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Financial Analysis for Start Ups and Small Businesses

Course Description

This free practical training for entrepreneurs is aimed at startups and small businesses.

By completing this course, you will be able to:

Prepare financial statements
Make realistic financial forecasts
Analyse business finances
Prepare a business valuation

This course was produced as part of the Aga Khan Development Network’s Accelerate Prosperity initiative and is made available on the Aga Khan Foundation’s Learning Hub.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License. To view a copy of this license, go here.

Theme

Work and Enterprise

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Course

Languages

English

Sustainable Development Goals

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Module 1: Financial analysis basic concepts 13 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Lesson 1 – Introduction of the course

Lesson 2 – What is finance?

Lesson 3 – Recording financial transactions

Lesson 4 – Accounting cycle

Lesson 5 – ALICE

Lesson 6 – ALICE through an example

Lesson 7 – Debit and credit

Lesson 8 – Applying the concepts in your business

Lesson 9 – Depreciation

Lesson 10 – Amortisation

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Module 2: Financial statements 7 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Lesson 1 – Why financial statements?

Lesson 2 – Which financial statements should be prepared?

Lesson 3 – Income statement

Lesson 4 – Income statement example

Lesson 5 – Balance sheet

Lesson 6 – Cash flow statement: Cash receipts and cash payments

Lesson 7 – Cash flow statement: Format and components

Module 3: Preparing your financial statements 3 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Lesson 1 – Income statements: Key considerations

Lesson 2 – Cash flow statement: Key considerations

Lesson 3 – Balance sheet: Key considerations

Module 4: Forecasting 7 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Lesson 1 – Forecasting basics

Lesson 2 – Forecasting revenue and cost of sales

Lesson 3 – Forecasting operating expenses

Lesson 4 – Forecasting depreciation and amortisation

Lesson 5 – Forecasting balance sheet: Assets

Lesson 6 – Forecasting balance sheet: Liabilities and capital

Lesson 7 – Forecasting cash flows

Module 5: Financial statements analysis 5 Lessons | 1 Quiz

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Lesson 1 – Horizontal analysis

Lesson 2 – Expenses and other financial statement items

Lesson 3 – Vertical analysis

Lesson 4 – Applying vertical analysis to financial statements

Lesson 5 – Vertical analysis: Balance sheet

Module 6: Business valuation 3 Lessons

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Lesson 1 – What is business valuation?

Lesson 2 – Discounted cash flows

Lesson 3 – Other methods of business valuation

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