Entrepreneurial Finance Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur 2nd Edition by Steven Rogers ISBN 9780071591270 0071591273

Chapter 1 The Entrepreneurial Spectrum

Introduction

Entrepreneurial Finance

Types of Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurial Spectrum

Chapter 2 The Entrepreneur

Introduction

Success Rates of Entrepreneurs

Why Become an Entrepreneur?

Traits of an Entrepreneur

Impact on the Economy

Impact on Gender and Race

Chapter 3 The Business Plan

Introduction

The Dual-Purpose Document

Business Plan Development and Advice

The Business Plan

Development of Pro Formas

Checklist of Financial Information

Most Important Business Plan Sections

Business Plan Development Sources

After the Business Plan Is Written

Chapter 4 Financial Statements

Introduction

The Income Statement

The Balance Sheet

The Statement of Cash Flows

Chapter 5 Financial Statement Analysis

Introduction

The Proactive Analysis

Income Statement Analysis

Ratio Analysis

Breakeven Analysis

Measuring Growth

Case Study—Clark Company

Gross Margins

Net Margins

Other Issues to Consider

Chapter 6 Cash Flow Management

Introduction

Types of Cash Flow

Cash Flow Forecasts

Cash Flow Management

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

The Cash Gap

Working Capital

Finding Cash

Chapter 7 Valuation

Introduction

Valuing the Clark Company

Premoney and Postmoney Valuations

Why Value Your Company?

Key Factors Influencing Valuation

Valuation Methods

Multiples

Multiples of Gross Margin

Different Industries Use Different Multiple Benchmarks

Asset Valuation

Capitalization of Cash Flows

Valuing Technology and Internet Companies

Chapter 8 Raising Capital

Introduction

Value-Added Investors

Sources of Capital

The Investment Is in the Entrepreneur

Chapter 9 Debt Financing

Introduction

Types of Debt

Sources of Debt Financing

Creative Ways to Structure Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt Rules to Live By

Debt Financing for Working Capital

Chapter 10 Equity Financing

Introduction

Sources of Equity Capital

Private Placements

Corporate Venture Capital

Private Equity Firms

International Private Equity

Advice for Raising Private Equity

Increasing Specialization of Private Equity Firms

Identifying Private Equity Firms

Small-Business Investment Companies

Initial Public Offerings

Public Equity Markets

The IPO Process

The Financing Spectrum

Direct Public Offerings

Chapter 11 Financing for Minorities and Women

Introduction

Minorities—Debt Financing

Minorities—Equity Financing

Women—Debt Financing

Women—Equity Financing

Chapter 12 Taking a Job with an Entrepreneurial Firm

Introduction

Case Study: Considering a Job Offer from an Early-Stage Company

Case Study Analysis

Chapter 13 Intrapraneurship: Corporate Entrepreneurship

The Intrapreneurship Spectrum

Intrapreneurship Models

Traits of the High-Growth Intrapreneur

Acts of Intrapreneurship

Signs of Intrapreneurial Success

Standard Operating Procedures

Intrapreneurship Blunder

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A: Industry Profitability

Appendix B: U.S. Funds Focused on Minority Markets

Index

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