How to breed Gazelles Creating business for growth

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piHow to breed Gazellesi is ba practical guide on how fast growing businesses can be createdb.nbsp;ppEntering the universe of fast growth requires careful preparation from the early stages of idea generation until the business reaches maturity. Hence, this book follows an entrepreneurial process perspective, commonly described in four stagesppi opportunity identification and evaluation,ppii business plan development,ppiii access generation to required resources, andppiv venture acceleration and management.ppTo address the challenges involved,nbsp;the booknbsp;offers a variety of practical tools while, at the same time,nbsp;it discusses the fundamentals for developing a fast growing activity. Key concepts discussed in this book arepulliiPositive obsessioni refers to entrepreneursrsquo; passion, curiosity, persistence, determination and dedication to their business, and ultimately to their customers.liliiThe underlying trendsi of any business require a careful identification and analysis since they have an impact on the daily life of your potential customers, while fast growth is ultimately based upon customer satisfaction.liliiBusiness model testing, iwe argue, should take place in the very early stages of a business instead of making lengthy plans before showing a prototype or a proof of concept to customers.br br inbsp;ililiiGazelle competencies ndash; iamong all entrepreneurial competencies ndash; are arguably a precondition for creating a fast growing business, and we assert that these include opportunity recognition, networking, and communication.br br iililiiRisk management iis discussed as a tool for strengthening the quality of fast growing business models, with the ambition of continuous improvement.br br iililiiNon-financial resource attraction iis arguably of greater importance for Gazelles than funding, since money cannot buy everything, especially not the intangible drivers of collaboration. Yet, fast growth is the result of a joint, collaborative effort.br br iiliulpThis book could be helpful to anyone with fast growing business ambitions, i.e. a student, a scientist, an entrepreneur, or a manager in an established company.ppGood luck, and enjoy breeding your Gazelleppnbsp;ppbAbout the authorsbppbNikolay A. Dentchevb is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and HUBrussel, Belgium. He has over six years of professional experience in banking, where he coached and assessed entrepreneurial business plans. Nikolay has also over six years of experience in coaching undergraduate students in developing business plans. Currently, his research interests are related to fast growing companies, sustainable business models, sustainable innovations, instrumental stakeholder management theory and the implementation of CSR strategies. Nikolay has coauthored more than 30 publications, among them in refereed academic journals such as Business amp; Society, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Public Affairs.br br bKris Vander Velpenb is executive professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at different business schools in Belgium and the Netherlands Flanders Business School, Vlerick Management School, Thomas More, Erasmus Rotterdam. He has extensive professional experience in building innovative business concepts within different industries esp. banking, insurance, healthcare, materials and services and is senior advisor to several companies and organizations as well as board member of entrepreneurial ventures. He coauthored publications and business cases regarding innovation and entrepreneurial topics. His research interests include sustainable business modeling, entrepreneurial competence development and business model innovation through corporate venturing.br br bEdgar E. Izquierdob is professor of Entrepreneurship at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty of ESPOL for undergraduates. He teaches Entrepreneurship, Management and Business Planning at ESPAE Graduate School of Management. He was the former Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Development at ESPOL and Director of Training at the Science and Technology Foundation in Ecuador. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Molemotor Inc. in Guayaquil, Ecuador. His research interests include competency development, building innovative business models, entrepreneurship and innovation education. Edgar has coauthored more than 11 publications, two of them in refereed academic journals, including International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business; and Accountancy and Business Administration Journal. He is co author of the Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education, Vol. 3 and the Entrepreneurship Special on Training and Education book, HAN Business Publications International.p