Uptimacoop

Entrepreneurial Math Course

Jenny Geffrard, Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative
Jenny Geffrard, Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative

Overview

Entrepreneurial Math is the third 6-week course in our Launch Academy. This course helps you learn how to apply basic mathematical concepts and spreadsheets to analyze your business finances and use that analysis to inform business decisions.

Course Objectives

  • Gain an understanding of how basic math concepts apply to starting and growing a business
  • Refresh your understanding of number systems, arithmetic, equations, and statistics in the context of developing your business
  • Learn how to use data visualization and spreadsheets to look at the financial performance of your business
  • Use a spreadsheet to analyze the financial performance of your business

Weekly Sessions

Unit

Topics Covered
Introduction
  • Discuss why it is important to embrace math as an entrepreneur
  • Review basic mathematical concepts that apply to decision-making in business
  • Identify how basic mathematical concepts directly apply to your business decisions
Numbers & Operations
  • Refresh your understanding of the number system and arithmetic operations
  • Discuss how the number system and arithmetic operations apply to entrepreneurship
  • Identify how numbers and arithmetic operations apply to your business
Equations
  • Refresh your understanding of basic algebraic equations
  • Discuss how basic algebraic equations apply to entrepreneurship
  • Identify how basic algebraic equations apply to your business
Statistics
  • Refresh your understanding of basic statistics
  • Discuss how basic statistics apply to entrepreneurship
  • Identify how basic statistics apply to your business
Data Visualization
  • Refresh your understanding of data visualization
  • Discuss how basic data visualization applies to us as entrepreneurs
  • Use data visualization tools to look at historical performance in your business
Spreadsheet Basics
  • Learn basic spreadsheet setup
  • Learn how to input data and make calculations in a spreadsheet
  • Create a spreadsheet that calculates your historical profit and loss statement

Course Details

Length: This course is 6 weeks (18 clock hours).

Format: This course is delivered online and combines live, interactive learning with flexible, self-paced work. Each week includes:

  • Weekly live, instructor-led workshops via Zoom
  • Online readings, videos, and applied activities you complete on your own schedule
  • Facilitated peer group sessions focused on learning progress and course activities

Time Commitment: You will spend about 8 hours per week engaging in workshops, coursework, and applied business-building activities.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of the first quarter of the Launch Academy, including Explore Your Idea Course, Getting Organized Course, and Communicating Effectively Course.

Enrollment Requirement: This course is only available to those enrolled in Launch Academy.

Completion: This course is completed on a Pass / No Pass basis. To pass the course, you must attend required sessions and complete all assigned course activities and final deliverables.

Support & Feedback: You will receive ongoing instructional feedback throughout the course during workshops and facilitated peer mentoring conversations.

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