This eBook is about raising equity finance for start-up and growing businesses. The author of this instant guide from Harriman House, Guy Rigby, has also written From Vision to Exit, which is a complete entrepreneurs' guide to setting up, running and passing on or selling a business.

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This volume, originally published in 1995, examines the mechanisms by which businesses that have the capacity to grow – whether in terms of output, innovation or export – acquire the cash that enables growth. Addressing an issue of central importance to the competitiveness of firms and economies, this book draws together research by leading academics in the area. Throughout, research studies develop the themes of market failure, finance gaps and failure of demand. They also bring out the linkages between the financing choices facing the growing firm and the issues of organisation and of corporate governance that have to be address during the process of growth and maturity. Contributors challenge financial orthodoxy throughout, providing coherent analyses of the difficulties faced in the finance of the growing enterprise, from its early dependence on banks and informal finance to the pinnacle of a stock exchange listing.

21 Laws: How to Finance Your Startups If you're an entrepreneur looking to start or grow your own business, financing is essential. In 21 Laws: How to Finance Your Startups, you'll learn the fundamental principles of financing your startup and navigating the complex world of business funding. Why Read 21 Laws: How to Finance Your Startups? This book is a comprehensive guide to financing your startup, covering everything from angel investors to crowdfunding. You'll learn about the different types of funding available and the pros and cons of each. You'll also discover how to create a solid business plan, how to pitch investors, and how to manage your finances once you've secured funding. What You'll Learn The 21 laws of financing your startup How to create a solid business plan The pros and cons of different types of funding, including angel investors, venture capitalists, and crowdfunding How to pitch investors and secure funding How to manage your finances and avoid common mistakes Why Choose 21 Laws: How to Finance Your Startups? This book is written by a successful entrepreneur who has been through the startup funding process himself. The author shares his personal experiences and insights, providing practical advice that you can apply to your own business. Additionally, this book is packed with SEO-rich content that can help your business appear in search results for relevant keywords, making it a valuable resource for any entrepreneur looking to finance their startup. Don't miss out on this valuable resource! Whether you're a first-time entrepreneur or an experienced business owner, 21 Laws: How to Finance Your Startups can help you navigate the complex world of business funding and set your business up for success.

This report maps a broad range of external financing techniques to address diverse needs in varying circumstances, including asset-based finance, alternative debt, hybrid instruments, and equity instruments.

Managing High-Tech Start-Ups equips engineers with a basic tool-kit for founding a high-tech manufacturing company. It gives would-be entrepreneurs insightful knowledge on how to attack such problems as developing a marketing plan, a sales plan, targets, pricing, hiring a sales force, evaluating marketing results, and correcting problems. The book emphasizes how to correctly identify a problem, so time is spent on its causes and not on its symptoms. Particular emphasis is placed on the marketing aspects of new engineering ventures, since marketing is usually not part of an engineer's experience, yet is so vital in the success or failure of a new venture. The authors take the reader step-by-step through the process of marketing evaluation and developing a product plan.

Whether you seek financial backing or board consent, this book will give you the critical knowledge you need to get the go-ahead. Written by a seasoned practitioner with years of experience in both writing and evaluating business plans for funding, it will help you formulate a coherent, consistent and convincing business plan with your backer’s needs in mind. Follow its guidance and your plan will have every chance of winning the backing you need for your business to succeed. FT ESSENTIAL GUIDES: THE KNOW-HOW YOU NEED TO GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT

Get a distinctly European take on corporate finance The newly revised Sixth Edition of Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice delivers a uniquely European perspective on the foundations and latest trends in corporate finance, including the marked shifts brought about by sustainability, environmental, and social concerns. Containing updated statistics and graphs, the book covers the latest innovations in financial practice, like the rise of private equity investment, the continuous decline in listed companies, and the dramatic surge of sustainability-linked financing products. Readers get access to an accompanying website that offers regularly updated statistics, graphs, and charts, direct email access to the authors, quizzes, case studies, articles, and more. The book also includes: A balanced blend of theory and practice from an author team with a presence in academia and business Access to The Vernimmen.com Newsletter, which provides monthly updates on corporate finance to over 60,000 subscribers Ideal for students studying corporate finance as part of an MBA or a master's level programme in Finance, Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice is also required reading for practicing professionals in the UK and continental Europe seeking a distinctly European treatment of a critically important subject.

One of the most important steps in launching a new venture or expanding an existing one is the creation of a business plan. Time after time, studies and real-life examples reveal that the absence of a written business plan leads to a higher incidence of failure for new businesses, and inhibits growth and development. Based on methodology developed at Cranfield School of Management, The Business Plan Workbook takes a practical approach to topic of business planning for new venture creation and development. Equally suitable for a range of academic and professional courses and for those developing small businesses, it takes the reader through 29 assignments to help you create and present your business plan, from learning how to create a competitive business strategy through to forecasting sales volume and value. It will help you to validate your business idea, brand your business, research and segment your market, and raise finance; all through one persuasive plan. With new additional material covering the 7 Ps of Marketing, a section of Planning for Growth and a range of new and updated case studies of real life entrepreneurs, this classic text is an invaluable guide to all aspects of business planning. Online supporting resources for this book include supporting lecture slides, personal development and lifetime learning appendix, test questions and answers and a bonus chapters on business communication, business gurus and mergers and acquisitions.

This forward-thinking book examines the potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 46 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to impact on the economy, society and governance in the medium- and long-term. Drawing on a range of empirical evidence, analytical arguments and new conceptual insights, the book challenges our thinking on many dimensions. With a keen focus on place, firms, production factors and institutions, the chapters highlight how the pre-existing challenges to productivity have been variously exacerbated and mitigated by the pandemic and points out ways forward for appropriate policy thinking in response to the crisis.