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Summary
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.Table of Contents
Preface | p. ix |
Chapter 1 Financial and Economic Concepts | p. 1 |
Basic Financial Concepts | p. 2 |
Importance of Finance | p. 3 |
Economic Concepts of Finance | p. 3 |
Scarce Resources | p. 4 |
Opportunity Costs | p. 6 |
Savings, Income, Expenditures, and Taxes | p. 8 |
Supply of Money Saved | p. 11 |
Demand for Borrowed Funds | p. 15 |
Federal Reserve Policy | p. 18 |
Inflation | p. 18 |
Risk | p. 20 |
Conclusion | p. 23 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 24 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 24 |
Recommended Team Assignment | p. 25 |
Case Study: Macy's Housewares, Incorporated | p. 25 |
Chapter 2 Financial Management and Planning | p. 29 |
Management Functions | p. 30 |
Planning | p. 30 |
Organizing | p. 31 |
Staffing | p. 32 |
Directing | p. 32 |
Controlling | p. 33 |
Business Organizations and Ownership | p. 33 |
Sole Proprietorship | p. 34 |
Partnership | p. 36 |
Corporation | p. 38 |
Limited Liability Company | p. 41 |
Franchise | p. 43 |
Nonprofit Organizations | p. 43 |
Starting a Business | p. 44 |
Development of a Business Plan | p. 46 |
Executive Summary | p. 46 |
General Company Description | p. 47 |
Business Ownership Succession Plans | p. 52 |
Financing a Business or Raising Capital | p. 52 |
Sources of Financing | p. 54 |
Conclusion | p. 56 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 57 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 57 |
Suggested Group Project | p. 58 |
Case Study: Introduction to Entrepreneurship | p. 59 |
Chapter 3 Financial Statements | p. 63 |
Personal Cash Flow Statement | p. 66 |
Income Statement | p. 67 |
Chart of Accounts | p. 67 |
Statement of Financial Position | p. 72 |
Balance Sheet | p. 74 |
Sole Proprietorship | p. 78 |
Partnership | p. 78 |
Public Corporations | p. 79 |
Owner's Equity | p. 82 |
Statement of Cash Flows | p. 82 |
Problems with Financial Statements | p. 85 |
Conclusion | p. 87 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 88 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 88 |
Recommended Team Assignments | p. 89 |
Case Study: DPSystems, LLC | p. 90 |
Chapter 4 Analysis of Financial Statements | p. 95 |
Vertical Analysis | p. 97 |
Horizontal Analysis | p. 99 |
Ratio Analysis | p. 101 |
Types of Business Ratios | p. 101 |
Liquidity Ratios | p. 101 |
Current Ratio | p. 102 |
Quick (Acid Test) Ratio | p. 102 |
Activity Ratios | p. 103 |
Inventory Turnover Ratio | p. 103 |
Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio | p. 104 |
Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio | p. 105 |
Total Asset Turnover Ratio | p. 105 |
Leverage Ratios | p. 106 |
Debt-to-Equity Ratio | p. 106 |
Debt-to-Total-Assets Ratio | p. 107 |
Times-Interest-Earned Ratio | p. 107 |
Profitability Ratios | p. 108 |
Gross Profit Margin Ratio | p. 108 |
Operating Profit Margin Ratio | p. 109 |
Net Profit Margin Ratio | p. 109 |
Operating Return on Assets Ratio | p. 110 |
Net Return on Assets Ratio | p. 110 |
Return on Equity Ratio | p. 110 |
Market Ratios | p. 111 |
Earnings per Share Ratio | p. 111 |
Price Earnings Ratio | p. 112 |
Operating Cash Flow per Share Ratio | p. 113 |
Free Cash Flow per Share | p. 114 |
Sources of Comparative Ratios | p. 116 |
Conclusion | p. 116 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 117 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 118 |
Recommended Team Assignment | p. 122 |
Case Study: Mosbacher Insurance Agency | p. 122 |
Background | p. 122 |
Gaming Experience | p. 123 |
Mosbacher Insurance Company | p. 124 |
Entrepreneurship at Work | p. 124 |
The result | p. 125 |
Chapter 5 Profit, Profitability, and Break-Even Analysis | p. 127 |
Efficiency and Effectiveness | p. 128 |
Profit | p. 129 |
Profitability | p. 129 |
Earning Power | p. 130 |
Break-Even Analysis | p. 131 |
Break-Even Quantity | p. 132 |
Break-Even Dollars | p. 136 |
Break-Even Charts | p. 137 |
Leverage | p. 138 |
Operating Leverage | p. 139 |
Financial Leverage | p. 140 |
Bankruptcy | p. 143 |
Conclusion | p. 146 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 147 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 147 |
Recommended Team Assignment | p. 150 |
Case Study: Mark Wheeler Craftsman, Inc. | p. 150 |
Chapter 6 Forecasting and Pro Forma Financial Statements | p. 153 |
Forecasting | p. 154 |
Types of Forecasting Models | p. 156 |
Mean Absolute Deviation | p. 161 |
Practical Sales Forecasting for Start-Up Businesses | p. 175 |
Pro Forma Financial Statements | p. 178 |
Pro Forma Income Statement | p. 178 |
Pro Forma Cash Budget | p. 180 |
Pro Forma Balance Sheet | p. 184 |
Monitoring and Controlling the Business | p. 188 |
Start-Up Business Costs Revisited | p. 188 |
Gantt Chart | p. 189 |
Conclusion | p. 191 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 191 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 192 |
Recommended Team Assignment | p. 195 |
Case Study: Hannah's Donut Shop | p. 196 |
Historical Background | p. 197 |
Environmental Changes | p. 198 |
Changes in Measurement Systems | p. 198 |
Changes in Strategy | p. 199 |
Implementing the Five-Step Process and Drum Buffer Rope | p. 202 |
Step 1 | p. 202 |
Step 2 | p. 202 |
Step 3 | p. 203 |
The Change Process | p. 203 |
Step 4 | p. 204 |
Step 5 | p. 204 |
Results | p. 204 |
Shirring Constraints | p. 205 |
Summary | p. 206 |
Chapter 7 Working Capital Management | p. 207 |
Working Capital | p. 208 |
Working Capital Management | p. 208 |
Current Asset Management | p. 210 |
Cash Management | p. 210 |
Marketable Securities Management | p. 213 |
Accounts Receivable Management | p. 214 |
Inventory Management | p. 219 |
Economic Order Quantity Formula | p. 219 |
Types of Inventories | p. 224 |
Current Liabilities Management | p. 228 |
Short-Term Debt Management | p. 228 |
Accrued Liabilities Management | p. 230 |
Accounts Payable Management | p. 231 |
Conclusion | p. 236 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 237 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 238 |
Recommended Team Assignment | p. 240 |
Case Study: Associated Steel Trading, LLC | p. 240 |
Background | p. 240 |
Chapter 8 Time Value of Money-Part I: Future and Present Value of Lump Sums | p. 243 |
Simple Interest | p. 245 |
Fixed Principal Commercial Loans | p. 246 |
Bridge Loans | p. 249 |
Bank Discount | p. 250 |
Compound Interest | p. 254 |
Financial Calculators | p. 255 |
Rounding Errors | p. 256 |
Effective Rate | p. 257 |
Time-Value-of-Money Methods | p. 259 |
Future Value of a Lump Sum | p. 260 |
Present Value of a Future Lump Sum | p. 263 |
Internal Rate of Return | p. 268 |
Conclusion | p. 271 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 272 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 272 |
Recommended Team Assignment | p. 274 |
Case Study: Blue Bonnet Café | p. 275 |
Chapter 9 Time Value of Money-Part II: Annuities | p. 279 |
Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity | p. 280 |
Future Value of an Annuity Due | p. 286 |
Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity | p. 291 |
Present Value of an Annuity Due | p. 294 |
Present Value and Amortization | p. 298 |
Amortization | p. 300 |
Combining Lump Sum and Annuities into the Same Problem | p. 304 |
Conclusion | p. 308 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 308 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 309 |
Recommended Team Assignment | p. 311 |
Case Study: Entrepreneurial Spirit | p. 311 |
Chapter 10 Capital Budgeting | p. 315 |
Capital Budgeting | p. 316 |
Factors Affecting Capital Budgeting | p. 317 |
Changes in Government Regulations | p. 317 |
Research and Development | p. 318 |
Changes in Business Strategy | p. 318 |
Formulating a Proposal | p. 319 |
Costs in Capital Budgeting | p. 319 |
Benefits in Capital Budgeting | p. 320 |
Evaluating the Data (Techniques of Capital Budgeting) | p. 323 |
Payback | p. 324 |
Net Present Value | p. 324 |
Profitability Index | p. 330 |
Internal Rate of Return | p. 331 |
Accounting Rate of Return | p. 335 |
Lowest Total Cost | p. 336 |
Making the Decision | p. 338 |
Following Up | p. 339 |
Taking Corrective Action | p. 339 |
Conclusion | p. 340 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 341 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 342 |
Recommended Group Activity | p. 345 |
Case Study: SWAN Rehabilitation Company: A Great Success Story | p. 345 |
Chapter 11 Personal Finance | p. 349 |
Risk | p. 350 |
Identification of Risk Exposure | p. 351 |
Risk Management | p. 351 |
Life, Health, Disability, Property, and Liability Insurance | p. 353 |
Financial Planning Goals | p. 358 |
Investments | p. 358 |
Cash Equivalents | p. 358 |
Certificates of Deposit | p. 359 |
Bonds | p. 360 |
Stock | p. 364 |
Mutual Funds | p. 370 |
Real Estate | p. 373 |
Precious Metals | p. 375 |
Collectibles | p. 375 |
Investment Strategies | p. 376 |
Short-Term Investment Strategies | p. 376 |
Long-Term Investment Strategies | p. 377 |
Pension Planning | p. 377 |
Retirement Plans | p. 378 |
Retirement Strategies | p. 383 |
Retirement Strategy Examples | p. 384 |
Estate Planning | p. 387 |
Conclusion | p. 391 |
Review and Discussion Questions | p. 391 |
Exercises and Problems | p. 392 |
Recommended Group Activities | p. 395 |
Case Study: The Gilberts: An Entrepreneurial Family | p. 396 |
Appendix A Working with Spreadsheets and Calculators | p. 399 |
Spreadsheet Basics | p. 399 |
Formula Entry | p. 403 |
Simple Interest | p. 403 |
Compound Interest or Future Value of a Lump Sum | p. 403 |
Present Value of a Future Lump Sum | p. 405 |
Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity | p. 406 |
Future Value of an Annuity Due | p. 408 |
Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity | p. 409 |
Present Value of an Annuity Due | p. 411 |
Working with Calculators | p. 412 |
Appendix B Time-Value-of-Money Tables | p. 417 |
Appendix C Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises and Problems | p. 425 |
Chapter 1 p. 425 | |
Chapter 2 p. 425 | |
Chapter 3 p. 426 | |
Chapter 4 p. 427 | |
Chapter 5 p. 430 | |
Chapter 6 p. 431 | |
Chapter 7 p. 435 | |
Chapter 8 p. 435 | |
Chapter 9 p. 438 | |
Chapter 10 p. 442 | |
Chapter 11 p. 444 | |
Case Studies | p. 447 |
Glossary | p. 463 |
Index | p. 477 |