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Finding Money To Start A Business
195 Animated Slides
Approx. 3.0 Hours
Cost: $30
A comprehensive ten-part course on the tactics of how money is really raised for small business formation. The course examines the sources of available capital and an overview concerning the difference between debt and equity. The course walks you through the maze of financial terms and tactics necessary to successfully identify and secure money for a new business venture.
FREE Course Tools include:
Loan Application Checklist
Business Plan Outline (The Narrative)
Financial Projection Template (The Numbers)
Personal Financial Statement
Creating A Loan Package
140 Animated Slides
Approx. 2.5 Hours
Cost: $30
This course details the exact set of steps necessary in preparing a comprehensive loan package request. Each of the forms and requirements are explained and included. From initial readiness tests to help with advanced topics such as U.S. Small Business Administration loans, this course lays it on the line concerning what a lender is really looking for and how they evaluate loan requests.
FREE Course Tools include:
Loan Package Checklist
Sample Loan Application
Personal Financial Statement
Financial Projection Worksheets
Financial Projection Model Spreadsheet
Creating Financial Projections
149 Animated Slides
Approx. 3.0 Hours
Cost: $30
A comprehensive how-to look at creating projected income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets. An essential skill in securing outside financing and in managing a business.
FREE Course Tools include:
Financial Projection Model Worksheet
Financial Projection Worksheets
Sales Forecast Financial Spreadsheet
Creating A Sales Forecast
Finding and Attracting Investors
138 Animated Slides
Approx. 2.0 Hours
Cost: $30
The course presents practical tactics on how to identify and secure different types of capital including seed capital, angel capital, and venture capital. The process used by different kinds of investors is presented and the tools for completing the fund-raising process are presented. Special focus is given to the federal and state laws that govern the capital and securities process.
FREE Course Tools include:
Angel Capital Finder and Directory
Venture Capital Finder
Making A Pitch To An Investor
Sample Investor Pitch PowerPoint Presentation
Accounting 101
149 Animated Slides
Approx. 2.5 Hours
Cost: $30
Take command of a bookstore and coffee bar and see how money moves in and out of a business learning the fundamentals of accounting at the same time.
This course provides an in-depth look at each of the primary accounting transactions used in a business demonstrating how "the language of business" works. Without using any accounting jargon to begin with, the course demonstrates how to keep score in a business through a simple scorecard approach. When you are finished, you are shown that each of your scorecards represents one of the three primary financial statements used in managing a business.
