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Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs
Read your numbers, manage cash flow, and make better business decisions.
14 hoursNina Kovács4.8 (5,300 learners)
About this course
The finance course for founders who did not study accounting. You will learn to read a profit and loss statement, understand your cash position, price for profit, forecast for the next 12 months, and avoid the common financial mistakes that kill otherwise good businesses.
Target audience: First-time founders, freelancers going limited company, small business owners
What you will learn
- P&L analysis
- Cash flow management
- Financial forecasting
- Pricing strategy
- Burn rate
Course syllabus
10 modules · video + workbook
- 1The three financial statements: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow
- 2Revenue, cost, and gross margin: the unit economics that matter
- 3Cash vs profit: why profitable businesses run out of cash
- 4Pricing for profit: cost-plus, value-based, and competitive pricing
- 5Building a 12-month financial forecast
- 6Break-even analysis and burn rate
- 7Invoicing, payment terms, and accounts-receivable management
- 8Bookkeeping basics: what to track and how often
- 9Tax basics for UK founders (Ltd company)
- 10When and how to raise money: bootstrapping vs investment
Frequently asked questions
Is this UK-specific?
The tax module covers UK Ltd companies. The financial statements, pricing, and cash-flow content is universal and applies to any country.
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