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Fundamentals of Funding, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

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Fundamentals of Funding, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.7

261 reviews

3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Discover how strategic financial choices can support growth.

  • Evaluate your business’s financial profile, and plan actions to improve it.

  • Apply your understanding of the key factors important to funders and investors, and how to communicate with them effectively.

  • Discover potential types of funding for your business and identify the actions needed to be prepared for future funding requirements.

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Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English
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This free online course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level.

In this course, you will learn how to finance business opportunities that lead to growth, by exploring different types of funding. You will learn how acquisition financing and funding applications for grants or loans can support and expand your business opportunity. You will evaluate your business’s financial profile and plan actions to improve it. The exercises will guide you through discovering potential types of funding for your business and help you to identify the information you may need for future funding requirements. By the end of the course, you will understand the importance of having a financial strategy and approaching funding strategically – applying the skills you have developed to make a good funding application to facilitate your business growth. If you are unsure of your future cash flow needs, you may wish to complete one of the other Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women courses, ‘Fundamentals of Financial Planning’, to predict financial challenges, so that you can make strategic choices for your business. The 10,000 Women course collection offers a truly flexible online learning experience. You have the freedom to approach the program in any way that works for you – take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. If you choose to take all 10 courses, you will explore all the key elements of your business and develop a thorough plan for your business’s growth. You can find out more about the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection in the FAQs.

This course explores the potential use of strategic finance to support and expand your opportunity. The exercises are designed to guide you through different opportunities to use external funding to transform your business, and help you consider the information needed for funding applications. The aim of the course is for you to be able to understand and consider the different strategic options you can use to grow your business. You will also explore how to approach the funding necessary to facilitate your business growth.

What's included

6 videos17 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt4 plugins

6 videos•Total 20 minutes
  • Welcome•2 minutes
  • Alumni funding experiences•2 minutes
  • Thinking about acquisition•4 minutes
  • How can financial innovation contribute to growth?•4 minutes
  • Why are financial profiles important?•3 minutes
  • Types of funding•5 minutes
17 readings•Total 110 minutes
  • Getting started•10 minutes
  • Considering your financial strategy•5 minutes
  • Consider your future funding requirements (Exercise 1)•10 minutes
  • Introducing innovative ways to grow your business•2 minutes
  • Identifying possible future acquisitions (Exercise 2)•10 minutes
  • How could business model innovation grow your business? (Exercise 3)•10 minutes
  • Assessing your readiness for funding•2 minutes
  • Starting to consider funding•2 minutes
  • What is important to you and your funders?•10 minutes
  • Providing your funders with financial information•10 minutes
  • Calculate your key financial ratios•2 minutes
  • The importance of communication•5 minutes
  • Your funding plan (Exercise 7)•10 minutes
  • Next steps for your financial planning•5 minutes
  • Recording your progress•5 minutes
  • Congratulations•10 minutes
  • Progressing to the next course in 10,000 Women•2 minutes
1 assignment
  • End of course assessment•0 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Discuss your future funding needs•10 minutes
4 plugins•Total 60 minutes
  • Join the 10,000 Women Mailing List•15 minutes
  • Improving your financial profile (Exercise 4)•15 minutes
  • Calculate your key financial ratios (Exercise 5)•15 minutes
  • What makes a good funding application? (Exercise 6)•15 minutes

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4.7 (49 ratings)
Goldman Sachs
58 Courses•484,357 learners

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Reviewed on Jul 6, 2020

Learnt a lot from this course. Well done to GS for making this available

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Reviewed on Dec 11, 2024

This is timely. Thank you for capacity building my financial prowess

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Reviewed on Nov 27, 2022

What an eye opener, i enjoyed every single step and all the lessons.

Frequently asked questions

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women is a collection of 10 core courses which provide a practical business education – strengthening your business knowledge, skills and plans for growth. This core collection is supplemented by a range of shorter elective courses. The courses are suitable for any entrepreneur looking to take their business to the next level.

There is not a certificate offered for completion of individual courses in the 10,000 Women collection. (The FAQ above is a standard Coursera message and does not apply to this course.)

No. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Womenoffers a flexible online learning experience. You can take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. Participants find that completing all 10 core courses enables them to explore all the key elements of their business and develop a thorough plan for their business’s growth.

The course is entirely free for all participants.

The course has been designed with approximately five hours of engagement. You can take as long as you need to complete the course without losing access.

If you want more time to complete the course, or wish to return to it later, Coursera may prompt you to reset your deadlines. This doesn’t affect your progress, but you will need to reset so you see can the most up-to-date course content and take the quizzes. It takes seconds and is very easy.

By completing the course, you will gain skills and strategies for developing your business growth, focussed on refining your key business growth opportunity, essential for successful business growth. Once you complete the course, you will also receive additional learning materials to further support your business, including video, exercises and detailed guidance on related topics to further expand your skills and knowledge.

If you choose to complete all 10 courses, you will explore and develop all the key areas to promote and plan your business’s growth. You will also be able to fully develop your Business Growth Plan (BGP). Your BGP is a valuable output and provides a framework for your business opportunity. It encourages you to analyze yourself, your business and environment, and guides your business growth. You can develop your BGP by completing a series of exercises in the 10 courses of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women.

Eligible participants who complete all 10 courses will also be invited to join the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Alumni Community, offering a range of benefits to further your business growth including events, further training and fellowship opportunities. Visit the to find out more.

You can take the courses in 10,000 Women in any order. The elective courses are designed to complement the core collection of 10 courses and can be completed before, after or between core courses, depending on you and your business's

To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.

Financial aid available,