Welcome to Fundamentals of Finance. This 4 module course will help you understand and affect the performance of your unit or organization’s profitability. By the end of this course, you will be able to implement finance and accounting concepts to drive your organization's growth, analyze financial statements and understand the factors in productivity and profitability, and create forecasting and budgeting. You will also have the ability to evaluate and manage cash flow, implement strategies around financing, and use of ratios in running a business.
Fundamentals of Finance
Fundamentals of Finance
This course is part of Introduction to Business Specialization
Instructor: Marla Noel
Sponsored by Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūra
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10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Analyze and implement financial information to maximize business growth and efficiency.
Develop Forecasts and budgets to create scenarios for expense control and managing cash flow.
Use tools such as ratios and analysis to develop business profitability.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Welcome to Module 1. In this module, you will learn about the components of the financial statements and how they can help drive the business to success. You will understand how the financial statements are created and where assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses are generated as part of a business operation.
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Module 2. In this module, you will understand how to become profitable using financial information and how to evaluate labor as a component of productivity. You will learn about the importance of cash flow and how to monitor and control cash flow as a key component of maintaining the business.
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1 video1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Module 3. In this module, you will learn the various sources of funding for businesses and the information required to obtain funding. In addition, you will learn about how to forecast and develop solid banking relationships through effective communication and maintenance of good records and documentation.
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1 video1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Module 4. In this module, you will learn how business growth can impact cash flow, how to use ratios to monitor and control business growth. You will understand various methods of maintaining control over the expenses of the business.
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1 video1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt
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