Entrepreneurship and Small Firms (Fourth Edition) David Deakins & Mark Freel Entrepreneurship and Small Firms, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive analysis of entrepreneurship by integrating academic theory with the day to day realities that entrepreneurs may encounter. The fourth edition now includes extensive coverage of women in entrepreneurship as part of an expanded Ethnic Minority chapter, emphasizing diversity in entrepreneurship. This edition includes a completely new chapter on Family Business contributed by Professor William Keogh of Heriot watt. With a thoroughly revised contents list and new material, this edition also covers the latest research developments in e-business, the knowledge economy and female entrepreneurs. These are integrated throughout the text based on real-life companies, including new case studies on Flat and Samsung. David Deakins is currently the Acting Dean of Paisley Business School and the Director f Paisley Enterprise Research Centre (PERC). Mark Freel is Senior lecturer in Entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Edinburgh Management School.