Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 America: Land of Entrepreneurship in an Entrepreneurial Era? -- 2 What Are Today's Entrepreneurial Industries? -- 3 Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? -- 4 What Does the Typical Start-Up Look Like? -- 5 How Are New Businesses Financed? -- 6 How Well Does the Typical Entrepreneur Do? -- 7 What Makes Some Entrepreneurs More Successful Than Others? -- 8 Why Don't Women Start More Companies? -- 9 Why Is Black Entrepreneurship So Rare? -- 10 How Valuable Is the Average Start-Up? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.