Chapter 1. Entrepreneurship in America: An Overview

Chapter 2. Conceptual Foundations of Entrepreneurship

Chapter 3. Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Chapter 4. The Path to Innovation and Creativity

Chapter 5. E-entrepreneurship

Chapter 6. Social Entrepreneurship

Chapter 7. International Entrepreneurship

Chapter 8. Entrepreneurship in India and China

Chapter 9. Leading and Managing a Growing Firm

Chapter 10. The Last Word

Appendix I. Steps in Planning an Entrepreneurial Venture
Appendix II. Getting a Bank Loan. What Your Bank Likes to Know
Appendix III. The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Exporting

Falih M. Alsaaty

Bowie State University, USA

Dr. Falih M. Alsaaty is Professor of Management in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Public Administration at the College of Business, Bowie State University. He, in cooperation with other faculty members, played the key role in the creation of the College’s MBA Program. Dr. Alsaaty received his MBA and PhD degrees from the Graduate School of Business Administration (Stern School of Business), New York University, New York. Prior to joining the University, Dr. Alsaaty was Professor of Management and Director of the International Business Center at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC. He has extensive teaching and research experience in the fields of Management, Business Strategy, and Entrepreneurship. He taught in a number of universities in the United States and abroad, including the American University, Washington, DC; Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq; and Jordan University, Amman, Jordan. He also served in a few other organizations, including the World Bank, Washington, DC. Dr. Alsaaty has numerous publications in professional journals and several books.

Hany H. Makhlouf

University of the District of Columbia, USA

Hany H. Makhlouf is a Professor Emeritus at the School of Business and Public Administration of the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, D. C. He has served as a Professor of Management and International Business , Department Chair, and Director of the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Public Administration Programs in the same institution, published over 60 journal and newspaper articles, and co-authored three books. He has also taught at George Washington University, and served as a Research Associate at the American University in Washington, D. C. He earned his Master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, and his Ph. D. degree from the American University.