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Raising Finance: A Practical Guide to Starting Expanding and Selling Your Business (Sunday Times Business Enterprise Guide) - Softcover
Synopsis
Raising Finance is an accessible, practical guide that will help you find your way through the financial maze of starting up a business, expanding it, and eventually selling it. It is a hands-on guide that does not make assumptions about prior knowledge and is suitable for the average business owner. Topics covered include:
start-up financing
growth financing
equity funding
buying a business
grooming your business for sale
selling the business
Raising Finance deals with both the theory and the reality of growing a business. Key issues are highlighted by the use of fascinating real-life case studies, showing you what steps to take to grow, fund, acquire and sell a business.
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About the Author
Paul Barrow is an author, a Visiting Professor at Cranfield, and also a consultant advising SMEs on growth strategies.
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1. Value -- what is it all about?
Some basic rules on creating value; Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (in this case the buyer); When to sell?; A few final thoughts on value
2. Start-up financing
Small and medium sized enterprise (SME) start-ups; The funding options; Key things to remember on funding; Chapter summary
3. Growth financing
What is wrong with bank overdrafts?; Invoice financing; Should you use invoice financing?; Chapter summary
4. Equity funding
Giving money away; Business Angels; Venture capital; Alternative Investment Market (AIM); Stock Exchange (full or main listing); Should you use equity funding?; Chapter summary
5. Buying a business
Why should you buy a business?; How do you buy a business?; How do you make sure there are no nasty surprises afterwards?; Should you be buying a business?; Chapter summary
6. Debt-bound and failing businesses
Never give up; Restoring some profitability and managing cash; Selling an unprofitable business; What about you?; Chapter summary
7. Grooming your business for sale
Recognising the need to sell; Recognise the gap; It's all about timing; What about your business grooming?; Chapter summary
8. Exit routes
Are you ready to sell?; The options; What about your exit routes?; Chapter summary
9. Packaging the business
Make sure all your ducks are lined up; Where will the buyer come from?; Getting to the buyers; Marketing the business; What about your packaging?; Chapter summary; Appendix: an example of an information memorandum
10 . From offer to payment
On the last lap; Handling enquiries/offers; Negotiating the deal; Sale and purchase contract; What about your last lap?; Chapter summary
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