly recommend it.
-- David Fogarty, Chief Marketing Analytics and Data and Technology Officer, Evernorth Corporation

This is a good book -covers all aspects and it is compact (~200 pages) hence readable and approachable
-- Naeem Zafar, Professor-of-the-Practice & Faculty Director, San Francisco Campus

This is a very easy read to acquaint first-year business students with the concept of entrepreneurship. The chapters covered the basics of business ownership, from company formation to marketing. The self-check quizzes at the end of each chapter were helpful.
-- Dr. D. Zaharopoulos, Business Faculty,
Phoenix College

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