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As a veteran of six successful Kickstarter campaigns (and counting) and the proprietor of the Kickstarter Lessons blog, Jamey Stegmaier knows something about crowdfunding. In this book he goes beyond the nuts and bolts of how it works to a deeper level-crowdfunding not just as a cool way to raise money but as a better way to build and run a business. This book features over forty illustrative examples of crowdfunding campaigns. Some succeeded wildly-like the high-tech cooler designer whose first attempt faltered but whose second raised 13 million. Some were sobering disasters, like the board g

New business enterprises. --- New business enterprises --- Management.

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You can take care of kids and take care of business. Many mothers today are jumping into the entrepreneurial ring, transforming simple ideas into profitable ventures. And in the process, they're creating flexible jobs for themselves-all without start-up capital, business plans, or even babysitters. Venture Mom recounts inspiring stories from women who have channeled their passions into money-making products and services, from designer onesies to gluten-free cookies. They're thriving in the whirlwind of motherhood and entrepreneurship. Venture Mom helps anyone get started. It strips away the

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For years, the lean startup has been revolutionizing both new and established businesses. In this eye-opening book, serial social entrepreneur Michel Gelobter shows how it can do the same for nonprofits.Traditionally, whether creating a new business or a new program, entrepreneurs in all sectors develop a plan, find money to fund it, and pursue it to its conclusion. The problem is, over time conditions can change drastically—but you're locked into your plan. The lean startup is all about agility and flexibility. Its mantra is “build, measure, learn”: create small experimental initiatives, quickly get real-world feedback on them, and use that data to expand what works and discard what doesn't.Using dozens of social sector examples, Gelobter walks you through the process. The standard approach wastes time and money. The lean startup will help your organization vastly increase the good it does.

Social entrepreneurship. --- New business enterprises. --- Business planning.

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The advent of Web 2.0 the Internet as a platform for user-generated content and applications along with social networks and smart mobile devices changed everything. It changed how we interact. It changed our behavior. It changed how we live.Those who came of age during this remarkable technological and cultural change were dubbed the entrepreneurial generation for a reason. It's their collective dream to use this newfound technology-enabled platform to rule their own destiny, realize their dreams and change the world.Sounds great on paper, but that's not what's happening in the real world.Ac

Entrepreneurship --- Leadership --- New business enterprises --- Management

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For undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship This book is for the future entrepreneur who wants to understand the critical issues and feasibility of developing a business venture, while developing an extensive business plan. Teaching and Learning Experience This text will provide a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. Here's how: Focus on the "Front End" of the Entrepreneurial Process: The entrepreneurial process is discussed and defined as part of the comprehensive business plan process. Give Students a Solid Point of Reference: A business plan, for a fictitious company name Prime Adult Fitness, is built throughout the course of the book. Present Special Insights on Presenting and Writing a Business Plan: The book provides tips and suggesting for presenting a business plan with confidence and pose and includes a 12 slide PowerPoint with suggestions on what to include on each slide.

Business planning --- Entrepreneurship --- New business enterprises --- Planning