This course provides a financial overview of the entrepreneurial journey from startup to operational decisions to exit planning.

In this course, you 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 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.

Note: This course is also available in Video-Based format:
Entrepreneurial Finance: Small Business Financial Management Basics

Learning Objectives
  • Recognize characteristics of funding sources.
  • Explore and recall types of business structures.
  • Identify key financial metrics.
  • Recall how to assess the profitability of pricing changes.
Last updated/reviewed: March 04, 2025
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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