Entrepreneurial Finance, Fourth Edition: Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur

Preface 

Acknowledgments

1 FAQs on Entrepreneurship Television Shows

2 The Entrepreneurial Spectrum 
Introduction 
The Entrepreneur 
The Entrepreneurial Spectrum 
Stages of Entrepreneurship 
Entrepreneurial Finance 

3 Financial Statements 
Introduction 
The Income Statement 
The Balance Sheet 
The Statement of Cash Flows 
Development of Pro Formas 
Checklist of Financial Information 

4 Financial Statement Analysis 
Introduction 
Proactive Analysis 
Income Statement Analysis 
Ratio Analysis 
Breakeven Analysis 
Case Study—Turner Company 
Gross Margins 
Net Margins 
Other Issues to Consider 

5 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 

6 Valuation 
Introduction 
Valuing the Turner Company 
Premoney and Postmoney Valuations 
Why Value Your Company? 
Key Factors Influencing Valuation 
Valuation Methods 
Valuing Technology-Related Companies 

7 Raising Capital
Introduction 
Value-Added Investors
Sources of Capital 

8 Debt Financing 
Introduction 
Pros and Cons of Debt Financing 
Cost of Debt Capital 
Sources of Debt Financing 
Creative Ways to Structure Long-Term Debt 
Long-Term Debt Rules to Live By 
Debt Financing for Working Capital 

9 Equity Financing
Introduction 
Pros and Cons of Equity Financing 
Sources of Equity Capital 
Private Placements 
Corporate Venture Capital 
International Private Equity 
Advice for Raising Private Equity 
Small-Business Investment Companies 
Initial Public Offerings 
Direct Public Offerings 
The Financing Spectrum 

10 Financing for Minorities and Women
Introduction 
Minorities—Debt Financing 
Minorities—Equity Financing 
Women—Debt Financing 
Women—Equity Financing 
11 Taking a Job with an Entrepreneurial Firm 
Introduction 
Case Study: Considering a Job Offer
from an Early-Stage Company 
Case Study Analysis 

12 Intrapreneurship 
Introduction 
The Intrapreneurship Spectrum 
Intrapreneurship Models 
Traits of the High-Growth Intrapreneur 
Acts of Intrapreneurship 
Signs of Intrapreneurial Success 
Standard Operating Procedures 
Intrapreneurship Blunder 

13 Crowdfunding 
Introduction 
Crowdfunding with Pledges 
Crowdfunding Campaigns
Crowdfund Investing Through the Jobs Act 
Alternative Crowdfund Investing Approaches 
A Note on Crowdfunding Versus Crowdsourcing 

14 FAQs on Entrepreneurship Television
Shows—with Answers

Conclusion

Notes

Index