The document outlines the entrepreneurial process in 8 steps: 1) preparation as an entrepreneur through profiling and skills development, 2) starting the venture by evaluating business ideas and innovations, 3) developing a business plan covering products, marketing, and finances, 4) legally forming the business and establishing its culture, 5) obtaining financing from sources using various methods, 6) operational and implementation strategies, 7) managing growth, and 8) exiting the venture through going public or other harvesting strategies.

1. The Entrepreneurial Process
 Preparation as Entrepreneur
 Personality Profiling
 Communication Style Profiling
 Entrepreneur Profiling
 The Entrepreneur MindSet
 Typical traits, styles & attributes of SUCCESSFUL
Entrepreneurs
 Entrepreneur Skills : networking, negotiation,
leadership, resource mgt, presentation etc.

2. The Entrepreneurial Process
 Starting the Venture
 Business Idea
 Opportunity Recognition
 Evaluation
 Selection
 Creativity & Product Innovation
 Product Planning & Development Process
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3. The Entrepreneurial Process
 Business Plan Development
 The Product
 Organizational Plan
 Marketing Plan
 Financial Plan
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4. The Entrepreneurial Process
 Business Formation
 Designing Successful Organizational Structure
 Types of Business
 Setting Up Companies
 Corporate Governance
 Organizational Culture / Ethics
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5. The Entrepreneurial Process
 New Venture Financing
 Sources of Financing
 Methods of Financing
 Evaluation Methods Used by Investor & Lenders
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6. The Entrepreneurial Process
 Operational / Implementation
 HR Mgt
 Financial Mgt
 Resource Mgt
 Quality Mgt
 Intellectual Property / Legal Issues
 Competing Strategies
 Marketing & Selling Strategies
 Customer Service
 Effective Decision Making
 Conflict Mgt
 Etc.
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7. The Entrepreneurial Process
 Growth Strategies
 Managing Growth
 Expansion Strategies & Issues
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8. The Entrepreneurial Process
 Harvesting & Exiting The Venture
 Going Public
 Harvesting Strategy
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