Master each step of the complete ""life cycle"" of a firm with Leach/Melicher's ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE, 7E. This edition vividly explains the theories, corporate finance tools and techniques you need to start, build and eventually harvest a successful entrepreneurial venture today. Using an inviting presentation, this book emphasizes sound financial management practices as you learn how to secure financing, use business cash flow models and strategically position your early-stage company. You also learn how to interact effectively with financial institutions and regulatory agencies that can impact venture growth and ensure liquidity for investors. Updates throughout this edition feature real examples as well as in-depth capstone cases and mini-cases drawn from actual entrepreneurial ventures and common financial scenarios. Strengthen your entrepreneurial skills as you study key concepts, such as venture capital funds, clean tech, sustainable sales growth, strategic alliances, licensing agreements and exit strategies.
Master each step of the complete ""life cycle"" of a firm with Leach/Melicher's ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE, 7E. This edition vividly explains the theories, corporate finance tools and techniques you need to start, build and eventually harvest a successful entrepreneurial venture today. Using an inviting presentation, this book emphasizes sound financial management practices as you learn how to secure financing, use business cash flow models and strategically position your early-stage company. You also learn how to interact effectively with financial institutions and regulatory agencies that can impact venture growth and ensure liquidity for investors. Updates throughout this edition feature real examples as well as in-depth capstone cases and mini-cases drawn from actual entrepreneurial ventures and common financial scenarios. Strengthen your entrepreneurial skills as you study key concepts, such as venture capital funds, clean tech, sustainable sales growth, strategic alliances, licensing agreements and exit strategies.
Über den Autor
The late J. Chris Leach was professor of finance, the W.W. Reynolds Capital Market Program Chair and formerly Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder. He received a finance Ph.D. from Cornell University, began his teaching career at the Wharton School and was a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon, the Indian School of Business and the Stockholm Institute for Financial Research (at the Stockholm School of Economics). His teaching experience included courses for undergraduates, MBAs, Ph.D. students and executives. He was recognized as Graduate Professor of the Year and received multiple awards for MBA Teaching Excellence. His research on a variety of topics was published in The Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Business, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Review of Economic Dynamics and Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, among other journals. Chris's business background included various startups, dating back to his early teens in the 1970s. During his transition to the University of Colorado, he was the chairman of a New Mexico startup and later, as an investor and advisor, participated in a late 1990s Silicon Valley startup that subsequently merged into a public company. His consulting activities included business and strategic planning advising, valuation and deal structure for early-stage and small businesses. He was a faculty advisor for the Deming Center Venture Fund. MBA teams Chris advised qualified for 12 international championships of the Venture Capital Investment Competition.
