Commercial and Financial Oversight for Founders
This essential course empowers founders with the commercial and financial literacy necessary to steer their new venture. It demystifies procurement and financial planning to help entrepreneurs make better strategic decisions.
£200
Certified Foundation Founder
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Commercial and Financial Oversight for Founders: the short answers
- What is Commercial and Financial Oversight for Founders?
- This essential course empowers founders with the commercial and financial literacy necessary to steer their new venture. It demystifies procurement and financial planning to help entrepreneurs make better strategic decisions.
- Who is Commercial and Financial Oversight for Founders for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Founders working in How to Start a Business, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Commercial and Financial Oversight for Founders take?
- Around 10 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Foundation Founder, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £200 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Understand financial statements for decision making
- Execute basic cost-benefit analysis
- Negotiate effective commercial contracts
- Manage early-stage procurement risks
- Develop an initial financial business plan
Written by Linda Wu, Serial Entrepreneur. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Foundation Founder, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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