Understand the concept
Show required capital and precise use of proceeds.
Teaching action
Ask the learner to restate the principle using their own example.
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Veteran owned · American made · Honor · Serve · Inspire
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FINANCE / ADVANCED / INSTRUCTOR
Outcome: Compare debt, equity, and self-funding with consistent scenarios.
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Show required capital and precise use of proceeds.
Ask the learner to restate the principle using their own example.
Model payment burden and covenant exposure for debt.
Work one case together and narrate the decision at each step.
Model ownership dilution and governance implications for equity.
Give the learner a new case; observe the process before offering a correction.
Compare downside outcomes and document missing diligence.
Request an independent explanation and ask which assumptions might change the result.
Present a choice among three fictional growth-funding offers.
Show cost, control, repayment, downside, and why an option fits the goal.
Accept a written, spoken, or accessible equivalent response when it demonstrates the same skill. Mark each criterion met, developing, or missing; never mark attendance alone as competency.
Primary source to review: Official topic guidance ↗
Content review: Require qualified review before financing decisions.