Degree in Management of Business and Technology La Salle Campus Barcelona

Degree in Management of Business and Technology

Internationality, technology, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, values, and both people and team management are the keys to define this degree. Includes international stages.

Entrepreneurial finance for e-business

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Description
Entrepreneurial Finance is primarily designed for students who plan to get involved with a new venture at some point in their career -- as a founder, early employee, advisor or investor. However, the course is also appropriate for students interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape for young firms, going beyond the basics of venture capital and angel financing. This course is meant to equip students to make sound financial decisions at every stage of a business' life. From finding the sources of funding to making your venture grow and harvesting, this course covers all emblematic questions an entrepreneur might face in his journey.
Type Subject
Optativa
Semester
First
Credits
5.00

Titular Professors

Jes Black
Professor
Previous Knowledge
Objectives

- Understand difference between entrepreneurial finance and corporate finance
- Differentiate between stages of new ventures development an the sources of financing available
- Understand the investment process and specifically the investment criteria and how investors make their investments
- Venture capital, Private Equity and Corporate Venture Capital
- Differentiate between the most innovative ways of providing public financial support to start-ups
- Proforma analysis of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement
- Financial planning
- Valuation methodologies and term sheets
- Recognize exactly how investors time their exit decision

Contents

Topic 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance
Topic 2: Early Sources of Funding
Topic 3: VC, Private Equity & Corporate VC
Topic 4: Public Sources of Funding
Topic 5: Deal Screening & Sourcing
Topic 6: Preparing the Financial Plan: Forecasting
Topic 7: Valuation of New Ventures
Topic 8: Term Sheet & Negotiating with Investors
Topic 9: Harvesting: the Exit

Methodology

The class sessions will mostly consist on solving case studies (from the Harvard Review library). They will be devoted to hands-on practice. Students will be exposed to real life situations, either through case studies or stories from guest speakers.
In this elective class, group work is essential, as it allows students to confront ideas and learn from each other's opinions and stories.

Evaluation

- Continuous evaluation: 40%
Class attendance
Class participation
Assignments (to deliver before class)
Class quizzes (kahoots)
- Final Exam: 60%
- Attendance. Non-attendance require prior notification via e-mail

Evaluation Criteria
Basic Bibliography

Recommended Textbook:
"Entrepreneurial Finance: The Art and Science of Growing Ventures", by Luisa Alemany and Job J. Andreoli. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-43185-9.

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