PRIVATE EQUITY – A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR GHANAIAN SMEs By Joseph Ciici Arthur Ghana’s workforce is predominantly employed by the informal sector. This sector of our economy is largely made up of Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) and sole proprietorships (“one man business”). This is confirmed by available data from the Registrar General which indicates that 90% of companies registered in Ghana are SMEs. Over time‚ this target group has been identified as the catalyst for
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Long-term financing requires a meticulous understanding of the various features of debt and equity and their impact an organization. While evaluating debt and equity‚ an investment banker also has to consider the unique characteristics of the organization’s dealings while ensuring that the organization’s requirements are met. Debt CapitalDebt capital includes all long-term borrowing incurred by the firm. The cost of debt was found to be less than the cost of other forms of financing. The relative
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Brand Equity A brand represents a “name‚ term‚ sign‚ symbol‚ or design‚ or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competition.” Without a recognizable brand‚ a product is but a mere commodity. It’s more than just a name‚ term‚ symbol‚ etc. – a brand is everything that one company’s particular offering stands for in comparison to other brands in a cate-gory of competitive products. As the value
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Co Sligo he went to the same school as Shane and Mark. He launched a new venture along with Louis Walsh to put together and co-manage girlband‚ Wonderland. Unfortunately‚ the band has been dropped and split. He married actress /singer Jodi Albert on 8 May 2009 in Barbados. And are now expecting there first baby together next January. Nicky Byrne was born on the the 9th of October 1978 in Dublin.
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trades or creditors are another option of short term finance. A company can borrow the goods from supplier and pay them later in given period of time. Also we can categorise the source of finance in following ways: a) Equity b) Debt c) Hybrid theory Equity: Equity is the main source of finance that belongs to the owners or stockholders. It is ownership interest of shareholders in company.
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Owners Equity Name ACC423 III April 1‚ 2013 Roger Beckstead Owners Equity Owner’s equity is the interest that common and preferred stockholders have in a company. Stockholders have paid-in capital in the form of stock and bonds to a company to provide cash intended to be used for operations of the company. Investors use equity accounts to evaluate the strength and liquidity of a company. Investors assess if a company is growing by comparing capital accounts in previous years to present
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MARKET REACTION AROUND BONUS ISSUES AND STOCK SPLIT IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY Submitted By: NIMISHA.M.BABU 1020251 Under the Guidance of: PROF. ANIRBAN GHATAK CHRIST UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE CHAPTER- 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY BONUS ISSUE Bonus issues are simply distribution of additional stocks to the existing shareholders. It is a “free” issue of shares‚ without a subscription price‚ made to existing shareholders in proportion to their
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Rhetorical Analysis of Split Skins The essay titled "Split Skins: Female Agency and Bodily Mutilation in The Little Mermaid‚" was written by Susan White‚ an English professor whose research is mainly on film criticism. Her essay was originally published in Film Theory Goes to the Movies‚ an anthology of film criticism in 1993 and again published in the Third Edition of the University Book‚ an anthology of writings‚ in 2003. In "Split Skins‚" White uses rhetorical strategies such as style‚ diction
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Seven steps to negotiate the best car loan deal Negotiating a car loan is not that simple as the dealers tend to price in manufacturers and financiers ’ discount into the interest rate. Here is a step by step process to negotiate the best car loan deal For most Indians‚ buying a car is a dream that comes second only to the dream of owning a house. This dream has become real for many Indians with the arrival of easy financing for car purchase. The decision to buy a car is‚ very often‚ prodded
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The short story‚ Spilt Cherry Tree‚ was written by Jesse Stuart. In the beginning of the story‚ Dave and his classmates went with Professor Herbert on a field trip for biology class. They were all searching for lizards‚ bugs‚ snakes‚ frogs‚ flowers‚ and plants. Dave and five of his classmates had spotted a lizard in the old cherry tree up the hill‚ so all six of them ran up the tree after it‚ and the tree broke down. Eif Crabtree‚ the owner of the tree was plowing when it happened and he ran up and
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