Raising entrepreneurial capital

Raising entrepreneurial capital

by Vinturella, John B.

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Explaining the stages of financing that an entrepreneur goes through in establishing a business, this book guides the reader through the information needed to successfully raise capital. Raising Entrepreneurial Capital begins where entrepreneurship books leave off, assuming that the reader understands simple financial statements, has selected a specific business, and knows how to write a business plan. It provides a broad, high-level summary of the subjects that people typically research, such …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Raising entrepreneurial capital / John B. Vinturella, Suzanne M. Erickson.

Summary

Explaining the stages of financing that an entrepreneur goes through in establishing a business, this book guides the reader through the information needed to successfully raise capital. Raising Entrepreneurial Capital begins where entrepreneurship books leave off, assuming that the reader understands simple financial statements, has selected a specific business, and knows how to write a business plan. It provides a broad, high-level summary of the subjects that people typically research, such as How should your company position itself to attract private equity investment? and What steps can you take to improve your company's marketability? Much has changed since the first edition was published, and the second edition places effects of the global recession in the context of entrepreneurship, including debt vs. equity decision, the options available to smaller businesses, and the considerations that lead to rapid growth, including venture capital, IPOs, angels, incubators.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2013.
  • Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Elsevier
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2013.

Notes

Previous edition published in 2003.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xv, 339 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780124016668, 0124016669
  • oclc:ocn812685885
  • LC Classification:HG4027.7
  • Dewey Decimal:658.15224

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- Getting Started -- The Typical American Business -- Requirements for Being Considered a Small Business -- Small Businesses' Role in the U.S. Economy -- Understanding the Characteristics of Small Businesses -- Examples of Opportunities for Self-Employed Entrepreneurs -- The Home-Based Alternative -- Is Fractional Entrepreneurship the Way to Start? -- Options for Part-Time Entrepreneurship -- Characteristics of Business Owners -- Industries Entered by Small Businesses -- Global Entrepreneurship -- Creative Sources of Capital: Bootstrapping -- Initial Sources of Capital -- You! -- Friends and Family -- Customers and Suppliers -- Establishing Trade Credit -- Control of Assets -- Small Firms' Typical Use of Financial Services -- Bootstrap Strategies -- Generating Sales Quickly -- Generating Cash Flow Quickly -- Sell High-Valued Products and Services -- Creating the Best Team You Can Afford -- Controlling Your Growth.

Contents note continued: Managing Your Accounts Receivable -- Using a Business Incubator, When Available -- Growing the Business -- Benefits of Business Acceleration -- Revenue-Based Funding -- Accounts Receivable Factor…

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