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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