To grow your entrepreneurial venture, you need to be able to assess how you’ll capture the value you're creating for your customers. Become fluent in the business concepts that together create a robust business model, including revenues, costs, entry strategies, differentiation, and more. Set your venture up for sustainable success with a strong foundation at the leading school for entrepreneurship.

Learn to secure the right funding and pitch your business with confidence. This certificate covers capital options, business valuation, and crafting compelling pitches—equipping you with the tools to evaluate funding opportunities, create data-driven strategies, and effectively communicate your venture’s potential to investors and stakeholders.

Find your voice and learn how to tell your story in a clear and compelling way. This self-paced course will give you the framework you need to deliver your ideas in a clear and engaging way, whether you’re interviewing for a job, pitching your venture to investors, or presenting strategic initiatives within an existing business.

Gain the financial skills you need to set your business on a path for lasting financial success. Learn from educators with decades of real-world experience as you gain a practical understanding of business model basics, venture economics and accounting, and capital.

Channel your energy into planning your own business. This self-paced, low-cost toolkit from the #1 institution for entrepreneurship helps you keep your dream on track. Take single courses, earning a badge for each, or earn certificates by stacking all three courses within a topic area. Complete all four certificates to earn an Advanced Certificate.

Certificates span Thinking and Acting Like an Entrepreneur; Prototyping and Market Evaluation; Business Models, Finance, and Culture; and Financing and Pitching your Venture.

This self-paced course teaches you how to read and interpret key financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Learn to use financial metrics such as Customer Lifetime Value, Customer Acquisition Cost, and financial ratios to assess business health, evaluate profitability, and make informed decisions for long-term success in venture finance.

Dive into the capital funding options available to you as a growth-seeking startup. In this self-directed course, you will break down each funding option by the numbers, demonstrating their potential impact on your business. Plus, you will learn how to take an investor’s point of view, specifically exploring how they might value your company and perceive your risk.