This specialization is intended for students, working professionals, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs looking to learn more about strategies and tools to run an effective social business. Practitioners and theorists at Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru (YSBFB) brings with themselves decades of experience working with a variety of social businesses. YSBFB has partnered with Professor Gautam Kaul to cover finance courses of this specialization.
Strategy and Finance for the lifecycle of a Social Business Specialization
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Strategy and Finance for the lifecycle of a Social Business Specialization
Launch Your Career in Social Entrepreneurship. Learn Strategy and Finance to Help you Launch and Lead an effective Social Business
Instructors: Gautam Kaul
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Beginner level
Recommended experience
3 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
- Business Valuation
- Financial Modeling
- Return On Investment
- Business Risk Management
- Capital Markets
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Peer Review
- Sustainable Development
- Decision Making
- Cash Flows
- Financial Acumen
- Economics
- Capital Budgeting
- Stakeholder Management
- Finance
- Risk Analysis
- Financial Market
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
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Specialization - 5 course series
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Case Studies
Category: Sustainable Development
Category: Peer Review
Category: Sustainable Business
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Innovation
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Needs Assessment
Category: Complex Problem Solving
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Business
Category: Economics
Category: Root Cause Analysis
What you'll learn
How to make saving and investment decisions through typical financial instruments
Skills you'll gain
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Social Sciences
Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Category: Decision Making
Category: Investments
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Finance
Category: Financial Acumen
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Entrepreneurial Finance
What you'll learn
How to make business decisions based on frameworks and modern tools
Skills you'll gain
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Decision Making
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Business Acumen
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Finance
Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Stakeholder Analysis
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
What you'll learn
How to price and invest in bonds and stocks
Skills you'll gain
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Financial Market
Category: Equities
Category: Investments
Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Category: Finance
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Securities (Finance)
Category: Decision Making
What you'll learn
How to value projects and companies
Skills you'll gain
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Business Risk Management
Category: Probability & Statistics
Category: Capital Budgeting
Category: Finance
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Decision Making
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Modeling
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5-8 months depending on the time spent by learners
This is a beginner level specialization, but a sense of curiosity and attitude is recommended
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