Raising entrepreneurial capital
Raising Entrepreneurial Capital guides the reader through the stages of successfully financing a business. The book proceeds from a basic level of business knowledge, assuming that the reader understands simple financial statements, has selected a specific business, and knows how to write a busines...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston, Mass. :
Elsevier
2013.
London : 2013. |
| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | Elsevier insights.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628578606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Raising Entrepreneurial Capital; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Getting Started; The Typical American Business; Requirements for Being Considered a Small Business; Small Businesses' Role in the U.S. Economy; Understanding the Characteristics of Small Businesses; Examples of Opportunities for Self-Employed Entrepreneurs; The Home-Based Alternative; Is Fractional Entrepreneurship the Way to Start?; Options for Part-Time Entrepreneurship; Beware of HBB Scams; Characteristics of Business Owners; Industries Entered by Small Businesses
- Global EntrepreneurshipCreative Sources of Capital: Bootstrapping; Initial Sources of Capital; You!; Friends and Family; Customers and Suppliers; Establishing Trade Credit; Control of Assets; Small Firms' Typical Use of Financial Services; Bootstrap Strategies; Generating Sales Quickly; Generating Cash Flow Quickly; Sell High-Valued Products and Services; Creating the Best Team You Can Afford; Controlling Your Growth; Managing Your Accounts Receivable; Using a Business Incubator, When Available; Growing the Business; Benefits of Business Acceleration; Revenue-Based Funding
- Accounts Receivable FactoringRaising Funds Using Social Networking; Web Sites Connecting Start-Ups with Investors; Crowd Funding; Perspectives on Small Business Failure; Organizational Form; Sole Proprietorship; General Partnership; Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships; S-corporation; Limited Liability Company; C-corporation; Ownership Structure and Capitalization; Organization of the Book; Summary; Discussion Questions; Case 1.1 New Tech (A): Overview; The Company; Challenge: How to Grow?; An Advisor; Case Study Questions; Bibliography
- 2 Alternatives in Venture Financing: Debt CapitalIntroduction; Lending Sources; SBA Loans: Profile of a Provider; Loan Brokers; Debt Capital Considerations; Approaching Prospective Lenders; The Loan Package; The Lender's Perspective; Debt Capital Terms and Options; Term of Loan; Short-Term Financing; Long-Term Financing; Recurring Needs; Credit Lines; Small Business Loans; Payment Schedules; Discounted Notes; Secured or Unsecured Loans; Revenue-Based Financing; Venture Banking; Asset-Based Financing; Pledging (Assigning) Accounts Receivable; Factoring Accounts Receivable; Trade Credit
- Customer PrepaymentsCase 2.1 SPS: Financing Strategy; The Opportunity; Superior Plumbing Supply, Inc.; The Financing Decision; Banker's Perspective; Discussion; Estimating Financing Requirements; Case 2.2 MDO Products, Inc.: Start-Up Financing; Estimating Sales; Examining Operating Expenses; Forecasting Profits; Variable Costs; Interest Expense; Taxes; Breakeven Analysis; Estimating Asset Requirements; Current Assets; Fixed Assets; Other Assets; Indirect Increases in Assets; Capital Requirements as Percent of Sales; Estimating the Liabilities and Equity Current Liabilities; Long-Term Debt
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