EntrepreneurialFinance,7thEdition b b b
J.ChrisLeach,RonaldW.Melicher
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Chapters1-16WithCAPSTONE CASES
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS b b b
Part 1:THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Introductionto Finance for Entrepreneurs. b b b b
2. Developingthe Business Idea. b b b
Part 2: ORGANIZING AND OPERATING THE VENTURE.
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3. Organizing andFinancing a New Venture. b b b b b
4. PreparingandUsing Financial Statements. b b b b
5. EvaluatingOperatingandFinancial Performance. Part 3: b b b b b b
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.
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6. Managing Cash Flow. b b
7. Types and Costs of Financial Capital.
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8. Securities Law ConsiderationsWhenObtainingVenture Financing. Part 4:
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CREATING AND RECOGNIZING VENTURE VALUE.
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9. ProjectingFinancialStatements. b b
10. ValuingEarly-StageVentures. b b
11. Venture CapitalValuationMethods. b b b
Part 5: STRUCTURING FINANCING FOR THE GROWING VENTURE.
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12. ProfessionalVentureCapital. b b
13. OtherFinancingAlternatives.
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14. SecurityStructuresandDeterminingEnterprise Values. Part 6:
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EXIT AND TURNAROUND STRATEGIES.
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15. Harvestingthe BusinessVentureInvestment. b b b b
16. FinanciallyTroubledVentures:TurnaroundOpportunities? Part 7: b b b b b b
CAPSTONE CASES.
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Case 1. Eco-Products, Inc. Case 2.
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SpatialTechnology,
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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE FOR ENTREPRENEURS FOCUS b b b b b
The purpose of this first chapter is to present an overview of what entrepreneurial finance is about. In
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doing so we hope to convey to you the importance of understanding and applying entrepreneurial
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finance methods and tools to help ensure an entrepreneurial venture is successful.We present a life
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cycle approach to the teaching of entrepreneurial finance where we cover venture operating and
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financial decisions faced by the entrepreneur as a venture progresses from an idea through to
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harvesting the venture.
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LEARNINGOBJECTIVES b
LO 1.1: Characterize the entrepreneurial process.
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LO 1.2: Describe entrepreneurship and some characteristics of entrepreneurs. LO
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1.3: Indicate several megatrends providing waves of entrepreneurial
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bopportunities.LO 1.4: List and describe the seven principles of entrepreneurial b b b b b b b b b
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LO 1.5: Discuss entrepreneurial finance and the role of the financial manager.LO
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1.6: Describe the various stages of asuccessful venture‘s life cycle.
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LO 1.7: Identify, by life cycle stage, the relevant types of financing and investors.LO
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1.8: Understand the life cycle approach used in this book.
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CHAPTEROUTLINE b
1.1 THE ENTREPRENEURIALPROCESS b b
1.2 ENTREPRENEURSHIPFUNDAMENTALS b
A. Who is an Entrepreneur? b b b
B. Basic Definitions b
C. Entrepreneurial Traits or Characteristics b b b
D. Opportunities Exist But Not Without Risks b b b b b
1.3 SOURCES OF ENTREPRENEURIALOPPORTUNITIES b b b
A. Societal Changes b
B. DemographicChanges b
C. Technological Changes b
D. EmergingEconomies and Global Changes b b b b
E. Crises and ―Bubbles‖ b b
F. Disruptive Innovation b
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, 1.4 PRINCIPLES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE b b b
A. Real, Human, and Financial Capital must be Rented from Owners (Principle #1)
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B. Risk and Expected Reward go Hand in Hand (Principle #2)
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C. While Accounting is the Language of Business, Cash is the Currency (Principle #3)
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D. New Venture Financing Involves Search, Negotiation, and Privacy (Principle #4)
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E. A Venture‘s Financial Objective is to Increase Value (Principle #5)
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F. It is Dangerous to Assume that People Act Against Their Own Self-
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Interests(Principle #6)
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G. Venture Character and Reputation can be Assets or Liabilities (Principle #7)
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1.5 ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
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1.6 THE SUCCESSFULVENTURE LIFE CYCLE
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A. DevelopmentStage b
B. Startup Stage b
C. Survival Stage b
D. Rapid-GrowthStage b
E. Early-MaturityStage b
F. Life Cycle Stages and the Entrepreneurial Process
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1.7 FINANCING THROUGH THE VENTURE LIFE CYCLE b b b b b
A. Seed Financing b
B. Startup Financing b
C. First-RoundFinancing b
D. Second-RoundFinancing b
E. Mezzanine Financing b
F. Liquidity-StageFinancing b
G. Seasoned Financing b
1.8 LIFE CYCLE APPROACH FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
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SUMMARY
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS b b b
1. What is the entrepreneurial process?
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The entrepreneurial process comprises: developing opportunities, gathering resources,
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bandmanaging and building operations with the goal of creating value.
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2. What is entrepreneurship? What are some basic characteristics of entrepreneurs?
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Entrepreneurship is the process of changing ideas into commercial opportunities and
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bcreatingvalue. While there is no prototypical entrepreneur, many are good at recognizing
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bcommercial opportunities, tend to be optimistic, and envision a plan for the future.
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3. Why do businesses close or cease operating? What are the primary reasons why businesses fail?
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