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At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
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• explain the various forms of business ownership
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• discuss the consequence of information asymmetry in new venture and small business financing
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• identify the stages of a venture life cycle
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• discuss financing through the venture life cycle
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• describe the sources of financing available to MSMEs
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• explain the elements of deal structure and how deals are closed
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Abor, J.Y. (2017). New Venture Development and Sources of Financing. In: Entrepreneurial Finance for MSMEs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34021-0_2
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