Academic Entrepreneurship: Creating the Ecosystem for Your University

With the increasing interest in entrepreneurship, a wealth of new ideas and technologies, and a need for new sources of revenue, the focus of this book is to provide insights on the process, elements, and activities needed for a university to successfully create new entrepreneurial ventures. The topics covered include: establishing the process itself, patents and copyrights, the role of incubators and accelerators, and funding sources for starting and growing the new ventures. This book provides the basics for a university to fulfill its third mission — to positively impact the well being of the surrounding area and the local, national, and world economies.

Contents:

• Preface
• About the Authors
• The Importance, History, and Impact of Academic Entrepreneurship
• Establishing and Managing a University Entrepreneurial Eco-System
• The Role of Patents
• Identifying Markets and Opportunities for the Ideas and Technology
• Creating the Business Plan for the Idea and Technology
• Funding Sources for University Startups
• Frequently Used Funding Sources: Government Grants and University Angel Groups
• The Role of Incubators and Accelerators
• Creating a Business Venture and Technology Transfer
• Managing and Increasing the Results of the Ecosystem
• Appendix
• Index

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate level students, university faculty, professionals and those interested in academic entrepreneurship.