Financial Modelling for Business Decisions | Online
About this class
Designed for product mangers, business owners and professionals who want to understand how to plan and budget their capital requirements, this class will provide students with planning tools to anticipate and manage their company's finances. Understand the basic anatomy of a financial model and learn how to create one which will become an essential part of your business' planning.
The majority of the session will be dedicated to creating a practical example from end to end. We will examine a simple business and learn how to craft its story, identify its business levers, and create simple projections.
Equipped with the working knowledge to execute projections, budgeting and forecasting, students will also take away templates to apply to their projects and business.
Takeaways
Learn:
- How to create basic financial models and use them to make better informed business decisions
- The anatomy of financial models and how to implement them
- How to examine a business from end to end and create projects based on financial modelling
- Specific business milestones and understand how much capital is needed to achieve certain value creating events
- Walk away with a template to apply to your business or project
Prereqs & Preparation
No accounting background is necessary, but a basic working knowledge of Excel is required.