Entrepreneurial Finance (ePub)

Featuring key topics within finance, small business
management, and entrepreneurship to develop and maintain prosperous
business ventures

With a comprehensive and organized approach to fundamental
financial theories, tools, and management techniques,
Entrepreneurial Finance: Fundamentals of Financial Planning and
Management for Small Business equips readers with the necessary
fundamental knowledge and advanced skills to succeed in small firm
and business settings. With a unique combination of topics from
finance, small business management, and entrepreneurship, the book
prepares readers for the challenges of today's economy.

Entrepreneurial Finance: Fundamentals of Financial Planning and
Management for Small Business begins with key concepts of small
business management and entrepreneurship, including management
tools and techniques needed to establish, run, and lead business
ventures. The book then delves into how small businesses are
operated, managed, and controlled. General finance skills and
methods are integrated throughout, and the book also
features:

* Numerous practical examples and scenarios that provide a
real-world perspective on entrepreneurship and small business
management

* A brief summary, list of key concepts, and ten discussion
questions at the end of each chapter to prepare readers for the
challenges of today's economy

* A practical guide to the complete life of a small business,
from establishing a new venture to training and developing young
entrepreneurs tasked with maintaining and developing a prosperous
economy

* An in-depth discussion of the entire process of writing a
successful business plan, including the rationale, significance,
and requirements

* Techniques needed to solidify the free enterprise tradition,
develop entrepreneurial strategies, and grow small businesses

Entrepreneurial Finance: Fundamentals of Financial Planning and
Management for Small Business is an ideal textbook for
upper-undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in
entrepreneurial finance within business, economics, management
science, and public administration departments. The book is
also useful for MBA-level courses as well as for business and
management PhD majors as a resource in methodology. The book is
also an idea reference for entrepreneurs, business managers, market
analysts, and decision makers who require information about the
theoretical and quantitative aspects of entrepreneurial finance.