Learn about the risks and rewards of venture capitalism in this free online finance course for small business owners. This course examines the role of venture capital firms and explains the financial services they offer to start-up businesses. We show you how businesses raise funds to cover operational costs and get off the ground. We also discuss the different types of available investors and describe how they work and earn profits from the businesses in which they invest. This course suits anyone interested in finance or who wants to start a small business.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195358 |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define ‘angel investors’ and explain how they operate • Discuss how a company goes about raising capital • Describe the process of pre-money valuations • Outline how initial public offerings occur • Define ‘upround’ and ‘downround’ • Compare the processes involved in restructuring and liquidation • Discuss the role of a ‘lead underwriter’ |
| Course Code | 1686 |
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