This class is designed for business leaders who want to learn about financial modelling. No accounting background is necessary, but a basic working knowledge of Excel is required. We'll start by discussing the purpose of a financial model. How to architect and build an effective model that tells the “story” of a business and how to identify its key drivers. This course will help you to understand the basic anatomy of a model and you will learn how to create one that is helpful in fund-raising activities and 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 funding requirements projections.
Some working knowledge of excel is required.