Entrepreneurial Finance

The training course will be structured as a highly participative workshop with formal presentations, case studies and interactive worked examples. Relevant examples and case studies are provided to illustrate the application of each of the topics covered and opportunities are provided to learn and apply the key entrepreneurial finance principles using practical examples and exercises.

This training course has been designed to provide you with the most up to date knowledge and practical financial skills required in funding, building and managing a competitive business.

By the end of this training course, you will have learned to:

• Understand how to build and defend a winning business model
• Analyse and interpret published financial reports
• Apply tested techniques to manage and improve cash flow and profit
• Use powerful tools for financial forecasting
• Make informed funding, investment, and capital allocation decisions

This Gulf Rowad training course would be highly relevant to all of those advising or involved in starting up, building, and managing a successful stand-alone or divisional business enterprise either in the private sector and public / governmental sector.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Entrepreneurs
• Head office team members
• Strategy and planning team members
• Finance professionals
• Investment analysts
• Bank investment team members

Organisational Impact

The organisation will benefit from the development and practical application of skills in entrepreneurial finance that will deliver benefits in raised awareness of key business finance issues and improved decision-making.

The organisation will specifically benefit from:

• Developed skills in analysing and interpreting financial statements
• Practical application of strategies to improve cash flow and profit
• Raised level of awareness of business funding sources
• Development of useful forecasting and modelling skills
• Improved capital investment appraisal skills

Personal Impact

Participants will benefit from updated knowledge and applied practical skills in entrepreneurship and corporate finance. These skills will allow delegates to make a greater contribution to the important financial decision-making processes in their organisation, at the same time enhancing their own career development potential.

Specific benefits from the training course will include:

• Up to date thinking on strategy and business model development
• Development of advanced skills in financial analysis and interpretation
• Application of practical skills in forecasting and financial modelling
• Briefing on sources of finance and capital market operations
• Practical skills in investment appraisal and business valuation methods