TY - BOOK AU - Deakins,David AU - Freel,Mark S. TI - Entrepreneurship and small firms SN - 9780071288774 [newsprint] PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Great Britain KW - Small business KW - Management KW - New business enterprises N1 - Previous ed.: 1999; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: 1 The entrepreneur: concepts and evidence -- 2 Entrepreneurial activity, the economy and the importance of small firms -- 3 Diversity in entrepreneurship: the role of women and ethnic minorities -- 4 Sources of finance: overview of issues and bank finance -- 5 Sources of venture finance -- 6 Innovation and entrepreneurship -- 7 Information and communications technologies and e-business -- 8 Entrepreneurial and growth firms -- 9 International entrepreneurship -- 10 Family business -- 11 Social entrepreneurship -- 12 Issues in business start-up -- 13 Preparation for business start-up: research, design and implementation of business plans ER -