Funding the Business with stocks and Bonds
The concepts of corporate debt and equity. The role of stocks in funding a business, preferred and common stock are contrasted, and the concept of bonds as debt owed to its bondholders is discussed.
Proprietorships
This clip explores the advantages and disadvantages of setting up a business as a sole proprietorship. While this approach does afford the maximum flexibility, it also generally exposes the owner to more risk than other forms of legal organization.
Cash Flow and Financial Ratios
An introduction to the ways in which the health of a business is determined. The shortcomings of balance sheets and income statements are used to demonstrate why additional financial calculations are valuable.
Equity Funding
This clip explores the various types of equity funding available, including venture capital (available through a group or fund, as well as through an individual, or "angel") and strategic partnerships.
Sources of Capital
This clip looks at potential sources of capital for getting a new business off the ground. Apart from tapping one's own savings or other personal resources, the other options generally fall into two broad categories; debt and equity.
Financial Statements
Study the two most basic financial statements of any business -- the income statement and the balance sheet
Redlining
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley talks about the origins of the discriminatory lending practice known as "redlining."