TERRY F. BUSS is Professor and Chairman of Public Management in the Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk University, Boston./e In addition to directing policy research centers at the University of Akron, Youngstown State University, and Ohio State University, he has worked as a visiting economist at the World Bank, Economics Division of the Congressional Research Service, and Council of Governors' Policy Advisors. He is the author of 10 books on public policy issues, focusing on entrepreneurship and economic development.

• Preface The Importance of New High-Growth Firms Characteristics of High Growth Firms Development Stage and Finance Capital Availability Regional Disparities Technology-Based Ventures Women and Minorities Policy Implications Appendix Index

TERRY F. BUSS is Professor and Chairman of Public Management in the Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk University, Boston./e In addition to directing policy research centers at the University of Akron, Youngstown State University, and Ohio State University, he has worked as a visiting economist at the World Bank, Economics Division of the Congressional Research Service, and Council of Governors' Policy Advisors. He is the author of 10 books on public policy issues, focusing on entrepreneurship and economic development.

• Preface The Importance of New High-Growth Firms Characteristics of High Growth Firms Development Stage and Finance Capital Availability Regional Disparities Technology-Based Ventures Women and Minorities Policy Implications Appendix Index