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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

HS

Aug 29, 2023

This is the most important aspect to understanding your business! This course is a real eye-opener and extremely helpful in providing clarity for women business owners. I highly recommend it.

RC

Aug 15, 2020

This course has helped me to take note of my spending as well as revenue. Also, how I can analyze my Income Statement and Balance Sheet in order to know what business decisions I can take.

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By Claire M

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Oct 29, 2021

The information was explained in a really nice way that I found interesting and easy to understand, and covered some very helpful business info. It had a nice mix of videos, things to read and quizzes which kept me engaged. I really enjoyed this course

By Deepika S

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Apr 2, 2024

Such a great course. Really understood the importance of Finance playing a major role in the Business. for a person coming from Non- Finance BG this is the best beginner course. Was amazed to see scoring 100% in all the assignments / tests

By Georgeta C

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Aug 6, 2023

I have little experience with finance but the course was so well delivered that I didn't find any issues to understand the concepts and the contexts explained, and then to design my own Master Plan of Business Finance. Congratulations!

By Precious O

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Dec 31, 2022

Thank youu so much Goldman Sachs for partnering with Coursera to provide this simple but value-packed knowledge. Thanks to this course my understanding of the financial statements and ratios can enable make informed decisions.

By Deleted A

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Apr 12, 2021

It provides a good foundation understanding of the business finance, covering income statement, balance sheet and analyzing these statements with fundamental ratios to identify the business performance.

By Alicia G

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May 31, 2021

Great course with all the necessary information for people like me, that had no idea of how to interpret a financial documents. Thank you very much. Looking forward to complete the rest of the courses.

By Helena I S

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Aug 30, 2023

This is the most important aspect to understanding your business! This course is a real eye-opener and extremely helpful in providing clarity for women business owners. I highly recommend it.

By Donisia C

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Feb 3, 2023

Thank you for this free offering. I feel much better about the basic numbers on the balance and PL statement. I still need to expand on the ratios, but a great start. Thank you!!

By Deliza R

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Aug 14, 2023

I really enjoyed this course. It helped me understand the recording of income and costs properly. It also brought to my attention that I need to pay attention to the numbers.

By Adefioye T

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Nov 7, 2020

I enjoyed taking this course, it was very easy to follow and I learnt a lot from it. The knowledge gained in this course has helped me build my current financial statements.

By Emily F

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Nov 28, 2021

Great review of the basics of business finance with the appropriate level of detail to begin managing business finance more intentionally - exactly what I was looking for.

By Ana V

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Aug 24, 2021

It's the first time I understood so well about finances; this course teached me in a friendly way. I'm satisfied with it and grateful with the gained knowledge.

By Ngozi O

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May 20, 2023

This course is an eye opener. It made me understand the financial statements in a way that I can analyse my statements and be able to take business decisions

By Deirdra L

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Aug 30, 2021

Very informative and great examples. I really enjoyed taking this class and have already put the information into practice with my business. Thanks

By Meheraj T

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Jun 25, 2022

It was an amazing course. I have learned the financial analysis of a company. Now I can tell what should do next to see a company's balance sheet.

By Mark S

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Nov 7, 2023

Excellent fundamentals course for understanding business finance terms and why and how ratios and used, balance sheets and income statements.

By A. P

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Apr 24, 2021

The course was clear and easy to follow and I learned how to read and interpret financial statements which was awesome.

By Nadeem K

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May 24, 2023

Great Course to understand of Income Statement and Balance Sheet and further Business Finance and analysis.

keep it up

By Harshini S

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Oct 9, 2020

This is a great for women who would want to get back to their life and make sure that they are successful in business

By Sarah G

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Nov 20, 2023

I believe this course is a beautiful introduction in to the basics of finance and accounting for a business owner.

By NOUR M N E K

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Feb 21, 2022

It was very interesting and useful . it added to my accounting knowledge particulary business analysis and finance

By Keylin R

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Sep 15, 2021

su contenido esta muy bien explicado, detalla como llevar el control económico a la perfección de nuestro negocios

By Long T

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Nov 6, 2022

Nice course, this course make me know about finance and what is an Income Statement, Balance Sheet, finance ratio

By Nishant P

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Apr 20, 2021

The best part about this course is that its quite interactive making you put some effort while doing exercises.

By Tazeen A

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Mar 26, 2024

Great first step into the world of Business Finance. It is comprehensive and gives all the core information.