Business Financing
by Rao, Dileep, Ph.D.; Cardozo, Richard, Ph.D.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): Lebhar-Friedman Books
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Summary
Key information that entrepreneurs need to know is presented in a user-friendly format for easy access.
Author Biography
Dileep Rao, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Business Planning, and Venture Finance at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Table of Contents
| Plan ahead | p. 9 |
| Know how much cash you'll need, when you'll need it and how you'll use it | p. 12 |
| Identify the events and forces that could affect the amount and timing of your needs for cash, and how they might do so | p. 17 |
| Where should you look for money? | p. 20 |
| Match your needs, returns and risks with financiers' capacity, goals and risk preferences | p. 24 |
| Friends and family: why you should stay in touch, what they can do for you and why they might do it | p. 27 |
| Lenders come in many forms. Find the one that's right for you | p. 31 |
| Explore a broad range of alternatives to understand where to seek financing | p. 35 |
| Getting development financing: understand what's available and what each seeks | p. 38 |
| Use the right process to raise financing for your business. What sounds easy may be the most difficult | p. 41 |
| Match investors to the appropriate investment instruments | p. 44 |
| Understand business stages, the cost of each stage, and its impact on dilution | p. 47 |
| Select the right financial instruments to achieve your goals | p. 50 |
| Use convertible instruments, warrants and options to your advantage | p. 53 |
| Achieve the appropriate leverage, or mix between equity and debt, in the capital structure of your firm | p. 56 |
| Carefully compare the various costs of financing | p. 61 |
| To grow, you may have to control via performance. But don't let contol concentrate | p. 64 |
| Save your equity to use for working capital and development expenses | p. 67 |
| When raising equity, value your business as fairly and accurately as you can | p. 70 |
| Read the covenants on financing agreements. All clauses obtain flexibility | p. 74 |
| Don't gamble with fluctuating interest rates. Lock them up if they're reasonable and you can make a profit | p. 76 |
| Prove the ability of the business to generate positive income--and cash flow before reinvestment--as promptly as possible | p. 78 |
| Monitor your actual performance against your assumptions. You might need more cash, or need it sooner | p. 81 |
| Keep financiers informed about your progress or problems. Do not wait till the last minute, especially with bad news | p. 85 |
| Your planning for future financing is never done | p. 87 |
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