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Business Valuation Courses from Gatlin International
Our business valuation courses are 100% online and instructor-led to make learning more convenient and affordable.
The Legal and Business Issues for Exit and Acquisition Strategies business valuation courses are ideal for anyone who currently owns a business, is thinking of purchasing a business or is interested in issues pertaining to the sale or acquisition of an existing business.
Our business valuation courses cover the basics of buying and selling a business, confidentiality agreements, mergers and acquisitions, negotiations, and issues related to the downward decline of a business.
The program includes the following online learning modules:
Signs of a Downward Spiral:
Over the course of this module students learn about identifiers and warning signs of a downward spiral in a business.
Declining businesses typically display a variety of financial warning signs, including a shortage of cash and a failure of matching between accounts receivable payments and accounts payable due dates.
The longer accounts receivable remain unpaid, the harder it usually becomes to collect the delinquent funds, making it more difficult to meet the financial obligations of the business.
This module presents students with some introductory information to help them become familiar with basic terminology used in financial reports. Familiarity with these concepts will help them identify financial problems within a business.
Financial Accounting Management and Financial Statements:
Our business valuation courses also include a module designed to help students with little or no financial background understand financial accounting and accounting terms. This course covers the foundational principles used in determining company profitability, interpreting financial statements and measuring cash flow.
Legal Bankruptcy:
In this module students have the opportunity to gain basic familiarity with the various components of a Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcies.
There is an emphasis on legal issues and students have the opportunity to become familiar with some general court rules as well as the preparation of documents used in bankruptcy filing.
Buying and Selling a Business:
In this module there is an exposure to the acquisition and disposition process. Topics covered in this module include valuation, strategic positioning, and financing options.
This module focuses on a variety of issues related to buying or selling an ongoing business.
Private Mergers and Acquisitions:
In this module the focus is on legal transactional work that is built around a private company acquisition and the sale of the assets of a business from the initial negotiations all the way through the closing of the sale.
This module examines some of the fundamental deal drivers and business points facing smaller businesses, including cash flow, asset valuation, intellectual property, and taxation and accounting issues.
Negotiation Skills:
The business environment and culture of any business relationship is often the product of a extensive and ongoing negotiations.
Over the course of this module students explore the process of negotiating, evaluating negotiation styles, and considering successful negotiation strategies for most business environments.
The negotiation skills module helps students develop basic negotiation skills that can be used in a variety of contexts.
Contracts:
This module focuses on the basics of business contracts from a business owner’s perspective and draws attention to important business points that are found in a wide variety of business contracts.
This teaching module equips students with a basic understanding of some of the points that drive the formation and creation of contracts.
Letters of Intent & Confidentiality Agreements:
Students are taken through a step-by-step overview of the purpose of confidentiality agreements in Mergers and Acquisition transactions. They also learn about the advantages and disadvantages of letters of intent. Term sheets and other ancillary agreements are also examined in detail.
Enrolling in our business valuation courses is quick, easy and 100% secure. Take your career and earning potential to the next level with online business valuation courses from Gatlin International.
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Gatlin International LLC
24A Ainslie Place
Edinburgh Scotland
EH3 6AJ
UK
Tel: (+44) 0131 208 3480
Outline
- Warning Signs of a Downward Spiral
- Financial Accounting Management: Understanding your Business Financial Statements
- Bankruptcy Law
- Principles of Buying and Selling a Business
- Private Mergers and Acquisitions
- Negotiation Strategies
- Contracts for Business Owners
- Confidentiality Agreements and Letters of Intent
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 240.00 hours
- Duration of Access
Students are given 6 months to complete the program.
- Instructor
Katherine Pang, PhD, JD, LLM, MBA, MEd, MS
Dr. Pang has instructed, facilitated, and led numerous business skill courses including team building, building effective groups, and similar courses for several manufacturing companies including Weir SPM, Turbomeca, as well as the City of Arlington along with numerous top 100 law firms.
Dr. Pang served as a faculty member at the University of Texas at Tyler and has been an adjunct faculty member in the law and business/ schools of many universities including the Stern School of Business at New York University, the Graduate School of Management at the University of Texas, Dallas, Pepperdine University, USC, Golden Gate University, the University of California, Irvine, Regent University, and Northeastern University. Dr. Pang received her B.A. from Clark University, her J.D. from the University of Dayton Law School, her LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School, her M.Ed from the University of Texas, her MBA, MS (Psychology), and her Ph.D in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M – Commerce. Dr. Pang also has two theology degrees.
Dr. Pang has over 20 years of entrepreneurial and operational experience in professional services, manufacturing and education oriented companies. Dr. Pang has served as founder, president, CEO, COO and CFO of several companies over the last 15 years. Prior to forming Corporate Growth Strategists, Dr. Pang was recruited to serve initially as COO/CFO and General Counsel for a Dallas-based CNC precision and assembly manufacturing company to effectuate a restructure of corporate obligations and operations. The successful reduction in corporate indebtedness and the substantial increase in cash-flow flowing from operational and financial changes resulted in Dr. Pang’s promotion to interim CEO and General Counsel for a period of 12-months. Dr. Pang has also served as COO and General Counsel for Technology Training Services Corporation a technology training company delivering services in Europe under Unites States Government contracts. Dr. Pang was also the Manager, Firmwide Practice Section Development, Training and Forms for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Pang has over 20 years of experience in the design, development and delivery of educational courses and professional development and training content. She has been the CEO and Founder of three companies in the field of applied skills, active learning both in an ILT, CBT and Web-Based environment. Dr. Pang has served as an SME for over 65 business and law-related courses. In addition, Dr. Pang serves in a consulting capacity for various institutions and organizations in designing and developing curricula, adopting new technologies, integrating technology with instruction and implementing training and professional education programs. Dr. Pang has served as an SME for over 100 business and law-related courses. In addition, she has served in a consulting capacity for various institutions and organizations in designing and developing curricula, adopting new technologies, integrating technology with instruction and implementing training and professional education programs.
Dr. Pang has been a speaker at numerous e-learning conferences, including the MEC 2001 Conference sponsored by Arizona State University, the 2001 Conference on Training and Knowledge Management sponsored by Generation 21 Learning Management Systems; E-Learn 2005 and Online Educa Berlin 2005, AACE/ED Media 2006, E-Learn 2006, E-Learning Guild 2006, CELDA 2007, Learning Conference 2008 at University of Illinois, Chicago, EduComm 2008 in Las Vegas, DevLearn 2008 in San Jose, among numerous other professional conferences.
- Prerequisites/Audience
This program is for anyone who owns a business, is thinking of owning a business or who is interested in issues pertaining to the sale of or acquisition of a business. The program covers the basics of courses related to buying and selling a business, confidentiality agreements, mergers and acquisitions, negotiations, and issues related to the downward decline of a business.
- Requirements/Materials Included
This program must be taken on a PC. There are no specific computer requirements other than an Internet connection (a high-speed or broadband Internet connection is highly recommended). In addition, you'll need to have Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, Flash Plug-in, and a QuickTime plug-in on your computer (all are available through free downloads).
The following textbooks will be provided upon registration:
- Managing by the Numbers: A Complete Guide to Understanding and using your Company’s FinancialsExamples & Explanation: Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor, 5th EditionBargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People
