New Venture Finance
Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business,
This course is for aspiring or active entrepreneurs who wants to understand how to secure funding for their company. This course will demystify key financing concepts to give entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs a guide to secure funding. Examine the many financing options available to get your new venture funded. Learn the basics of finance, valuations, dilution and non-dilutive funding sources. Understand capital structure for new ventures, term sheets and how to negotiate them, and the differences between early-stage versus later-stage financing. Develop an understanding of how to develop winning investor pitches, who and when to pitch, how to avoid common mistakes that limit the effectiveness of the pitch, and how to ‘get to the close’. Key questions answered within the course include: * When to raise outside capital? * What kind of investors invest by stage and where to find them? * What are your fundraising options? * What are the key components of the term sheet? * How to perform company valuations? * How to pitch to investors? * What techniques help the entrepreneur ‘get to the close’? With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu/landing.
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Rating | 4.5★ based on 74 ratings |
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Length | 5 weeks |
Effort | 3-5 hours/week |
Starts | Jul 17 (43 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | University of Maryland, College Park via Coursera |
Instructor | Michael R. Pratt |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business |
Tags | Business Entrepreneurship Finance |
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There's so much I learnt that I total had no idea...I highly recommend this course for everyone who loves entrepreneurship Great for beginners, also good as a.refresher for people with some experience Very detailed explanation of financial jargon.
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It gives you the do's and don'ts (practical tips) for creating a pitch deck to impress investors.
It gives great tips and suggestions on the opportunities and pitfalls while raising capital for your business.
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very useful and inspiring!
thank you The lectures were very useful and very clear.
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An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.
Staff Funding Specialist $45k
Closing/Funding $48k
Centralized Funding $48k
Funding/Closing $53k
Educational Funding Specialist $54k
Funding $64k
Program Manager, TSA Secure Flight $83k
Senior Funding Accountant $90k
Assistant Sector Controller, Secure Interface $112k
Secure System Analyst $112k
Sector Controller, Secure Interface $138k
Security Researcher (McAfee SECURE) $154k
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Rating | 4.5★ based on 74 ratings |
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Length | 5 weeks |
Effort | 3-5 hours/week |
Starts | Jul 17 (43 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | University of Maryland, College Park via Coursera |
Instructor | Michael R. Pratt |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business |
Tags | Business Entrepreneurship Finance |
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