Start-up financial modeling for non-finance professionals

A guide for non-finance start-up entrepreneurs to prepare their financial projections hassle-free.

Created by: Feanut Model
Financial modeling for a peanut

What Will I Learn?

• Understand financial modeling for start-up business
• Use provided end-to-end financial model to prepare start-up financial projections
• Create their own start-up financial plan using the provided financial model
• Understand key data inputs in the start-up financial model
• Perform quick scenario modeling in the provided financial model

Requirements

• You should have a spreadsheet software - a copy of the financial model will be provided as part of the course.
• Basic knowledge of MS Excel is required
• No particular finance and accounting background is required - however, have a basic understanding of a business plan items - Sales, Cost of sales, Operational Expenses, Personnel, Capital Expenditures, Sources of financing

Target audience

• This course is best for start-up entrepreneurs with limted financial and accounting background who would like to prepare a financial plan for their business and would like to learn something about the financial modeling for start-ups.
• This course is not intended to teach details of advanced Excel functions, nor it is an accounting course. It is aimed at those who need to put together financial projections without going deep into the details of financial statements, accounting rules or complex calculations in Excel.