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Week 11: Interactive Learning Activity

11.1 Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the differences among the two types of capital small businesses require: fixed and working
• Describe
  the various sources of equity capital available to entrepreneurs,
  including friends and relatives, crowdsourcing, accelerators, angels,
  corporations, venture capital, and public stock offerings.
• Describe the seven sources of funding that the founders can contribute to their new business.
• Describe
  the types of businesses that attract venture capital financing and
  explain the criteria that venture capitalists use to decide on their
  investments.
• Explain the process, the advantages, and challenges of making an initial public offering.
• Describe the various sources of debt capital and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
• Explain the types of financing available from nonbank sources of credit.
• Identify the sources of government financial assistance and the loan programs these agencies offer.
• Describe the various loan programs available from the Small Business Administration.
• Discuss state and local economic development programs.
• Explain how to avoid becoming a victim of a loan scam.

11.2 Action Required:

• Watch the short video at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMJVp3tIX9c

11.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

• Outline and describe the steps involved in the IPO process.

11.4 Instructions

• Answer the question available in the “Test your Knowledge” section