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Entrepreneurial Finance
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Chapter 1
This chapter covers all the financial statements used by businesses.
Estimated time: ~46 Minutes -
Chapter 2
This chapter teaches you how to assess the profitability of a business, and introduces concepts like contribution margin and break even volume.
Estimated time: ~28 Minutes -
Chapter 3
This chapter explains a firm's debt and equity, the right hand side of the balance sheet.
Estimated time: ~30 Minutes -
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 explains how to forecast your financial statements.
Estimated time: ~47 Minutes -
Chapter 5
This chapter discusses working capital and how to improve its management, for the firm's overall financial better.
Estimated time: ~8 Minutes -
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 explains concepts like the time value of money and discounted cash flows.
Estimated time: ~56 Minutes -
Chapter 7
This chapter discusses methods to value a business.
Estimated time: ~19 Minutes -
Chapter 8
This chapter explains venture capital, private equity, and angel investing.
Estimated time: ~100 Minutes
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Concept 1
This concept explains the difference between fixed costs and variable costs the role of each in a business.
Estimated time: ~5 Minutes -
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Concept 2
This video introduces the contribution margin, how to calculate it, and how it is different than the gross margin.
Estimated time: ~5 Minutes -
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Concept 3
This NYU lecture explains how to find the break even sales and units.
Estimated time: ~5 Minutes -
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Concept 4
Dr. Larry Walther is back to explain ratios to help assess the profitability of a company.
Estimated time: ~1 Minutes -
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Concept 5
Principlesofacocunting's Larry Walther discusses the accounts receivable ratio.
Estimated time: ~1 Minutes -
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Concept 6
Dr. Larry Walther explains the inventory turnover ratio and why it is important.
Estimated time: ~1 Minutes -
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Concept 7
Looking at each customer can also shed light on how profitable a company is. David Skok from VC Martrix Partners explains the customer acquisition cost, and lifetime value.
Estimated time: ~8 Minutes -
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Concept 2: Contribution Margin
This video introduces the contribution margin, how to calculate it, and how it is different than the gross margin.
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Concept 2: Contribution Margin
- Which is the correct formula for calculating the contribution margin?
- If a business has sales of $3 million and variable costs of $1.2 million, calculate the contribution margin as a percentage.
- What is the contribution margin for a business that grosses $10 million this year and has variable costs of $3.7 million?
- What's another term used to express the contribution margin?