Online Class: Business Credit 101
no certificate
with CEU Certificate*
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13Lessons
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19Exams &
Assignments -
1,394Students
have taken this course -
3Hours
average time -
0.3CEUs
Course Description
Business Credit 101 provides potential and current business owners with the necessary knowledge to successfully use credit within their business. There are many reasons why business operators rely on credit to maximize their business potential, but it is necessary to have an insight into the business credit arena to ensure that business credit is used effectively.
Course Motivation
It is not just on starting up that a business will require or request credit. Companies often take out a loan at other times. One example is when a business is experiencing a cash-flow crisis and not making enough money from product sales or service users to keep operating at the usual level. In such cases, a loan can provide a kind of financial bridge. This has been seen in recent times in its most extreme form with the financial stimulus plans being rolled out by governments across the world. Banks and other businesses were at risk of failing, and the governments released money in order to allow these companies to keep operating until things improved. Once again, the importance of business credit is to allow companies to remain operative while things are difficult.
Business credit is usually received in the form of a loan. There are different kinds of loans, but the most common one, and the first a company will pick up in its lifetime, is a start-up loan intended to provide money for supplies, wages, and other costs that will later be covered by business profits. Later on, a company can take out a working capital loan that enables it to meet costs in the short term in order to continue operating. Working capital loans can be unsecured if the applicant has a good credit rating and is likely to be able to pay the money back without difficulty, or secured, whereby the company needs to offer assets to the bank in order to provide security against a default.
The above are just a few examples of the kinds of credit a business can apply for out of a very wide range of options. Many of the rest will be covered in later units of this course, contributing to a wider and more complete understanding of what kind of business credit suits a given situation.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: What is Business Credit?
- Lesson 1 Video
- Lesson discussions: Business Credit; Reasons for Taking this Course
- Complete Assignment: An Introduction
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 1 - What is Business Credit?
Lesson 2: Credit Bureaus
- Lesson 2 Video
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 2 - Credit Bureaus
Lesson 3: How To Establish Business Credit
- Lesson 3 Video
- Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment: Keeping Business and Personal Separate
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 3 - How To Establish Business Credit
Lesson 4: Limited Liability Companies and Corporations – Protecting Your Personal Credit Rating & Assets
- Lesson 4 Video
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 4 - Limited Liability Companies and Corporations – Protecting Your Personal Cr
Lesson 5: Company Registration Requirements To Establish Business Credit
- Lesson 5 Video
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 5 - Company Registration Requirements To Establish Business Credit
Lesson 6: Business Credit Requirements
- Lesson 6 Video
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 6 - Business Credit Requirements
Lesson 7: Business Credit Administration Ensuring Business Credit Approval
- Lesson 7 Video
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 7 - Business Credit Administration Ensuring Business Credit Approval
Lesson 8: Preparing a Business Plan
- Lesson 8 Video
- Lesson discussions: Business Plan
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 8 - Preparing Business Plan
Lesson 9: Business Credit Without Personal Guarantees
- Lesson 9 Video
- Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 9 - Business Credit Without Personal Guarantees
Lesson 10: Managing Business Debt
- Lesson 10 Video
- Complete: Lesson 10 Activity: Managing Business Debt
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 10 - Managing Business Debt
Lesson 11: Maintaining an Active Business Credit Profile
- Lesson 11 Video
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 11 - Maintaining An Active Business Credit Profile
Lesson 12 - Taxation And Business Credit
- Lesson 12 Video
- Lesson discussions: EIN
- Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 12 - Taxation And Business Credit
Lesson 13: Business Credit Pitfalls
- Lesson 13 Video
- Lesson discussions: Let us know what you think of this course; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
- Assessment: Quiz for Lesson 13 - Business Credit Pitfalls
- Assessment: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Define what business credit is and why it is important to the success of any business.
- Describe the credit bureaus for business credit.
- Describe the procedures involved in establishing business credit.
- Describe the legal business entities that best avoid personal financial liability.
- Describe the requirements to establish business credit.
- Describe the methods used to better ensure business credit approval.
- Describe the procedures to develop a business plan.
- Describe different types of business credit available for your business.
- Describe common techniques to manage company debt.
- Describe the implications of taxes on business credit.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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