Raising Finance Source of finance Description of source of finance Advantages Disadvantrages Personal sources Peronal sources tend to be the first form of finance used by very small firms. And important personal source of finance is the savings that the entrepreneur accumulated before starting up the business. #Savings are a cheap form of finance as they do not involve paying any interest. #Using savings enables the owner to keep control of the business. This is especially valuable to those
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Cloud computing is becoming the way to go in the corporate world‚ and venture capitalist firms are taking note. Realizing that the cloud is only as good as one’s access to it‚ many corporations are seeking to ensure that their Wide Area Network – or WAN – is reliable‚ allowing for quick access to software. WAN optimization is becoming the latest hot ticket‚ and many venture capitalist firms are getting in on the wave of the future. WAN optimization is a relatively mature field. However‚ the
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Subject line: Describe what went right and what went wrong with this venture. Add in how you would fix the identified problems‚ if this was your company. NeoMed Technologies developed a diagnostic device used for cardiac testing‚ and is headquartered in Ohio. They developed a CAD screen system to detect coronary artery disease. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Cleveland‚ Ohio. NeoMed Technologies was faced with a lot of difficult decisions at the beginning when it came to where
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Identify and discuss Corning ’s strategic predisposition toward a joint venture with Vitro. Because of long histories of successful joint ventures and had been an innovative leader in foreign alliances for over 73 years‚ Corning ’s strategy of establishing the joint venture relationship with Vitro seems to be a ideal combination and will lead to success. However‚ the joint venture became subject to a series of cultural and other conflicts that began to undermine this vision. According to company
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Equity Private Equity‚ which is a sub-set of Venture Capital‚ is medium to long-term finance provided in return for an equity stake in potentially high growth unquoted companies. This informal method of financing became an industry globally in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the
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conveys your business goals‚ the strategies you will use to meet them‚ potential problems that may confront your business and ways to solve them‚ the organizational structure of your business‚ and finally‚ the amount of capital required to finance your venture and keep it going. Purposes of writing Business plans? Business plans solve a number of tasks for those who provide and read them. Firstly‚ they are used by investment-seeking entrepreneurs to convey their vision to potential investors‚ to gain
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(False) 13. Co-founders of a start-up should work on every task and decision together. (False) 14. It is more common for teams to self-destruct because of personal conflicts than for lack of funding. (True) 15. If you decide to start a venture‚ you should notify your current employer as soon as possible. (True) 16. After you have started a business‚ it is a bad idea to combine your new job with working fulltime elsewhere. (False) 17. If employees own equity in the company‚ they
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CASE STUDY TRANSPORTATION AND 3RD PARTY LOGISTICS COMPANY A small transportation and third party logistics company had recently gone public through a reverse merger. The company was still in a development phase and needed to secure corporate financing. The company also wanted to start an awareness campaign that would build awareness in the financial community and build their profile within the transportation and logistics industry. Suggest steps to be taken by this company to raise awareness
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ESSAY TOPIC (1) :A joint venture is affected by the cultural distance between two partners. In what ways are joint ventures and types of international collaboration affected by cultural differences? INDEX INTRODUCTION 2 What is culture? 2-3 The Cultural Orientation Model .4 The cultural Gap 5-6 Understanding Cultural Differences .6 The Challenge of Cultural Success
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Table of contents Page.NO 1.0 Introduction---------------------------------------------------3 2.0 Discussion----------------------------------------------------3 2.1 The common trait between Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Richard Branson 2.1.1 Propensity to take the risk---------------------4 2.1.2 Persistence---------------------------------------5 2.1.3 Leadership----------------------------------------6
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