Learning outcomes |
The course will be taught from the perspective of the entrepreneur, highlighting the specific aspects that are of relevance for someone negotiating with different financiers: banks, business angels, and venture capitalists. The course aims to provide students with different skills: 1. To identify the different sources of financing for the company throughout its lifecycle; 2. To develop skills that allow managing the different sources of funding, particularly in the start-up phase; 3. To understand investors' priorities; 4. Be able to create his/her own company, or work in a company in its start-up phase.
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Main Bibliography |
Rogers, S. E and Makonnen, R. (2020). Entrepreneurial Finance: Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur. McGraw-Hill; 4th Edition.
Leach, J. and Melicher, R. (2020). Entrepreneurial Finance. Thomson. 7th edition.
Smith, J., Smith, R. and Bliss, R. (2011). Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy, Valuation and Deal Structure. Stanford University Press.
Bagley, C. E. and Dauchy, C. E. (2017). The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Law. Cengage Learning; 4th edition.
Winton, A., & Yerramilli, V. (2008). Entrepreneurial finance: Banks versus venture capital. Journal of financial economics, 88(1), 51-79.
Denis, D. J. (2004). Entrepreneurial finance: an overview of the issues and evidence. Journal of corporate finance, 10(2), 301-326.
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