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Getting Between the Balance Sheets

The Four Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Finance

Palgrave Macmillan
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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. And the Winner is … Missinge Fashions!

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 1-4
  3. Cash is King

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 5-6
  4. MissInge’s Balance Sheet

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 7-9
  5. Balance Sheet Beauty

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 11-18
  6. Crisis and Confusion

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 19-20
  7. NFO and Working Capital

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 21-27
  8. Grace gets Some Help

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 29-29
  9. Growing As Fast As Possible without New Investment

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 31-36
  10. The Bank Helps

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 37-50
  11. Building a Cash-lean Company

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 51-62
  12. Back at the Bank

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 63-73
  13. Share Structures and Shareholders

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 75-87
  14. MissInge’s Share Capital Problem

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 89-97
  15. Options and Shares

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 99-103
  16. Keeping Joe on Board

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 105-108
  17. Valuing a Company

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 109-120
  18. The Deal Runs into Trouble

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 121-127
  19. Preparing a Company for Sale

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 129-138
  20. The Sale of MissInge Fashions

    • David Frodsham, Heinrich Liechtenstein
    Pages 139-145

About this book

For many entrepreneurs there is a mystique about finance -starting, growing and selling new ventures is tough enough. Yet with some focused financial knowledge you can run your company with less cash, grow it more quickly and make more money when it is sold. This book makes the dry world of finance easy to understand and relevant to entrepreneurs.

Reviews

"A compelling read" Andrea Traversone, Amadeus Capital Partners, UK

"Excellent financial guide for entrepreneurs" Dr. Hendrik Brandis, co-founder Earlybird and Chairman of the EVCA Venture Capital Council, Switzerland

"Essential reading for every entrepreneur" Andrew Fisher, CEO, Shazam Entertainment, UK

"Relevant and very readable" Timo Lindström, founder and CEO, Confidex Oy, Finland

"The only book designed to portray finance for the CEO" David Darsch, founder, CEO Collaborative Forum, Spain

Authors and Affiliations

  • IESE, Spain

    Heinrich Liechtenstein

About the authors

DAVID FRODSHAM has spent his working life in start-ups and growth companies, as an entrepreneur, board member and CEO coach in the USA, Germany, France, Spain and Britain. He has a particular interest in VC investments and M&A.
 
HEINRICH LEICHTENSTEIN Professor of Financial Management at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. His key interests are entrepreneurial finance and private equity. He serves on several boards of companies and foundations.

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Softcover Book USD 79.99
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Hardcover Book USD 79.99
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