Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. America: Land of Entrepreneurship in an Entrepreneurial Era? 9
6. 2. What Are Today’s Entrepreneurial Industries? 30
7. 3. Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? 40
8. 4. What Does the Typical Start-Up Look Like? 64
9. 5. How Are New Businesses Financed? 79
10. 6. How Well Does the Typical Entrepreneur Do? 97
11. 7. What Makes Some Entrepreneurs More Successful Than Others? 111
12. 8. Why Don’t Women Start More Companies? 125
13. 9. Why Is Black Entrepreneurship So Rare? 135
14. 10. How Valuable Is the Average Start-Up? 146
15. Conclusion 160
16. Notes 167
17. Index 201