Acknowledgements
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Images
Introduction and guidance
Course image: © The Open University
Session 1
Figure 1: Adapted from: Drucker 2007; redrawn version (c) The Open University
Figure 2: Adapted from Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship and Small Business Start-up, Growth and Maturity (4th ed.) London: Palgrave-MacMillan, pp 86-117
Figure 3: CARTA image / Alamy Stock Photo
Figure 5: patpitchaya; iStockphoto.com
Session 2
Figure 1: mrPliskin; iStockphoto.com
Figure 2: adapted from: BIS, Business population estimates 2017, p1
Figure 3: VSanandhakrishna/iStockphoto.com
Session 3
Blank version of business model canvas link: Business Model Foundry AG; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 3.0/ deed.en
Figure 3: Business Incubators and Accelerators: The National Picture; BEIS Research Paper No. 7; Bone J; Allen O; Haley C; http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Session 4
Figure 1: Tono Balaguer; Shutterstock.com
Figure 4: Leesa Sleep Limited
Session 5
Figure 1: Daniela Staerk; Shutterstock
Session 6
Figure 1: solarseven; Shutterstock
Figure 5: Jim West / Alamy Stock Photo
Session 7
Figure 1: anilakkus; iStockphoto.com
Figure 2: taken from: https://www.accountingformanagement.org/ balance-sheet/
Figure 4: Jim Riley
Audio/Video
Session 1
Video 5: Brainstorming: Permission has been granted by Group Harmonics, Inc. for teaching and training purposes only.
Session 8
Audio 1: The Bottom Line: a co-production between the BBC and the Open University
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