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Full title: Entrepreneurial Finance, 7th Edition
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2021
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Author: J. Chris Leach; Ronald W. Melicher
ISBN: 9780357130735, 9780357130735
Format: PDF
Description of Entrepreneurial Finance, 7th Edition:
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 how 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.Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Table of Contents of Entrepreneurial Finance, 7th Edition PDF ebook:
Brief ContentsContentsPrefaceAbout the AuthorsPART 1: The Entrepreneurial EnvironmentCHAPTER 1: Introduction to Finance for Entrepreneurs1.1 The Entrepreneurial Process1.2 Entrepreneurship Fundamentals1.3 Sources of Entrepreneurial Opportunities1.4 Principles of Entrepreneurial Finance1.5 Role of Entrepreneurial Finance1.6 The Successful Venture Life Cycle1.7 Financing Through the Venture Life Cycle1.8 Life Cycle Approach for Teaching Entrepreneurial FinanceCHAPTER 2: Developing the Business Idea2.1 Process for Identifying Business Opportunities2.2 To be Successful, You Must Have a Sound Business Model2.3 Learn from the Best Practices of Successful Entrepreneurial Ventures2.4 Time-to-Market and Other Timing Implications2.5 Initial “Litmus Test” for Evaluating the Business Feasibility of an Idea2.6 Screening Venture Opportunities2.7 Key Elements of a Business PlanAppendix A Applying the VOS Indicator: An ExamplePART 2: Organizing and Operating the VentureCHAPTER 3: Organizing and Financing a New Venture3.1 Progressing Through the Venture Life Cycle3.2 Forms of Business Organization3.3 Choosing the Form of Organization: Tax and Other Considerations3.4 Intellectual Property3.5 Seed, Startup, and First-Round Financing SourcesCHAPTER 4: Preparing and Using Financial Statements4.1 Obtaining and Recording the Resources Necessary to Start and Build a New Venture4.2 Business Assets, Liabilities, and Owners’ Equity4.3 Sales, Expenses, and Profits4.4 Internal Operating Schedules4.5 Statement of Cash Flows4.6 Operating Breakeven AnalysesAppendix A NOPAT Breakeven: Revenues Needed to Cover Total Operating CostsCHAPTER 5: Evaluating Operating and Financial Performance5.1 Users of Operating and Financial Performance Measures by Life Cycle Stage5.2 Using Financial Ratios5.3 Cash Burn Rates and Liquidity Ratios5.4 Leverage Ratios5.5 Profitability and Efficiency Ratios5.6 Industry Comparable Ratio Analysis5.7 A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Financial AnalysisPART 3: Planning for the FutureCHAPTER 6: Managing Cash Flow6.1 Financial Planning throughout the Venture’s Life Cycle6.2 Surviving in the Short Run6.3 Short-Term Cash-Planning Tools6.4 Projected Monthly Financial Statements6.5 Cash Planning from a Projected Monthly Balance Sheet6.6 Conversion Period RatiosCHAPTER 7: Types and Costs of Financial Capital7.1 Implicit and Explicit Financial Capital Costs7.2 Financial Markets7.3 Determining the Cost of Debt Capital7.4 What is Investment Risk7.5 Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital7.6 Weighted Average Cost of CapitalAppendix A Using WACC to Complete the Calibration of EVACHAPTER 8: Securities Law Considerations When Obtaining Venture Financing8.1 Review of Sources of External Venture Financing8.2 Overview of Federal and State Securities Laws8.3 Process for Determining Whether Securities Must be Registered8.4 Registration of Securities Under the Securities Act of 19338.5 Security Exemptions from Registration Under the 1933 Act8.6 Transaction Exemptions from Registration Under the 1933 Act8.7 SEC’s Regulation D: Safe-Harbor Exemptions8.8 Regulation a Security Exemption8.9 JOBS Act InnovationsAppendix A Schedule A (Securities Act of 1933, as Amended)Appendix B Selected SEC Regulation D MaterialsAppendix C Other Forms of Registration Exemptions and BreaksPART 4: Creating and Recognizing Venture ValueCHAPTER 9: Projecting Financial Statements9.1 Long-Term Financial Planning Throughout the Venture’s Life Cycle9.2 Beyond Survival: Systematic Forecasting9.3 Estimating Sustainable Sales Growth Rates9.4 Estimating Additional Financing Needed to Support Growth9.5 Percent-of-Sales Projected Financial StatementsCHAPTER 10: Valuing Early-Stage Ventures10.1 What is a Venture Worth?10.2 Basic Mechanics of Valuation: Mixing Vision and Reality10.3 Required versus Surplus Cash10.4 Developing the Projected Financial Statements for a DCF Valuation10.5 Just-In-Time Equity Valuation: Pseudo Dividends10.6 Accounting versus Equity Valuation Cash FlowCHAPTER 11: Venture Capital Valuation Methods11.1 Brief Review of Basic Cash Flow-Based Equity Valuations11.2 Basic Venture Capital Valuation Method11.3 Earnings Multipliers and Discounted Dividends11.4 Adjusting VCSCs for Multiple Rounds11.5 Adjusting VCSCs for Incentive Ownership11.6 Adjusting VCSCs for Payments to Senior Security Holders11.7 Introducing Scenarios to VCSCsPART 5: Structuring Financing for the Growing VentureCHAPTER 12: Professional Venture Capital12.1 Historical Characterization of Professional Venture Capital12.2 Professional Venture Investing Cycle: Overview12.3 Determining (Next) Fund Objectives and Policies12.4 Organizing the New Fund12.5 Soliciting Investments in the New Fund12.6 Obtaining Commitments for a Series of Capital Calls12.7 Conducting Due Diligence and Actively Investing12.8 Arranging Harvest or Liquidation12.9 Distributing Cash and Securities ProceedsCHAPTER 13: Other Financing Alternatives13.1 Business Incubators, Seed Accelerators, and Intermediaries13.2 Business Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding13.3 Commercial and Venture Bank Lending13.4 Understanding Why You May not Get Debt Financing13.5 Credit Cards13.6 Foreign Investor Funding Sources13.7 Small Business Administration Programs13.8 Other Government Financing Programs13.9 Factoring, Receivables Lending, and Customer Funding13.10 Debt, Debt Substitutes, and Direct OfferingsAppendix A Summary of Colorado Business Financial Assistance OptionsCHAPTER 14: Security Structures and Determining Enterprise Values14.1 Common Stock or Common Equity14.2 Preferred Stock or Preferred Equity14.3 Convertible Debt14.4 Warrants and Options14.5 Other Concerns About Security Design14.6 Valuing Ventures with Complex Capital Structures: The Enterprise MethodPART 6: Exit and Turnaround StrategiesCHAPTER 15: Harvesting the Business Venture Investment15.1 Venture Operating and Financial Decisions Revisited15.2 Planning an Exit Strategy15.3 Valuing the Equity or Valuing the Enterprise15.4 Systematic Liquidation15.5 Outright Sale15.6 Going PublicCHAPTER 16: Financially Troubled Ventures: Turnaround Opportunities16.1 Venture Operating and Financing Overview16.2 The Troubled Venture and Financial Distress16.3 Resolving Financial Distress Situations16.4 Private Workouts and Liquidations16.5 Federal Bankruptcy LawPART 7: Capstone CasesCASE 1: Eco-Products, IncCASE 2: Spatial Technology, IncGlossaryIndex
