Overview
Key facts
The inability to raise new capital is one of the top cited reasons for start-up failure. To succeed against the odds, entrepreneurs require both an understanding of different investor types and insight into the mechanics of valuation, negotiation, and scaling.
London School of Economics and Political Science's Entrepreneurial Finance online certificate course is specifically designed to help you navigate the realities of funding your start-up enterprise. Over six weeks, you’ll gain a practical overview of the skills needed to secure venture capital. The course walks you through a business’s evolution from start-up all the way to exit strategy. Guided by expert faculty, you’ll enhance your ability to evaluate business opportunities using a framework that encapsulates people, opportunities, and context. As you progress through the course, you’ll discover how to develop a pitch deck for your real business idea and present it to a venture capital investor for feedback.Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Evaluating business opportunities
- Financing needs, ownership, and returns
- The venture capital valuation method and multistage financing
- Pitching your business idea
- Term sheets and negotiation strategies
- Scaling up and exit strategies
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Entrepreneurship Finance View 100 other Short Courses in Finance in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Entrepreneurs who have worked in finance, health, or technology
- Non-executives who are implementing new business ideas
- Those interested in a career in venture capital, who want to hit the ground running with insight into venture finance and its intersection with entrepreneurship
- Anyone who requires the tools and strategies to sell their business ideas and access venture capital
Tuition Fee
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International
2571 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2571 GBP for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
2571 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2571 GBP for the full programme during 2 months.