Entrepreneurial Finance v3.0

By William S. Hettinger and John Dolan-Heitlinger

Published

March 2024

Discipline

Finance Textbooks

ISBN (Digital)

978-1-4533-9482-3

Brief Table of Contents

• Part 1: Business Strategies
• Chapter 1: How Businesses Make Money
• Chapter 2: Three Sample Companies
• Part 2: Basic Financial Statements
• Chapter 3: Cash Flow Statements: The Basics
• Chapter 4: Profit and Loss Statement Basics
• Chapter 5: Difference between Cash and Profit
• Chapter 6: Balance Sheet Basics
• Chapter 7: How the Balance Sheet Varies by Business Type
• Chapter 8: How Financial Statements Tie Together
• Chapter 9: Understanding the Indirect Cash Flow Statement
• Part 3: Evaluating Financial Statements
• Chapter 10: Evaluating Profitability
• Chapter 11: Working Capital and Operational Efficiency
• Chapter 12: Can You Pay Your Bills?
• Chapter 13: Can You Pay the Bank?
• Chapter 14: Measuring Percentage Change
• Chapter 15: Using Finance Tools to Manage Your Business
• Part 4: Growing a Business
• Chapter 16: What to Consider When Starting Your Business
• Chapter 17: Legal and Your Business
• Chapter 18: Accounting and Your Business
• Chapter 19: Taxes and Your Business
• Chapter 20: Starting Your Business
• Chapter 21: When Growth Makes Sense
• Chapter 22: Planning and Budgeting Growth
• Chapter 23: Evaluating Growth
• Part 5: Beyond the Basics
• Chapter 24: Sales Projection Analysis
• Chapter 25: Cost–Benefit Analysis
• Chapter 26: Time Value of Money
• Chapter 27: Doing Business Internationally
• Chapter 28: Finding Money to Start and Operate Your Business
• Chapter 29: Exit Strategies
• Part 6: The Appendices
• Appendix A: Basic Excel for Entrepreneurial Finance
• Appendix B: Planning Your Business
• Appendix C: Making Your Business Legal
• Appendix D: Planning Your Accounting and Taxes
• Appendix E: Startup Expenses
• Appendix F: Sales and Cost of Goods Sold Forecast
• Appendix G: Monthly Expenses
• Appendix H: Cash Needs Forecast
• Appendix I: Sensitivity Analysis
• Appendix J: Business Forecasting Model
• Appendix K: Case Study Templates