Finance for Small and Entrepreneurial Business

The financial environment of small and entrepreneurial firms is changing rapidly. Written by an SME finance expert, this text provides a straightforward review of the external funding choices faced by small business owners, drawing on a range of new data sources which have emerged in recent years. In addition, it will include an analysis of longer term trends and the role of the changing phases of the business cycle to equip readers to better understand the wider market environment both now and in the future. This concise textbook will provide students of entrepreneurship with everything they need to know to excel in understanding the financial environment and its effect on small business.

List of contents

Preface Part I: Context 1. Defining Small and Entrepreneurial Business Finance 2. Why is Lending to - or Investing in - a Small Firm Difficult? 3. External Finance Products used by Small and Entrepreneurial Firms Part II: Product Review 4. Structured Debt: Term loans and commercial mortgages 5. Cash-Flow Products: Overdraft and business credit cards 6. Factoring and Invoice Discounting 7. Leasing 8. Equity Part III: A Longer Term View 9. The use of External Finance over time: Escalators and roller-coasters 10. Current and Future Trends in Finance for Small and Entrepreneurial Businesses Appendix I: Case Studies in External Finance Appendix II: International Data

About the author

Richard Roberts is Hon. Professor at Birmingham University Business School, UK. Prior to this, he researched small businesses issues at Barclays for 30 years. During this period, Professor Roberts was a member of the BIS/HMT Small Firms Advisory Panel and the BBA Business Finance Taskforce. As well as his current Professorship, Richard is consultant to a number of public and private bodies, including the Treasury Select Committee, and holds an MBE for services to UK Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Roberts, Richard (Barclays Bank Roberts
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2015
• EAN: 9780415720991
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72099-1
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Masters in Entrepreneurship
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Small businesses & self-employed, Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Finance & accounting, Small businesses and self-employment, Business mathematics & systems, Finance and accounting, Business mathematics and systems, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups