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Solving the Money Puzzle: Financing a Business

This course explores the various sources of both debt and equity financing available to small and medium businesses.

Created byJeffrey Cornwall
BeginnerUpdated Apr 2, 2022
Solving the Money Puzzle: Financing a Business

What You'll Learn

check_circleRecognize common financing myths.
check_circleUnderstand the role that cash flow, debt, and equity each play in funding a business during start-up.
check_circleExplain common practices in self-financing.
check_circleUnderstand recommended approach to family and friends financing.
check_circleIdentify which type of equity financing is best for different financing needs.
check_circleRecognize the difference in short- and long-term debt financing.
check_circleUnderstand the use of SBA loans.
check_circleLearn the steps to building a good relationship with a banker and understand why it is important

About This Course

Linking the right type of financing with its proper use is critical to success in raising money. Bootstrapping is the process used by entrepreneurs to get the most out of the money they are able to secure for their businesses. This course explores the various sources of both debt and equity financing available to small and medium businesses.

Field of Study: Finance

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Jeffrey Cornwall
Jeffrey Cornwall

Entrepreneur / Professor / Author

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Dr. Jeff Cornwall is the inaugural recipient of the Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also was founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont, and led the Center for the first ten years of its operation. He has a Doctorate in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Kentucky. In the late 1980’s, Dr. Cornwall left academics for a nine year “sabbatical” to become the co-founder and President/CEO of Atlantic Behavioral Health Systems, headquartered in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Cornwall has received national awards for his work in curriculum development and teaching, and in 2013 he was named the National Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year by the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He has published ten books and numerous articles on entrepreneurship.

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