Finance and Accounting
An introduction to the most important skills and most applicable tools of finance, budgeting, and financial accounting.
Skills you will learn
Understanding accounting techniques & financial data
Analyzing financial statements and reports
Evaluating financial performance of businesses and projects
About this course
In this course you will learn to understand the “language of business” – to measure, process and communicate financial information of companies. In order to do so, you will get familiar with the most important financial statements and financial accounting techniques.
You will learn to prepare and analyse balance sheets, income statements, and use financial ratios. You will understand the principles of Return on Assets and Return on Equity. And you will learn finance essentials such as the Present Value and Future Value.
You will also receive a short case study of Adidas and Nike that summarizes the key takeaways of this course.
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Overview
This business course helps you to read and understand financial statements to evaluate how business performance is affected by four fundamental drivers of profitability viz., asset management, cost management, leverage management and tax management. It will also help you to identify areas for improvement.
The second part of this finance course deals with managing costs. You will learn how to prepare cost sheets, budget and make cost-based decisions.
The third part of the course provides an overview of financial markets to raise capital of different types. You will develop the ability to prepare and evaluate finances for your business plan and manage working capital.
The overall objective of the course is to build financial acumen to make you a successful entrepreneur or manager.
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