02937nam 2200793 a 450 991096961210332120100520144032.097984006723099786612728549978128272854712827285479780313382932031338293X10.5040/9798400672309(CKB)2670000000036085(EBL)578611(OCoLC)667240745(SSID)ssj0000421090(PQKBManifestationID)11274334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421090(PQKBWorkID)10407883(PQKB)10712081(Au-PeEL)EBL578611(CaPaEBR)ebr10408569(CaONFJC)MIL272854(DLC)BP9798400672309BC(MiAaPQ)EBC578611(Perlego)4169157(iGPub)BLOMUS0004375(OCoLC)548555654(EXLCZ)99267000000003608520100520e20102024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInvesting in entrepreneurs a strategic approach for strengthening your regional and community economy /Gregg A. Lichtenstein and Thomas S. Lyons1st ed.Santa Barbara, Calif. :Praeger,c2010.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (219 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9798216104681 9780313382925 0313382921 Includes bibliographical references and index.Rediscovering our roots: entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship leading economic development -- Putting 'development' back into economic development -- The skill ladder -- Stages in the life cycle of a business -- Moving from a pool to a pipeline -- Exploring the dynamics within the pipeline -- Strategies for managing the pipeline -- Using the pipeline to design strategic options -- Principles of pipeline management.A compelling argument for placing entrepreneurship at the heart of economic development provides a guidebook for how this can be done efficiently, effectively, and equitably.Economic developmentEntrepreneurshipIndustrial promotionNew business enterprisesRegional planningEconomic development.Entrepreneurship.Industrial promotion.New business enterprises.Regional planning.658.4/21Lichtenstein Gregg A313043Lyons Thomas S313045DLCDLCUtOrBLWBOOK9910969612103321Investing in entrepreneurs4340663UNINA