Introduction / Scott Tiffin -- The Inter-American Development Bank and the promotion of entrepreneurship: lessons learned and recommendations for new programs / Pablo Javier Angelelli and Juan José Llisterri -- Entrepreneurship and development: Venezuela case study / Jeannine Horowitz Gassol -- Globalization, entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial support systems in Latin America / Dennis M. Ray -- The effect of entrepreneurship education in the Universities of Cali / Rodrigo Varela and Jorge Enrique Jiménez Prieto -- Incubating innovative start ups: some lessons for Chile / German Echecopar -- Inception characteristics of companies through the national entrepreneurship contest / Ricardo Aguilar Diaz and Juan Carlos Leiva -- Teaching entrepreneurship in Chile: the UDD case / Pedro Arriagada Stuven -- Educating entrepreneurs / Edward G. Cale, Jr. -- The application of project-oriented learning on the development of the entrepreneurial spirit in undergraduate students: the case of ITESM in Mexico / Alexandra Solano, Angélica Mora, and Pedro Márquez -- Promoting entrepreneurship: the successful experience of the Universidad Del Pacífico, Peru / Sergey Udolkin Dakova, Adriana Paredes, and Veronica Pardo -- Prospects for teaching entrepreneurship online: a focus on Latin America / John R. Bourne -- Index for creation and development of knowledge-based firms / Gonzalo Jiménez and Scott Tiffin -- Entrepreneurship and innovation in Brazilian incubators / José Dornelas and Scott Tiffin -- Family business in Chile and Mexico: organizational climate as antecedent of entrepreneurial orientation / Imanol Belausteguigoitia and Soledad Portilla -- Venture capital in the Chile: flying angels ... lingering funds / Alicia Castillo Holley -- A note on venture capital in Brazil / Antonio José J. Botelho ... [et al.] -- Women in business and entrepreneurship in Chile / Judy "JJ" Jackson and Olga Pizarro -- Women entrepreneurs in high-tech firms in Brazil / Eva G. Jonathan.