Business Finance 101

What you'll learn

• What we mean by business finance

• The history of business finance

• The two main purposes of business finance

• The key principles of business finance

• What debits and credits are

• The three key financial statements in business

• The Balance Sheet and how it works

• The Income Statement and how it works

• The Cashflow Statement and how it works

• Key financial performance indicators in business

• Simple tools for analysing business investments

Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

• Introduction 1:14:31

  • 1: L1 What is Business Finance Preview 05:35
  • 2: L2 Why Businesses Fail Preview 04:33
  • 3: L3 The Principles of Business Finance Part 1 06:41
  • 4: L4 The Principles of Business Finance Part 2 04:53
  • 5: L5 The Balance Sheet 10:29
  • 6: L6 The Income Statement 04:19
  • 7: L7 The Cashflow Statement 06:58
  • 8: L8 A Business Finance Exercise 05:42
  • 9: L9 Financial Performance Indicators 10:43
  • 10: L10 Investment Analysis 05:02
  • 11: L11 Investment Analysis Exercise 03:07
  • 12: L12 Key Learning Points in Business Finance 06:29

The Oxford English dictionary defines “finance” as: “The monetary resources and affairs of a state, organization, or person”

This course is about business finance – the management of the monetary resources of an organisation. It is aimed at people who want a primer in business finance without having to study accountancy. Every manager, or student of management, requires a good grasp of business finance. This course will help.

Business finance concerns the management of the monetary resources of an organisation. There are two aspects to this:

1. Raising the money to invest in the business

2. Managing that investment properly to generate a return

Raising the money is about having an attractive proposition and managing the risk to investors. Managing the investment is about the financial controls and reporting of the business. Topics covered include the reasons why businesses fail; the two main purposes of finance and accounting; key principles of business finance; the Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cashflow Statement; financial performance indicators; and investment analysis.

Three are three main reasons for business failure – an under-skilled management team; ineffective marketing; and poor financial management. This course will help you get to grips with financial management covering the key principles and issues in business finance.

We hope you enjoy the course.

• Students of business management
• Students of business finance
• Managers in business
• Management trainees
• People with an interest in the basics of business finance

• There are no pre-course requirements

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