How to access business funding
What this course is
Seven lessons on getting money into the business - what funders ask for, what they are looking at, and how to ask.
Funders turn businesses down for paperwork far more often than for a bad idea. This is the paperwork, explained.
It feeds your Funding readiness score and the funder list, which scores your business against every mandate RMK holds.
What you get
- A funding readiness score, with what is missing listed item by item.
- A list of which funders could take you today, and why the rest could not.
- A statement of results for the lessons you pass.
The lessons
The 7 topics in this course
| Topic | Description | Articles | Quiz | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to access to funding | How to access business funding is the process of tailoring a funding search and approach, as well as identifying and obtaining funding commitment from funders/investors. | Read |
Take the quiz Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass |
Watch |
| How to access funding case studies | Case studies capture a range of perspectives, as opposed to the single view of an individual you get with a survey response or interview. | Read |
Take the quiz Not started · 32 questions, 75% to pass |
Watch |
| Incentive schemes, grants and credit financing background | Incentive schemes, grants and credit financing background is about understanding and successfully navigating the financial and funding environment. | Read |
Take the quiz Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass |
Watch |
| How to bootstrap your business | Bootstrapping is about the process of using own funds without scratch without attracting investment or with minimal external capital. | Read |
Take the quiz Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass |
Watch |
| How to access grants and incentive schemes | Grant and incentive are a way the government funds business ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy. | Read |
Take the quiz Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass |
Watch |
| How to access angel investors | Angel investors are individual who provides capital for a business or businesses start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. | Read |
Take the quiz Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass |
Watch |
| How to access commercial funding | Commercial funding - the process of accessing funds for business activities, purchases, or investments from banks and other financial institutions. Banks and other financial institutions are in the business of providing capital to businesses, consumers, and investors to help them achieve their objectives. | Read |
Take the quiz Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass |
Watch |
None. Introduction to access to funding
How to access business funding is the process of tailoring a funding search and approach, as well as identifying and obtaining funding commitment from funders/investors.
Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass
Read it Take the quiz WatchNone. How to access funding case studies
Case studies capture a range of perspectives, as opposed to the single view of an individual you get with a survey response or interview.
Not started · 32 questions, 75% to pass
Read it Take the quiz WatchNone. Incentive schemes, grants and credit financing background
Incentive schemes, grants and credit financing background is about understanding and successfully navigating the financial and funding environment.
Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass
Read it Take the quiz WatchNone. How to bootstrap your business
Bootstrapping is about the process of using own funds without scratch without attracting investment or with minimal external capital.
Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass
Read it Take the quiz WatchNone. How to access grants and incentive schemes
Grant and incentive are a way the government funds business ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy.
Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass
Read it Take the quiz WatchNone. How to access angel investors
Angel investors are individual who provides capital for a business or businesses start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass
Read it Take the quiz WatchNone. How to access commercial funding
Commercial funding - the process of accessing funds for business activities, purchases, or investments from banks and other financial institutions. Banks and other financial institutions are in the business of providing capital to businesses, consumers, and investors to help them achieve their objectives.
Not started · 15 questions, 75% to pass
Read it Take the quiz WatchHow it works
A lesson a day, in your own time. Or the facilitated week, where somebody takes you through it with other business owners.
Each lesson ends in a quiz. You need 9 of 12 (75%) to pass it, and you get 3 attempts.
The certificate is for the facilitated week. If you study on your own you get a statement of results - a record of the lessons you passed.
Which course this belongs to
These lessons sit inside Finance and Investment, one of the 5 courses. You have all of this one to read either way.
This tool is part of Finance and Investment.
The lessons and the quizzes are included with your Standard Account. Finance and Investment also runs as a facilitated week — five days with a facilitator, a syndicate to work in, a panel of assessors who mark your Friday presentation, and a certificate of attendance. With a Standard Account the lessons stay open to you either way.
Finance and Investment
Sign in to join the list
We run a week where the people are: when 10 people in the same municipality want this course, RMK sets a date. Sign in, or create an account, and we count you in your own municipality. Nothing is paid until there is a date.
Sign in to join the listFunding readiness
Your funding readiness score - with what is missing, item by item.
Tell us about your business and this can be scored.
Answer five questions firstThe plan for this work: the activities week by week, the team, the risks and the sign-off.
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