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From the experts at Ernst & Young's world-renowned Entrepreneurial Services Group--a host of innovative strategies for fueling business growth! When most owners and entrepreneurs need growth capital, they think "bank." But with the explosive growth of financial markets, there are now as many ways to raise capital as there are to spend it. This book offers you an invaluable opportunity to tap into both cutting-edge and proven strategies that can help you grow your business effectively and efficiently. Whether it's money for product development, expansion into new markets, a start-up or a buy-out, The Ernst & Young Guide to Financing for Growth offers you a host of innovative strategies to help you realize your goal. This new edition of The Ernst & Young Guide to Raising Capital has been updated and expanded to include all the latest on state, federal, and international financing programs, all the new SEC reporting requirements, and more.
* Going public
* Borrowing
* Generating extra cash
* Private placement
* Leasing
* Government financing
* Venture capital
* And much more
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With an array of professional insight from Ernst &Young's Entrepreneurial Services Group, this book discusses in detail the various methods used to raise money for financing business ventures. Reflecting the new trends in growth financing, this invaluable resource features completely revised sections on tax regulations and strategies, updated sections on state and federal financing programs, the latest SEC reporting requirements and thorough coverage of international financing.
Synopsis
Whether you want to buy an existing business, start a new one, expand into new markets, or purchase new equipment, The Ernst & Young Guide to Financing for Growth helps you choose the right option, find the most favorable terms, and get the money you need to make your business grow. This new edition of the classic - The Ernst & Young Guide to Raising Capital - has been completely revised, updated, and expanded to include all the latest on state, federal, and international financing programs, as well as all the new SEC reporting requirements, and more. The experts at Ernst & Young's Entrepreneurial Services Group help you to find crucial information on: when and how to make a public securities offering - everything from general business concerns to the technical fine points; private placement - "exempt" offerings of securities and how to choose them for maximum financial advantage clearly detailed guidance on the basics of traditional debt financing, mezzanine loans, and all the ins and outs of borrowing; how to use leasing or franchising to increase cash flow and to free funds for other growth opportunities; how strategic partnerships or joint ventures can be the solution to your financing problems; how to use an ESOP to solve your liquidity and estate-planning needs; how to do a management buy-out; when acquisitions make sense or when selling out is appropriate, and how to go about either; and federal, state, and local government financing made easy. From joint ventures and public issues to leasing and cross-border alliances, whatever your growing business needs, The Ernst & Young Guide to Financing for Growth provides you with all the necessary information to expand your business.
Table of Contents
Trends in Financing.
The Going Public Decision.
Private Placements (Exempt Offerings of Securities).
Venture Capital.
Traditional Financing: Debt.
Obtaining a Loan.
Joint Ventures and Other Strategic Alliances.
Leasing.
Government Financing.
Business Combinations and Divestitures.
Research and Development.
Cash Management.
Management Buyouts.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans.
Franchising.
Tax Planning.
International Expansion.
Appendices.
Index.