New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century with PowerWeb and New Business Mentor CD (Paperback)

~ (Author), Stephen Spinelli (Author)

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Product Description

Timmons & Spinelli's, New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship For The 21st Century, 6/e is a perforated paperback text that covers the process of getting a new venture started, growing the venture, successfully harvesting it and starting again. Through text, case studies, and hands-on exercises, the book guides students in discovering the concepts of entrepreneurship and the competencies, skills, know-how and experience that are sufficient to pursue different entrepreneurial opportunities. The authors recognize that there is no substitute for actually starting a company, but believe that it is possible to expose students to many of the vital issues and immerse them in key learning experiences.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 6 edition (May 9, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072875704
• ISBN-13: 978-0072875706
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #606,280 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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115 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this version, December 12, 1999

By	Jones "itimbuktu" (Columbia, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century (Paperback)

If you are an entrepreneur, don't buy this 1998 edition, buy the 1995 version. This new edition is basically just a text book with cases and questions. It would be great for an MBA class but not someone who wanted to start their own business. The 1995 version of this book, also sold on Amazon, is fantastic for entrepreneurs. It has over 700 pages of information, worksheets and examples. Do yourself a favor, buy the older version.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Earlier versions are better, April 28, 2004

By A Customer

This book includes numerous tear-out exercises and cases. It might be appropriate for a classroom but it is not ideal for prospective entrepreneurs.

Earlier versions of this book had good material on writing a business plan and determining appropriate sources of capital and less extraneous fillers. Save yourself a lot of money and buy a more practical book on the subject or the 1995 version if you want the business plan and financing materials.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive "Owners' Manual" for Entrepreneurs, November 21, 2001

By	Lisa Anne in Northern California "laforsythe" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century (Paperback)

Like the previous reviewer, I too purchased the 4th Edition of this text (paperback), and was extremely pleased. Before starting my current business, I consulted extensively with this text, and was pleased with its comprehensive, practical nature - covering everything from a personality assessment of one's readiness for self-employment, to exhaustive preparation information for a business plan. The book also extensively covers financing an entrepreneurial venture, comparing both debt and equity (including Venture Capital) methodologies.

On a practical note, I also like the fact that all the pages are perforated...there have been several that I have taken out and used hands-on!

I cannot comment on the relative worth of this version vs. the newer version, as I only have the 4th edition.