Build practical financial planning skills to help your startup manage funding, cash flow, costs, and compliance as it grows.

Designed for entrepreneurs, startup founders, and small business professionals, this course explores bootstrapping versus venture capital, founder ownership, funding risks, and strategies for sustainable growth. You'll assess business viability and learn how cash flow, profitability, receivables, payables, and inventory affect working capital. Learn to develop cash flow forecasts, evaluate cash reserve needs, and plan for seasonal liquidity. You'll also examine how business structures affect taxation and identify key GST, corporate tax, TDS, and tax-filing requirements. Explore employee obligations, wages, leave, workplace regulations, intellectual property, contracts, and data privacy to recognize compliance risks. By the end, you'll be able to compare startup funding options, identify working capital improvements, build cash flow forecasts, and assess financial and regulatory risks. The course brings startup financing, financial sustainability, and business compliance together, helping you make more informed decisions about your venture.