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Financial Accounting Made Fun: Eliminating Your Fears

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Course Features

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Duration

4 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

6 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This finance course aims to demystify financial statements and equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge and confidence to make informed business decisions. By providing a solid understanding of financial terms, statements, and metrics, participants will learn how to interpret financial information, forecast profits and cash flows, and use ratios and other tools to assess a company's performance. The course covers the primary financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, teaching participants how to use this information to make important operating decisions, such as balancing growth and cash constraints. By the end of the course, participants will feel more comfortable using financial information and be able to engage effectively with finance professionals. This course is part of the Business Principles and Entrepreneurial Thought XSeries.

Course Overview

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Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

There is no prerequisites required for this course

What You Will Learn

How primary financial statements are constructed and what types of information is captured in each statement

How cash and profits can differ and how to use that information to effectively manage growth

How to calculate key performance ratios and use those metrics to evaluate the performance of your business

How to create a financial forecast that you can use to better manage your business and to present to potential investors and creditors

Course Instructors

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Peter Wilson

Professor, Accounting and Law Division

Peter Wilson currently serves on the faculty of Babson College where he teaches courses in financial reporting and financial statement analysis in the Accounting and Law Division. He has served as th...
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