PRIVATE EQUITY – A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR GHANAIAN SMEs By Joseph Ciici Arthur Ghana’s workforce is predominantly employed by the informal sector. This sector of our economy is largely made up of Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) and sole proprietorships (“one man business”). This is confirmed by available data from the Registrar General which indicates that 90% of companies registered in Ghana are SMEs. Over time‚ this target group has been identified as the catalyst for
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Long-term financing requires a meticulous understanding of the various features of debt and equity and their impact an organization. While evaluating debt and equity‚ an investment banker also has to consider the unique characteristics of the organization’s dealings while ensuring that the organization’s requirements are met. Debt CapitalDebt capital includes all long-term borrowing incurred by the firm. The cost of debt was found to be less than the cost of other forms of financing. The relative
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Brand Equity A brand represents a “name‚ term‚ sign‚ symbol‚ or design‚ or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competition.” Without a recognizable brand‚ a product is but a mere commodity. It’s more than just a name‚ term‚ symbol‚ etc. – a brand is everything that one company’s particular offering stands for in comparison to other brands in a cate-gory of competitive products. As the value
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trades or creditors are another option of short term finance. A company can borrow the goods from supplier and pay them later in given period of time. Also we can categorise the source of finance in following ways: a) Equity b) Debt c) Hybrid theory Equity: Equity is the main source of finance that belongs to the owners or stockholders. It is ownership interest of shareholders in company.
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Owners Equity Name ACC423 III April 1‚ 2013 Roger Beckstead Owners Equity Owner’s equity is the interest that common and preferred stockholders have in a company. Stockholders have paid-in capital in the form of stock and bonds to a company to provide cash intended to be used for operations of the company. Investors use equity accounts to evaluate the strength and liquidity of a company. Investors assess if a company is growing by comparing capital accounts in previous years to present
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Introduction Indomie is one famous brand of instant noodle in Indonesia is produced by PT. Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk.‚ The first time Indomie hits the market was on 1970‚ people doubted that selling instant noodle as one of the staple food in Indonesia‚ but the company proved the people’s judgements were wrong (www.indomie.com). Indomie accounted for approximately 37% of net sales and 39% of income from operations in 1999. The Company produces a wide range of instant noodle products with prices
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Running head: OWNERS’ EQUITY PAPER Owners’ Equity Paper University of Phoenix ACC 423 January 21‚ 2013 Owners’ Equity Paper Stockholders’ equity‚ shareholders’ equity‚ and corporate capital all define the owners’ equity in a corporation. The stockholder’s equity normally has three categories that appear. The three categories are: capital stock‚ additional paid-in capital‚ and retained earnings. Capital stock and additional paid-in capital makes up and represents the contributed (paid-in)
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ENTERPRENEUR Financial Accounting - ACC 557 ENTERPRENEUR Describe the type of business you have created including: a. The product or service‚ and general staffing plan. Provide a rationale for your plan. b. The form of your business and the benefits it offers your particular business‚ Introduction We decided to initiate a Bakery with the name and style of LadyDi’s First Class Bakery‚ Our bakery will provide freshly prepared bakery and pastry products at all times during business
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Before Chrysler merged to become DaimierChrysler AG‚ they were presented with a takeover bid of $55 per share by MGM billionaire Kirk Kerkorian and former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca. Kirk Kerkorian was a stockholder in Chrysler and an experienced takeover financier who apparently found Chrysler to be a good buy. Chrysler rejected the offer‚ however‚ stating that the firm was not for sale. Further‚ many Wall Street experts felt that Kerkorian could not come up with the $20 billion necessary to
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Ethics ACC/291 August 4‚ 2012 Ethics The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was approved in order to keep corporations form scamming the government. The law was a consequence of many corporate scams. This law was to protect the investors and give them the correct information and to make the corporations reveal all information which may impact an investor’s judgment of the corporation. This act/law will make corporations complete an internal audit from time to time as to keep all the information correct
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