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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