Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council : guidelines for starting and managing businesses / Alexandrina Maria Pauceanu, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pauceanu, Alexandrina Maria, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gulf Cooperation Council.

New business enterprises.

Entrepreneurship.

Small business--Management.

Small business.

Persian Gulf States--Economic conditions.

Persian Gulf States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council: Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council promotes a practical approach to starting businesses, and is useful not only for students, but also to anyone seeking practical insights on the essential aspects of entrepreneurship. As a wide-ranging introduction to theories and their applications, the book covers business plans, feasibility studies, and sources of startup funds. Case studies from GCC countries make the book a useful source of guidelines for starting and managing a business. Provides local and regional cases and examples familiar to GCC students Covers all important subjects within entrepreneurship, from cultivating entrepreneurial habits and values, to sources of business financing Emphasizes the variety of practical alternatives available to entrepreneurs

Contents:

Front Cover; Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council; Entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council: Guidelines for Starting and Managing Businesses; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Bibliography; 1 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship ; Who Is an Entrepreneur?; Concept of Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise; Entrepreneur; Personal Development for an Entrepreneur; Personal Financial Management for an Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurship; Enterprise; Decision to be an Entrepreneur; Reasons to Become an Entrepreneur

Step 3: Decision on Joint Venture, Limited Company, or Sole ProprietorshipStep 4: Choice of a Business Name; Step 5: Business Location; Step 6: License and Other Documentation; Step 7: Business TIN and Bank Accounts; Myths on Entrepreneurship; Chapter One Questions; Choose Either True or False; Multiple Choice Questions; References; 2 - Small and Medium Enterprises in Oman and GCC ; Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Gulf Cooperation Council; Introduction; Definition of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Gulf Cooperation Council

Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Definition in Oman (Table 2.1)Current Trends of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Gulf Cooperation Council; Importance of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Gulf Cooperation Council; Contribution of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises to the Economy; Reasons Why the Support for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Gulf Region Is Different; Therefore, What Is a Good Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Support Strategy in Gulf Cooperation Council Context?; Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Oman

Case Study: A Small Business Enterprise in Salalah-Sadim Business ConsultingHave Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Contributed to the Omani Economy?; What Are the Roles of the Government in Saving Omani Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise?; Growth Opportunity for the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise in Oman; Chapter Two Questions; Choose Either True or False; Multiple Choice Questions; References; 3 - Business Feasibility Study ; Introduction; Benefits of Conducting a Feasibility Analysis for the Product/Service; How to Test a Business Idea; Components of Feasibility Analysis

Product/Service Feasibility Analysis

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed Septemeber 17, 2016).

ISBN:

9780128112892

0128112891

9780128112885

0128112883

OCLC:

961354124