Hands On Training

Starting a Business 5: Managing Finances

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Course Features

Duration

2 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Intermediate

Effort

2 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Financial management is essential to a successful business. Financial information can be used to support business decisions and to justify them when presented to others. This course is for you, whether you are looking to start a new venture or if you already own a side business while studying. It will provide you with key financial information and allow you to share your ideas with others.

This is the fifth course in a six-part series about starting a business.

Course Overview

Alumni Network

International Faculty

Case Based Learning

Post Course Interactions

Case Studies,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Discuss why forecasting and planning are key skills within any successful business

Evaluate the entrepreneur’s business challenge

Assess costs, prices, gross profit and cash flow forecasts

Discuss sales revenue forecast, net profit and the purpose of a cash flow forecast

Identify business finances in a business plan

Target Students

This course is part of the Going to University collection which has been specifically designed for students at schools and colleges

They provide a taster of undergraduate study at the University of Leeds and help students to decide which subject to study at university

Course Content

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Module 1: The importance of financial information

Module 2: An introduction to key financial information: sales revenue forecast; profit and loss forecast; and cash flow forecast

Module 3: Analysing and interpreting financial performance

Module 4: How to increase profitability

Course Instructors

Richard Tunstall

Instructor

Lecturer in Enterprise at the University of Leeds. Passionate about entrepreneurship. Part of the Leeds Enterprise Centre team delivering 'Starting a Business' http:--lec.leeds.ac.uk-about-lec-staff

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