International Entrepreneurial Finance

About

This course will introduce attendees with the essential financial concepts and techniques associated with the financing of entrepreneurial start-up ventures. Financial instruments such as equity and debt will be introduced along with their valuation principles, the corporate governance implications arising from these financing methods, and financing entities such as informal Business Angel financing as well as more formalized Venture Capital and Private Equity early stage financing. The relevance of these financing techniques will be outlined throughout the entrepreneurial lifecycle of nascent ventures and internationally too, where attendees will develop an enhanced appreciation of international entrepreneurial landscape.

Course leader

Professor Bruce Hearn

Target group

This course is open to anyone aged 18+

Course aim

(1) develop a deeper appreciation of the financing decisions behind entrepreneurship;
(2) critically appraise the scope and scale of entrepreneurship environment around the world based on the availability and type of entrepreneurial finance prevalent;
(3) develop skills in the evaluation of entrepreneurial ventures and projects through the lens of business angels or venture capitalists;
(4) gain understanding of the importance of the governance of entrepreneurial ventures and how it's adoption determines access to financing

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