Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship, The Concept of Entrepreneurship, The Entrepreneur as an Individual, Creativity and Innovation,Developing the Entrepreneurial Plan, Ideas versus Opportunities, Commercialization of technology-based innovation, Formation, development, and growth of technology based new enterprises. Technology usage and adoption by SMEs, Promotion of technological development, Public regulation of technology transfers, Diffusion and Mechanisms of Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property Rights and the Appropriateness of Technology;Assessment and Evaluation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Structuring the New Venture, Legal Structures and Issues, Sources and Types of Capital, Buying versus Starting a Business, Enterprise Marketing, Financial Management of start-up ventures The Management Team, Strategic Planning, Managing Growth, Financing Growth, Developing a Team of Advisers; Definition of Risk, The process of Risk management, Classifying risks by Type of Asset, Insurance of the Small Business