Next Wave

Susan Coleman is Professor of Finance at the University of Hartford's Barney School of Business. She is co-author of Creating the Social Venture (2015) and A Rising Tide (Stanford, 2012).Alicia M. Robb is Senior Fellow with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Colorado, Boulder. An angel investor and mentor to young firms, Alicia is co-author of Race and Entrepreneurial Success (2010) and A Rising Tide (Stanford, 2012).

"In A Rising Tide and now The Next Wave, Coleman and Robb plot a course for women entrepreneurs to follow. These business leaders are increasingly oriented toward growth, and more equity investors are recognizing that fact. This book provides navigational 'lines of position' and first-person insights that will inspire many."—Julie R. Weeks, President and CEO, Womenable "Women are the world's greatest under-tapped force for economic expansion. To ensure that women entrepreneurs achieve their potential, we need to change attitudes and policies. We need data, real life examples, and action items to make it happen. Susan Coleman and Alicia Robb provide all three."—Geri Stengel, Founder and President, Ventureneer

• 1. Introduction: Why Growth?2. A Status Report on Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs3. What We Know About the Challenges for Growth-Oriented Women4. A Star is Born! Financing Strategies for Nascent Entrepreneurs5. First Things First: Financing Strategies for Early Stage Firms6. The White Knuckle Flight: Survival Stage Strategies for Growth-Oriented Firms, Part I7. Brave New World: Survival Stage Strategies for Growth-Oriented Firms, Part II8. Crowdfunding: The New Kid on the Block9. Liftoff! Financing Strategies for Scaling Up and Managing Rapid Growth10. Going for Gold: Harvesting Value11. No Rest: Life After Harvesting Value12. Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Women Investors