Start-up

A Practical Guide to Starting and Running a New Business
2. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-319-94546-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 412 g

Reihe: Management for Professionals

This guide for aspiring entrepreneurs provides expert advice on every aspect of launching a new business. It is designed to be of particular value for academics wishing to exploit the commercial value of a new technology or business solution. Inspiring and readable, it shows how to evaluate the strength of a business idea, how to protect inventions, reviews legal steps and responsibilities, shows how to position products in the market, how to create a business plan and raise initial capital. Case studies, exercises and tips demystify the process of starting a business, build confidence and greatly increase the chances of success.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, Tom

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensgründung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- How Good Is Your Idea?.- How Can You Protect Your Ideas?.- What Is a Company?.- How Do You Market Your Product?.- How Do You Finance Your Business?.- How Do You Create a Financial Model?.- How Do You Write a Business Plan?.- Your Role and Your Team.- Closing Remarks.

Über Autor(innen)

Before setting up his own management consultancy business, Hi Consulting, in 2002, Tom Harris was a lecturer and led an academic research group in a top ranked university department, then spun-out a medical device company which went on to win awards for product innovation. Tom’s current business supports and monitors funded R&D collaborations and assists start-up and developing businesses develop, grow and export.