r a c t Article history: Received 17 September 2012 Received in revised form 20 February 2014 Accepted 3 March 2014 Available online 26 March 2014 We present new qualitative empirical evidence from a series of interviews with representatives of venture capital support organisations‚ which discusses the role of accounting in high-technology investments. Our discussion is framed around three propositions on: whether or not the stewardship role of accounting still holds; the usefulness‚ or otherwise
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship Looking for Capital When Joyce and Phil Abrahams opened their bookstore 1 year ago‚ they estimated it would take them six months to breakeven. Because they had gone into the venture with enough capital to keep them afloat for nine months‚ they were sure they would need no outside financing. However‚ sales have been slower than anticipated‚ and most of their funds now have been used to purchase inventory or meet monthly expenses. On the other hand‚ the store
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providing effective and efficient solutions to consumers‚ while achieving long-term profitability and contributing growth to the economy as a whole. * The capacity and willingness to undertake conception‚ organization‚ and management of a productive venture with all attendant risks‚ while seeking profit as a reward. 2. Identify challenges of entrepreneurs. 1. Negative Mindset The battle always starts in the mind! Our own fears‚ excuses‚ and just basically anything that paralyzes us from moving
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ECONOMICS Adam Smith He was a Scottish philosopher during the Enlightenment. (The Enlightenment was an 18th century philosophical movement in Europe that stressed the importance of reason in analysing and investigating.) He wrote ’An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations’ published in 1776. His main economic ideas were: A nation’s wealth was the total value of its goods and services‚ not the value of its raw materials and precious metals. The value of these goods
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same time he realizes that he brother had turned his fly fishing into and art form. Watching him fish was like watching a painter composing a beautiful canvas. It was truly an undeniably perfect skill that god has blessed him with. I think that Paul Maclean (younger brother) became an alcoholic due to the fact he was so gregarious and incredibly attractive man not to mention extremely likable and charming individual. Throughout this heart crisping and tear-jerking piece we see the relationship between
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C apital market is one of the most important segments of the financial system all over the world. It is the market available to the companies for meeting their requirements of the long-term funds. It refers to all the facilities and the institutional arrangements for borrowing and lending funds. In other words‚ it is concerned with the raising of money capital for purposes of making long-term investments. The market consists of a number of individuals and institutions (including the Government)
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information intermediaries since we can differentiate intermediaries into two types in the capital market‚ one is financial intermediaries such as venture capital firms‚ banks‚ mutual funds‚ and insurance companies‚ and the other is information intermediaries such as auditors‚ financial analysts‚ bond-rating agencies‚ and the financial press. a) Venture Capitalists (VCs) There are several types of VCs that invest in companies in different stages such as Seed‚ Early Stage‚ Late Stage‚ Expansion‚ and Private
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NAME – KUNTAL BOSE DEPARTMENT – PGDM ROLL – PGDM/10/013 ASSIGNMENT – A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVERTISING DEFINITION - Advertising is a process‚ not a medium in its own right‚ although it uses different media forms to communicate. Advertising‚ in its simplest form‚ is the way in which the vendor or manufacturer of a product communicates with consumers via a medium‚ or many different media. HISTORY Egyptians
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insatiable need for money and power. This leads to‚ what Andrew Levine describes as “alienation of the workers from [their] product” . Marxists believe that history of societies has been driven by the forces of production‚ which are main factors in capitalist societies that Marx was
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Miscommunication between Rescue Workers.” Inspire St. John Public Library. 29 Nov. 2010 Keywords: 9 11‚ problems‚ communication Jonas‚ Jay. “9/11 Experiences: A Firefighter’s Story” bbc.co.uk. 8 Sept. 2006 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/5303594.stm> Maclean‚ Norman. Young Men and Fire. Chicago: University of Chicago Press‚ 1972. Rothermel‚ Richard. “Mann Gulch Fire: A Race That Couldn’t Be Won.” May 1993: Intermountain Research
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