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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Problems in Air Traffic Control and Proposed Solutions In northern California this summer‚ the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unintentionally performed it’s first operational test of "free flight"; aviation without direct air traffic control. This was an unintentional experiment because it was a result of a total shut-down of the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Although Oakland is only the 16th busiest ARTCC‚ it’s responsible for the largest block of airspace of
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years)=Inventory/Flow rate 0.666667 Inventory Turns 1.5 Part B Per-Unit Inventory Cost Percentage 16.66667 Per-Unit Inventory Cost (in $) 166.6667 Applying Little’s Law to Financials allows us to see how efficient organization is. In this particular problem we’re concerned with the process so that the average inflow ( going into the process ) and the average outflow (coming out of the process). How long does it take for a dollar to get through the entire process how many dollars are sitting in inventory
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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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EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY: COMPARING RESULTS FROM 16 COUNTRIES By Joel D. Sherman and Jeffrey M. Poirier UNESCO Institute for Statistics‚ Montreal‚ 2007 UNESCO The constitution of the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted by 20 countries at the London Conference in November 1945 and entered into effect on 4 November 1946. The Organization currently has 191 Member States and six Associate Members. The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute
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Drug Addiction During the month of May‚ a group of Neenah High School students competed in the Greenbay half marathon. This is a group of kids in the Runner’s High class at Neenah High School to help prevent use of drugs‚ and help kids fighting addiction. According to dictionary.com‚ addiction is the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming‚ as narcotics‚ to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. Addiction
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DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION LIST OF STOCKBROKERS AND INVESTMENT BANKS ON THE NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 4 5 8 23 32 35 37 46 48 5 54 87 89 95 97 Appendix I 23. CDS FORM 1. LIST OF CONTACTS ISSUER ISSUER : EQUITY BANK LIMITED Registered Head Office‚ NHIF Building 4th Floor‚ P.O. Box 7504-00200 NAIROBI Name / Title of Contact Persons Mr. James Njuguna Mwangi Chief Executive & Managing Director Mrs. Mary Wangari Wamae Company Secretary and Registrar Office
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limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of population and fast development of industries‚ water is more needed than before. At the same time‚ a large amount of water has been polluted and wasted every day. Some big cities in China are facing the problem of water shortage already. There‚ water supply is controlled and industry has been restrained. China says water supplies exploited by 2030 written by Chris Bukley reports: China will have exploited all available water supplies to the limit by 2030
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Owners Equity Paper Ubaldo Reyes university of phoenix Intermediate Financial Accounting III ACC/423 Donald Autrey June 28‚ 2013 Owners Equity Paper Before investors invest in a company‚ they must take various items into consideration. First‚ both paid in capital and earned capital are looked at. These items tell investors how well the company is doing and if the company is profitable. Next‚ investors look at earnings‚ basic and diluted. Once an investor takes the above into consideration
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