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Discuss the significance of discounting in business decision making.
What are the main components of capital budgeting? What are the three main types of cash flows?
What are the three main techniques used to analyze capital budgeting projects? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
What are the main components of corporate directional strategies?
Discuss the advantages of real options over other capital budgeting evaluation techniques.
Define concept growth. What does this mean to entrepreneurial firms?
Differentiate between the external and internal growth approaches for entrepreneurial firms.
Define the concept of differential analysis. How is this concept different from the traditional approaches used to assess acquisitions?
Find a successful entrepreneurial firm in your community and attempt to chart its development plan. Recognize what methods of growth they have employed.
Discuss the major problems with acquisitions. Why are acquisitions often less suitable for entrepreneurial firms?
Define corporate governance. Does this definition change as the entrepreneurial firm matures?
What are the key components of corporate governance? Discuss how these components differ in private and public firms.
What is social responsibility? What are the three most common approaches to social responsibility?
Find a local entrepreneurial business and describe its approach to social responsibility.
Differentiate between profit maximization and value maximization.
Define value realization and outline why realization is important for the entrepreneurial firm, the entrepreneur, and the community.
Discuss the major modes of value realization in terms of full and partial harvesting.What are the key advantages and disadvantages of each method?
Why does a trade sale take longer to execute than an initial public offering?
How can an entrepreneurial firm prepare more effectively for the value realization process?
Discuss the impact a strategic investor’s acquisition of the entrepreneurial firm has on the life of the entrepreneur. How can a strategic investor structure a relationship with the entrepreneur to
Define entrepreneurial succession and differentiate between entrepreneurial succession in family and non-family firms.
Describe the major components of entrepreneurial succession. What are the most difficult areas of succession? How do successions overlap over time?
Describe the ways in which entrepreneurship is perpetuated. Describe the role of serial entrepreneurs in this process.
Define entrepreneurial philanthropy. Why is this topic likely to receive increased attention in the future?
Describe the key steps in entrepreneurial philanthropy. Identify a successful local entrepreneur and investigate his or her philanthropic activities. Does the local entrepreneur’s process align
Describe the connections between financial management, strategic management, and entrepreneurship. Why does it make sense to consider these disciplines jointly rather than separately?
Define the field of strategic entrepreneurial finance. How does it differ from other fields?
How do you define the concept of value creation?
What are the financial and non-financial determinants of value creation?
Discuss the link between cash flows and value creation. What roles do timing and risk play in the value creation process?
Why is an understanding of business processes important? Describe the advantages of business processes in general.
Describe the major components of the C-MER value creation model.
Discuss the importance of the “measurement-enhancement” loop in the value creation model.
Is the value creation curve the same for different types of entrepreneurs? Why or why not?
Differentiate between “average” entrepreneurs and “serial” entrepreneurs.
The various parts of the “six component” model are not isolated from one another, but rather cross-feed each other throughout the development of a successful entrepreneurial venture. Discuss the
Imagine that you are looking to start a fitness club for seniors in your community. Given the demographic characteristics of your community, estimate the total size of the fitness market in your town
Interview a successful local entrepreneur. Your assignment is to focus on the characteristics of the management team. Your investigation should focus on the following questions:What traits and
Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the three major architectural frameworks for business models discussed in this chapter. If you are looking to developing a website connecting all students at
Choose a specific retail market in your community (clothing, coffee, sportswear, pharmacies, books and magazines, toys, groceries, etc.) and focus on two different operations.Find one retailer that
Discuss the differences between financing an entrepreneurial venture through debt or equity. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?
How is the iterative nature of preparing financial forecasts significant? How long does the financial forecasting “wheel” need to turn before the financial forecasting process is complete?
Why are the financial projections prepared for different financiers likely to differ from one another? Why is it important to provide more than just one set of financial projections?
Discuss the importance of the verification process and outline its key components.
Discuss the suitability of bank loan financing for an entrepreneurial venture.
Define venture capital and compare it to other forms of financing.
What are the key characteristics of venture capital?
What are the most controversial terms of the term sheet? Why are these terms considered to be controversial?
What are the trading zones in venture capital negotiations?
Describe the key ways by which an effective presentation can be made to venture capitalists.
Define the modes of entrepreneurial finance available to entrepreneurs.
Differentiate between the various sources of equity – namely, venture capitalists, business angels, and public markets. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each equity source. Are these
Discuss the most appropriate bootstrapping methods that could be used by a newly created janitorial business.
Why do some government-sponsored financial assistance programs struggle to deliver appropriate assistance to entrepreneurs? Is it a good idea for governments to use public funds to foster
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various crowdfunding models.
Differentiate between traditional and cash flow measures. Why are cash-flow-based metrics more useful for analyzing the historical and forecasted financial performance of entrepreneurial firms?
Discuss the hierarchical or sequential approach to financial analysis offered in this chapter.
What is the relevance of industry comparison?
Discuss the divergence of free cash flow and net profit in an entrepreneurial setting.
Why is the EBITDA line so important?
You have been given the following estimates of free cash flow from your company and have no reason to doubt them. The cash flows will not grow at this pace indefinitely and you are likely to be
Compare and contrast between various valuation methods. Which valuation methods are most appropriate for manufacturing firms and which are the most appropriate for internet-based ventures?
Explain the difficulty in determining the discount rate using the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for entrepreneurial firms. What key components of WACC are used to evaluate the discount rate?
What is the significance of industry comparables in valuation?
How does one decide upon a valuation range? Why is the valuation range important?
Define intellectual property.
What are the major legal forms of intellectual property?
Describe under what circumstances patents are less likely to be effective.
Differentiate between the different methods of valuing intellectual property. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of each valuation method?
Explain the reasons why potential acquirers are willing to pay significant valuation premiums to acquire intellectual property.
The gear train shown consists of four gears of the same thickness and of the same material; two gears are of radius r, and the other two are of radius nr. The system is at rest when the couple M0 is
Two disks of the same material are attached to a shaft as shown. Disk A has a radius r and a thickness b, while disk B has a radius nr and a thickness 2b. A couple M with a constant magnitude is
A small sphere of mass m and radius r is released from rest at A and rolls without sliding on the curved surface to point B where it leaves the surface with a horizontal velocity. Knowing that a =
The double pulley shown has a mass of 15 kg and a centroidal radius of gyration of 160 mm. Cylinder A and block B are attached to cords that are wrapped on the pulleys as shown. The coefficient of
An adapted golf device attaches to a wheelchair to help people with mobility impairments play putt-putt. The stationary frame OD is attached to the wheelchair, and a club holder OB is attached to the
Disk A has a mass of 4 kg and a radius r = 75 mm; it is at rest when it is placed in contact with the belt, which moves at a constant speed v = 18 m/s. Knowing that μk = 0.25 between the disk and
The 10-in.-radius brake drum is attached to a larger flywheel which is not shown. The total mass moment of inertia of the flywheel and drum is 16 lb·ft·s2 and the coefficient of kinetic friction
A 10-kg storm window measuring 900 × 1500 mm is held by hinges at A and B. In the position shown, it is held away from the side of the house by a 600-mm stick CD. If the stick is suddenly removed,
Greek engineers had the unenviable task of moving large columns from the quarries to the city. One engineer, Chersiphron, tried several different techniques to do this. One method was to cut pivot
The 30-kg turbine disk has a centroidal radius of gyration of 175 mm and is rotating clockwise at a constant rate of 60 rpm when a small blade of weight 0.5 N at point A becomes loose and is thrown
A slender 9-lb rod can rotate in a vertical plane about a pivot at B. A spring of constant k = 30 lb/ft and of unstretched length 6 in. is attached to the rod as shown. Knowing that the rod is
A collar with a mass of 1 kg is rigidly attached to a slender rod AB of mass 3 kg and length L = 600 mm. The rod is released from rest in the position shown. Determine the distance d for which the
Two uniform cylinders, each of weight W = 14 lb and radius r = 5 in., are connected by a belt as shown. Knowing that at the instant shown the angular velocity of cylinder B is 30 rad/s clockwise,
Each of the two rods shown is of length L = 1 m and has a mass of 5 kg. Point D is connected to a spring of constant k = 20 N/m and is constrained to move along a vertical slot. Knowing that the
A 100-kg solid cylindrical disk, 800 mm in diameter, is to be raised over a 200-mm obstruction. A cable is wrapped around the disk and pulled with a constant horizontal force T = 260 N as shown.
Each of the gears A and B has a mass of 10 kg and a radius of gyration of 190 mm, while gear C has a mass of 2.5 kg and a radius of gyration of 80 mm. If a couple M of constant magnitude 6 N·m is
The 80-mm-radius gear shown has a mass of 5 kg and a centroidal radius of gyration of 60 mm. The 4-kg rod AB is attached to the center of the gear and to a pin at B that slides freely in a vertical
A 100-kg solid cylindrical disk, 800 mm in diameter, is to be raised over a 200-mm obstruction. A cable is wrapped around the disk and pulled with a constant horizontal force T as shown. Knowing that
A collar with a mass of 1 kg is rigidly attached at a distance d = 300 mm from the end of a uniform slender rod AB. The rod has a mass of 3 kg and is of length L = 600 mm. Knowing that the rod is
The 4-kg rod AB is attached to a collar of negligible mass at A and to a flywheel at B. The flywheel has a mass of 16 kg and a radius of gyration of 180 mm. Knowing that in the position shown the
A sphere of mass m and radius r rolls without slipping inside a curved surface of radius R. Knowing that the sphere is released from rest in the position shown, derive an expression for (a) The
A 5-m-long ladder has a mass of 15 kg and is placed against a house at an angle θ = 20°. Knowing that the ladder is released from rest, determine the angular velocity of the ladder and the velocity
The 1.5-kg uniform slender bar AB is connected to the 3-kg gear B that meshes with the stationary outer gear C. The centroidal radius of gyration of gear B is 30 mm. Knowing that the system is
The ends of a 9-lb rod AB are constrained to move along slots cut in a vertical plate as shown. A spring of constant k = 3 lb/in. is attached to end A in such a way that its tension is zero when θ =
The flywheel of a punching machine has a weight of 650 lb and a radius of gyration of 30 in. Each punching operation requires 1800 ft·lb of work. (a) Knowing that the speed of the flywheel is
The uniform rods AB and BC weigh 2.4 kg and 4 kg, respectively, and the small wheel at C is of negligible weight. Knowing that in the position shown the velocity of wheel C is 2 m/s to the right,
The 3-lb carriage C is supported as shown by two uniform 2-lb disks, each having a radius of 3 in. Knowing that the carriage is initially at rest, determine the velocity of the carriage 0.5 s after
The mechanism shown is one of two identical mechanisms attached to the two sides of a 200-lb uniform rectangular door. Edge ABC of the door is guided by wheels of negligible mass that roll in
A 15-lb slender rod AB is riveted to a 12-lb uniform disk as shown. A belt is attached to the rim of the disk and to a spring that holds the rod at rest in the position shown. If end A of the rod is
The 3-lb carriage C is supported as shown by two uniform 2-lb disks, each having a radius of 3 in. Knowing that the carriage is initially at rest, determine the velocity of the carriage 0.5 s after

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