Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs
Build a practical financial system for pricing, cash flow, forecasting, and growth decisions
Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs is a practical course designed to help founders make smarter money decisions with confidence. Whether you are launching a new venture or improving an existing one, this Entrepreneurship-focused training shows you how to build a practical financial system for pricing, cash flow, forecasting, and growth decisions.
Build Financial Clarity for Entrepreneurship Success
- Learn how to read the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement with confidence
- Build a practical financial system for pricing, cash flow, forecasting, and growth decisions
- Turn business goals into measurable numbers that support stronger planning
- Make better decisions about hiring, funding, taxes, and long-term investments
Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs gives you the tools to manage your business with clarity, structure, and forward-looking insight.
This course walks you through the financial foundations every founder needs, starting with the mindset and core statements that shape smart decision-making. You will learn how to connect strategy to numbers, identify the drivers behind revenue, costs, and profit, and create a startup budget that reflects real business priorities. By the end of these lessons, you will understand how financial planning supports entrepreneurship at every stage of growth.
From there, you will build practical forecasting skills by estimating sales, creating a cash flow forecast, and understanding working capital so you can anticipate timing issues before they become problems. You will also explore pricing for profit, break-even analysis, and the key financial KPIs that help you monitor performance without getting lost in unnecessary data. These tools give you a stronger grasp of how your business actually operates and where adjustments can make the biggest difference.
The course also covers funding options, tax planning, risk management, hiring decisions, and capital expenditure analysis so you can evaluate major choices with more confidence. You will learn how to prepare investor-ready financial information and establish a monthly review routine that keeps your plans current as the business evolves. After completing this course, you will be able to approach Entrepreneurship with a stronger financial strategy, better judgment, and a clear plan for sustainable growth.
Full lesson breakdown
Lessons are organized by topic area and each includes descriptive copy for search visibility and student clarity.
Course foundations and financial mindset
1 lesson
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow basics
1 lesson
Turning strategy into numbers
1 lesson
Knowing what actually moves your results
1 lesson
Planning essential spending from day one
1 lesson
Practical revenue assumptions and scenarios
1 lesson
Timing money in and money out
1 lesson
How inventory, receivables, and payables affect liquidity
1 lesson
Setting prices that support your business model
1 lesson
Finding the minimum performance needed to stay viable
1 lesson
Choosing a small set of meaningful metrics
1 lesson
Comparing capital options and their trade-offs
1 lesson
Avoiding unpleasant surprises
1 lesson
Preparing for slower sales, delays, and shocks
1 lesson
Knowing when a new hire is affordable
1 lesson
Assessing major purchases and long-term payback
1 lesson
Presenting forecasts and assumptions professionally
1 lesson
Keeping the plan current as the business evolves
1 lesson
Professor David Grant
Professor David Grant guides this AI-built Virversity course with a clear, practical teaching style.