Learn exactly what lenders and investors expect. Start with a quick assessment, follow short video modules, and earn a certificate you can share.
An on-demand program that gets your business funding-ready. Start with a quick readiness assessment, work through short video lessons, confirm learning with quizzes, and leave with a clear action plan and a completion certificate.
The curriculum is organized into four funding-readiness pillars:
Choose the right type of capital for your model. Learn debt vs. equity, cost of capital, terms, and when to use each so you can fund growth without hurting cash flow.
Improve revenue quality. Strengthen margins and unit economics, reduce customer concentration, and increase predictability so your numbers look strong to funders.
Make your financials funder-ready. Clean up your books, understand cash flow, build simple forecasts, and prepare the core documents lenders and investors request.
Assemble your package and tell a clear growth story. Cover compliance and tax basics, create a concise business overview, and practice how to present your ask with confidence.
Funding Readiness Assessment
Identify your gaps in minutes. Benchmark your business against lender/investor expectations and get a clear list of priorities.
Bite-Size Video Lessons
Watch concise modules that show exactly what funders look for—revenue quality, clean financials, and a strong funding package.
Checks & Certificate
Quick quizzes confirm mastery. Pass the core lessons to earn a completion certificate you can share with partners and funders.
Action Plan & Tools
Leave with a simple checklist, templates, and next steps to strengthen your numbers, sharpen your narrative, and improve your terms.
Each lesson targets a specific funding challenge (thin margins, messy books, revenue concentration, unclear ask)
Short case snippets show how founders fixed margins, cleaned books, and improved terms.
Full experience available in English and Spanish.
Jump in for a few minutes at a time and pick up right where you left off.
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