Entrepreneurs who start out with no network, no money, no market and scarce resources find a big contrast between what they read in books and the success stories from the Valley and their reality, specially first-timers. Most entrepreneurial books focus on the Business Canvas Model, simplifying the process of building a start-up. Many entrepreneurs who have no previous business experience embrace quick and lean methods without the foundations needed to build solid value proposals. This book stands out because it deals with entrepreneurship in environments far removed from large cities with fewer infrastructures, connections and resources but which also need companies that provide services to citizens and society. This book focuses on the basics, treating each part of the business canvas as a discipline itself that must be mastered. The book illustrates key lessons learned and offers guidance on essential topics for new venture success in mainstream markets. It expands critical lessons learned and points of guidance across several key topics for new venture creation. Noteworthy is the role of context, financial understanding, building business development skills and start-up communications. Entrepreneurship for Rural Start-ups will be of interest to students, academics and researchers in the field of entrepreneurship, and will be of use to individuals looking to start a local business to take advantage of the rural environment and the possibilities it offers.

Entrepreneurs who start out with no network, no money, no market and scarce resources find a big contrast between what they read in books and the success stories from the Valley and their reality, specially first-timers. Most entrepreneurial books focus on the Business Canvas Model, simplifying the process of building a start-up. Many entrepreneurs who have no previous business experience embrace quick and lean methods without the foundations needed to build solid value proposals. This book stands out because it deals with entrepreneurship in environments far removed from large cities with fewer infrastructures, connections and resources but which also need companies that provide services to citizens and society. This book focuses on the basics, treating each part of the business canvas as a discipline itself that must be mastered. The book illustrates key lessons learned and offers guidance on essential topics for new venture success in mainstream markets. It expands critical lessons learned and points of guidance across several key topics for new venture creation. Noteworthy is the role of context, financial understanding, building business development skills and start-up communications. Entrepreneurship for Rural Start-ups will be of interest to students, academics and researchers in the field of entrepreneurship, and will be of use to individuals looking to start a local business to take advantage of the rural environment and the possibilities it offers.

Gracias a los rapidos avances cientificos casi todos los procesos de la vida moderna se han visto fuertemente influenciados por las nuevas tecnologias de la informacion. Los sistemas educativos que se habian mantenido casi sin cambios durante todo el siglo pasado, ahora transitan por una revolucion que ha modificado radicalmente y para siempre los metodos y procedimientos utilizados tradicionalmente en las aulas de clase. Sin embargo, existen lugares con alto grado de marginacion a los que las tecnologias no han beneficiado, y cuyas necesidades educativas y de desarrollo son por lo general las mas fuertes. Este libro pretende caracterizar la experiencia que ha vivido un campus de la Universidad de Guadalajara aplicando la modalidad de aprendizaje conocida como b-learning en una region con condiciones socio-economicas adversas. La finalidad de este estudio es exponer bases cientificas, teoricas y metodologicas a traves del uso adecuado de los nuevos sistemas de comunicacion que permitan potenciar los procesos de ensenanza tradicionales.