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Entrepreneurial Finance

Author(s): J. Chris Leach | Ronald W. Melicher

ISBN: 9789355737755

7th Edition

Copyright: 2021

India Release: 2023

₹1050

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 720

Trim Size: 254 x 203 mm

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Master each step of the complete "life cycle" of a firm with Leach/Melicher's ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE, 7E. This edition vividly explains the theories, corporate finance tools and techniques you need to start, build and eventually harvest a successful entrepreneurial venture today. Using an inviting presentation, this book emphasizes sound financial management practices as you learn how to secure financing, use business cash flow models and strategically position your early-stage company. You also learn to interact effectively with financial institutions and regulatory agencies that can impact venture growth and ensure liquidity for investors. Updates throughout this edition feature real examples as well as in-depth capstone cases and mini-cases drawn from actual entrepreneurial ventures and common financial scenarios. Strengthen your entrepreneurial skills as you study key concepts, such as venture capital funds, clean tech, sustainable sales growth, strategic alliances, licensing agreements and exit strategies.

  • Two capstone cases help students synthesize essential ideas
  • Updated end-of-chapter materials include mini-cases to apply concepts
  • Instructor materials on companion website reduce preparation time
  • "From the Headlines" mini-articles feature recent examples of new ventures
  • Engaging, conversational style makes complex financial concepts easier to understand and retain

PART 1: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT

1. Introduction to Finance for Entrepreneurs

2. Developing the Business Idea

PART 2: ORGANIZING AND OPERATING THE VENTURE

3. Organizing and Financing a New Venture

4. Preparing and Using Financial Statements

5. Evaluating Operating and Financial Performance

PART 3: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

6. Managing Cash Flow

7. Types and Costs of Financial Capital

8. Securities Law Considerations When Obtaining Venture Financing

PART 4: CREATING AND RECOGNIZING VENTURE VALUE

9. Projecting Financial Statements

10. Valuing Early-Stage Ventures

11. Venture Capital Valuation Methods

PART 5: STRUCTURING FINANCING FOR THE GROWING VENTURE

12. Professional Venture Capital

13. Other Financing Alternatives

14. Security Structures and Determining Enterprise Values

PART 6: EXIT AND TURNAROUND STRATEGIES

15. Harvesting the Business Venture Investment

16. Financially Troubled Ventures: Turnaround Opportunities?

PART 7: CAPSTONE CASES

Case 1. Eco-Products, Inc.

Case 2. Spatial Technology, Inc.

J. Chris Leach

J. Chris Leach is the W.W. Reynolds Capital Markets Chair and the former Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business within University of Colorado at Boulder.

 

 

Ronald W. Melicher

Ronald W. Melicher is Professor Emeritus of Finance in the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.