Fundamentals of Business Finance, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

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4 hours 1 minute
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Beginner
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This free online course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level. This course will introduce you to business finance, and show you how to use financial statements to understand and monitor your company’s financial position in order to make key business decisions. The exercises will introduce you to the Income Statement and Balance Sheet. Interpreting these statements and calculating key financial ratios such as net profit margin and current ratio will give you a clear understanding of your current business performance. With this information, you will have the skills to assess the financial implications of your growth opportunity more accurately. The 10,000 Women course collection offers a truly flexible online learning experience. You have the freedom to approach the program in any way that works for you – take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. If you choose to take all 10 courses, you will explore all the key elements of your business and develop a thorough plan for your business’s growth. You can find out more about the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection in the FAQs.

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Fundamentals of Business Finance, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

This course explores why understanding and monitoring your financial position is essential when making business decisions to drive your business’s growth. The exercises contained in this course help you to understand and interpret two key financial statements that are crucial when growing your business. The aim of the course is for you to understand the current financial performance of your business.

Taught by

Edward David, Geetha Krishnan, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, Anne Donnellon, Mori Taheripour, Michael Fetters and Sarah Underwood

Reviews

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Jyldyz Sattarova @jyldyzsattarova
6

This was a really clear and simple explanation of a complex topic. I wasn't confident in my finance knowledge, but this course gave more better understanding of financial terms and data that I need to for business growth. The best financial learning I've had so far.
Anonymous

For someone who has not been to a Finance Management Academic class ie Degree pursuit, this is the best course to take. Simplicity in presentations, effective examples and the step-step detailed explanations! Id recommend this course for every entrepreneur especially those that never had the opportunity to sit in an Accounts, Audit and/or Fiance Management class. If you have the opportunity to enroll grab it by the horns especially as it is free for women under the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women. You wont regret the time and effort invested. Knowledge is power, always!
Rejoice Abolude @RejoiceAbolude
4

This course really opened my eyes to see all my pervious losses, what i did wrong and how to improve in my business. the confident of accountability I have now in my business is as a result of this course.
Genevieve De Lacaze @gen971
15

Loved it. Very well and simply designed
Nomaphuthi Hoohlo

This was such an eye opener! Im so glad I made the decision to take this course. Thank you Coirsera. Thank you Goldman Sachs! It can only be upwards fpr my business from hereon!
Anonymous

I felt very intimidated when considering this course. I started because I know fear does not equal success.
I am very glad I pushed pass my fear and just started the class and kept the momentum going.
I was tempted to stop, but I am not a quit what I start.
The information was presented in a fresh and novel way, which increased my knowledge.
I loved the knowledge checks during the videos and throughout the course.
I will continue.
Success in business is not happenstance, it hard work!
Dr. Ezinne Nkeremuzor

This course is one of the best things to happen to me, this year. I have been running my business for one year now, although I have been keep records of incomes and expenses, I never had an idea of my business growth, in terms of profit and loss. I…

This course is one of the best things to happen to me, this year. I have been running my business for one year now, although I have been keep records of incomes and expenses, I never had an idea of my business growth, in terms of profit and loss. I never had an idea of how to assess my business growth, in terms of assets and liabilities. I didn't even believe that I could run these numbers by myself without any help, until I started this course! Wow! I am so excited of how far I have evolved as a business owner, in the space of three weeks and I look forward to growing my business by implementing all that I have and will learn here.

Thank you, Goldmann Sachs 10,000 Women, for this initiative.

Thank you, Coursera, for this platform.

Thank you, FCMB, for this opportunity.
Anonymous

For the first time I enjoyed financial numbers. I've always viewed it as a complex topic as I struggled with the Financial units during my college days. Goldman Sachs made this enjoyable and easy to understand. Much appreciated.
Anonymous

This course is very useful to anyone who really wants to understand how profitable or stable is in the short-term and long term. Can be useful if you are also considering buying or acquiring another business as you will be able to tell how profitable or stable it has been over the years. Highly recommended
Anonymous

The “Finance for Business” course from Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women program helped me finally make sense of financial reports. Complex concepts are explained in such a simple and practical way — now I can confidently read profit and loss statements, see the real story behind the numbers, and make data-driven decisions instead of relying on intuition.

What I loved most is the flexible format — you can learn at your own pace and focus on the topics that matter most to your business.

A huge thank you to the Goldman Sachs team for creating such valuable and accessible content. This course is truly worth your time — especially if you want to grow as a business leader. 💼💡
Anonymous

Numbers have are always not my thing, but this has made it worthwhile. It is a wonderful module, on how to monitor financial health of a business .
Anonymous

The course was instrumental in illustrating the importance of financial records. My biggest take home was on how to prepare and intepret financial statements. It made it so much easier to understand what to look out for before making an informed decision on the next steps to chart the business in the right direction.
Anonymous

So compact, informative and clear instructions. Very grateful for this course. I have learned a lot and it has given me structure and organization towards future plans and business ideas.
Anonymous

As the founder of SILVR FUEL, a new brand of fuel trading and gas station company poised for franchising and national expansion, I found the Goldman Sachs 10,000 WOMEN program to be a transformative experience in refining my approach to business gro…

As the founder of SILVR FUEL, a new brand of fuel trading and gas station company poised for franchising and national expansion, I found the Goldman Sachs 10,000 WOMEN program to be a transformative experience in refining my approach to business growth and financial management.

This course goes far beyond theory. It provides practical, real-world tools that help founders like me master the fundamentals of business management through the lens of financial strategy. One of the most valuable aspects of the program was how it deepened my understanding of key financial metrics—how to read them, manage them, and most importantly, use them to make strategic decisions with confidence.

As a female entrepreneur leading a company in a traditionally male-dominated industry, this program gave me the edge I needed to not just keep up—but scale up. The modules on cash flow, forecasting, operations, and financing growth were especially helpful as I build our franchise model and prepare to onboard partners and investors.

It’s empowering, strategic, and designed to help founders think like CEOs—grounded in numbers, but driven by purpose.

I highly recommend this course to women entrepreneurs serious about scaling sustainably and leading with impact.

- AVI SIWA
Founder & CEO
SILVR FUEL 🇵🇭
www.silvrfuel.com
Bolatito Aiyenigba

Very helpful and engaging course even for a fresh business woman. My business is at a start-up phase and I am happy for the opportunity to learn how to start doing the right thing early. I am opportune to meet other women in small scale industry and learn from them including alumni discussion how they have used the learnings in some modules to improve their businesses. Every business woman should go through this beautiful course.
Anonymous

Un programa claro, concreto, con ejercicios que cooperan en el entendimiento de los conceptos. Lo recomiendo 100%. Ademas trata temas claves para la toma de decisiones
Anonymous

Thank you for this Course,
I believe the knowledge gained on this course will support my future business decisions and financial growth
Anonymous

El material de estudio es extraordinario, mucho de lo que colocaron lo vi en mi carrera de Administración y Contaduría Pública. Me encantó el curso, lo recomiendo.
Anonymous

I learnt a lot from this course which was an eye opener to a lot of things I did not know or understand before concerning my business. I am now confident about my finances and investments in my business. Thank you for the experience and exposure.

Franca.
Anonymous

The course is very engaging and informative in terms of skills and application. Loved it and I believe everywoman in business should take time to take this course. The financial elements are very crucial for every business woman to learn and apply.