Entrepreneurship / Solita A. Frias and Cristina B. Banastao.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Concept of entrepreneurship -- Who is an entrepreneur? -- Entrepreneurial competencies -- Entrepreneurial qualities and self-assessment -- II. Entrepreneurial activities -- Trading -- Manufacturing -- Service -- III. Creating an enterprise -- Identifying business opportunities in the environment -- Global opportunities -- Forms of business organizations -- IV. Business planning -- Planning the business to establish -- Project feasibility study -- Writing the business Plan -- V. Management -- Functions of management -- Evolution of management -- Managing human resources -- VI. Accounting and legal requirements -- Bookkeeping -- Financial statement analysis -- Taxation -- Business law -- VII. Social and ethical responsibilities -- Business ethics.

"Many developed countries became developed mainly because of the concerted efforts of the small business proprietors called entrepreneurs. Taken together, their efforts gave rise to countries like the United States of America, The United Kingdom and many countries in Europe. Their economies grew because of the contribution of the entrepreneurs in employment, income, government taxes and availability of goods and services.
This book presents an alternative to employment - by being a business owner.You are the boss. Capital is not important because you can start small or byfinancing. What is important is your willingness to take action.
The chapters will teach you how to start a business, how to prepare a business plan, how to prepare a feasibility study, how to manage your business and how to interpret your financial statements. Also discussed are taxation, ethics in business and your responsibility to the community in general"-- Preface of the book.