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VENT 1820 - Financing For a New or Growing Business

Venture Development Centre Part-time Studies Course

School of Business

Course Details

The course will introduce learners to the fundamentals of financing a new or growing business in Canada. Topics will include pre-financing considerations, basic financial statements and concepts, bootstrapping, equity financing, debt financing, preparing a financing proposal and striking a financing arrangement.

Credits

3.0

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Prepare a basic financing proposal
  • Analyse and describe basic debt financing sources for a new or growing business
  • Analyse and describe basic equity financing sources for a new or growing business
  • Describe basic considerations in striking a financing arrangement with a financing source
  • Assess pre-financing considerations such as the amount of financing required and the stage of development of the business seeking financing

Effective as of Spring/Summer 2016

Related Programs

VENT 1820 is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Business

  1. Coast Capital Savings Entrepreneurial Skills for Trades and Technology
    Part-time   Statement of Completion

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