A comprehensive guide
This course offers a practical guide through the key financial stages of a growing business—from budgeting and forecasting to raising capital and planning a successful exit. You’ll learn how to understand your company’s performance using both traditional and unconventional reporting tools, enabling smarter decision-making as your business scales.
We’ll explore how to secure funding, navigate the initial public offering (IPO) process, and apply best practices to manage costs and timing. Finally, you’ll gain insight into planning your exit strategy, so you and your investors can reap the rewards of your growth journey.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
