Course code: BED-3031
Entrepreneurial Financial Management
Apply between November 1 and January 6
Campus
Semester / Year
Spring 2014
Credits
10
NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year
About the course
This course can be taken as a single course.
This course teaches prospective entrepreneurs the fundamentals of finance as it applies to the new or young venture. Topics include development of pro forma financial statements for cash flow analysis, business valuation models, and raising capital.
Admission requirements
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business. Students applying for admission must have a grade point average of minimum C.
Objectives of the course
Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge and comprehension:
- Knowledge of how to make financial forecasts and incorporating supply and demand considerations into the forecast
- Comprehension of different valuation techniques appropriate to an entrepreneurial setting.
- Knowledge of different suppliers of funds to entrepreneurs and their objectives and requirements
Skills:
The course should prepare the student to:
- Prepare a pro forma financial model using publicly available data that can be used to determine financing needs and for
- Make valuations of the enterprise using several different methodologies common for entrepreneurial ventures.
- Structure deals with providers of financing to achieve objectives and overcome uncertainties and information asymmetries inherent in new ventures.
Competence:
- Be able to independently manage the financial aspects of an entrepreneurial venture to survive the financial challenges and capture maximum value in financing and harvesting the enterprise.
Teaching methods
The course consists of a lecture series and case seminars
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishAssessment
There will be a practical exam(Excel/PC).
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