Finanças para Empreendedores

At the end of this Curricular Unit the student will have acquired the knowledge, skills and competences that allow him:

• To understand the ecosystem in which startups operate, competing in a global market.

• To know the legal frame and public grants and programs available for startups and entrepreneurs.

• Mastering what implies the search and identification of business opportunities (identifying the problem, ideation, finding consistent solutions, developing a portfolio of opportunities and assessing the market).

• Mastering the steps to incorporate a startup and, for the most consistent business opportunities identified, understanding how to face problems and unforeseen obstacles.

• Interpret the economic and financial situation of a company using the most common financial management techniques (Balance Sheet, P&L and Ratios Method).

• Mastering the tools needed to frame the business, its valuation and presentation to investors (pitch), highlighting the role of financial management as an instrument of strategy.

• Evaluate and select the different financing alternatives and understand the funding process and its negotiation and settlement with investors, mastering some of the instruments and mechanisms usually used (Governance, Articles of Association, Investment and Shareholders Agreements, exit mechanisms like Calls, Puts, Trade Sale and IPOs).

• To understand the main challenges that entrepreneurs and startups face when scaling their businesses.