Welcome to Fundamentals of Finance. This 4 module course will help you understand and affect the performance of your unit or organization’s profitability. By the end of this course, you will be able to implement finance and accounting concepts to drive your organization's growth, analyze financial statements and understand the factors in productivity and profitability, and create forecasting and budgeting. You will also have the ability to evaluate and manage cash flow, implement strategies around financing, and use of ratios in running a business.
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While this is a beginner level course, some business knowledge or business experience is helpful.
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
Analyze and implement financial information to maximize business growth and efficiency.
Develop Forecasts and budgets to create scenarios for expense control and managing cash flow.
Use tools such as ratios and analysis to develop business profitability.
Skills you will gain
- Manage Expense Control
- Analyze Financial Statements
- Create a Forecast
- Identify Capital Resources
- Effective Use of Labor
While this is a beginner level course, some business knowledge or business experience is helpful.
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Module 1: Financial Statements
Profitability, Productivity, and Cash Flow
Forecasting and Financing
Growing the Business with Expense Controls
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Very good course, with easy to understand explanations. I understand a lot about the basics of finance from this course
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