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By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
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• explain the concept of entrepreneurial finance
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• discuss entrepreneurship and the importance of finance to the entrepreneur
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• distinguish between entrepreneurial finance and corporate finance
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• define micro, small and medium enterprises
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• explain the characteristics and importance of micro, small and medium enterprises
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• identify the constraints to the development of micro, small and medium enterprises
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Abor, J.Y. (2017). Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance. In: Entrepreneurial Finance for MSMEs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34021-0_1
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