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=+21 How would you describe the typical business angel?
=+How would you recommend that the entrepreneur contact these individuals?
=+20 An entrepreneur of a new venture has had no success in getting financing from formal venture capitalists. He now has decided to turn to the informal risk capital market. Who is in this market?
=+18 In a new-venture evaluation, what are the four stages through which a proposal typically goes? Describe each in detail.
=+17 Identify and describe four of the most common criteria venture capitalists use to evaluate a proposal.
=+your opinion, is this true? Do these capitalists want too much ROI?
=+16 Some entrepreneurs do not like to seek new-venture financing because they feel that venture capitalists are greedy. In
=+15 Using Figure 14.3 (funding stages), where does your present business idea fit in?
=+14 What are some of the advantages of going public? What are some of the disadvantages?
=+13 How has the venture capital market changed in your country since the GFC?
=+12 If a new venture has its choice between long-term debt and equity financing, which would you recommend? Why?
=+11 Why would a start-up company today delay outside investment and build as much value as possible into the business before seeking outside investment?
=+10 Identify and describe four types of debt financing. Which would you use?
=+9 What are the benefits and drawbacks of equity and of debt financing? Are you personally qualified for a bank loan?
=+8 What are some special considerations in approaching the 4Fs for entrepreneurial capital?
=+7 What are the 4Fs and can you identify 4F investors that you know?
=+6 Which type of informal investors demand a lower return on investment (ROI)?
=+5 How widespread is informal investing in your country?
=+4 Can you think of any more bootstrapping strategies?
=+3 What are the strategies to get money from your family? What must you watch out for?
=+the varying levels of risk involved with each stage of the venture.
=+2 Using Figure 14.2, describe some of the sources of capital available to entrepreneurs and discuss how they correlate to
=+1 What are the five forms of entrepreneurial capital? Give examples of each that are not described in the book.
=+• Have you tested the market to see if your customers will pay for the product?50
=+• Do you have evidence that existing solutions are not sufficient and that your price point is competitive?
=+• Can you give a convincing argument that the product works/delivers value and that you can measure impact?
=+• Does your business positively impact quality of life and socio-economic well-being at the base of the pyramid?
=+your new product or service innovation?
=+• What evidence exists that your customers’ lives will be measurably better for having used
=+ A good venture capitalist won’t panic when things get bad.
=+• Have the venture firm and the partner championing your deal been through any economic downturns?
=+• Are the investment goals of the venture capitalists consistent with your own?
=+A venture firm with a lot of troubled investments will not have much time to spare. If most of the fund is invested there may not be much money available for your follow-on rounds.
=+How healthy is the venture capital fund and how much has been invested?
=+• How much time will the partner spend with your company if you run into trouble?
=+ what is their clout within the firm? Check out the experiences of other entrepreneurs.
=+• What experience does the partner doing your deal have ?
=+firm has been successful with as well as those it has not, can be very helpful.)
=+Get references. (An unscreened list of referrals, including from CEOs of companies that the
=+• What is it like to work with this venture capital firm?
=+ How many deals has the firm actually done in your field?
=+• Does the venture capital firm in fact invest in your industry?
=+14 To appreciate the need for raising natural capital as part of an entrepreneurial venture
=+13 To understand the criteria used by impact investors
=+12 To be familiar with Islamic finance and micro-credit
=+11 To describe new forms of entrepreneurial capital beyond financial capital
=+10 To examine the business angel market
=+9 To discuss private placements as an opportunity for equity capital
=+8 To discuss the importance of evaluating venture capitalists for a‘best fit’ selection
=+7 To study the market for venture capital and to review venture capitalists’ evaluation criteria for new ventures
=+6 To understand the stages of venture investing
=+5 To examine commercial loans, social lending and public stock offerings as sources of capital
=+4 To differentiate between debt and equity as methods of financing
=+3 To identify how informal investors differ from other parts of the funding community
=+2 To consider how to attract financing from your family and how to bootstrap a business
=+1 To be able to distinguish the five forms of entrepreneurial capital
=+2 What remedies did they seek in developing a new variety of the fruit?
=+1 What lessons did New Zealand kiwifruit growers learn from their experience?
=+3 What do you think Tom should do? Why?
=+2 If Tom does get a patent, can he bring action against infringers? Will it be worth the time and expense? Why or why not?
=+1 Given the nature of the industry, how valuable will a patent be to Tom? Explain.
=+2 What would you recommend to Gloria? Explain in detail.
=+Is this a better idea than the banker’s proposal of taking a $200 000 loan? Why or why not?
=+1 What are the benefits of incorporating a company to operate the business and raising money through the issue of shares?
=+22 What do you foresee in terms of future environmental regulations that will undoubtedly affect entrepreneurial ventures?
=+Convention on Climate Change in 2015 altered, extended or otherwise amended the Kyoto Protocol?
=+21 What impact has the Kyoto Protocol had on entrepreneurs and how has the Paris meeting of the UN Framework
=+20 What was the first (and perhaps) the most successful global environmental regulation?
=+19 Give your own examples of rogue states or overseas havens when it comes to intellectual property rights protection.
=+over being a sole trader? What is the equivalent form of the Pty Ltd company in Singapore, Malaysia and India?
=+18 What is a proprietary limited (Pty Ltd) company and why would an entrepreneur choose to adopt this legal form of entity
=+17 How does a limited partnership work? Give an example.
=+16 Explain the limited liability partnership.
=+15 Name three specific types of partners. How do they differ?
=+14 What are the specific advantages and disadvantages associated with each primary legal form of organisation?
=+13 Define each of the following: sole tradership, partnership and corporation.
=+12 Discuss how the choice of legal form of the business entity may be influenced by being a social entrepreneur.
=+11 What are trade secrets? Why has Coca-Cola benefited from protecting its formula through trade secret rather than patenting the formula?
=+10 What is a domain name? Give some examples of interesting cases of domain name infringement.
=+9 When might a trademark be invalidated? Explain.
=+8 In your own words, what is a trademark? Why are generic or descriptive names or words not given trademarks?
=+Explain in detail. If an infringement of copyright occurs, what legal recourse does the owner have?
=+7 How much protection does copyright afford the owner? Can any of the individual’s work be copied without paying a fee?
=+6 In your own words, what is copyright? What benefits does copyright provide?
=+5 Explain why an entrepreneur might decide against patenting as a protection strategy and briefly describe the potential consequences of such a decision.
=+4 When can a patent be declared invalid? Cite two examples.
=+3 What are seven basic rules entrepreneurs should remember about securing a patent?
=+2 In your own words, what is a patent? Of what value is a patent to an entrepreneur? What benefits does it provide?
=+1 Briefly discuss how the decision to start a business in different countries may be affected by the local legal and regulatory environment.
=+• What is the ultimate goal and purpose of the enterprise and which legal structure can best serve this purpose?
=+• What are the costs and procedures associated with starting the operation?
=+• What are the needs for and possibilities of attracting additional expertise?
=+• What are the possibilities of attracting additional capital?
=+• What effects will federal, state and local laws have on the operation?
=+• What legal structure would ensure the greatest administrative adaptability for the firm?
=+• What would the continuity (life) of the firm be if something happened to the principal(s)?
=+• What is the size of the risk? What is the amount of the investor’s liability for debts and taxes?
How does the role of leader diff er from that of entrepreneur?
How does the role of leader diff er from that of manager?
Leaders are born not made. Discuss.

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