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BUS 827 – Entrepreneurship in Business

2015 – S1 Evening

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Lecturer in charge
Karl Qin
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E4B 104
By appointment
Moderator
Erik Lundmark
Contact via Via email
E4A, Room 451
By appointment
Yang Yang
Erik Lundmark
Credit points Credit points
4
Prerequisites Prerequisites
(BUS651 or MKTG696) or (admission to MLabQAMgt or MIntRelMIntTrdeComLaw or MIntTrdeComLaw or PGDipIntTrdeComLaw or PGCertIntTrdeComLaw or MBiotech or MRadiopharmSc)
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Unit description Unit description
The purpose of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of the process that an entrepreneur employs to develop an idea into an opportunity and then into a thriving, valuable business. We will see how the application of sound principles of business strategy underpins the entrepreneurial process and is critical in achieving a successful outcome. Successful completion of this unit will provide students with knowledge and tools that will support them in their own entrepreneurial endeavours or equip them to contribute as part of an entrepreneurial team. The learning outcomes of this unit focus on applying the entrepreneurial process model to analyse entrepreneurs' venture creation; understanding and practising idea generation and screening including opportunity analysis of trends, feasibility and competitive analysis; understanding the process of how to write up a feasibility analysis and business plan to launch the new venture successfully; and finally understanding the basics of entrepreneurial finance including the raising funds, financing for growth, financial evaluation of opportunities, and acquisition financing.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

General Assessment Information

Task Weight   Linked Learning Outcomes Linked Graduate Capabilities  
Online Discussion 10%   1,2,3 a, b, c  
Business Plan Report 30%   1,2,3 a, b, c  
Individual Research 30%   1,3 a, b, c  
Final Examination 30%   1,2,3 a, b, c  

Graduate Capabilities:

a) PG - Discipline Knowledge and Skills b) PG - Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking c) PG - Capable of Professional and Personal Judgment and Initiative

Learning Outcomes:

1) Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship 2) Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation 3) Skill in new venture creation and management

 

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Due
A1- On line Discussion 10% Continuously through the unit
A2: Business Plan Report 30% See Schedule
A3: Individual Research 30% See Schedule
Final Examnination 30% In exam period

A1- On line Discussion

Due: Continuously through the unit
Weighting: 10%

Student participate weekly discussion through Ilearn Weekly Learning Activities


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

A2: Business Plan Report

Due: See Schedule
Weighting: 30%

Submission

There are three components to the Group project as follows:

  1. Preliminary Report A2-1 (6-10 pages). Worth (5%). Due on Week 5 - Wednesday (25th March)
  2. Final Group Report A2-2 (25-30pages).  Worth (20%). Due in Week 10 - Wednesday (13th May)
  3. Group presentation A2-3 Worth (5%). Between Weeks 10-12.

 

No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline.  There will be a deduction of 20% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 40% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

A3: Individual Research

Due: See Schedule
Weighting: 30%

Submission

Each student completes an individual assignment. This individual assignment worths 30%.  The topic of the individual assignment is " My definition of Entrepreneurship". The individual assignment consists of two parts.

A3-1.Summary of one journal paper - Due on Week 3 (11th of March) via Turnitin

A3- 2. Essay "My definition of Entrepreneurship" - Due on Week 7 (22nd of April) via Turnitin

Criteria

As per the assessment guidelines on iLearn website

No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 20% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 40% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

Final Examnination

Due: In exam period
Weighting: 30%

The Final Examination is designed to assess a student's body of knowledge and critical thinking skills. Examination consists of questions requiring written responses. These questions may be in multiple choice formats, short answer or require short essay responses.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

Delivery and Resources

 Classes

  • BUS827 incorporates the lecture and tutorial in one 3-hour session, classes may move between lecture and tutorial elements (including student presentations) in order to break-up the class and ensure an optimal learning environment.
  • The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at:http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
  • Class Attendance: You must attend at least 11 of the 13 weekly classes – failure to do so may affect your learning outcomes and performance in this Unit.  Students are expected to arrive on time, and not to leave until the class ends. If you have a recurring problem that makes you late, or forces you to leave early, have the courtesy to discuss this with your lecturer/tutor.
  • Students are encouraged to actively ask questions of the lecturer in class, to seek clarification of issues covered. Students who disturb or disrupt in lectures and tutorial class will be asked to leave.
  • Mobile phones must be turned OFF. No recordings of the seminars can be made without permission of the lecturer​

 REQUIRED  AND  RECOMMENDED  TEXTS  AND/OR MATERIALS

  1. Prescribed text:  Hisrich, Robert D.; Peters,  Michael P.; Shepherd, Dean A.

Title: Entrepreneurship, Ninth Edition; ISBN 9780078029196(alk. paper)-ISBN0078029198; Published in 2013, by McGraw-Hill Iewin

 This text is available for purchase at the Macquarie University Co-Op Bookshop. Additional readings and other materials, including PowerPoint slides for each lecture, will be placed on the unit webpage.

Recommended supplementary texts:

  1. Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management , Global Edition;                                                  By: Norman Scarborough: ISBN 9780273787129; Published 09/01/2013 Published by Pearson Higher Ed USA, Pages 720, Format Paperback
  2. Kim, W. and Mauborgne, R. 2005, Blue Ocean Strategy, McGraw Hill

TECHNOLOGY  USED  AND  REQUIRED

  • Students are required to learn how to use power point, word processing & iLearn course website.  No recording devices are to be used by students to record lecture notes without the permission of the lecturer.
  • Technology used and required (e.g., access to a personal computer is required in order to complete tasks on iLearn)

Unit webpage

The web page for this unit can be found at:http://ilearn.mq.edu.au

TeachinanLearninStrategy

  • The unit is taught by lectures and tutorial activities with group discussions.
  • Normally, there will be a lecture at the beginning of each class that will be used to present new concepts and tools that will contribute to students’ understanding of the subject area and assist you to complete assessment tasks.  These lectures will be interactive and will use real life examples where possible.  In order to prepare for these lectures, students are required to complete the chapter reading in the textbook in advance.  These readings are set out in the week-by-week timetable that can be found in this section.

What is required to pass this unit satisfactorily

In order to pass this Course, students must attain an overall composite pass mark of at least 50%.

 

Unit Schedule

Weekly Schedule

Week Date Lecture Assessment
Week 1 25th of February

Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneur Mind-set

Chapter 1

 
Week 2 4th of March

Opportunity Identification

Chapter 5

 
Week 3 11th of March

Business Idea Creation

Chapter 4

 
Week 4 18th of March

Entrepreneurial Strategy

Chapter 3

 
Week 5 25th of March

Business Plan

Chapter 7

 
Week 6 1st of April

Marketing Plan

Chapter 8

 
Week 15-16   Mid- Semester Break  
Week 7 22nd of April

Business Model

Chapters 9&10

 
Week 8 29th of April

Source of Capital

Chapter 11

 
Week 9 6th of May

Risk Capital, Venture Capital, Going Public

Chapter 12

 
Week10 13th of May Challenges and Failure  
Week 11 20th of May

Managing the Growth

Chapters 13 & 14

 

Week 12

27th of May

Family Business and Intrapreneur

Chapter 2 & 15 

 
Week 13 3rd of June  Summary of the Unit  

 

Learning and Teaching Activities

Reading

Textbooks, journal articles and on-line materials

Lectures

Lectures from staff and guest lecturers

Workshops

Participation in problem solving workshops

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

Assessment Policy  http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html

Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html

Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html

Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html

Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.

In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

TO PASS THIS UNIT : ASSESSMENTS: In order to pass this course students must attempt ALL assessment tasks and achieve at least a 50% mark overall.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

Learning Skills

Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.

Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au

IT Help

For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/

When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Graduate Capabilities

PG - Capable of Professional and Personal Judgment and Initiative

Our postgraduates will demonstrate a high standard of discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgment. They will have the ability to make informed choices and decisions that reflect both the nature of their professional work and their personal perspectives.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

Assessment tasks

  • A1- On line Discussion
  • A2: Business Plan Report
  • A3: Individual Research
  • Final Examnination

PG - Discipline Knowledge and Skills

Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

Assessment tasks

  • A1- On line Discussion
  • A2: Business Plan Report
  • A3: Individual Research
  • Final Examnination

PG - Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Understanding of nature of being an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
  • Understanding of opportunity observation and business idea creation
  • Skill in new venture creation and management

Assessment tasks

  • A1- On line Discussion
  • A2: Business Plan Report
  • A3: Individual Research
  • Final Examnination

Changes from Previous Offering

  • The textbook used is different from previous offerings.
  • Weekly online discussion have been added, a successful way to engage students learning by doing group learning and peer reflection.
  • Individual assignment format has been changed

Research and Practice

This unit uses research from journal articles and external sources and Macquarie University researchers as listed in the references lists on iLearn.

  • Useful websites for research in this course:

Australian Government Initiative http://www.business.gov.au/Pages/default.aspxbusiness.gov.au  offers you simple and convenient access to all the government information, forms and services you need. It's a whole-of-government service providing essential information on planning, starting and growing your business.

 

Australian Industry InnovationXchange Network  http://innovationxchange.com.au

A collaborative website that seeks to address the important issues of innovation. It is an initiative of the Australian Industry Group.

 

Business Entry Point http://www.business.gov.au

A Commonwealth government initiative that makes it easy to search and deal with all levels of government including 50 Commonwealth government agencies, 100 state agencies and 125 industry associations.

 

All Business Network http://www.all-biz.com

An in-depth source of information for people who are already in business and for those just starting out. Navigation is easy and many links are included. Good bibliography of print publications.

 

AVCAL http://avcal.com.au

Australian Venture Capital Association Limited

 

Baker Library, Harvard Business School http://www.library.hbs.edu

The Baker Library Web site contains a wealth of information about publications on a wide range of business topics. The Bibliographies and Guides section contains an extensive, annotated bibliography of books, serial publications, and Web sites on small business and high growth companies. Other annotated bibliographies help users find company, industry, and financial services information sources.

 

Bread TV http://wwwbreadtv.com.au

Bread TV is an Australian lifestyle TV show showcasing small business using real life case studies about the trials and tribulations of running a small business. The website provides deeper content around the stories and features practical, hands-on business advice.

 

Business Owners Toolkit. Riverwood, IL: CCH, Inc. http://www.toolkit.cch.com

Features advice from the SOHO Guidebook, as well as a collection of business forms and selected current news of interest to small business owners. They also have a fee based premium service that allows you to search proprietary databases.

 

Business Resource Center http://www.morebusiness

A very thorough site that offers tips for getting started, advice, a free newsletter, weekly business tips, marketing tips, management center, financing guide, legal clinic, profitability tips, information about upcoming trade shows, tax talk, and other business links.

 

Business Week Enterprise. New York: Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz

Features news, article archives, and resources for finance, technology, market research, staff and benefits, travel, and more. Some features are unique to Business Week, with others the partner with other information providers such as the Business Owners Toolkit, DRI/McGraw Hill, and Standard & Poors.

 

 

Career LeaderTM http://www.careerdiscovery.com/hbsp

Career LeaderTM is a fully integrated approach to business career self-assessment developed by Dr. James Waldroop and Timothy Butler, Directors of MBA Career Development Programs at Harvard Business School.

 

CEOExpress http://www.ceoexpress.com

Based on the principle that 80% of the useful information on the Internet comes from a small percentage of the Web sites, CEOExpress was designed to provide links to the best

business sites for targeted business applications and research. Not just for entrepreneurs, this site contains the bookmarks for the best business information sites. Updated daily.

 

Edward Lowe Foundation/Small Biz Net http://www.lowe.org

Sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation, this Web site offers features such as current small business news, seminars, current events, digital library, Edge Online, and the small

biznet exchange. Includes links to government & private sites.

 

 

Entre World. Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Center For Entrepreneurial Leadership Inc. http://www.entreworld.org

This Web site gives advice on starting and running your business; includes service directories and useful links for small businesses.

 

Enterprize Competition http://www.enterprize.uq.edu.au/index.html

University of Queensland Business School's Enterprize Competition is open to all entrepreneurs with a business idea that is ready to launch. Enterprize provides seed capital to promising start-up companies and gives participants the opportunity to have their business plan reviewed by potential investors. Fostering networking with venture capitalists and business angels, it could be the perfect launch-pad for your new venture.

 

FinanceHub http://www.financehub.com

Finance Hub offers many options for seekers of venture capital and investors. Includes information on venture capital companies, law advice, banking information, and articles on how to obtain venture capital. Entrepreneurs can list their companies for free in the Finance Hub database.

 

The Foundation for Enterprise Development http://www.fed.org

The Foundation for Enterprise Development is a non-profit organization that provides equity compensation and employee ownership strategies to thousands of entrepreneurs and key executives worldwide. The site has an array of useful links and tools of interest to anyone interested in starting their own business.

 

Garage.com http://www.garage.com

It provides assistance and advice to entrepreneurs to help them obtain seed level financing. Identifies and pre-screens high quality investment opportunities matched to investors'

identified interests.

 

MIT Enterprise Forum http://www.mit-forum-cambridge.org

Over the past twenty years, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge has assisted approximately 1,000 companies in a variety of ways — helping them to make their business plans more attractive to financial resources, build management teams, focus on specific markets, develop strategic alliances, and providing education programs.

 

Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com

Palo Alto Software publishes the market leading business plan software, and also has an excellent free information site at Bplans.com — you can find out about the software behind it all here.

 

Quicken: Small Business. Intuit, Inc.

http://www.quicken.com/small_business

Includes news and trends, advice, chat rooms, and questions and answers. Lets you customize the site with industry news.

 

The Small Business Advisor http://www.isquare.com

Site includes articles of interest to small business. Topics include: operations, marketing, selling, legal issues, and customers. Site also has books for sale, daily marketing tips,

tax hints, a glossary, and a list of small business associations.

 

Entrepreneur.Com http://entrepreneur.com

This website contains more than 30,000 pages of small business content with 33 industry experts who will answer user questions and conduct hosted chats on a wide variety of

topics. The site also includes 11 databases to help users to locate anything from banks to business opportunities, and services such as a barter network, business financing, lawyers, personnel, and Web developers.

 

Small Business Administration. Washington, DC: U.S. Small Business Administration. http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov

The Small Business Administration's home page provides information on starting, financing, and expanding a business, and includes an extensive list of great business hot-links and a library of business shareware.

 

Small Business Centre http://smallbusiness.ninemsn.com.au

From the Channel Nine stable of webpages that run complementary to current television shows, the Small Business Centre offers practical advice, tools and services for small

business operators.

 

Smallbusiness.gov.au http://www.smallbusiness.gov.au

A useful online directory of small business information provided by various Australian government departments and agencies

 

LIST OF USEFUL WEB SITES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

 

Entrepreneurship-Focused Periodicals

 

Periodical

Web Site Address

 

Entrepreneur

www.entrepreneur.com

Fast Company

www.fastcompany.com

Fortune Small Business

http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/

Home Business Magazine

www.homebusinessmag.com/

Inc.

www.inc.com

Industry Week

www.industryweek.com/

Minority Business Entrepreneur

www.mbemag.com

MIT Technology Review

www.technologyreview.com

San Jose Mercury News

www.mercurynews.com/

Small Business Opportunities

www.sbomag.com

The Wall Street Journal

www.wsj.com

Wired

www.wired.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrepreneurship-Focused Web Sites (general information)

 

Web Site

Web Site Address

 

All Business

www.allbusiness.com

BizStats.com

www.bizstats.com

BusinessFinance.com

www.businessfinance.com

Business Owner’s Toolkit

www.toolkit.cch.com

Business Resource Center

www.morebusiness.com

Businessweek Small Business

www.businessweek.com/smallbiz

Center for Women’s Business Research

www.womensbusinessresearch.org

Edward Lowe Peerspectives

www.peerspectives.org

EntreWorld

www.entrepreneurship.org/

Entrepreneurship Education on the Web

http://eweb.slu.edu

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

www.gemconsortium.org  

Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs

www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs

Idea Café

www.businessownersideacafe.com

Making It!

www.makingittv.com

National Federation of Independent Businesses

www.nfib.com

Red Herring

www.redherring.com

SEC Filings

www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Small Business Advisor

www.isquare.com

Small Business Resources

www.smallbusinessresources.com

Small Business Trends

www.smallbiztrends.com

Startupping

www.startupping.com

STVP Educators Corner (Stanford)

http://edcorner.stanford.edu

The Wall Street Journal Small Business

www.startupjournal.com

U.S. Small Business Administration

www.sba.gov

Yahoo! Industry Center

http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/index.html

 

Entrepreneurship-Focused Web Sites (specific information)

 

Web Site

 

Web Site Address

Angel Investor News

www.angel-investor-news.com

BizPlanIt

www.bizplanit.com

BizStats

www.bizstats.com

Board Member

www.boardmember.com

BPlans

www.bplans.com

Business Plan Help Center

www.growthink.com/helpcenter.html

BusinessFinance.com

www.businessfinance.com

Center for Business Planning

www.businessplans.org

Center for Rural Entrepreneurship

http://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/

Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization

www.c-e-o.org

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurship

www.e2.org

Coolbusinessideas

www.coolbusinessideas.com

Evan Carmichael

www.evancarmichael.com

Fambiz.com (family business)

www.fambiz.com

FindLaw

http://biz.findlaw.com

Franchise.com

www.franchise.com

Franchise Direct

www.franchisedirect.com

Franchise Opportunities

http://www.franchiseopportunities.com/

Garage Technology Ventures

www.garage.com

InternetNews.com

www.internetnews.com/bus-news

Marketwatch From Dow Jones

www.marketwatch.com

MegaLaw

www.megalaw.com

Money Tree Report

www.pwcmoneytree.com

NASDAQ

www.nasdaq.com

National Business Incubation Association

www.nbia.org

National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance

www.nciia.org

National Inventor Fraud Center

www.inventorfraud.com

National Venture Capital Association

www.nvca.org

SEC Edgar Database

www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Service Corps of Retired Executives

www.score.org

Startup Review

www.startup-review.com

The Capital Connection

www.capital-connection.com

The Center for Venture Research

www.unh.edu/cvr/

Tradepub

http://internet.tradepub.com

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

www.uspto.gov/

Valuation Resources

www.valuationresources.com

Venture Capital Journal

www.vcjnews.com/

Venture Reporter

http://venturereporter.net/

Yahoo! Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com

 

 

Entrepreneurship-Focused Blogs

Blog

Web Site Address

A VC—Musings of a VC in NYC

http://avc.blogs.com

Be Excellent

http://www.sixdisciplines.com/_blog/The_Six_Disciplines_Blog

Bnoopy—An Entrepreneurship Blog

http://bnoopy.typepad.com

Brian Watkins the Extreme Entrepreneur

www.brianwatkins.com/blogs/

entrepreneurship

Business Opportunity Blog

www.businessopportunity.com

Business Opportunities Weblog

www.business-opportunities.biz

Canadian Entrepreneur

http://canentrepreneur.blogspot.com/

Duct Tape Marketing Blog

http://www.ducttapemarketing.com

Entrepreneur Magazine

www.entrepreneur.com/blog

Entrepreneurs-Journey

www.entrepreneurs-journey.com

Guy Kawasaki’s Blog

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/

Innovation.Net Weblog

http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet

John Battelle’s Searchblog 

http://battellemedia.com

Paul Allen

www.paulallen.net

Redeye VC

http://redeye.firstround.com

Seth Godin Blog

www.sethgodin.com/sg/

Social Entrepreneurship Blog

www.socialroi.com

Start-Up Guide

http://startupguide.typepad.com

VentureBeat

www.venturebeat.com

VentureBlog—A Random Walk Down Sand Hill Road

www.ventureblog.com

WayTooEarly

http://waytooearly.firstround.com

YoungEntrepreneur

www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog

Entrepreneurship-Focused Podcasts

Podcast

Web Site Address

Businessweek—Behind This Week’s Cover Story

www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/cover_stories/current.html

Got Invention Radio Podcast

www.gotinvention.com/

HBR Idea Cast

http://blogs.hbr.org/ideacast/

Mixergy

www.mixergy.com

PRI: Social Entrepreneurship

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/pri/.jukebox?action=viewPodcast&podcastId=14484

Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html

This Week in Startups

http://thisweekinstartups.com/

This Week in Venture Capital

http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-venture-capital/

 

Entrepreneurship-Focused Scholarly Journals

 

Journal

Web Site Address

 

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

 

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/08985626.asp

 

Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice

www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1042-2587

 

Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research

www.babson.edu/entrep/fer/

 

Journal of Business Venturing

www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08839026

 

Journal of Small Business Management

http://www.icsb.org/jsbm.asp

 

Journal of Small Business Strategy

http://www.smallbusinessinstitute.biz/journals/jsbs.html

 

Small Business Economics

http://www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/klu/sbej

 

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

 

http://sej.strategicmanagement.net/

The Journal of Product Innovation Management

 

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0737-6782

Venture Capital

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13691066.asp

 

 

Company Information

 

Web Site

Web Site Address

 

Annual Report Service

www.annualreportservice.com

CEO Express

www.ceoexpress.com

BRINT

www.brint.com

Business Wire

www.businesswire.com

Hoover’s Online

www.hoovers.com

PR Newswire

www.prnewswire.com

The Wall Street Journal

www.wsj.com

 

Terms, Financial Ratios, and Encyclopedia-Related Material

 

Web Site

Web Site Address

 

About (entrepreneurship terms)

http://entrepreneurs.about.com/cs/

generalresources/a/glossaryindex.htm

BNET

http://www.findarticles.com/

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (economic terms)

www.frbsf.org/tools/glossary/glossReg.

Html

How Stuff Works (learn how stuff works)

www.howstuffworks.com/

InvestorTerms (investment dictionary)

www.investorterms.com

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Investopedia (financial ratios)

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