Description
Academics and practitioners from a range of institutions across Europe provide a cutting-edge, practical, and comprehensive review on the financing of entrepreneurial ventures. From sourcing and obtaining funds, to financial tools for growing and managing the financial challenges and opportunities of the startup, Entrepreneurial Finance: The Art and Science of Growing Ventures is an engaging text that will equip entrepreneurs, students and early-stage investors to make sound financial decisions at every stage of a business' life. Largely reflecting European businesses and with a European perspective, the text is grounded in sound theoretical foundations. Case studies and success stories, as well as perspectives from the media and from experts, provide real-world applications, while a wealth of activities give students abundant opportunities to apply what they have learned. A must-have text for both graduate and undergraduate students in entrepreneurship, finance and management programs, as well as aspiring entrepreneurs in any field.
Timely, practical, comprehensive manual for financing entrepreneurial ventures, with a strong European perspective.
About the Author
Luisa Alemany is an Associate Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and the Academic Director of its Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She was formerly at ESADE Business School and a Visiting Professor at Said Business School, University of Oxford. She is currently a Fellow at St Hugh's College (University of Oxford). She holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University, California, and a Ph.D. from the Universidad Complutense, Madrid. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial finance in general and more specifically in business angels, venture capital, impact investing, and entrepreneurship education for children. She is a founding member and director of Newton Venture Program. From 2009 to 2017, Dr Alemany was the director of the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute and the academic sponsor of ESADE Business Angels Network (BAN). She has been a director of the board of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN). She also holds seats in different investment committees and advisory boards, both in venture capital and impact investing. She is part of the first European women-only business angels network, Rising Tide I, II and III. Dr Alemany has held positions at Procter & Gamble, McKinsey & Co., and Goldman Sachs. She also has experience in venture capital and private equity, having worked for the funds Europ@Web and The Carlyle Group. Job Andreoli is a senior lecturer and Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Finance of the Nyenrode Business Universiteit and the Nyenrode New Business School in the Netherlands. In addition, he leads the Nyenrode Incubator in Amsterdam and is on the advisory board of a venture capital firm. Prior to joining Nyenrode, Mr Andreoli has worked as a strategy consultant for Ernst & Young (EY) and Capgemini and was responsible for setting up the Strategy and Innovation practice of Atos Consulting. He has also been involved in startups and working with small and medium-sized enterprises that tend towards financial distress. Mr Andreoli holds an M.Sc. degree in Strategic Management from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Universiteit and an M.Sc. in Education from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
Book Information
ISBN 9781108431859
Author Luisa Alemany
Format Paperback
Page Count 644
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1360g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 177mm * 29mm
Timely, practical, comprehensive manual for financing entrepreneurial ventures, with a strong European perspective.
About the Author
Luisa Alemany is an Associate Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and the Academic Director of its Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She was formerly at ESADE Business School and a Visiting Professor at Said Business School, University of Oxford. She is currently a Fellow at St Hugh's College (University of Oxford). She holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University, California, and a Ph.D. from the Universidad Complutense, Madrid. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial finance in general and more specifically in business angels, venture capital, impact investing, and entrepreneurship education for children. She is a founding member and director of Newton Venture Program. From 2009 to 2017, Dr Alemany was the director of the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute and the academic sponsor of ESADE Business Angels Network (BAN). She has been a director of the board of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN). She also holds seats in different investment committees and advisory boards, both in venture capital and impact investing. She is part of the first European women-only business angels network, Rising Tide I, II and III. Dr Alemany has held positions at Procter & Gamble, McKinsey & Co., and Goldman Sachs. She also has experience in venture capital and private equity, having worked for the funds Europ@Web and The Carlyle Group. Job Andreoli is a senior lecturer and Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Finance of the Nyenrode Business Universiteit and the Nyenrode New Business School in the Netherlands. In addition, he leads the Nyenrode Incubator in Amsterdam and is on the advisory board of a venture capital firm. Prior to joining Nyenrode, Mr Andreoli has worked as a strategy consultant for Ernst & Young (EY) and Capgemini and was responsible for setting up the Strategy and Innovation practice of Atos Consulting. He has also been involved in startups and working with small and medium-sized enterprises that tend towards financial distress. Mr Andreoli holds an M.Sc. degree in Strategic Management from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Universiteit and an M.Sc. in Education from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
Book Information
ISBN 9781108431859
Author Luisa Alemany
Format Paperback
Page Count 644
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1360g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 177mm * 29mm
