Online Business Courses By MindEdge
Business Essentials: Introduction to Finance
This course introduces the discipline of finance in an organizational setting. You'll learn how financial decisions fit into the world of business decision-making and how these choices pose problems, challenges, and opportunities for organizations and individuals.
Among the basics covered: responsibilities of financial managers; roles of finance in a typical business organization; legal forms of businesses; agency relationships; and relevant financial markets of interest to financial managers. Further you will explore the five principles that form the foundation of financial management and you will understand the non-financial manager's impact on, and role in, the finance function.
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Identify and differentiate the three most common types of business organizations and the structure of each
- State the fundamental objectives of a corporation and the differences between wealth and profit maximization
- Recognize the impact of social and ethical responsibility on business
- Identify and describe the structure and functions of the finance department within an organizations
- List and define the key principles that form the foundation of financial management
- Recognize and define the five key financial markets
- Identify the sources, rules and life-cycle stages of corporate financing Describe the function of the stock market and the three trading venues it utilizes
- Recognize the factors related to the interest rate determination and the impact of interest on an organization
Estimated time to complete: 3-5 hours
Cost: $79
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