ENTR211 Entrepreneurial Capital and Valuation

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

Prerequisite

ENTR 101 or 111

Restriction

ENTR 201, MANT 303

Schedule C

Commerce

Contact

entr211@otago.ac.nz

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.
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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.

Timetable