TY - BOOK AU - Butticè,Vincenzo AU - Colombo,Massimo Gaetano AU - Croce,Annalisa AU - Guerini,Massimiliano AU - Giudici,Giancarlo TI - Entrepreneurial finance: a definitive guide T2 - New teaching resources for management in a globalised world, SN - 9789811221972 PY - 2020/// CY - USA PB - World Scientific KW - Business enterprises KW - Finance KW - Venture capital KW - Angels (Investors) KW - Strategic planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 'This book synthesises current knowledge on entrepreneurial finance. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the state-of-the-art in entrepreneurial finance, with a focus on its ecosystem and main players. It analyses different channels of funding for young and growing ventures, namely debt financing, venture capital, business angels, and new forms of alternative finance, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages from an entrepreneur's perspective. It further discusses the characteristics of financial markets in entrepreneurial finance, examining financial gaps and public policies. This book is ideal for students in entrepreneurship, innovation, finance and business at the graduate and post-graduate levels. Entrepreneurs and policymakers interested in financial issues related to start-ups and new ventures will also find this book interesting'-- ER -