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

You will evaluate your business’s financial profile and plan actions to improve it. The exercises will guide you through discovering potential types of funding for your business and help you to identify the information you may need for future funding requirements. By the end of the course, you will understand the importance of approaching funding strategically and be able to apply the skills you have developed to make a good funding application to facilitate your business growth.

If you are unsure of your future cash flow needs, you may wish to complete one of the other Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women courses, ‘Fundamentals of Financial Planning’, to predict financial challenges, so that you can make strategic choices for your business.

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.

What You Will Learn

- Discover how strategic financial choices can support growth.

- Evaluate your business’s financial profile, and plan actions to improve it.

- Apply your understanding of the key factors important to funders and investors, and how to communicate with them effectively.

- Discover potential types of funding for your business and identify the actions needed to be prepared for future funding requirements.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Fundamentals of Funding, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

This course explores the potential use of strategic finance to support and expand your opportunity. The exercises are designed to guide you through different opportunities to use external funding to transform your business, and help you consider the information needed for funding applications. The aim of the course is for you to be able to understand and consider the different strategic options you can use to grow your business. You will also explore how to approach the funding necessary to facilitate your business growth.