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To succeed in business, you need to understand finance. Read these tutorials to learn how to read financial statements, how to manage your finances better, and more.
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    1. A Freelancer's Guide to Planning for Retirement

      A Freelancer's Guide to Planning for Retirement

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      No matter how successful your freelancing business is now, you may be headed for eventual financial disaster. Did I get your attention? I sincerely hope so.

    2. How to Start a Consulting Business - With High Earnings

      How to Start a Consulting Business - With High Earnings

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      What does it mean to start your own consulting business? Is it right for you? Here's an overview of consulting and what it takes to be a high-earning...

    3. The Psychology of Pricing

      The Psychology of Pricing

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Do you want to know how to price your products more effectively? Learn about research results on the psychology of pricing, and how to use them to boost your...

    4. The Best Invoice Payment Terms to Avoid Past Due Invoices

      The Best Invoice Payment Terms to Avoid Past Due Invoices

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Let's look at the subject of invoice payment terms. What are the different options, and what does the data show about which terms help you get paid more...

    5. How to Identify Profitable Clients: A Step-by-Step Guide

      How to Identify Profitable Clients: A Step-by-Step Guide

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      If there’s anything that keeps freelancers up at night, it’s the feast-or-famine cycle. Here's how to break it by identifying and finding more profitable...

    6. A Freelancer’s Guide to Saving & Investing

      A Freelancer’s Guide to Saving & Investing

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Learn how to save and invest for the future. Learn how to prioritize different saving goals. Also, explore investing and how to build a balanced portfolio.

    7. From Idea to Break-Even: How to Create a Financial Model for Your Business

      From Idea to Break-Even: How to Create a Financial Model for Your Business

      Tutorial • Beginner

      You’ve got a good idea for a business. Congratulations! But turning ideas into reality can be expensive. Learn how to create a financial model for your new...

    8. How to Measure Your Business's Profitability

      How to Measure Your Business's Profitability

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Learn four ways of measuring profit, how you calculate it, what the results can tell you about the health of your business, and what action to take to...

    9. The Most Effective Exit Strategies for Your Business

      The Most Effective Exit Strategies for Your Business

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      What do you need to consider when passing a business on to a family member? What are the pros and cons of management buyouts, trade sales and liquidations?...

    10. How Businesses Raise Funds Through IPOs

      How Businesses Raise Funds Through IPOs

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Wanna go public? In the final tutorial in our series on funding a business, we look at initial public offerings (IPOs). How do they work, what are the pros...

    11. The Pros and Cons of Having Private Equity Firms Invest In Your Business

      The Pros and Cons of Having Private Equity Firms Invest In Your Business

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Private equity financing can provide access to huge amounts of capital, but there are major strings attached. In the seventh tutorial in our eight-part...

    12. How Angel Investors Can Fund Your Business

      How Angel Investors Can Fund Your Business

      Tutorial • Beginner

      What are angel investors, what can they bring to your business, what are the pros and cons of working with them. How can you find them and pitch to them...

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