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This highly accessible book brings together the insights of leading
academics and researchers to promote a better understanding of the
role of private equity providers in the development of
growth-oriented start-ups and the management of growth processes.
The book explores the domain of start-up and business venturing,
and within this realm, the perspectives of the entrepreneur, the
venture capitalist, the financial community and the role of
government in private equity are considered. Specifically, topics
discussed include: * the venture capital industry * investment in
venture capital funds in Europe * the Equity Gap * European private
equity funds * the role of private equity in the creation of
university spin-out companies * motivation of entrepreneurs towards
private equity operations. Providing theoretical frameworks
together with practical conclusions and implications, this book
will be warmly welcomed by academics and practitioners alike. It
will be of particular value to scholars with an interest in
business, management and entrepreneurship, to investment
professionals and policy advisors involved in stimulating
entrepreneurship, and, of course, to entrepreneurs themselves.
This highly accessible book brings together the insights of leading
academics and researchers to promote a better understanding of the
role of private equity providers in the development of
growth-oriented start-ups and the management of growth processes.
The book explores the domain of start-up and business venturing,
and within this realm, the perspectives of the entrepreneur, the
venture capitalist, the financial community and the role of
government in private equity are considered. Specifically, topics
discussed include: * the venture capital industry * investment in
venture capital funds in Europe * the Equity Gap * European private
equity funds * the role of private equity in the creation of
university spin-out companies * motivation of entrepreneurs towards
private equity operations. Providing theoretical frameworks
together with practical conclusions and implications, this book
will be warmly welcomed by academics and practitioners alike. It
will be of particular value to scholars with an interest in
business, management and entrepreneurship, to investment
professionals and policy advisors involved in stimulating
entrepreneurship, and, of course, to entrepreneurs themselves.
A gray day turns into a kaleidoscope of fun in this marvelously
offbeat and stimulating journey through the world of color. One
winter morning, Otto the cat looks out the window and sighs, "Why
is everything so gray today?" Luckily his friend Leon the chameleon
is around to show him just how many colors there are in the world.
In these exciting and funny spreads filled to the brim with
brilliantly illustrated objects, Leon and Otto identify people,
places, and things of every hue. On pages dedicated to infinite
shades of a single color, Tom Schamp's brilliant drawings play with
perspective and unexpected pairings. An enormous Bengal tiger lords
over an orange-tinted world, while a giant blue whale dwarfs
elephants, pairs of jeans, and police officers. Throughout,
cleverly inserted puns and allusions will elicit plenty of laughs
from parents and children alike. Parents will enjoy the numerous
ways color is depicted and kids will spend hours looking for their
friends Otto and Leon as they traverse the busy pages. Best of all,
this delightful adventure comes to a perfect end when all the
colors come together in one beautiful, joyful rainbow of fun.
A toaster, a refrigerator, a sink, a bed, a car. Most kids can
recognize these and other things that are part of their everyday
lives. Leave it to Tom Schamp to imagine a different way of seeing
them. As kids pore over these brightly colored and highly detailed
pictures they'll be delighted to discover a monkey on a surfboard
and an elephant in a bowler hat--all inhabiting the same shapes
they recognize in their homes. Each whimsical illustration offers a
chance to explore, discuss, and giggle at the unexpected. Every
page will encourage kids to think creatively and differently about
the world around them and the possibilities that lie hidden in the
things we see every day.
No one knows who exactly invented the wheel, but in the inventive
hands of illustrator Tom Schamp young readers will have great fun
learning about all the ways wheels have rolled through history.
From prehistoric carts to cars of tomorrow, this big, fun book
takes a historic journey through a world where everything has
wheels, from the Trojan horse to the Harley Davidson; from the
stagecoach and the steam train to the Vespa and the Ferrari; from
skateboards to electric scooters. Every spread of this deliriously
entertaining and educational book is filled with Tom Schamp's
quirky and colorful art. His sly, subtle texts will make older
readers smile. Younger readers will return again and again to these
playfully crowded pages to discover what different countries'
emergency vehicles look like; to learn about buses of every
imaginable dimension and weight; and to choose which bike they'd
use to win a race. Each viewing will reveal charming new details
that are as absurdly funny as they are educationally rewarding.
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