SBA 956 - The A, B, C’s of Small Business Funding

This course is designed to enable the student, who is a small business owner, to understand the different sources of financing available for small business owners. Topics to be covered include the difference between debt and equity, and the different financing options – both bank and non-bank – available to small business owners.

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. explain the benefits and disadvantages of debt vs. equity in business financing,
2. discuss how to explore and evaluate debt options, and
3. discuss how to explore and evaluate equity options.