SESSION:9 Entrepreneurial Finance and Accounting

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Entrepreneurship | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session

Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/entrepreneurship

9.1 Overview of Entrepreneurial Finance and Accounting Strategies

Small Business Administration lending program: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans

“The Top Twenty Venture Capitalists Worldwide,” New York Times (March 27, 2017): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/27/technology/Top-20-Venture-Capitalists.html?_r=0

National Public Radio “How I Built This” podcast series (example episodes: Instagram, Airbnb, Spanx): https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this

TED Radio Hour (example episodes: Big Data Revolution, Disruptive Leadership): https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/?showDate=2019-07-05

9.2 Special Funding Strategies

Tax information for charitable organizations from the Internal Revenue Service: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations

Information from the National Institutes of Health on grants and the application process: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/about_grants.htm

Small Business Administration, “How to Start a Non-Profit”: https://www.sba.gov/blogs/how-start-non-profit

Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com

Indiegogo, “The Essential Guide to Crowdfunding”: https://learn.indiegogo.com/the-essential-guide-to-crowdfunding

Startupfest, “The $100K Investment Prize”: http://www.startupfestival.com/news/100k-investment-prize/

G-Startup Worldwide’s global startup competition: https://www.f6s.com/g-startupworldwide/

Extending Credit to Your Customers: https://fitsmallbusiness.com/invoicing-extending-credit-to-customers/

7 Ways to Bootstrap Your Business to Success: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/254217

4 Must-Follow Tips for Moonlighting as an Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/298310

5 Ways Nonprofits Can Engage Donors: https://www.ama.org/publications/MarketingNews/Pages/5-ways-nonprofits-engage-donors.aspx

9.3 Accounting Basics for Entrepreneurs

Small Business Administration Introduction to Accounting Course: https://www.sba.gov/tools/learning-center-view-course/364071

Accounting Coach free Accounting Basics Explanation: https://www.accountingcoach.com/accounting-basics/explanation

Khan Academy Accounting and Financial Statements Course: https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/accounting-and-financial-stateme

9.4 Developing Startup Financial Statements and Projections

U.S. Small Business Administration: https://www.sba.gov/blogs/3-essential-financial-statements-your-small-business

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: https://www.sec.gov/reportspubs/investor-publications/investorpubsbegfinstmtguidehtm.html

Forbes, 5 Financial Reports You Should Be Running: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sageworks/2018/03/26/here-are-5-financial-reports-you-should-be-running/#183ae98d6548

Medium, 3 Phases of Financial Indicators for Startups: https://medium.com/@DanielleMorrill/3-phases-of-financial-indicators-in-startups-b18ddb97f5f0

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