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Course Code: YSL-604

Pillar: Growth, Scaling & Business Leadership

Course Overview: Funding decisions should begin with a clear understanding of the business, its cash flow, and the purpose of the money required. Learners explore budgets, records, profit, funding needs, loans, grants, investor readiness, and financial communication.

The focus is on comparing options responsibly and preparing a realistic finance and funding plan that supports growth without creating avoidable pressure or risk.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand key business finance concepts for entrepreneurs.
  • Prepare basic financial records, budgets, and cash flow plans.
  • Identify funding needs and suitable funding options.
  • Assess the risks and responsibilities of loans, grants, investors, and partnerships.
  • Communicate business financial needs clearly.
  • Create a practical business finance and funding plan.

Target Audience: Young entrepreneurs, small business owners, side hustle operators, freelancers, microbusiness founders, youth enterprise graduates, and early-stage business leaders who want to strengthen financial management and prepare responsibly for business funding.

Course Structure: 5 modules / 20 lessons.

Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.

Pathway Focus: Understand Business Finance. Build capability in Funding Needs and Options. Apply learning through Responsible Funding and Financial Growth Plan.

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  • Business Finance & Funding
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Foundations of Business Finance
Module Purpose: Introduce learners to the financial knowledge needed to manage, sustain, and grow a small business responsibly. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Budgeting, Records and Cash Flow Planning
Module Purpose: Help learners build practical financial control through budgeting, record keeping, cash flow planning, and regular financial review. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Understanding Funding Needs and Options
Module Purpose: Help learners identify when funding is needed, how much is needed, and which funding options may be suitable for different business situations. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Funding Readiness and Financial Communication
Module Purpose: Equip learners to prepare basic documents, communicate financial needs clearly, and build trust with lenders, grant providers, investors, or partners. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Responsible Funding and Financial Growth Plan
Module Purpose: Guide learners to choose funding responsibly, manage funded growth, track results, and create a practical business finance and funding plan. What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

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