Questions from Entrepreneurial Finance

Q: Access the Small Business Administration Web site at http://www.

Access the Small Business Administration Web site at http://www.sba.gov and find information on estimating start-up costs, preparing financial statements, and conducting breakeven analysis.

Q: Access the Nolo Press Web site at http://www.nolo

Access the Nolo Press Web site at http://www.nolo.com, and other publishers’ Web sites, and identify software products designed to help the young venture with its legal and accounting problems.

Q: What is entrepreneurial finance and what are the responsibilities of the financial

What is entrepreneurial finance and what are the responsibilities of the financial manager of an entrepreneurial venture?

Q: Phil Young, founder of Pedal Pushers, expects to spend the

Phil Young, founder of Pedal Pushers, expects to spend the next one-half year developing and testing prototypes for a pedal replacement for children’s bicycles. (See Part A of Problem 1 for a descrip...

Q: Let’s assume that Phil Young does indeed develop and successfully market the

Let’s assume that Phil Young does indeed develop and successfully market the Pedal Pusher product discussed in Problems 1 and 6. Phil’s venture will purchase materials for making the product from oth...

Q: How do asset intensity and asset turnover differ? What is implied

How do asset intensity and asset turnover differ? What is implied by a high asset intensity?

Q: Identify the major sources, as well as the players, associated

Identify the major sources, as well as the players, associated with each type of financing for each life cycle stage.

Q: What is a business plan? Why is it important to prepare

What is a business plan? Why is it important to prepare a business plan?

Q: Web-surfing exercise: Develop your own list of the five

Web-surfing exercise: Develop your own list of the five most important societal or economic trends currently shaping our society and providing major business opportunities. Use the Web to generate po...

Q: From the Headlines—Ice Energy: Briefly describe the “ice

From the Headlines—Ice Energy: Briefly describe the “ice battery” market and how Ice Energy’s Ice Bear system addresses that market. Give some examples of how Ice Energy can expand its market and tap...