Fast track route to creating lasting business value through the entrepreneurial management of start-ups, buy-outs and corporate ventures

Covers the key areas of enterprise, from understanding entrepreneurial management and aligning the interests of investors and entrepreneurs to choosing your exit route and maximizing your return

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most enterprising companies, including Michael Bloomberg's recipe for selling your way to the top, Jurgen Klein's Jurlique and Sherry Leigh Coutou's Interactive Investor International. Plus ideas from the smartest thinkers and practitioners including Max Boisot, Neil Churchill, Peter Drucker, Josh Lerner, Will Schmidt and Howard Stevenson

Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide

NICHOLAS KING holds an MBA from INSEAD. He is a specialist in entrepreneurial management and organizational behavior and works as an independent business adviser to dynamic entrepreneurs. He has written for Computing, Management Consultancy and The Observer and is also the author of ExpressExec books on Exit Strategies and Corporate Venturing.