Book description
This book focuses on classic capital raising. That is, it covers the debt vs. equity decision, the options available to smaller businesses, and the considerations that lead to rapid growth, including venture capital, IPOs, angels, incubators, and so forth. Raising Entreprenuerial Capital begins where entrepreneurship books leave off, assuming that the reader understands simple financial statements, has selected a specific business, and knows how to write a business plan. It provides a broad, high-level summary of the subjects that people typically research, such as "How should your company position itself to attract private equity investment?" and "What steps can you take to improve your company's marketability?" Unlike other books of the genre, Raising Entrepreneurial Capital includes several chapters on worldwide regional variations on forms and availability of pre-seed capital, incubators, and the business plans they create, with case-studies from Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific-Rim.* Combines solid theory with practitioner's experience and insights
* Case studies illustrate theory throughout the book
* Describes worldwide and regional variations in capital raising strategies
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Raising Enterpreneurial Capital
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Detailed Table of Contents (1/4)
- Detailed Table of Contents (2/4)
- Detailed Table of Contents (3/4)
- Detailed Table of Contents (4/4)
- Chapter 1. Introduction—In the Beginning
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Chapter 2. Alternatives in Venture Financing—Debt Capital
- Introduction
- Debt Capital Considerations
- Approaching Prospective Lenders
- Debt Capital Terms and Options
- Term of Loan
- Case 1: SPS—Financing Strategy
- Estimating Financing Requirements
- Case 2: MDO Products, Inc.—Start-Up Financing
- Estimating Asset Requirements
- Estimating the Liabilities and Equity
- Case 3: Cajun Yachts, Inc.—Start-Up Financing
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Case 2.1 New Tech (B): How Much Do They Need?
- Appendix 2.1 New Tech (C): Financial Statements
- Appendix 2.2 New Tech (D): Financial Ratios
- Appendix 2.3 New Tech (E): Key Assumptions
- Bibliography
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Chapter 3. Alternatives in Venture Financing—Early Stage Equity Capital
- Introduction
- Angel Investors
- Other Sources of Early-Stage Funding (1/2)
- Other Sources of Early-Stage Funding (2/2)
- Stages, or ''rounds,'' of Funding
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Example 3.1 New Tech (F): Where Will the Money Come From?
- Case 3.2 New Tech (G): Are They Worth an Investor's Time?
- Case Study: Ecoturista
- Bibliography
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Chapter 4. Determining the Amount Needed—The Business Plan
- The Business Plan
- The Investor's Perspective
- The Financial Projections (1/2)
- The Financial Projections (2/2)
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Case 4.1 New Tech (H): Is Management Ready?
- Case 4.2 Web Wired
- Web Wired Business Plan
- Executive Summary
- Business Plan (1/2)
- Business Plan (2/2)
- Appendix 4.1 Sample Business Plan Template
- Bibliography
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Chapter 5. Valuation—survey of Methods
- Introduction: Valuation Methodologies
- Asset-Based Valuation
- Market Multiples (1/2)
- Market Multiples (2/2)
- Capitalization Rates
- Excess Earnings Approach
- Free Cash Flow Valuation (1/2)
- Free Cash Flow Valuation (2/2)
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Case 5.1 New Tech (I): What is the Company Worth?
- Appendix 5.1 Review of Ratio Analysis (1/2)
- Appendix 5.1 Review of Ratio Analysis (2/2)
- Bibliography
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Chapter 6. Venture Capital
- Introduction
- The Venture Capital Industry (1/2)
- The Venture Capital Industry (2/2)
- Credible Financial Proposals
- Approaching Private Investors
- Due Diligence
- The Venture Capital Process
- The Term Sheet (1/2)
- The Term Sheet (2/2)
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Case 6.1 New Tech (J): Getting Investors' Attention
- Executive Summary of Investment Proposal (Part 1)
- Executive Summary of Investment Proposal (Part 2)
- Executive Summary of Investment Proposal (Part 3)
- Appendix 6.1 Sample Term Sheet
- Bibliography
- Additional Resources
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Chapter 7. Exit Strategies
- Components of the Exit Strategy
- Likeliest Options for Exit (1/2)
- Likeliest Options for Exit (2/2)
- Other Potential Buyers
- Going Public (1/2)
- Going Public (2/2)
- Initial Public Offering (IPO)
- Open IPO
- Alternative Methods Of Going Public
- Forms of DPOs
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 8. Executing the Exit Strategy
- Chapter 9. Franchising
- Chapter 10. Internal Financial Management
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Chapter 11. Essentials of Risk Management
- Introduction
- Defining Risk and Risk Management
- Relationship of Risk Management to Financial Management
- The Risk Management Process
- Some Core Risk Management Principles
- Common Exposures to Loss
- Fundamentals of Risk Control
- Fundamentals of Risk Financing
- Advantages of Outsourcing Risk Management
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Bibliography
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 12. Opportunities to Do Business and Raise Capital Globally
- Index (1/4)
- Index (2/4)
- Index (3/4)
- Index (4/4)
- About the Authors
- About The Guest Authors
Product information
- Title: Raising Entrepreneurial Capital
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2003
- Publisher(s): Academic Press
- ISBN: 9780080469997
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