Show your students how to apply Today’s most effective corporate finance tools and techniques to their own entrepreneurial ventures with Leach/Melicher?s ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE, 4E. This accessible, reader-friendly edition closely follows a life cycle of the firm approach as it introduces the theories, knowledge, and financial tools an entrepreneur needs to start, build, and eventually harvest a successful venture. This edition clearly focuses on sound financial management practices, showing students how and where to obtain the financial capital necessary to run and grow a venture. This edition explores the most important financial issues that entrepreneurs face, particularly the stages of financing, business cash flow models, and strategic positioning of the early-stage company. Students gain the knowledge to interact successfully with financial institutions and the regulatory agencies that are central to financing ventures as they grow and, ultimately, look for liquidity for their investors. A new capstone case and updated mini-cases, as well as engaging entrepreneurial ventures lifted from the latest headlines keep students involved and learning as they examine concepts such as venture capital funds, institutional investors, and strategic alliances. This edition also provides your student with a thorough understanding of the role of business angels, licensing agreements, and exit strategies. Trust ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE, 4E to provide the knowledge and skills Today’s students need for entrepreneurial success. Additional ISBNs 9781133457695, 9781111546946, 113345769XEntrepreneurial Finance By: J. Chris Leach Publisher: Cengage Learning Print ISBN: 9780538478151, 0538478152 other ISBNs: 9781133171997, 1133171990 Edition: 4th Pages: 688 Copyright year: 2012

This book may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. For many, starting a business can be an overwhelming experience. Understanding the financial aspects of running a business can be even more daunting. Entrepreneurial Finance, Sixth Edition was written to help a broad range of U.S. business owners understand the financial aspects of entrepreneurship. Unlike traditional corporate finance books, this text explains the financial topics most important to running a profitable small business suchasinventory control, time value of money, working capital management, and forecasting. Updated to reflect recent economic trends, this edition also shows how two popular business tools (excel and TI BA II Plus calculator) can assist business owners in problem-solving and decision-making. Features Tackles the financial aspects of business entrepreneurship—from business planning to inventory control, to time value of money, to working capital management, to forecasting and financial planning for both the entrepreneur and the business. Provides critical background knowledge—by presenting basic economic and financial concepts early in the text. Explains the different types of small businesses—by examining the financial statements for Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, LLCs and Corporations. Explains all six time value of money formulas—and their application in both personal financial planning and business financial planning. Offers a glimpse at real small businesses—using short end-of-chapter case studies. Shows how to solve sample problems—using excel and the Texas Instruments BAII Plus calculator. Includes time value of money tables—see Appendix B. Additional ISBNs 9780133099171Entrepreneurial Finance By: Philip J. Adelman; Alan M. Marks Publisher: Pearson Print ISBN: 9780133140514, 0133140512 other ISBNs: 9780133099096, 0133099091 Edition: 6th Copyright year: 2014