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041			_aENG
082			_a332.1 _bLEA.E
100			_aLeach, J. Chris
245		0	_aEntrepreneurial Finance / _cJ Chris Leach; Ronald W Melicher
260			_aMason, Ohio : _bThomson/South-Western, _c©2003.
300			_axiv, 586 pages : _billustrations ;
505			_aEntrepreneurship Fundamentals -- Sources of Entrepreneurial Opportunities -- Financial Goal: Maximizing the Venture's Value -- Role of Entrepreneurial Finance -- The Successful Venture Life Cycle -- Financing Through the Venture Life Cycle -- Life Cycle Approach for Teaching Entrepreneurial Finance -- From the Idea to the Business Plan -- To Be Successful You Must Have a Sound Business Model -- Learn from the Best Practices of Successful Entrepreneurial Ventures -- Time-to-Market and Other Timing Implications -- Screening Venture Opportunities -- Applying the VOS Indicator: An Example -- Key Elements of a Business Plan -- Organizing and Operating the Venture -- Organizing and Financing a New Venture -- Progressing Through the Venture Life Cycle -- Forms of Business Organization -- Choosing the Form of Organization: Tax and Other Considerations -- Intellectual Property -- Seed and Startup Financing Sources -- Measuring Financial Performance -- Business Assets, Liabilities, and Owners' Equity -- Sales, Expenses, and Profits -- Internal Operating Schedules -- Statement of Cash Flows -- Operating Breakeven Analyses -- Evaluating Financial Performance -- Using Financial Ratios -- Cash Burn Rates and Liquidity Ratios -- Conversion Period Ratios -- Leverage Ratios -- Profitability and Efficiency Ratios -- Industry Comparable Ratio Analysis -- A Hitchhiker's Guide to Financial Analysis -- Planning for the Future -- Financial Planning: Long-Term and Short-Term -- Financial Planning Throughout the Venture's Life Cycle
520			_aThis MBA textbook applies adapted versions of traditional financial analysis to the world of entrepreneurial ventures. The authors (University of Colorado) identify and explain the types and sources of financing available during each stage of the venture life cycle, and introduce the relevant legal
650			_aVenture capital.
650			_aEntrepreneurship.
650			_aBusiness enterprises _xFinance.
700			_aMelicher, Ronald W.
942			_cBK _2ddc