Description

This class provides a financial overview of the entrepreneurial journey from startup to operational decisions to exit planning. You’ll hear from a business banker guest speaker who explains what lenders look at when deciding whether to make a loan to a small business.

You’ll learn:

• Why and how entrepreneurs start companies
• Business structure selection
• Sources of cash
• Financial struggles of small businesses
• Small business cash flow management
• The financial components of a business plan
• Strategic planning
• Key small business financial metrics
• Pricing and profitability analysis
• Risk management
• Exit planning

This course comes from recordings of an Entrepreneurial Finance class the author teaches to MBA students at a university. The author has been the CFO, SVP of Finance, or Director of Operations at multiple small and medium-sized companies.

Course Key Concepts: Business entities, Business structures, Business plans, Strategic planning, Financial metrics, Pricing, Cash flow management, Profitability, Risk management, Exit planning, Entrepreneur.