ENTR 4003:Venture Funding

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Business Majors: Sophomore GPA requirement, ENTR 4001 ; Non-business Majors: ENTR 4001 and permission of the Coles College of Business
Students identify and examine different types of financing, differentiate between venture capital and angel investor funding, and locate alternative financing (such as crowd-funding, peer-to-peer lending, micro-loans, and SBA loans). Additionally, students learn how to determine the value of a new venture. The course explores sourcing and acquiring financial resources that are required in new venture start-ups. Exit strategies including mergers, acquisitions, firm sales, and initial public offerings (IPOs) are examined.