5.5 CPE This class provides a financial overview of the entrepreneurial journey from startup to operational decisions to exit planning. You’ll hear from a business banker guest speaker who explains what lenders look at when deciding whether to make a loan to a small business.
You’ll learn:
- Why and how entrepreneurs start companies
- Business structure selection
- Sources of cash
- Financial struggles of small businesses
- Small business cash flow management
- The financial components of a business plan
- Strategic planning
- Key small business financial metrics
- Pricing and profitability analysis
- Risk management
- Exit planning
This course comes from recordings of an Entrepreneurial Finance class the author teaches to MBA students at a university. The author has been the CFO, SVP of Finance, or Director of Operations at multiple small and medium-sized companies.
Course Key Concepts: Business entities, Business structures, Business plans, Strategic planning, Financial metrics, Pricing, Cash flow management, Profitability, Risk management, Exit planning, Entrepreneur.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the sources of cash for a small business.
- Explore types of business structures.
- Recognize key financial components of business plans and strategic planning.
- Discover the lending criteria for business loans.
- Explore how to assess the profitability of pricing changes.
Last updated/reviewed: March 18, 2024
44 Reviews (149 ratings)
Reviews
Thomas Cooper
( at Thomas D Cooper)
This was one of my favorite classes on this platform. It covered the materials at a high enough level to make them interesting and detailed enough for the participants to grasp the concepts. The instructor was clear and concise and clearing 'teachs' for a living.
Anonymous
(retired)
Excellent class. I liked that the information is very accurate to what one experiences in business. High level overview of things you should pay attention in setting strategy and making product and cost decisions in business.
Anonymous
()
Excellent course for everybody. Rob Stephens has became my favorite in this platform.
Anonymous
(Finance Manager)
Great Course - Would recommend for anyone interested in this topic....
Anonymous
(VP of Finance)
The speaker was engaging and provided a lot of useful information.
Kirk Valencia
(Business Administrator at Denver Church of Christ)
The Q&A portion with the Business Banking Guest (Jose) was extremely helpful. The questions asked were real-life and applicable to my personal pursuit to run a business. Jose provided solid insights from a bank/loan officer's perspective. Mr. Stephens did a great job summarizing the different business structures for refresher. I also appreciated the various survey presented, particularly relating to cash sources. Only critique I have is that a few slides were unnecessary and redundant.
But overall, a great lecture!
Nafisah Fudaeel
(Owner at Tax Roadmap)
This was a timely topic. I work with a lot of small businesses and they have many of these problems so this course was relevant. The instructor should have had more examples and more visuals.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
I really like this instructor. There is a lot of content in the materials, even if all of it is not reviewed in the video. I know that I will refer back to this information in the future.
Anonymous
(CPA)
This course covered some great information, much of it relevant to my job since I consult with many owners of small franchise businesses. The course summarized some very important topics.
Eileen Perrin
(Financial Advisor at First Command)
Very good course. It kept my attention. I loved the practical aspects of the course. It was chock full of material and fast paced. It did not waste my time with repetitive information.
Anonymous
(Managing Director)
As a small business owner, this is a great course to cover a lot of ground regarding small business problems. I thought the sections about debt/financing and insurance were very helpful.
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
This walkthrough made me feel like I could start a business with just this powerpoint in my hands and I'd be good to go. Very informative, great information included on the PowerPoint.
Anonymous
()
This course is great for understanding the day to day inner workings of a small business. If being an entrepreneur is a goal of yours, this course will really help you achieve that.
Anonymous
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Thought this was a great training. Very relevant to small business. A lot of great ideas, examples, and things to think about if you own, work for, or want to start a small business.
Anonymous
(Senior Revenue Accountant)
Great overview of the benefits and challenges of starting a small business. Really enjoyed this course and have a lot of takeaways to apply to small businesses that I am a part of.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Excellent broad scope view. I find the slides to be very helpful with current analysis I am performing in my current role. Look forward to taking more courses by this instructor.
James Shelton
( at CPA)
Excellent content showing the prospective of the entrepreneur founded small businesses and the challenges of financial management of small to mid-sized companies.
Michael Izzo
(Accounting Manager at Stream.io, INC.)
Outstanding course - I really enjoyed the general layout. Great mix of going in-depth on the more vital parts of financial management of a start-up
Patrick Green
( at Patro)
Good overview of starting a small business. Presented in an interesting, engaging way. Materials and examples were very useful and relevant.
Anonymous
()
I enjoyed the course and thought it was a good overview of the financial challenges/factors to consider in starting a small business...
Edward Rodriguez
( at Nuckles Oil Company, Inc)
This course met all the requirements and needs. The information is helpful and will be used for reference going forward.
Anonymous
(Director of strategy)
this was a really good course; believe it to be very useful for small business owners to think about a variety of topics.
Anonymous
()
This course has a great overview of the basics of small business/entrepreneurial finance. Rob is a great speaker too.
Timothy Goodrich
(Vice President at BentallGreenOak)
Great course, very useful information for launching my business. I will definitely recommend this course to others.
Jeff Spillane
( at Anslow Bryant Construction)
Class covered a wide range of topics and the instructor was an excellent speaker. good review of business basics.
Christopher Hole
(Director of Internal Audit at Roseburg Forest Products)
Interesting and thorough presentation of factors to be considered when evaluating whether to start a business.
Anonymous
()
Another good course from this instructor. Quickly becoming my favorite course provider on this platform.
Tracey Scharmann
(CPA at Tracey Scharmann)
Super practical and informative. Appreciated good information presented in an order that made sense.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Good review course even if very long and great reference for many of the basic business concepts.
Anonymous
(OWNER)
This course is set up in great details. It is useful to both entrepreneurs as well as accountants.
Mark McCaghren
(VP of Finance and Accounting at Baseline Energy Services, LP)
Really good overview. Recommend this course for both beginners and seasoned professionals alike.
Anonymous
(Director of Finance)
Lots of good information on a variety of topics. Instructor very knowledgeable and effective.
Anonymous
()
Great course. As a CFO in a start-up, these topics are highly relevant and useful to consider.
Anonymous
(Semi-retired)
As others have stated, excellent presenter. Will look for more instruction by this individual.
Anonymous
(Principal)
this was a good overview of small business financial management issues facing entrepreneurs
Anonymous
(Controller)
Very useful, covered a wide variety of topics. Very easy to apply to my own small business.
Anonymous
(Director)
This course provides some great information. The topics covered are very helpful as well.
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
I'm ready to start a business! This answers a lot of questions for small business owners!
Anonymous
(None)
Great overview course touching on a wide variety of important topics for entrepreneurs.
Anonymous
()
I thoroughly enjoyed this course and would recommend it to any business professional.
Anonymous
()
This course was engaging and informative. Great overview on entrepreneurial finance.
Mark Edoff
(Principal at MNE Solutions LLC)
Good refresher- for those newly working with small and entrepreneurial businesses.
Anonymous
()
Great course. Awesome slide deck. Learned a lot. Detailed material.
Anonymous
(Bonding Manager)
Great presentation. The information is useful and concise.
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
The MBA students who take this course watch my Managing Cash Flow course before we meet as a class. This provides some background detail for some cash flow concepts covered in this course. You can watch that course for more background information for those lessons or just watch this course for a short overview I give for concepts from that course and the items I want to highlight from that course.
Education Provider Information
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Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA
95113
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