The illusions of entrepreneurship : the costly myths that entrepreneurs, investors, and policy makers live by / Scott A. Shane.
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2008], ©2008.
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| Physical Description: | xi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- America : land of entrepreneurship in an entrepreneurial era?
- What are today's entrepreneurial industries?
- Who becomes an entrepreneur?
- What does the typical start-up look like?
- How are new businesses financed?
- How well does the typical entrepreneur do?
- What makes some entrepreneurs more successful than others?
- Why don't women start more companies?
- Why is black entrepreneurship so rare?
- How valuable is the average start-up?.