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Financing Your Business

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Learn the best methods for securing appropriate, low-interest financing for your small business.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Building a financially strong business
  • Why financing is so important to excel
  • Crisis or opportunity
  • What you'll learn in this course
1. Pre-financing Steps
  • Determining how much you need
  • Determining speed and payment
  • Collateral and credit
  • Revenues
  • Review
2. Securing Financing
  • Credit and financing from top sources
  • SBA loans
  • Qualifying for a loan
3. Sources of Financing
  • Line of credit
  • Business cash advances
  • Invoice financing
  • Online loans
  • Microloans
  • Crowdfunding
  • Retirement funds
  • Grants
4. Financing for Startups
  • Startup financing overview
  • Friends and family
  • Personal loans
  • Retirement funding
  • Angel and venture funding
5. Using Plastic Financing
  • Pros of using credit cards
  • Cons of using credit cards
  • Impacts to personal credit
  • Earning rewards and building credit
  • Debit cards
  • Credit card best practices
Next Steps
  • APR considerations
  • Repayment and conclusion

Taught by

WealthFit

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