...At Johnson Angel Investments, LLC we are angel investor which is owned and operated by Joe Johnson, CEO. Joe made his fortune in the Internet space. He was an executive for a company that went public and he cashed in his options and is now worth over $100 million. Mr. Johnson is young and don’t want to retire at the moment, but he also does not want to start his own business, so he wants to evaluate business plans and determine which ones he wants to invest and which ones he wants to leave behind. I am looking to mainly go through the business plans for Mr. Johnson so that the business plans that he receives are more to his likings and cuts down on his time so that it is used more wisely helping entrepreneurs to make money while he also makes money for helping. In submitting your business plans here are some of the criteria’s that the Mr. Johnson is looking for when he is looking at business plans: * Developmental Stage: Johnson Angel will not invest in the early stages of a business. Your business will at least have to be in the growth – maturity stage of your business. If your company is also not having sales of more than $100,000/ year then, no invest will be performed. * Geographic Location: Company has to be local to the company only. Mr. Johnson has to be able to visit the investment operations from time to time. * Industry: The industry we are looking to invest in at the moment with room to grow soon is in the technologies of tomorrow. * Revenue:...
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...Mr. Joe Johnson, CEO of John Angel Investments, LLC, is in the process of creating a portfolio of new age companies that represent the technologies of tomorrow, and has good ideas as well as minimal risk but give the capital requirements very high and a great return on investments. The information that is given in this proposal will be put on the website to gain more companies coming in. Ms. Samantha Smith, SFO of Johnson Angel Investments, LLC, also works for the company and responsible for the financial organization of the company to make sure that they return is promising and that the companies that come in to invest between $100,000 and $250,000. Mr. Johnson is not interested in angel investors that are at the starting stages of investing and if the maximum is over $250,000 then Mr. Johnson will need additional support from other angels for the entrepreneur’s idea. However, if the concept is not proven and the sales are not more than $100,000 then Johnson Angel Investments, LLC will not invest. I have been hired as the Vice President of Johnson Angel Investments, LLC to help select investments and determine the viability of the business ideas that come into so Mr. Johnson can say yea or nay to the idea and or investment opportunities so the following is the proposal ideas: Investors are important to Johnson Angel Investments, LLC and the right criteria that they hold. While Johnson Angel Investments, LLC is looking at those companies whether small or large corporations...
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...Joe Johnson is the young CEO of Johnson Angel Investments, LLC. He made his fortune in the internet space has an executive and has tremendous experience in this field. His work and efforts made him worth over $100 million after cashing in his options. Today Mr. Johnson has turned his expertise into running and operating Johnson Angel Investments where the mission is to “create a portfolio of new age companies that represent technologies of tomorrow”. Johnson’s Angel Investments performs a thorough and extensive analysis on every perspective company and is focus on technology investment opportunities that fit the following criteria: Viable Product or Service It is important that any product or service be feasible and proven before we invest. A good idea and minimal risk and great upside with the capital requirements very high, Johnsons Angel Investors will be happy to invest with other investors. Sustainable Competitive Advantage The focus is on companies who are developing innovative products and services with demonstrable competitive advantages that are not easily duplicated by competitors and that provide an immediate tangible value to customers. Technology Focus Our focus is to invest in a new age technology of tomorrow with one of a kind idea. We are willing to invest in a wide variety of businesses, biomedical, high technology, internet ventures to scientific research however, the research must be proven. Management Team Companies should have experienced management...
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...following: Discuss the different sources of equity investment. Public Stock – holding shares publicly traded by companies. The well-known corporations such as Ford Motor, Johnson & Johnson, and Citibank are companies that trade freely on stock exchange, The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Private Equity- Private Equity covers a broad range of investment categories that come into play at different stages of a company and its life cycles. Discuss the main differences between an angel investor and a venture capital (VC) investor. Angel investors are individuals of high-net value who seek to help entrepreneurs accomplish their goals. They represent a good option when family and friends are not available and when other methods of racing capital are not desirable or feasible. Angle investors are high-net-worth people, may have a social agenda, and require an ROI of 20-35%. I also liked the breakdown of Angels Investors on pg. 194, of our text. Table 8-3 Typical Profile of Angels Investors Average number of members in an angel group---------------------------------------10-25 Average group investment per year-------------------------------------------------------$2million to $55million Average group investment in a start-up---------------------------------------------------$350,000 Percentage of companies funded, out of all that presented----------------------------33% Estimated total invested per year by angels---------------------------------------------$54...
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...Johnson Angel Investments Investment Criteria Investment Size We typically do not invest in companies seeking early stage capital). Our investment size ranges from $100K - $250,000. Anything over $250,000, we will need additional angel investors before we will invest in the entrepreneur’s idea. The investments must show great promise for return. If we feel as though the investment does not have the upside of 10% or higher than we simply are not interested. If the concept is not proven, and if they don’t have more than $100,000 a year in sales, we will not invest in the business venture. Location Generally near our home base. We need to be able to visit the business venture from time to time. So location is a key to the investment Management Team At Joe Johnson Angel Investment, LLC, we are looking for quality management teams that have a high quality track records working with entrepreneurs. We need to see that that the leadership qualities and performance in the companies that we invest in, whether they be in specific industry or other entrepreneurship teams, have high standards and great accounts. We will consider investing in management teams with limited experience but the teams must be able to display great leadership qualities. We also want to see that a team has passion and heart whenever they bring forth a business idea. There needs to be a way to prove that the team can stimulate confidence in the future stake holders. They also need to be able to...
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...Table of Contents 1) TITLE PAGE ............................................................................................................................ 1 2) TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... 2 3) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…......................…....…………………………………………….. 5 4) COMPANY DESCRIPTION........................…………………………………………………. 6 5) STRATEGIC FOCUS AND PLAN...........................................................................................8 a) Mission Statement (Current) .......................................................................................... 8 b) New or Revised Mission Statement ................................................................................8 i) Vision Statement (Current) ................................................................................. 9 ii) New or Revised Vision Statement ..................................................................... 9 c) Goals............................................................................................................................... 9 1) Non-financial Goals ..........................................................................................9 2) Financial Goals ................................................................................................ 10 d) Core Competency and Sustainable Competitive Advantage..........................................
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...Hill Contents 1 Venture Capital 4 2 Mechanics of raising equity capital 5 2.1 Equity financing for private companies – Sources for funding 5 2.1.1 Angel Investors 5 2.1.2 Venture Capital Firms 6 2.1.3 Institutional Investors 6 2.1.4 Corporate Investors 6 2.2 Outside Investors 6 2.3 Exiting an Investment in a Private Company 7 3 The process of start-up funding 8 3.1 Idea and co-founder stage 8 3.2 Family and friends stage 8 3.3 Seed or angel round 8 3.4 Venture Capital Round 8 4 The Initial Public Offering 10 4.1 Advantages and Disadvantages of Going Public 10 5 Key Elements for successful Entrepreneurship 11 6 The importance of Silicon Valley in the U.S. venture capital system 13 6.1 Venture Capital Investment in the U.S. 13 6.1.1 Venture Capital Investment since 2006 13 6.1.2 Investment by industry 13 6.1.3 Investment by regions 15 6.2 Evolution of Silicon Valley 15 6.3 Silicon Valley – an advanced high tech entrepreneurial habitat 16 6.4 The Power of Clustering 16 6.5 Features of an advanced high tech entrepreneurial habitat 16 6.6 The high-tech habitat: Value-added support 17 6.7 Impact of Stanford University on Silicon Valley 18 7 Entrepreneurship and Funding - Differences between Europe and U.S. 19 7.1 Venture Capital Investment in Austria and Europe 19 7.2 Development of Private Equity in Austria 20 7.3 Development of Private Equity in Europe 20 7.4 Venture Capital Investors...
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...speakers were Professor Klaus Schwab, President Park Gun-Hye, and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. President Park addresses the issues of slow growth, high unemployment and income inequality. A new course has to be taken towards creative economy and entrepreneurship. This can be achieved through robust international co-ordination along with national responses of focus, discipline and values. The world has to deal with climate change and natural resource depletion. The existing macroeconomics labour policies need a paradigm shift. Growth should be sustainable and inclusive. The world needs a mechanism to break through the constraints to reshape it. The creative ideas of single person can transform the world. Creative economy is the mantra for the future. Today creative economy should tap the brilliance of the human brain, innovating the way ahead with science and information technology and create employment. A creative mind innovates ideas, which should be developed by entrepreneurs. The key is to encourage entrepreneurs. All barriers should be eliminated. A financial system should be developed to give support to the entrepreneurs, ensuring a loan free support, using investment capital method. The governments should encourage an ecosystem, which supports and churns out new ideas. They should provide counselling to entrepreneurs to transform ideas to successful businesses. Venture capitalists, angel investors, SMEs, large corporations, and governments together should be backbone...
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...Case Studies Solutions Case Studies Solutions,Article Writing,Assignments,Research Work,Home Work MenuSkip to content Home How We Work ? Refund Policy How to Order ? Disclaimer Contact Us Finance Cases List POSTED ON MARCH 8, 2013 Hello, If u want us to solve any case study from below list, do contact us anytime, We are here to provide the experience, expertise, and professionalism that you are looking for , Our tutors are available 24/7 to assist you what you need, Click Here to submit your Order. ======================================================================================= Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. by Benjamin C. Esty Airbus A3XX: Developing the World’s Largest Commercial Jet by Benjamin C. Esty American Chemical Corp.by William E. Fruhan, John P. Goldsberry American Home Products Corp.by David W. Mullins AQR’s Momentum Funds by Daniel B. Bergstresser, Lauren H. Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen, Christopher Malloy Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project by Timothy A. Luehrman AXA MONY by Andre F. Perold, Lucy White Beta Management Co. by Michael E. Edleson Butler Lumber Co. by Thomas R. Piper Cartwright Lumber Co.by Thomas R. Piper Citigroup 2007: Financial Reporting and Regulatory Capital by Edward J. Riedl, Suraj Srinivasan Clarkson Lumber Co. by Thomas R. Piper Cooper Industries, Inc. by Thomas R. Piper Cost of Capital at Ameritrade by Erik Stafford, Mark L. Mitchell Debt Policy at UST, Inc. by Mark L. Mitchell Dell’s Working Capital...
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...Table of Contents Introduction 2 1.1 Sources of fund and income 2 1.2 Contribution made by the methods of generating income 4 2.1. Elements of cost 5 Instructions for gross profit margin 6 3. Just In Time 7 4. Economic Order Quantity 7 2.2 The Best Methods for Controlling the Cash Flow 7 3.1 Sources of trial Balance 8 The main sources of trial balance are- 8 Journal entries 8 Ledger 8 Closing entries 8 Adjusting entries 8 3.1 Structure of a Trial Balance 9 3.2 Accounts: 10 Adjustments 10 Notes 10 Credit note 10 3.3.4 Budgetary control 11 The Purposes of Budgetary control: 12 Analysis of Budgeted versus Actual figures 12 4.1 Ratio analysis 13 4.2 Future suggestions for management 14 5.1 Types of Costs 14 5.2 Cost Volume Profit Analysis 15 Contribution Margin (CM) 16 Unit Contribution Margin (Unit CM) 16 Contribution Margin Ratio (CM Ratio) 17 Break-even point 17 5.3 Justification of management decision based on profit-loss potentials 17 Conclusion 18 References 18 Introduction This assignment has been prepared considering the assessment requirements that include different learning objectives. We have explained several sources of funding and methods that contribute in income generation for business and service industries. We have also clarified elements of cost, selling price for products and gross profit percentages. Next unit includes assessment of source & structure of trial balance, evaluation...
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...Journal of Banking & Finance 22 (1998) 613±673 The economics of small business ®nance: The roles of private equity and debt markets in the ®nancial growth cycle Allen N. Berger a a,b,* , Gregory F. Udell c Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551, USA b Wharton Financial Institutions Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA c Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA Abstract This article examines the economics of ®nancing small business in private equity and debt markets. Firms are viewed through a ®nancial growth cycle paradigm in which different capital structures are optimal at dierent points in the cycle. We show the sources of small business ®nance, and how capital structure varies with ®rm size and age. The interconnectedness of small ®rm ®nance is discussed along with the impact of the macroeconomic environment. We also analyze a number of research and policy issues, review the literature, and suggest topics for future research. Ó 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. JEL classi®cation: G21; G28; G34; E58; L89 Keywords: Venture capital; Small business lending; Bank; Mergers 1. Introduction The role of the entrepreneurial enterprise as an engine of economic growth has garnered considerable public attention in the 1990s. Much of this focus * Corresponding author. Tel.: 1 202 452 2903; fax: 1 202 452 5295; e-mail: aberger@frb.gov. 0378-4266/98/$19.00 Ó 1998 Published...
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...Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother and an inspiration leader. Her personal mantra ‘is that there no limits to what you do ‘. From a young woman born in India and immigrating to Unites States of America . Through sheer determination and ambition becoming at the age of 50 the first CEO of PepsiCo which under her management is now positioned at the 2nd biggest snack and beverage business worldwide by net revenue. Her goal is to define PepsiCo as a defining coporaration of the 21st Century. Atricles in the Wall Street Journel has claimed she is more powerful than Anglea Merkel. Indra Nooyi like a star rising ,has risen to the pinnacle of both her personnel life and global career making her one of the most influential businesswomen . The Forbes magazine lists her one of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ a position she has retained and places in the top ten for the past two decades, a truly well deserved achievement as a leader in the world of strategic international business. 1.2 Abstract summary of biography. The autobiography is not a conventional story and begins with young Nooyi who was born to a middle class family in Madras India, in 1955. India renowned from being conservative when it came to women in society, this was not the case for Indra. She joined the girl’s cricket team in her school and fronted a female rock band, playing the guitar college in India. Indra Nooyis Mother played a pivotal role in defining her as a future...
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...Last year, Eric Migicovsky was scrounging for funding to mass-produce a smart watch. The 26-year-old Canadian and his small company had already built a watch that synced with the BlackBerry, but he was looking to produce a more advanced version to connect with iPhone and Android smartphones. Called Pebble, the smart watch would be able to display call, text and e-mail notifications, and allow the users to control music on their phones. Migicovsky, who relocated to Palo Alto, Calif., after graduating from the University of Waterloo, tried and failed to drum up funding from venture capitalists. Then he turned to Kickstarter, the crowd-funding website. On Kickstarter, anyone can donate money to entrepreneurs, artists and other creative types seeking to raise funds for their projects. In exchange, backers could receive a finished product (as Migicovsky promised backers of Pebble) or a token of gratitude, such as T-shirts or tote bags. Migicovsky set a goal to raise US$100,000, which he figured would be enough to produce a thousand smart watches, and launched his fundraising drive on April 11, 2012. Within two hours, Migicovsky had already met his goal. By the next day, he hit $1 million. “Right from the day that we launched, it kind of exploded,” Migicovsky recalls. When the fundraising period closed a month later, nearly 69,000 people had donated a combined total of $10,266,845. (There are no funding limits on Kickstarter, which takes a percentage of the cash raised. Massively...
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...Note from the Authors: “Creative Entrepreneurship” was born out of the desire, want and curiosity of kbs+’s staff to understand the crazy world of entrepreneurship. “Creative Entrepreneurship” curates the perspectives of leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists as a guide for people interested in learning more. Each writer graciously contributed their work to create a curated resource for creative entrepreneurs. This book is the teaching and inspirational aid for our kbs+ Ventures Fellows – a highly select group of kbs+ staffers from all levels and areas of the agency – who go through a six-month educational program to immerse themselves in the startup and venture capital world. Share this entrepreneurial inspiration with friends using @kbspvc or #kbspvcbook. If you would like to share any inspiration, thoughts or feedback, please contact us at @kbspvc anytime – we look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for downloading our book! Darren Herman Taylor Davidson Creative Entrepreneurship Darren Herman Taylor Davidson a kbs+ partner We have received explicit permission from all authors of the works found in this book. Unless otherwise stated, we do not claim to have written or own any of this work. We are purely aggregating it into a simple book format for the education of anyone who picks up this book. The price of this book is free; if anyone tries to sell this book to you, please report them to us. Hopefully this book inspires you as much as it does...
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...higher claim on assets and earnings than the common shares. Owning a stock means that a stockholder (person that owns the stock) has a claim to a part of the corporation’s assets and earnings. We could say that shareholders are owners of a corporation. Ownership is determined by the number of shares a person owns relative to the number of outstanding shares. The higher number of stocks a person owns, the more benefit he/she will get. People that purchase stocks would have the following advantages and disadvantages: Advantages: -They would be able to gain a large amount of money -The potential loss from stock purchases with cash is limited to the amount of the initial investment. -Stocks offer limited legal liability -Most stocks are very liquid (they can be bought and sold quickly at a fair price) -Investment diversification (purchasing stocks from more than one company could reduce the risk of losing money) Disadvantages: -Since common stock represents ownership of a business, stockholders are the last to get paid, like all other owners. A company must pay its employees, suppliers, creditors, maintain its facilities and pay its taxes. Any money left can then be distributed among its owners. -While shareholders are...
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