ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE

ECON/FINANCE 300

Concepts and techniques in corporate finance and investments. Topics include the financial environment, securities markets, financial markets, financial statements and analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, investments, decision-making under uncertainty, mergers, options, and futures.

MHR 422

Focuses on the process of starting and growing a new venture. Develop and utilize a set of qualitative and quantitative skills that can be applied in this context. Topics include how to assess and quantify growth potential of an entrepreneurial opportunity, how investors value startups, and how startups are effectively managed. Acquire a set of cross-functional concepts in finance, law, marketing, and strategy.

FINANCE 700

Introduction to financial management of firms and investment decision making; both theory and practice are emphasized. Topics covered include the financial environment and securities markets, financial statements and analysis, working capital management and capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, investments, decision making under uncertainty and selected topics such as mergers, options, futures.

FINANCE 325

Development of the theory, method and analytical techniques of financial management. Techniques of capital budgeting; valuation of projects and firms; theory of capital structure; dividend policy; cost of capital; mergers and acquisitions.

FINANCE 757

About a half of all new businesses fail in the first five years. Learn about the tools, state-of-the-art valuation methods, and practical knowledge that are needed to make appropriate financing decisions in such highly uncertain environments.