ENTP6315 - Entrepreneurial Finance

ENTP 6315 (FIN 6315) Entrepreneurial Finance (3 semester credit hours) Focuses on skill building and knowledge in the financing of entrepreneurial ventures. Concerns not only the process of financing and investing in start-up companies, but also changes to the initial financing mix that may be required as start-up companies mature and grow. Topics include valuation, capital structure, forecasting, the markets for venture capital and private equity, the decision to go public or remain private, alternative financing arrangements, and the differential marketability and liquidity of the securities used to finance non-public firms. (3-0) S