TY - BOOK AU - Deakins,David AU - Freel,Mark S. TI - Entrepreneurship and small firms. SN - 9780077136451 AV - HB615.D43 U1 - 338.04 22 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Great Britain KW - Small business KW - Management KW - New business enterprises N1 - Includes index; Contents: Introducing entrepreneurship and small firms: The Entrepreneur: concepts and evidence -- Entrepreneurial activity, the economy and the importance of small firms -- The domains of entrepreneurship: Family businesses -- Diversity in entrepreneurship: the role of women and ethnic minorities -- Social entrepreneurship -- Corporate entrepreneurship -- Strategy and the small firm: Sources of finance: overview of issues and bank finance -- Sources of venture finance -- Innovation and entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurial and growth firms -- International entrepreneurship -- Making it happen: Issues in business start-up -- Preparation for business start-up: research, design and implementation of business plans -- ER -