Book Description: This is a practical but stimulating book. It aims to support engineers, and other technical professionals, who find themselves with the opportunity to run their own business as entrepreneurs (either personally or as 'corporate entrepreneurs' running a division of a larger business). The book focuses on designing the business to meet marketplace requirements, financial design and raising venture capital, alliances and acquisitions, management buy-outs and buy-ins. It is hoped that there will be much of interest to the engineer facing the many future changes in his/her career and industry.Also available:Developing Effective Engineering Leadership - ISBN 9780852962145Intellectual Property Rights for Engineers, 2nd Edition - ISBN 9780863414909The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The IET publishes more than 100 new titles every year; a rich mix of books, journals and magazines with a back catalogue of more than 350 books in 18 different subject areas including: -Power & Energy -Renewable Energy -Radar, Sonar & Navigation -Electromagnetics -Electrical Measurement -History of Technology -Technology Management