Planet Entrepreneur: The World Entrepreneurship Forum's Guide to Business Success Around the World

256 Pages·2013·1.15 MB·English

by  Steven D. Strauss

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P L A N E T
ENTREPRENEUR
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P L A N E T
ENTREPRENEUR
THE WORLD ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM’S GUIDE
TO BUSINESS SUCCESS AROUND THE WORLD
STEVEN D. STRAUSS
AND MEMBERS OF THE WORLD ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM
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CONTENTS
AbouttheWorldEntrepreneurshipForum vii
WorldEntrepreneurshipForum’sFoundingMembersDefinition ix
PrefacebyTugrulAtamer xi
Acknowledgments xv
AuthorNote xvii
SECTIONI THENEWWORLD 1
Chapter1 TheGlobalEntrepreneurialRevolution 3
InderjitSingh
Chapter2 TheEntrepreneurialTechnological
Transformation 21
NikhilAgarwal
SECTIONII EXPLORERSOFTHENEWWORLD 35
Chapter3 Entrepreneurs:TheNewGlobalAdventurers 37
Dr.ColinJones
Chapter4 GoingGreen:BusinessasanAgentofChange 49
ThaisCorral,incollaborationwithJarrodRussell
andDanieleCesano
Chapter5 SocialEntrepreneurshipandtheEndofCharity 63
TonyMeloto
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Chapter6 EmpoweringWomenandMinority
Entrepreneurship 75
JeannieE.Javelosa
Chapter7 UntappedPotentialattheBaseofthePyramid 89
JackSim
SECTIONIII THETOOLKIT 103
Chapter8 HelloEntrepreneurs,GoodbyeBorders 105
BaybarsAltuntas
Chapter9 NewFinancingforaNewEra 119
DavidDrake
Chapter10 SocialMedia:TheGameChanger 133
FadiSabbagha
Chapter11 ParadigmShiftsinEducation 147
Anna-LenaJohansson
Chapter12 CreatinganEntrepreneurialEcosystem 161
NicolasShea
SECTIONIV JOININGTHEENTREPRENEURSHIP
REVOLUTION 177
Chapter13 Intrapreneurship 179
StevenD.Strauss
Chapter14 TakingYourBusinessGlobalintheDigitalAge 191
LaurelDelaney
Chapter15 TheSelf-EmployedEntrepreneur 207
StevenD.Strauss
Index 217
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ABOUT THE WORLD
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM
T
he World Entrepreneurship Forum is a unique concept. It embraces
thetotalityoftheentrepreneurialecosystem,includingbusinessentre-
preneurs, social entrepreneurs, policy makers, experts, and academics.
It is a community of entrepreneurship from five continents and a
powerful global network of leaders selected for their achievements and
commitment to society. Every year, the Forum gathers over 250 partic-
ipants,comingfrom60countries,willingtojoinwiththeirpeerstothink,
act, and transform their environment.
It is both a think tank and a do tank:
(cid:129) Memberssharethelatesttrendsandissuesaboutglobalentrepreneurship.
(cid:129) They develop ideas and recommendations aimed at promoting and
spreading entrepreneurship worldwide.
(cid:129) They facilitate entrepreneurial initiatives on a local or global scale.
The World Entrepreneurship Forum promotes the development of
entrepreneurship, creating wealthand social justice. Thisdual approach,
economic and social, is one of the distinguishing features of the Forum.
The Forum’s “Entrepreneur for the World” Awards showcases
internationally renowned role models who illustrate the Forum’s core
values of entrepreneurship that creates wealth and social justice, in the
following five categories:
1. Entrepreneur
2. Young entrepreneur
3. Social entrepreneur
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viii About the World Entrepreneurship Forum
4. Educati onal entreprene ur
5. Policy maker
The Junior World Entrepren eurship Forums (two- and three-day
forums in universi ties) are meant to give voice to junior entrepreneurial
causes and initiatives worldwide .
The World E ntrepreneurship Forum also develops local events and
initiativ es, to be hoste d within local, regional, or national chapte rs and
emphasizi ng the dynamism, the networks, the best practi ces, and the
entreprene urial challenges of the coun try.
Since 2008, the World Entrepreneurship Forum has seen 600 partic-
ipants, 75 countries, 4 white papers, 50 listed best practices, 18 rewarded
role models, 10,000 students attending Junior Forums in 18 countries,
150 press articles in 35 countries in 2012, 1 online collaborative platform,
and 5 founding partners from Europe and Asia.
www.world-ent repreneurship-for um.com
contact@wo rld-entrepren eurship-forum.c om