This is the first comprehensive academic textbook on entrepreneurship in South Africa. Entrepreneurship education has experienced remarkable growth in the last three decades, and the need for a major work on the subject has become apparent.

The book is divided into six parts: A Entrepreneurship development and what is required to become an entrepreneur; B The entrepreneurial process, starting with creativity and innovation, opportunities, the business plan, resource and legal requirements, financing, as well as how to get started; C Alternative routes to starting a business, namely entering the family business, franchising and buying a business; D Post-start-up challenges such as managing growth, growth strategies, business failure and turnaround, harvesting, as well as international and e-business opportunities and strategies; E Corporate venturing; F A number of practical and real-life South African case studies.

• Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs: The nature and development of entrepeneurship, the entrepreneur. The entrepreneurial process: Creativity, innovation and business oppertunity, the window of oppertunity, the business plan, resource requirements and legal and related aspects
• getting started
• financing entrepreneurial ventures
• networking and support. Alternative routes to entrepreneurship: Entering the family business
• buying a franchise
• the business buy-out.