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Entrepreneurship development is a major area of focus today as it has huge potential in creating jobs and self-employability and thus contributing to economic development. India, in the last few years in particular, has seen exponential growth of start-ups and new-age entrepreneurs. Both the Central and State Governments have been taking proactive steps towards the development of entrepreneurship in the country. The Government has launched various schemes and programmes to attract investors and create a healthy ecosystem for entrepreneurship. India is one of the largest homes of start-ups in the world and has been highly successful in bringing significant amounts of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Moreover, the Government is taking active steps in removal of the bureaucratic hurdles and bottlenecks, so that entrepreneurship development is encouraged. In order to promote the culture of entrepreneurship development, the subject has been made part of the curriculum at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels across disciplines.
This book is a sincere attempt to build the fundamentals of the subject amongst students alongside motivating them to become future entrepreneurs. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of business administration, management, and entrepreneurship.
List of contents
1. Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2. Entrepreneurship Around Us 3. Classification: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship 4. Entrepreneurial Motivation and Creativity 5. Project and Financial Analysis 6. Funding and Organisational Support 7. Business Plan Development 8. Introduction to Research 9. Legal Issues and Legislation 10. Cases on Entrepreneurship
About the author
Debasish Biswas is Assistant Professor and Head in the Department of Business Administration at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
Chanchal Dey is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities in the College of Engineering and Management at Kolaghat, West Bengal, India.
Summary
Entrepreneurship development is a major area of focus today as it has huge potential in creating jobs and self-employability and thus contributing to economic development. India, in the last few years in particular, has seen exponential growth of start-ups and new age entrepreneurs.
