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Rogers, Steven. Entrepreneurial Finance: Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur. US: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Entrepreneurial Finance: Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur

Authors: Steven Rogers

Published:  January 2009

eISBN: 9780071591270 0071591273 | ISBN: 9780071591263
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 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