AI-powered Course: Raising Funds for Your Business

Course description

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Note: This is an AI-powered pilot version of the course, designed to showcase the SME Trade Academy's new AI-powered tools. Sign up now if you would like to volunteer to test and experience these and, most importantly, to provide us with your feedback! 

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With a target audience of SMEs and entrepreneurs, this course gives participants an overview of the processes involved in raising various kinds of funds for their activities. It begins by looking at a few techniques to evaluate financial need. Then, it explores the differences between equity, grants and debt (both long and short-term), and details the various capital providers from which SMEs might raise funds. Finally, it concludes with a detailed examination of the process of securing funds, due diligence, and the post-funding relationship that you might want to build with your capital provider. Learn what it takes to raise funds for your business today!

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Identify the different financial instruments available to them;
Explain the basic features of capital providers; and
How to manage the negotiation and post financing phase.

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COURSE CERTIFICATION

Participants who meet the course requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion issued in electronic format.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Module 1
Fundraising for Your Business [L434]
Module 2
Finding the Right Capital Provider (L435)
Module 3
Securing Funds [L436]
Case Study Exercise
Certificate of Achievement
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Course Language
English ‎(en)‎
Next start date
23, September 2024
Time required
4 hours over 2 weeks
Course fee
Free of charge
Course access
Open for enrolment
Tutor Information

Lizbeth Becerra