Download or read book The Life Cycle of Entrepreneurial Ventures written by Simon Parker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses topical issues in entrepreneurship organized around the various stages of venture creation, development and performance. It is arranged in several parts, dealing with the pre-start stage, followed by venture creation, financing ventures, venture development, and venture performance. Each part contains several chapters written by experts in the relevant field. The multi-disciplinary flavor of the book is complemented by its international evidence base, featuring results from a range of different countries. The book will help researchers and practitioners who want to pinpoint the key points emerging from the latest academic thinking.