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Detailed Curriculum
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Session 1:
Definition, Difference between entrepreneurial finance
and corporate finance, Why study entrepreneurial finance,
What students would be able to do after this course,
Life cycle of a venture and different financial needs.
Session 2:
Business Plan
Session 3:
Sources of finance, their costs and their differences,
Equity financing, Debt financing
Session 4:
Raising private equity, Definition and sources,
Some Basic Rules and Tips for Raising Private Equity,
Article Discussion: Raising start-up capital
Session 5
: Case Discussion.
Session 6:
Investors &Incubators, Role of incubators, Accelerators
and lab incubators,
Article Discussion: Siemens, Cost of finance and expectations
of lenders -
banks, VCs and Angels
Session 7:
Critical questions asked by investors / lenders
Session 8:
IPO - Initial Public Offerings, Definition, Advantages,
Disadvantages,
Registration process / Regulations
Session 9: Case
Discussion
Session 10:
Angel financing, Definition and Examples, Types,
Difference between VC and angels, Objective of Angels,
Evaluating Angel Financing: dos and don'ts for an entrepreneur
Session 11:
Venture capital financing, Definition, Objectives,VCs
in India, How the market has changed, Sector wise funds,
Article Discussion: What opportunities do VCs find interesting?
Session 12:
Valuation methods, Example: Indiaworld.com
Session 13:
Case Discussion .
Session 14:
Cash flows, Definition, Practical difficulties,
Managing cash flow
Session 15:
Definition of working capital, Importance of working
capital, Need for working capital, Steps in determining
cash requirement, How much cash should be arranged to
meet the WC needs of a firm, How to plug gap in WC requirement,
Long term, Short term , Working Capital Management
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