MBA ASAP Corporate Finance Fundamentals for Career Success (Udemy.com)

Corporate Finance is the Tools and Techniques of how Companies Make Decisions about what Projects to Pursue, and how to Value those Projects.

•   Read and Analyze Financial Statements

• Time Value of Money  

• Present Value and Future Value  

• Net Present Value  

• Internal Rate of Return   

The smartest people invest heavily in their education and skill development, recognizing that their human capital is their most marketable resource.
Skills are the most valuable thing you can acquire in this lifetime because they keep compounding until the day you die.

invest in Yourself

“Whatever abilities you have can't be taken away from you,” says Warren Buffett, “The best investment by far is anything that develops yourself, and it's not taxed at all.”

While this isn’t a traditional investment tip, Buffett firmly believes that by regularly investing in knowledge and self-improvement, you yourself become an asset and can more easily access opportunities for growing your wealth.

Real confidence isn’t about feeling good—it’s about being good. Instead of chasing the elusive feeling, chase skills, build knowledge, and do the work.

I have just completed this course on Corporate Finance through Udemy and like MBA-ASAP I found the content to be extremely relevant. It is delivered in a clear manner which made the subject easy to understand. I had little very little corporate finance knowledge before the course and know I feel confident with reading financial documents and interpreting the stock-market. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to learn about corporate finance as its a great introduction with many valuable resources/ It would suit a person with a non finance background or someone who is looking to refresh their knowledge. John Cousins makes learning simple and the topics are easy to understand and have recently been updated. Excellent value for money and the videos are high quality and easy to watch. I also recommend MBA ASAP as an excellent resource for updating/learning new business skills.

Andrew Windebank

Can you truly run a business without a deep understanding of your financial numbers? The answer is a resounding no. Let's explore the potential pitfalls of this approach...

Imagine your business as a competitive sports team. Just as a coach needs to understand each player's strengths and the dynamics of the game to win, mastering your financial numbers is essential for driving your business to victory.

With my expertise in business and mathematics, I'm here to guide you in developing a winning financial strategy. Together, we'll unravel the intricacies of your finances, empowering you to make confident, informed decisions that drive your business forward.

Ready to make the leap?

Critical Strategies for Leveraging Financial Insights:

- Demystify Your Revenue Streams: Gain a precise understanding of how your business earns profit, much like knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your team. This knowledge of revenue inflows and associated costs will enhance profitability and operational efficiency.

- Focus on Gross Profit: Recognize that gross profit is more than a number; it's the backbone of your business, supporting all other activities and facilitating future planning and investments, just as a strong defense supports a winning team.

- Smart Allocation of Budgets: Use your understanding of gross profit to allocate funds to critical expenses like rent and payroll intelligently, ensuring they support rather than hinder your growth. It's like strategizing your resources to strengthen the key players in your team.

- Strategic Marketing Investment: Learn the art of budgeting for marketing. Determine the optimal amount to invest in attracting new customers, which is crucial for expanding your market reach without compromising operational funds, similar to how a coach invests in training to improve the team's performance.

- Utilize Numbers to Propel Growth: Move beyond maintenance; use financial insights strategically to drive your business to new heights. Armed with this knowledge, you'll make informed decisions that enhance growth and enable seizing new opportunities, much like a coach uses game statistics to refine strategies and achieve victories.

Let's use these insights to sustain and significantly amplify our business success. Let's win together!

Without understanding Finance you will struggle as a leader.

Updated with Python coding exercises!

Incorporating Python into finance education equips students with a practical skill set that complements their theoretical knowledge, making them well-rounded professionals ready to tackle modern financial challenges.

Develop theories about asset prices that are informed by real-world financial and economic relationships, and then rigorously test them.

Accounting is the language of business.

The better you speak that language, the better you’ll be able to communicate with the locals.

Online education is an investment, not an expense. Invest in yourself.  

If you want to get further than you’ve ever gone before you need to be willing to learn like never before.

personal and professional development. One habit I picked up from my rich colleagues — or perhaps I had it all along, but they incentivized it — is to constantly explore ways to gain new skills, or strengthen existing skills.

Adapt, innovate, and acquire new skills to thrive in an increasingly competitive and technologically driven world.

The measure of self-motivation in a person is the best predictor of upward mobility.

Helping others to solve the puzzle. Finance is a tool. I'll give you the hammer, you decide where to drive the nail.

I take complex ideas and make them simple enough for a 5th grader to understand.

For the first time, those who can educate and motivate themselves will be almost entirely free to invent their own work and realize the full benefits of their own productivity.

Everyone should learn at least one new skill every year, otherwise you’re going backwards.

Skill Stack = Net Worth