Knowing Your Numbers: Finance 101
When launching a business, the essential components of your success are the quality of your ideas and your willingness to put in the work required to see those ideas come to life. But wait, what’s that you say? You don’t have a fat trust fund to draw from? In that case, looks like you’ll have to raise some capital.
Nonetheless, for those of us without inherited wealth, borrowing money to start a business is a necessity. This course will explore the many ways you can get your mitts on some start-up capital for your new business venture, as well as how to manage your cash flow, understand your financial statements, and understand the importance of your financial health.
Learning Sections:
- Financial Health
- Accounting Methods
- Your Financial Management Process: Essentials for the overall sustainability of your business
- Your Financial Management Process: Financial statements
- Preparing for Taxes
- The Cost of Starting a Business
- Financing Your Business: The varying methods best suited for your business
- Mastering the Pitch
- A Note About Personal Credit Cards
The Center for Creative Arts Therapy is approved as a continuing education provider for Social Workers and Counselors by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, (#159.001383). To learn more about continuing education, please visit our Continuing Education page.
This online course provides 1 CEU for Social Workers and Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists and Expressive Arts Therapists. This course does not qualify for Drama Therapy or Expressive Arts Therapy coursework requirements and can not be used towards the RDT or REAT credentials.
