Entrepreneurial Finance Innovation & Strategy

Introduction

This is relevant to those working towards starting a business or is already in business, those who engage in policy making in the entrepreneurship area, interested in commercializing innovations of theirs or others, and those who advise entrepreneurs.

The fierce competitive capital market is for both customers and capital, the success of any venture depends not only on a source of good ideas, and it relies on access to financial investors prepared to take a calculated risk on the entrepreneur’s ideas. It provides an understanding of the nature of enterprise and entrepreneurship and introduces the role of the entrepreneur, innovation and technology in the entrepreneurial process.

Entrepreneurial Finance Innovation & Strategy course provides an important practical study for the finance professionals’, non-financial entrepreneur, and business manager, into the techniques methodology, and skills involved in capital financing, business investment decision making and shareholder value management.

Course Objective

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate and interpret financial reports
• Proficiently use powerful tools for financial forecasting
• Develop and defend a winning business model
• Apply tested techniques to manage and improve cash flow and profit
• Improve decisions making ability on funding, investment, and capital allocation

COURSE OUTLINE

MODULE 1: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

• Qualities of a successful entrepreneur
• Principles & aims of competitive strategy
• Developing a successful business model
• Business model disruption
• Financial Statements – Format, Structure & Purpose
• Basic concepts in financial reporting
• Interpreting Financial Reports
• Financial reports limitations

MODULE 2: ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS FINANCE

• Drivers of business cash flow
• Business failure & causes
• Gross margin and profit
• Pricing Strategies
• Financial Analysis Tools
• Drivers of return on investment
• Evaluating capital structure and risk
• Shareholder value measures

MODULE 3: FINANCIAL MODELLING & FORECASTING

• Excel forecasting techniques
• Financial Modelling Principles
• Developing a profit forecasting model
• Business Funding
• Sources of funds in business
• The practical of capital markets
• Capital structure
• Cost of capital

MODULE 4: INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING

• Explaining Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
• Investment decision-making approaches
• Handling innovation killers
• Capital Allocation Decisions
• Profit – Retain or distribute
• Strategies of business growth
• Dividends and share buy-backs

MODULE 5: SHAREHOLDER VALUE

• The effect of gearing on shareholder value
• Du Pont analysis
• Business Valuation Methods
• Choosing the appropriate valuation method
• Developing a shareholder value added model
• Valuation Risk Sensitivity Testing

Who Should Attend?

• Entrepreneurs
• Investment analysts
• Strategy and planning team members
• Finance professionals
• Bank investment team members

Delivery Method: This will include combine lectures, discussions, group exercises, case studies and illustrations. Participants will also understand the theoretical and practical knowledge of the topic.

Venue: Rwanda

Fee: Open

Duration: 1 week

Course Date: March 18th – 22nd 2024