Overview
Learn to identify and select appropriate capital to fund existing and new ventures and develop a broader understanding of entrepreneurial capital through the evaluation of social and financial capital performance.
Learn how to value a firm, raise financial capital and consider the impact of social capital on the long-run value of an enterprise. Recognise the importance of risk in start-ups and how to analyse financial indicators to make good investment decisions and develop skills to track performance metrics over time.
About this paper
| Paper title | Entrepreneurial Capital and Valuation |
|---|---|
| Subject | Entrepreneurship |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,053.30 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- ENTR 101 or 111
- Restriction
- ENTR 201, MANT 303
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Dr Jungah (Isabella) Yoon
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Critical thinking, Communication, Information literacy, Independent learning, Integrated business knowledge.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.- Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Identify types and sources of new venture capital and understand the various sources of equity
- Understand and explain early-stage financial statements including assessment of financial health and viability
- Undertake the time value of money, estimate cashflows, the cost of capital and apply to project/firm valuations
- Develop skills that can be used to assess different business ventures and determine how changes in input variables can affect the viability of such investments
- Use excel-based functions to analyse business decisions and summarise business data
- Assessment details
In Semester 1 2025, the assessment was:
- Assignment 1 - 20% of final mark
- Mid-semester test - 25% of final mark
- Final examination - 55% of final mark.
- Students must achieve at least 50% on the final examination to pass the paper.
The assessment for ENTR211 in Semester 1 2026 will be advised at the beginning of the semester.
Overview
Learn to identify and select appropriate capital to fund existing and new ventures and develop a broader understanding of entrepreneurial capital through the evaluation of social and financial capital performance.
Learn how to value a firm, raise financial capital and consider the impact of social capital on the long-run value of an enterprise. Recognise the importance of risk in start-ups and how to analyse financial indicators to make good investment decisions and develop skills to track performance metrics over time.
About this paper
| Paper title | Entrepreneurial Capital and Valuation |
|---|---|
| Subject | Entrepreneurship |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(On campus)
1st Non standard period (5 April 2027 - 7 May 2027) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- ENTR 101 or ENTR 111
- Restriction
- ENTR 201, MANT 303
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Dr Jungah (Isabella) Yoon
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Identify types and sources of new venture capital and understand the various sources of equity
- Understand and explain early-stage financial statements including assessment of financial health and viability
- Undertake the time value of money, estimate cashflows, the cost of capital and apply to project/firm valuations
- Develop skills that can be used to assess different business ventures and determine how changes in input variables can affect the viability of such investments
- Use excel-based functions to analyse business decisions and summarise business data
- Assessment details
In semester 1 2026, the assessment was:
- Assignment 1 - 15% of final mark
- Mid-semester test - 20% of final mark
- Assignment 2 - 15% of final mark
- Final examination - 50% of final mark
- Students must achieve at least 50% on the final examination to pass the paper.
The assessments for ENTR 211 in semester 1 2027 will be advised at the beginning of the semester.