INSTRUCTORS:
The Basic Finance lecture provides introductory knowledge about the financial system, both in the European Continental and Anglo-Saxon prospects, and the ways in which entrepreneurs can finance their running companies and new investment projects, and also about the alternatives available for excess funds, either financial or real investments. Some insights about the monetary and banking systems are revealed, including from macroeconomic prospects. Capital market and its securities, including derivatives, are also presented enabling future entrepreneurs to understand their comparative features.
Overall, the lecture’s practical focus is on the decision-making tools involved in the investment process. The metrics involved in measuring the risk and return of financial investments, and especially the ones used for the assessment of investment projects under the time value of money principle, are extensively used in case studies and applications, helping future entrepreneurs to make informed decisions.
