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Fundamentals of Business Finance, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women (Coursera)

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This course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level. This course will introduce you to financial terminology, and explain why it is essential to use financial statements to understand and monitor your financial position when making key business decisions.

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The exercises will introduce you to the Income Statement and Balance Sheet. Interpreting these statements, and calculating key business ratios based on these financial statements, will give you a clear understanding of the current performance of your business. With this information, you will have the skills to assess the financial implications of your growth opportunity more accurately.
The 10,000 Women course collection offers a truly flexible online learning experience. You have the freedom to approach the program in any way that works for you – take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. If you choose to take all 10 courses, you will explore all the key elements of your business and develop a thorough plan for your business’s growth.

Whay You Will Learn

Define and discuss the basic building blocks of financial statements: assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses.
Interpret two key financial statements (Income Statement and Balance Sheet) to drive business decisions.
Identify the key business ratios that can be calculated using your Income Statement and Balance Sheet.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Fundamentals of Business Finance, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
This course explores why understanding and monitoring your financial position is essential when making business decisions to drive your business’s growth. The exercises contained in this course help you to understand and interpret two key financial statements that are crucial when growing your business. The aim of the course is for you to understand the current financial performance of your business.

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