An Asperger leader's guide to entrepreneurship : setting up your own business for leaders with autism spectrum disorder / Rosalind A. Bergemann ; foreword by Michael John Carley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergemann, Rosalind A., author.

Carley, Michael John, author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Asperger's Employment Skills Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Autism spectrum disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Are you a business person with Asperger Syndrome considering a new career path by going it alone, or a young graduate on the spectrum with a great business idea? This is a comprehensive guide to using Asperger skills to set up your own business and offers practical advice on the more challenging aspects of entrepreneurship.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Of Related Author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Michael John Carley; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1 Understanding What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur; Chapter 1 Understanding Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneur; Chapter 2 Why do People Decide to Become Entrepreneurs?; PART 2 Moving from a Corporate Job to an Entrepreneurial Career; Chapter 3 Strategic Planning and Decision Making as an Entrepreneur; Chapter 4 Differences in Entrepreneurial Operational Processes in General; PART 3 Practicalities of Starting Up Your Business

Chapter 5 Identifying and Formalising your Business Vision: I've Made the Decision - Now What?Chapter 6 Initial Financial Budgeting and Forecasting; Chapter 7 Developing a Competitive Advantage; Chapter 8 Developing a More Formal Business Model and Plan; Chapter 9 The Entrepreneur as a Leader; Chapter 10 Dealing with Suppliers; Chapter 11 Marketing yourself and your Business: Your Public Face; Chapter 12 Initial Business Development; Chapter 13 The Tender and Contracting Process; PART 4 Personal Development for Entrepreneurs on the Autism Spectrum; Chapter 14 Developing Working Relationships

Chapter 15 Networking: An On-going RequirementChapter 16 Making your New Business the Focus in your Life: NOT your Life in Totality; Chapter 17 Developing your Work Area to Optimise your Performance; Chapter 18 Taking on other Shareholders: The Challenge of Sharing your Business; Chapter 19 Learning to Live with Change: The Life of an Entrepreneur; Conclusion; PART 5 Practical Tools and Exercises; Toolkit Exercise 1: Understanding Your Motivation For Starting A Business; Toolkit Exercise 2: Agreeing policies and processes; Toolkit Exercise 3: Key Systems, Departments and People

Toolkit Exercise 4: Understanding your Financial RequirementsToolkit Exercise 5: Your Start-Up Checklist; Toolkit Exercise 6: Your Initial Budget; Toolkit Exercise 7: Sample Invitation To Tender Document; Toolkit Exercise 8: Networking Flowchart; Toolkit Exercise 9: Notepad For Recording A Network Session; Toolkit Exercise 10: Understanding Your Potential Hypersensitivities; References; Index; Also available

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 November 22, 2014).

ISBN:

9780857009784

0857009788

OCLC:

893736542