Entrepreneurship 8th edition Author: Robert D Hisrich, Micheal P. Peters Dean a Shepherd BZUPAGES.COM Chapter 14 Entrepreneur Accessing Resources for Growth from External Sources BZUPAGES.COM Using external parties to help grow a business Franchising Joint ventures Acquisition Mergers BZUPAGES.COM Shah Rukh Roll no: 22 BZUPAGES.COM Franchising An arrangement whereby a franchisor gives exclusive rights of local distribution to a franchise in return for payments of royalties and conformance to standardize operating procedures BZUPAGES.COM Continue…. Advantages of franchising to the franchisee:Product Acceptance: Management Expertise Capital Requirements Knowledge of the market Operating the structural controls BZUPAGES.COM Continue…. Advantages of franchising to the franchiser:Expansion Cost Risk advantages BZUPAGES.COM Continue…. Disadvantages of franchising :Inability of franchisor to provide services, advertising etc. The franchise may face a problem when franchisor bought out by another company BZUPAGES.COM Continue…. Types of Franchises :There are 3 types…. Dealership Offers name, image and methods of doing business Offer services BZUPAGES.COM Continue…. Investing in a Franchise :There are factors that must be assessed by the entrepreneur when he/she want to invest, BZUPAGES.COM Continue…. continue :Proven vs Unproven Franchise. Financial stability of a franchise. Potential market for the new franchise. Profit potential for a new franchise. BZUPAGES.COM Muhammad Aatif Aneeq Roll no: 15 BZUPAGES.COM Joint Ventures Two or more companies forming a new company. It is a separate entity that involves a partnership between two or more active participants. Strategic alliances Universities, Non profit organization, businesses and the public. General Motors & Toyota General Electric & Westinghouse. BZUPAGES.COM Types of Joint Ventures Private-sector companies Cooperative research Triangle Park in North Carolina.. Industry-university agreements Boeing, Mitsubishi, Fuji, Kawasaki. Two problems International joint ventures BZUPAGES.COM Factors of Success How to best manage entity Ensuing relationships Degree of symmetry b/w partners Expectation of results Timing must be right BZUPAGES.COM Acquisitions Purchasing all or part of a company. Advantages Established business Location Established market structure Cost Existing employees More opportunity to be creative BZUPAGES.COM Acquisitions Disadvantages Marginal success record Overconfidence in ability Key employee loss Over evaluated BZUPAGES.COM Synergy “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Lack = acquisition failure BZUPAGES.COM Muhammad Wasif Laeeq Roll no: 1 BZUPAGES.COM Mergers Department of Justice How does it take place? Requirements Determining value BZUPAGES.COM BZUPAGES.COM Leveraged Buyouts Definition Why buy? Financing Debt-to-equity ratio Steps before buying Is asking price reasonable? Assess firm’s debt capacity Develop appropriate financial package BZUPAGES.COM Overcoming Constraints by Negotiating Two tasks Distribution task Divide up the pie Integration task Make the pie larger BZUPAGES.COM Negotiating What will you do if no agreement is reached? Reservation Price What will the other party do if no agreement is reached? Bargaining zone BZUPAGES.COM Negotiating What are underlying issues for you? How important is each issue? Trade-offs What are underlying issues for other party? How important is each issue? Understanding=Increased integration BZUPAGES.COM Negotiating Strategy Build Trust and Share Information Ask Lots of Questions Probe for preferences Make Multiple Offer Simultaneously Best outcome Can it hurt the negotiations? Show what’s important based on choices Used to Create Trade-offs that Result in Mutually Beneficial Outcomes BZUPAGES.COM