Gain an understanding of the techniques and concepts involved in financing entrepreneurial start-ups.
You’ll discover how financial instruments work, the valuation principles they rely on, and the implications they have for corporate governance. You’ll also delve into the financing landscape and instruments including venture capital, private equity early stage financing and more informal ‘business angel’ financing.
By the end of the summer school course, you’ll have:
| Eligibility | Minimum English requirement |
|---|---|
| Level | Level 4, equivalent to 1st year of a degree |
| Duration | 3 weeks |
| Contact time | 45 hours |
| Extra cost | £0 |
| Equivalent to | 3 to 4 US semester hours or 7.5 European ECTS credits. Learn how they’re recognised |
| Fees | Fees to book your summer school place |
You need an interest in business and finance to apply.
You’ll gain analytical and critical appraisal skills and an understanding of:
This Southampton Summer School course is led by Professor Bruce Hearn, a visiting professor of accounting and finance. He has held visiting professorships in leading universities around the world and has over 12 years’ professional experience in the City of London. Find out more about Professor Bruce Hearn.
Please contact the Summer School Team on +44 (0)23 8052 8895 if you have any questions.
To ask us anything about Southampton Summer School, email us: summer@southampton.ac.uk.
No field trips for this course, which focuses on teaching and lab work.
Day 1: Introduction into entrepreneurial firms and their lifecycle.
Day 2: Entrepreneurial corporate governance I.
Day 3: Entrepreneurial corporate governance II.
Day 4: Equity versus debt financing.
Day 5: Assessment of group presentations.
Day 1: How to structure a business proposal
Day 2: Introduction to Bank-based financing
Day 3: International entrepreneurial finance environment
Day 4: Company valuation principles
Day 5: Practical Excel-based exercises in company valuation
Day 1: Business Angel valuation techniques
Day 2: Practical Excel-based exercises in Business Angel valuation valuation
Day 3: Venture Capital valuation techniques
Day 4: Practical Excel-based exercises in Venture Capital valuation valuation
Day 5: Assessment – Exam.
For each daily 3 hour teaching session, you’ll have a mix of:
You’ll get summative assessment of:
Both elements give you half of your final mark.
Brealey, Myers & Allen, Principles of Corporate Finance.
This popular book has many issues and editions. One of these is:
Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Franklin Allen Edition 10, illustrated McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2011 ISBN, 0071314172, 9780071314176