Basics of Business Finance

How will this Certificate benefit you

• Wall Street Investment Bankers will teach you the fundamentals of a business and financial analysis
• Become literate in Corporate Finance topics to help your job and MBA interviews
• Save time and money by learning through self-paced online sessions

What Jobs does this Certificate prepare you for

If you are a Working Professional or College Student, interested in one of the following careers, then this course will teach you the basics – Investment Banking, Business Consulting, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Equity Research, Corporate Banking, Private Equity, Credit Research, Ratings and Risk Management.

How will you learn

100% Online self-paced course that you can watch from anywhere, any number of times

23 online videos  – 4 hours of content that can be completed in 1 week

Course Contents

1. Introduction to Investment Banking

• Lifecycle of a company
• Why Corporate Finance

2. The Company and its financial statements

• Revenue & Gross Margin
• Operating Expense & Net Income
• Gross & Net Margin Explained
• Advanced Income Statement
• Revenue Recognition
• Expense Recognition
• Analyzing Dominos Income Statement – Revenue & Margins
• Analyzing Dominos Income Statement – Debt & Interest
• Balance Sheet Basics – Assets
• Balance Sheet Basics – Liabilities & Net Worth
• Financial Crisis of 2008
• Dominos Pizza Balance Sheet
• Analyzing Dominos Pizza’s Balance Sheet
• Double Entry Book-keeping
• Working Capital and Debt / Equity Ratio and Return on Net Worth
• Cash Flow Statement Basics
• Building a Cash Flow Statement
• Analyzing a Cash Flow Statement
• Capex
• Depreciation & Amortization
• Taxes