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Fundamentals of Funding, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

This free online course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level. In this course, you will learn how to finance business opportunities that lead to growth, by exploring different types of funding. You will learn how acquisition financing and funding applications for grants or loans can support and expand your business opportunity. You will evaluate your business’s financial profile and plan actions to improve it. The exercises will guide you through discovering potential types of funding for your business and help you to identify the information you may need for future funding requirements. By the end of the course, you will understand the importance of having a financial strategy and approaching funding strategically – applying the skills you have developed to make a good funding application to facilitate your business growth. If you are unsure of your future cash flow needs, you may wish to complete one of the other Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women courses, ‘Fundamentals of Financial Planning’, to predict financial challenges, so that you can make strategic choices for your business. The 10,000 Women course collection offers a truly flexible online learning experience. You have the freedom to approach the program in any way that works for you – take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. If you choose to take all 10 courses, you will explore all the key elements of your business and develop a thorough plan for your business’s growth. You can find out more about the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection in the FAQs.

Status: Business Development
Status: Financial Analysis
Course3 hours

Featured reviews

FN

5.0Reviewed Dec 12, 2024

This is timely. Thank you for capacity building my financial prowess

YO

5.0Reviewed Jul 7, 2020

Learnt a lot from this course. Well done to GS for making this available

GR

5.0Reviewed Nov 28, 2022

What an eye opener, i enjoyed every single step and all the lessons.

CB

5.0Reviewed Nov 21, 2022

Very important distinctions between Debt and Equity funding. Also the ratios that funders/investors need were very useful.

GC

5.0Reviewed Sep 15, 2020

It was an eye opener to me on different funding option and different things funders might be interested in the business before funding decision can be made

DK

5.0Reviewed Sep 13, 2021

Great foundation and many examples to help drive home the ideas

RV

5.0Reviewed Apr 17, 2020

a superb class on how to raise money through crow funding or venture capital

ML

5.0Reviewed Jun 17, 2020

Provides practical tools to manage your business finances and getting ready for potential funders as well as types of funding one needs to consider.

SD

5.0Reviewed Nov 25, 2025

This is a course that is very informative and noteworthy to use in the future.

U

5.0Reviewed Apr 14, 2020

I learnt a lot, thanks so much. Will recommended this to every entrepreneur

KP

5.0Reviewed Dec 4, 2021

V​ery useful, because it answers 2 important questions, what a starting entrepreneur could have - should i take a loan or equity.

LR

4.0Reviewed Apr 3, 2023

The information provided was excellent easy to learn and understand

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