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There are 4 modules in this course
This course is for aspiring or active corporate entrepreneurs who wants to understand how to secure and manage funding for their corporate venture. We will demystify key accounting and financing concepts to give corporate entrepreneurs a guide to developing the business case for their ideas, and securing funding to translate ideas into reality.
This course focuses on four key areas:
• Learning the fundamentals and how to create financial statements for new ventures within the corporate environment;
• Examining valuation techniques for understanding how to assess and grow the value of the corporate venture;
• Exploring the different sources of internal and external financing for the corporate venture; and
• Applying lessons learned in the course to structure a funding deal and pitch the corporate venture.
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In this module, we will learn the fundamentals and how to create financial statements for new ventures within the corporate environment.
What's included
12 videos8 readings2 assignments
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12 videos•Total 59 minutes
Preview of the Course•2 minutes
Welcome to Module 1•1 minute
Finance for the corporate entrepreneur•4 minutes
The entrepreneurial spectrum•7 minutes
Corporate entrepreneur vs. startup entrepreneur•6 minutes
The "too typical" return on investment (ROI) process•7 minutes
A better approach to return on investment (ROI)•4 minutes
Intangible assets and return on investment (ROI)•5 minutes
The roles of products and leadership in return on investment (ROI)•4 minutes
Financial statement basics•4 minutes
Financial statement details•7 minutes
Financial metrics•7 minutes
8 readings•Total 47 minutes
Welcome to Financing and Profiting from Innovation for Corporate Entrepreneurs•3 minutes
The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 40,700 students, 14,000 faculty and staff, and nearly 400,000 alumni. The university’s faculty includes two Nobel laureates, 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 69 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. Located just outside Washington, D.C., the University of Maryland is committed to social entrepreneurship as the nation’s first “Do Good” campus, and discovers and shares new knowledge every day through research and programs in academics, the arts, and athletics.
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