Table of Contents

About the World Entrepreneurship Forum vii

World Entrepreneurship Forum’s Founding Members Definition ix

Preface by Tugrul Atamer xi

Acknowledgments xv

Author Note xvii

Section I The New World 1

Chapter 1 The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution 3
Inderjit Singh

Chapter 2 The Entrepreneurial Technological Transformation 21
Nikhil Agarwal

Section II Explorers of the New World 35

Chapter 3 Entrepreneurs: The New Global Adventurers 37
Dr. Colin Jones

Chapter 4 Going Green: Business as an Agent of Change 49
Thais Corral, in collaboration with Jarrod Russell and Daniele Cesano

Chapter 5 Social Entrepreneurship and the End of Charity 63
Tony Meloto

Chapter 6 Empowering Women and Minority Entrepreneurship 75
Jeannie E. Javelosa

Chapter 7 Untapped Potential at the Base of the Pyramid 89
Jack Sim

Section III The Toolkit 103

Chapter 8 Hello Entrepreneurs, Goodbye Borders 105
Baybars Altuntas

Chapter 9 New Financing for a New Era 119
David Drake

Chapter 10 Social Media: The Game Changer 133
Fadi Sabbagha

Chapter 11 Paradigm Shifts in Education 147
Anna-Lena Johansson

Chapter 12 Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 161
Nicolas Shea

Section IV Joining the Entrepreneurship Revolution 177

Chapter 13 Intrapreneurship 179
Steven D. Strauss

Chapter 14 Taking Your Business Global in the Digital Age 191
Laurel Delaney

Chapter 15 The Self-Employed Entrepreneur 207
Steven D. Strauss

Index 217

About the Author

STEVEN D. STRAUSS, often called "America's leading small business expert," is an internationally recognized author, lawyer, and speaker. His USA Today column is one of the most highly syndicated business columns in the world. The author of fifteen books, including The Small Business Bible , he is also the President of The Strauss Group, Inc., a multi-media content creation business. For more information, visit www.TheSelfEmployed.com . Members of the World Entrepreneurship Forum are among the world's top entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, and experts in their respective fields.

Reviews

"The World Entrepreneurship Forum Guide to Planet Entrepreneur: Business Success Around the World pairs real-world examples of global business changes with insights into how these changes hold wide-ranging and sweeping impacts for everyone's future, and is recommended by any interested in the future of global commerce. From new routes to financing such as crowdfunding and the new self-employed revolution happening now to how innovation is being re-invented and how big business is in a new position of power in fostering 'green' practices, this collection covers a range of entrepreneurial changes taking place around the world. The result is a powerful predictor of what is to come as well as an exploration of what is happening in global business communities today, and deserves a place in any serious business book collection." (MidWest Book Reviews 2016)