Entrepreneurs need to have as full an understanding
Entrepreneurs need to have as full an understanding
Subject: Business / General Business
Question
1) Entrepreneurs need to have as full an understanding as possible of the alternatives that are available in regard to raising money. And raising money is ______.
A. a balancing act B. easy C. unimportant D. inconsequential E. not a challenge
2) There are three reasons that most entrepreneurial ventures need to raise money during their early life: cash flow challenges, capital investments, and _____.
A. the need for profits B. the need for customers C. to declare dividends to venture capital firms D. the need for suppliers E. lengthy product development cycles
3) A firm’s negative real-time cash flow is its _____.
A. liquidity B. factor C. burn rate D. payout E. payback
4) Which of the following is NOT an example of a bootstrapping method?
A. Share office space or employees with other businesses. B. Hire interns. C. Buy new instead of used equipment. D. Minimize personal expenses. E. Coordinate purchases with other businesses.
5) Typically, the seed money that gets a company off the ground comes from the founders’ own pockets. There are three sources of money in this area: personal funds, friends and family, and _____.
A. Small Business Administration loans B. bootstrapping C. venture capital firms D. bank loans E. public markets
6) According to Fundable, _____ percent of start-ups are funded through the entrepreneur’s personal savings and credit.
A. 23 B. 74 C. 57 D. 13 E. 100
7) According to Fundable, ___ percent of start-ups are funded by friends and family.
A. 93 B. 14 C. 27 D. 38 E. 21
8) According to Fundable, the average investment made by friends and family in a startdash–up is $____.
A. 23,000 B. 81,900 C. 114,000 D. 43,225 E. 5,200
9) _____ represents the value of the time and effort that a founder puts into a new venture.
A. Start-up equity B. Corporate intelligence C. Sweat equity D. Emotional equity E. Entrepreneurial equity
10) Avoiding unnecessary expenses, such as lavish office space or furniture, in a startdash–up is an example of ________.
A.
moonlighting
B.
belt-tightening
C.
bootstrapping
D.
due diligence
E.
crowdfunding
11) The three most common _____ for a new venture are when it goes public, finds a buyer, or merges with another company.
A.
milestone moments
B.
high points
C.
low-water marks
D.
liquidation moments
E.
liquidity events
12) ______ financing means exchanging partial ownership of a firm, usually in the form of stock, for funding.
A. Factor B. Venture capital C. Bank D. Liquidity E. Equity
13) An(n) _____ is a brief, carefully constructed statement that outlines the merits of a business opportunity.
A. sales talk B. presentation C. business plan D. opportunity pitch E. elevator speech (or pitch)
14) The most common sources of debt financing are commercial banks and _______.
A. equity networks B. notdash–fordash–profit loans C. angel firms D. Small Business Administrationdash–guaranteed loans E. venture capital firms
15) When a venture has high risk with an uncertain return (characterized by weak cash flow, high leverage), its most appropriate source of funding is ______.
A. personal funds, family and friends, and/or bootstrapping B. not-for-profit financing C. equity financing D. the Small Business Administration E. debt financing
16) _____ are individuals who invest their personal capital directly in start-ups.
A. Venture capitalists B. Business barons C. Business angels D. Philanthropists E. Business networkers
17) The prototypical business angel is typically __ years old.
A. 37 B. 50 C. 65 D. 45 E. 75
18) The investors who invest in venture capital funds are called ______.
A. speculators B. limited partners C. financial entrepreneurs D. venture capitalists E. capitalists
19) A(n) ____ is the first sale of stock by a firm to the public.
A. secondary market offering B. initial public offering C. launch sale D. stock market offering E. stockholder issue
20) The ______ Act is a federal law that was passed in response to corporate accounting scandals involving prominent corporations, including Enron and WorldCom.
A. Taft-Hartley B. Dodd-Frank C. Sarbanes-Oxley D. Sherman E. Madoff
21) A(n) _______ bank is an institution that acts as an underwriter or agent for a firm issuing securities.
A. financing B. securities C. underwriting D. investment E. lending
22) A(n) ______ is the direct sale of an issue of securities to a large institutional investor.
A. securities sale B. institutional sale C. private placement D. scalable sale E. road show investment
23) A(n) ____ is a whirlwind tour that consists of meetings in key cities where the firm presents its business plan to groups of investors.
A. road show B. investment show C. placement show D. securities show E. junket
24) In a(n) _____, a borrowing “cap” is established and borrowers can use the credit at their discretion.
A. securities line B. equity loan C. line of credit D. single-purpose loan E. letter of credit
25) _______ allows entrepreneurs to raise money in exchange for some type of amenity or reward.
A. Bootstrapping B. Private placement C. Rewards-based crowdfunding D. Bootlegging E. Bartering
