Rogers, Steven, 1957-
Entrepreneurial finance : finance and business strategies for the serious entrepreneur Steve Rogers with Roza Makonnen - 3rd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. - xxi, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Preface xi Acknowledgments xxi CHAPTER 1 The Entrepreneurial Spectrum 1 Introduction 1 The Entrepreneurial Spectrum 2 Entrepreneurial Finance 10 CHAPTER 2 Financial Statements 13 Introduction 13 The Income Statement 14 The Balance Sheet 24 The Statement of Cash Flows 28 Development of Pro Formas 33 Checklist of Financial Information 35 CHAPTER 3 Financial Statement Analysis 37 Introduction 37 Proactive Analysis 37 Income Statement Analysis 41 Ratio Analysis 41 Breakeven Analysis 50 Measuring Growth 51 Case Study-Clark Company 55 Gross Margins 64 Net Margins 72 Other Issues to Consider 75 CHAPTER 4 Cash Flow Management 79 Introduction 79 Types of Cash Flow 79 Cash Flow Forecasts 82 Cash Flow Management 85 Accounts Receivable 88 Accounts Payable 97 The Cash Gap 99 Working Capital 103 Finding Cash 104 CHAPTER 5 Valuation 107 Introduction 107 Valuing the Clark Company 110 Premoney and Postmoney Valuations 111 Why Value Your Company? 112 Key Factors Influencing Valuation 115 Valuation Methods 132 Valuing Technology andInternet Companies 148 CHAPTER 6 Raising Capital 155 Introduction 155 Value-Added Investors 156 Sources of Capital 157 CHAPTER 7 Debt Financing 161 Introduction 161 Types of Debt 162 Sources of Debt Financing 163 Creative Ways to StructureLong-Term Debt 185 Long-Term Debt Rules to Live By 186 Debt Financing for Working Capital 187 CHAPTER 8 Equity Financing 197 Introduction 197 Sources of Equity Capital 198 Private Placements 203 Corporate Venture Capital 206 Private Equity Firms 208 International Private Equity 216 Advice for Raising Private Equity 216 Small-Business Investment Companies 218 Initial Public Offerings 221 Direct Public Offerings 232 The Financing Spectrum 235 CHAPTER 9 Financing for Minorities and Women 237 Introduction 237 Minorities-Debt Financing 240 Minorities-Equity Financing 242 Women-Debt Financing 244 Women-Equity Financing 246 CHAPTER 10 Taking a Job with an Entrepreneurial Firm 251 Introduction 251 Case Study: Considering a Job Offerfrom an Early-Stage Company 252 Case Study Analysis 261 CHAPTER 11 Intrapreneurship 269 Introduction 269 The Intrapreneurship Spectrum 270 Intrapreneurship Models 272 Traits of the High-Growth Intrapreneur 273 Acts of Intrapreneurship 274 Signs of Intrapreneurial Success 276 Standard Operating Procedures 277 Intrapreneurship Blunder 278 CHAPTER 12 Crowdfunding 279 Introduction 279 Crowdfunding with Pledges 280 Crowdfunding Campaigns 281 Crowdfund Investing Through the JOBS Act 285 Alternative Crowdfund Investing Approaches 288 A Note on Crowdfunding Versus Crowdsourcing 291 CONCLUSION 295 Notes 297 Index 311.
A guide to setting up and managing your business' finances. It offers potent methods for keeping firm financial control of your enterprise and insightful tips for avoiding the multitude of financial barriers that may block your entrepreneurial dream.
9780071825399 0071825398 (alk. paper)
2013048971
Business enterprises--Finance
Business planning
Entrepreneurship
658.15 RO EN
Entrepreneurial finance : finance and business strategies for the serious entrepreneur Steve Rogers with Roza Makonnen - 3rd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. - xxi, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Preface xi Acknowledgments xxi CHAPTER 1 The Entrepreneurial Spectrum 1 Introduction 1 The Entrepreneurial Spectrum 2 Entrepreneurial Finance 10 CHAPTER 2 Financial Statements 13 Introduction 13 The Income Statement 14 The Balance Sheet 24 The Statement of Cash Flows 28 Development of Pro Formas 33 Checklist of Financial Information 35 CHAPTER 3 Financial Statement Analysis 37 Introduction 37 Proactive Analysis 37 Income Statement Analysis 41 Ratio Analysis 41 Breakeven Analysis 50 Measuring Growth 51 Case Study-Clark Company 55 Gross Margins 64 Net Margins 72 Other Issues to Consider 75 CHAPTER 4 Cash Flow Management 79 Introduction 79 Types of Cash Flow 79 Cash Flow Forecasts 82 Cash Flow Management 85 Accounts Receivable 88 Accounts Payable 97 The Cash Gap 99 Working Capital 103 Finding Cash 104 CHAPTER 5 Valuation 107 Introduction 107 Valuing the Clark Company 110 Premoney and Postmoney Valuations 111 Why Value Your Company? 112 Key Factors Influencing Valuation 115 Valuation Methods 132 Valuing Technology andInternet Companies 148 CHAPTER 6 Raising Capital 155 Introduction 155 Value-Added Investors 156 Sources of Capital 157 CHAPTER 7 Debt Financing 161 Introduction 161 Types of Debt 162 Sources of Debt Financing 163 Creative Ways to StructureLong-Term Debt 185 Long-Term Debt Rules to Live By 186 Debt Financing for Working Capital 187 CHAPTER 8 Equity Financing 197 Introduction 197 Sources of Equity Capital 198 Private Placements 203 Corporate Venture Capital 206 Private Equity Firms 208 International Private Equity 216 Advice for Raising Private Equity 216 Small-Business Investment Companies 218 Initial Public Offerings 221 Direct Public Offerings 232 The Financing Spectrum 235 CHAPTER 9 Financing for Minorities and Women 237 Introduction 237 Minorities-Debt Financing 240 Minorities-Equity Financing 242 Women-Debt Financing 244 Women-Equity Financing 246 CHAPTER 10 Taking a Job with an Entrepreneurial Firm 251 Introduction 251 Case Study: Considering a Job Offerfrom an Early-Stage Company 252 Case Study Analysis 261 CHAPTER 11 Intrapreneurship 269 Introduction 269 The Intrapreneurship Spectrum 270 Intrapreneurship Models 272 Traits of the High-Growth Intrapreneur 273 Acts of Intrapreneurship 274 Signs of Intrapreneurial Success 276 Standard Operating Procedures 277 Intrapreneurship Blunder 278 CHAPTER 12 Crowdfunding 279 Introduction 279 Crowdfunding with Pledges 280 Crowdfunding Campaigns 281 Crowdfund Investing Through the JOBS Act 285 Alternative Crowdfund Investing Approaches 288 A Note on Crowdfunding Versus Crowdsourcing 291 CONCLUSION 295 Notes 297 Index 311.
A guide to setting up and managing your business' finances. It offers potent methods for keeping firm financial control of your enterprise and insightful tips for avoiding the multitude of financial barriers that may block your entrepreneurial dream.
9780071825399 0071825398 (alk. paper)
2013048971
Business enterprises--Finance
Business planning
Entrepreneurship
658.15 RO EN