Nascent entrepreneurs are people who are engaged in creating new ventures. This chapter reviews the international evidence on how many of them are there around the world, what they are doing, who they are, what makes them different, and which ones see their vision through to eventual start-up.

The topic of entrepreneurial finance involves many issues including but not limited to the risks and returns to being an entrepreneur, financial contracting, business planning, capital gaps and the availability of capital, and market booms and busts. This handbook provides a comprehensive...

"This book addresses the strategic business practice and the role of end-users' issues within the digital economy. It emphasizes emergent and innovative aspects of design, development and implementation of digital economy initiatives, highlighting the relationship and interaction between humans...