Planet entrepreneur : the World Entrepreneurship Forum's guide to business success around the world / Steven D. Strauss [editor] and members of the World Entrepreneurship Forum.

Includes index.

Spine title: World Entrepreneurship Forum Guide to Planet Entrepreneur.

Section I. The new world. The global entrepreneurial revolution / Inderjit Singh -- The entrepreneurial technological transformation / Nikhil Agarwal -- Section II. Explorers of the new world. Entrepreneurs: the new global adventurers / Dr. Colin Jones -- Going green: business as an agent of change / Thais Corral, in collaboration with Jarrod Russell and Daniele Cesano -- Social entrepreneurship and the end of charity / Tony Meloto -- Empowering women and minority entrepreneurship / Jeannie E. Javelosa -- Untapped potential at the base of the pyramid / Jack Sim -- Section III. The toolkit. Hello entrepreneurs, goodbye borders / Baybars Altuntas -- New financing for a new era / David Drake -- Social media: the game changer / Fadi Sabbagha -- Paradigm shifts in education / Anna-Lena Johansson -- Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem / Nicolas Shea -- Section IV. Joining the entrepreneurship revolution. Intrapreneurship / Steven D. Strauss -- Taking your business global in the digital age / Laurel Delaney -- The self-employed entrepreneur / Steven D. Strauss.

How to develop an entrepreneurial mind set, begin a successful venture, and change the world for the better. Every issue that individuals, communities and nations face offers the entrepreneur the chance to make a difference. For anyone ready to embark on a mission to solve problems, create communities, build business, tap technology, and think entrepreneurially, this new world is teeming with opportunities for success. Learn how the world's best entrepreneurs are starting profitable business innovating, or creating organizations to alleviate social need across the globe. This book teaches how anyone can develop an entrepreneurial mind set, begin a successful venture, and change the world for the better. This is the Era of the Entrepreneurs.