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9 modules · ~28 min
Finance for Non-Finance People
The basic finance terms employees hear in planning, budgeting, and leadership updates.
This course is free — no account needed. Dive in.
What you'll be able to do
01
Read a budget, forecast and run rate
02
Tell profit from margin and read a P&L
03
Distinguish CapEx from OpEx
04
Understand cost centers and headcount
05
Follow M&A deals, valuation and due diligence
Modules
9 in this track- 1Budgets, Forecasts & Run RateFreeThe plan, the updated guess, and the simple math that turns one month into a full year.Start →
- 2Profit, Margin & the P&LFreeWhat profit really is, why margin matters more than the headline number, and how to read a P&L.Start →
- 3CapEx vs OpExFreeWhy a laptop and a subscription get treated differently, and what that means in everyday planning.Start →
- 4Cost Centers & HeadcountFreeHow companies group spending into buckets and why 'headcount' is the number everyone watches.Start →
- 5Investment Appraisal: NPV, Payback & IRRFreeHow companies decide whether a project is worth the money, using three simple yardsticks.Start →
- 6The Stock Market & Public CompaniesFreeWhat it really means to work at a public company, and why the share price moves the way it does.Start →
- 7Mergers & Acquisitions BasicsFreeWhy companies buy or merge with each other, how deals are structured, and what happens between offer and close.Start →
- 8Company Valuation BasicsFreeWhat a company is worth, how buyers and sellers think about price, and why two people can disagree on the same number.Start →
- 9Due Diligence & IntegrationFreeWhat happens inside a deal after you've agreed on price: the deep audit, the red flags, the synergies that fail, and why deals die on culture.Start →